1992 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 16–19 July 1992 |
| Location | Gullane, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Muirfield |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,970 yards (6,373 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 75 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 143 (+1)[1] |
| Prize fund | £1,000,000 €1,336,650 $1,900,000 |
| Winner's share | £95,000 €133,000 $154,000 |
| Champion | |
 Nick Faldo |
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| 272 (−12) | |
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Muirfield
Location in Scotland
The 1992 Open Championship was the 121st Open Championship, held 16–19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth major title by one stroke over John Cook.[2] It was Faldo's second win at Muirfield, where he won his first Claret Jug in 1987.[3] Daren Lee of England was the only amateur to make the cut; he earned the silver medal as low amateur and finished in a tie for 68th place.
Contents
Course
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| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 447 | 351 | 379 | 180 | 559 | 469 | 185 | 444 | 504 | 3,518 | 475 | 385 | 381 | 159 | 449 | 417 | 188 | 550 | 448 | 3,452 | 6,970 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Source:[4]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Faldo | England |
1987, 1990 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 73 | 272 | –12 | 1 |
| Sandy Lyle |  Scotland |
1985 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 280 | –4 | T12 |
| Greg Norman |  Australia |
1986 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 281 | –3 | 18 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
1991 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 282 | –2 | T19 |
| Mark Calcavecchia |  United States |
1989 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 285 | +1 | T28 |
| Lee Trevino | United States |
1971, 1972 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 64 | 287 | +3 | T39 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seve Ballesteros |  Spain |
1979, 1984, 1988 | 70 | 75 | 145 | +1 |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States |
1973 | 74 | 71 | 145 | +1 |
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 71 | 75 | 146 | +2 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 75 | 73 | 148 | +4 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
73 | 75 | 148 | +4 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 16 July 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Raymond Floyd | United States |
64 | –7 |
| Steve Pate | United States |
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| T3 | Gordon Brand, Jnr | Scotland |
65 | –6 |
| Ian Woosnam |  Wales |
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| T5 | John Cook | United States |
66 | –5 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
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| Nick Faldo | England |
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| Lee Janzen | United States |
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| T9 | Per-Ulrik Johansson |  Sweden |
67 | –4 |
| Andrew Magee | United States |
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| Rocco Mediate | United States |
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| Craig Parry | Australia |
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| Costantino Rocca |  Italy |
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| Orrin Vincent III | United States |
Second round
Friday, 17 July 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | England |
66-64=130 | –12 |
| T2 | Gordon Brand, Jnr | Scotland |
65-68=133 | –9 |
| John Cook | United States |
66-67=133 | ||
| 4 | Steve Pate | United States |
64-70=134 | –8 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
66-69=135 | –7 |
| Raymond Floyd | United States |
64-71=135 | ||
| Donnie Hammond | United States |
70-65=135 | ||
| T8 | José María Olazábal | Spain |
70-67=137 | –5 |
| Tom Purtzer | United States |
68-69=137 | ||
| Larry Rinker | United States |
69-68=137 |
Amateurs: Lee (-2), Pullan (+3), Voges (+8), Welch (+8), Wolstenholme (+11).
Third round
Saturday, 18 July 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | England |
66-64-69=199 | –14 |
| T2 | Steve Pate | United States |
64-70-69=203 | –10 |
| John Cook | United States |
66-67-70=203 | ||
| T4 | Donnie Hammond | United States |
70-65-70=205 | –8 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
66-69-70=205 | ||
| Gordon Brand, Jnr | Scotland |
65-68-72=205 | ||
| T7 | Chip Beck | United States |
71-68-67=206 | –7 |
| José María Olazábal | Spain |
70-67-69=206 | ||
| 9 | Larry Rinker | United States |
69-68-70=207 | –6 |
| T10 | Malcolm MacKenzie | England |
71-67-70=208 | –5 |
| Robert Karlsson | Sweden |
70-68-70=208 | ||
| Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
68-70-70=208 | ||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales |
65-73-70=208 | ||
| Raymond Floyd | United States |
64-71-73=208 |
Final round
Sunday, 19 July 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | England |
66-64-69-73=272 | −12 | 95,000 |
| 2 | John Cook | United States |
66-67-70-70=273 | −11 | 75,000 |
| 3 | José María Olazábal | Spain |
70-67-69-68=274 | −10 | 64,000 |
| 4 | Steve Pate | United States |
64-70-69-73=276 | −8 | 53,000 |
| T5 | Andrew Magee | United States |
67-72-70-70=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| Robert Karlsson | Sweden |
70-68-70-71=279 | |||
| Malcolm MacKenzie | England |
71-67-70-71=279 | |||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales |
65-73-70-71=279 | |||
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
66-69-70-74=279 | |||
| Donnie Hammond | United States |
70-65-70-74=279 | |||
| Gordon Brand, Jnr | Scotland |
65-68-72-74=279 |
Amateurs: Lee (+9)
Source:[5]
References
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External links
| Preceded by | Major Championships | Succeeded by 1992 PGA Championship |
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