1993 Open Championship

Coordinates: 51°16′26″N 1°22′01″E / 51.274°N 1.367°E / 51.274; 1.367
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1993 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 July 1993
LocationSandwich, England
51°16′26″N 1°22′01″E / 51.274°N 1.367°E / 51.274; 1.367
Course(s)Royal St George's Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,860 yards (6,273 m)[1]
Field156 players, 78 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+3)[1]
Prize fund£1,000,000
1,422,960
$1,540,000
Winner's share£100,000
€140,000
$154,000
Champion
Australia Greg Norman
267 (−13)
Location Map
Royal St George's is located in the United Kingdom
Royal St George's
Royal St George's
Location in the United Kingdom
Royal St George's is located in England
Royal St George's
Royal St George's
Location in England
Royal St George's is located in Kent
Royal St George's
Royal St George's
Location in Kent
← 1992
1994 →
Greg Norman at Royal St George's in 1993, his second Open win

The 1993 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 122nd Open Championship, held from 15 to 18 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Greg Norman shot a final round 64 (−6) to win his second Open Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Nick Faldo.[2][3]

Course layout[edit]

Royal St George's Golf Club[4]

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 441 376 210 468 421 155 530 418 389 3,408 399 216 365 443 507 466 163 425 468 3,452 6,860
Par 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 35 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 35 70

Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]

  • 1985: 6,857 yards (6,270 m), par 70
  • 1981: 6,827 yards (6,243 m), par 70

Round summaries[edit]

First round[edit]

Thursday, 15 July 1993

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Mark Calcavecchia 66 −4
Australia Greg Norman
Australia Peter Senior
United States Fuzzy Zoeller
T5 Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames 67 −3
England Howard Clark
United States Glen Day
England Gary Evans
Germany Bernhard Langer
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
United States Larry Mize
Republic of Ireland Des Smyth
New Zealand Greg Turner
South Africa Wayne Westner

Second round[edit]

Friday, 16 July 1993

Place Player Score To par
1 England Nick Faldo 69-63=132 −8
2 Germany Bernhard Langer 67-66=133 −7
T3 United States Fred Couples 68-66=134 −6
Australia Greg Norman 66-68=134
United States Corey Pavin 68-66=134
6 Australia Peter Senior 66-69=135 −5
T7 United States Larry Mize 67-69=136 −4
United States Fuzzy Zoeller 66-70=136
T9 England Peter Baker 70-67=137 −3
United States John Daly 71-66=137
South Africa Ernie Els 68-69=137

Amateurs: Pyman (E), Leonard (+8), Welch (+8), Dundas (+13), Voges (+15), Griffiths (+18).

Third round[edit]

Saturday, 17 July 1993

Place Player Score To par
T1 England Nick Faldo 69-63-70=202 −8
United States Corey Pavin 68-66-68=202
T3 Australia Greg Norman 66-68-69=203 −7
Germany Bernhard Langer 67-66-70=203
T5 Zimbabwe Nick Price 68-70-67=205 −5
Australia Peter Senior 66-69-70=205
T7 Australia Wayne Grady 74-68-64=206 −4
South Africa Ernie Els 68-69-69=206
United States Fred Couples 68-66-72=206
T10 United States John Daly 71-66-70=207 −3
United States Fuzzy Zoeller 70-66-71=207

Final round[edit]

Sunday, 18 July 1993

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 Australia Greg Norman 66-68-69-64=267 −13 100,000
2 England Nick Faldo 69-63-70-67=269 −11 80,000
3 Germany Bernhard Langer 67-66-70-67=270 −10 67,000
T4 United States Corey Pavin 68-66-68-70=272 −8 50,500
Australia Peter Senior 66-69-70-67=272
T6 South Africa Ernie Els 68-69-69-68=274 −6 33,167
Scotland Paul Lawrie 72-68-69-65=274
Zimbabwe Nick Price 68-70-67-69=274
T9 United States Fred Couples 68-66-72-69=275 −5 25,500
Australia Wayne Grady 74-68-64-69=275
United States Scott Simpson 68-70-71-66=275

Amateurs: Pyman (+1)
Source:[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 39, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ Dufresne, Chris (19 July 1993). "Norman avoids ghosts to snag 2nd Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. B1.
  3. ^ Reilly, Rick (26 July 1993). "Shark attack". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  4. ^ "British Open: card of the course". Eugene Register-Guard. 15 July 1993. p. 4D.
  5. ^ "1993 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

External links[edit]