1992 Open Championship

1992 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	16–19 July 1992
Location	Gullane, Scotland
Course	Muirfield
Tours	European Tour; PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,970 yards (6,373 m)
Field	156 players, 75 after cut
Cut	143 (+1)
Prize fund	£1,000,000 ; €1,336,650; $1,900,000
Winner's share	£95,000 ; €133,000; $154,000
Champion
	Nick Faldo
	272 (−12)
	← 1991 1993 →

Muirfield

Location in Scotland

Muirfield

Location in East Lothian, Scotland

The 1992 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 121st Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth major title by one stroke over runner-up 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.

Course

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]

1987: 6,963 yards (6,367 m), par 71
1980: 6,926 yards (6,333 m), par 71
1972: 6,892 yards (6,302 m), par 71

1966: 6,887 yards (6,297 m), par 71
1959: 6,806 yards (6,223 m), par 72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 16 July 1992

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Raymond Floyd	64	−7
T1	Steve Pate	64	−7
T3	Gordon Brand Jnr	65	−6
T3	Ian Woosnam	65	−6
T5	John Cook	66	−5
	Ernie Els
	Nick Faldo
	Lee Janzen
T9	Per-Ulrik Johansson	67	−4
	Andrew Magee
	Rocco Mediate
	Craig Parry
	Costantino Rocca
	Orrin Vincent III

Second round

Friday, 17 July 1992

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Nick Faldo	66-64=130	−12
T2	Gordon Brand Jnr	65-68=133	−9
T2	John Cook	66-67=133	−9
4	Steve Pate	64-70=134	−8
T5	Ernie Els	66-69=135	−7
	Raymond Floyd	64-71=135
	Donnie Hammond	70-65=135
T8	José María Olazábal	70-67=137	−5
	Tom Purtzer	68-69=137
	Larry Rinker	69-68=137

Amateurs: Lee (-2), Pullan (+3), Voges (+8), Welch (+8), Wolstenholme (+11).

Third round

Saturday, 18 July 1992

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Nick Faldo	66-64-69=199	−14
T2	Steve Pate	64-70-69=203	−10
T2	John Cook	66-67-70=203	−10
T4	Donnie Hammond	70-65-70=205	−8
	Ernie Els	66-69-70=205
	Gordon Brand Jnr	65-68-72=205
T7	Chip Beck	71-68-67=206	−7
T7	José María Olazábal	70-67-69=206	−7
9	Larry Rinker	69-68-70=207	−6
T10	Malcolm MacKenzie	71-67-70=208	−5
	Robert Karlsson	70-68-70=208
	Sandy Lyle	68-70-70=208
	Ian Woosnam	65-73-70=208
	Raymond Floyd	64-71-73=208

Final round

Sunday, 19 July 1992

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Nick Faldo	66-64-69-73=272	−12	95,000
2	John Cook	66-67-70-70=273	−11	75,000
3	José María Olazábal	70-67-69-68=274	−10	64,000
4	Steve Pate	64-70-69-73=276	−8	53,000
T5	Andrew Magee	67-72-70-70=279	−5	30,071
	Robert Karlsson	70-68-70-71=279
	Malcolm MacKenzie	71-67-70-71=279
	Ian Woosnam	65-73-70-71=279
	Ernie Els	66-69-70-74=279
	Donnie Hammond	70-65-70-74=279
	Gordon Brand Jnr	65-68-72-74=279

Source:^[5]

Amateurs: Lee (+9)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	4
Faldo	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−12	−12	−11	−10	−11	−11	−12	−12
Cook	−9	−9	−10	−10	−12	−12	−11	−11	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−11	−12	−12	−11
Olazábal	−6	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10
Pate	−10	−9	−10	−9	−10	−11	−11	−11	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−9	−7	-7	-8	-8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:^[6]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 40, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
↑ Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1992). "Faldo reigns at British". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. (Washington Post). p. C1.
↑ Garrity, John (27 July 1992). "Nick of time". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
↑ "Muirfield Golf Links: map and scorecard". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. 16 July 1992. p. 35.
↑ "1992 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
↑ "British Open leader cards". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 20 July 1992. p. 4B.

External links

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[ocmg11-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 40, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[2] Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1992). "Faldo reigns at British". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. (Washington Post). p. C1.

[sijl92-3] Garrity, John (27 July 1992). "Nick of time". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.

[tol92brothu-4] "Muirfield Golf Links: map and scorecard". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. 16 July 1992. p. 35.

[dbg1992oc-5] "1992 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[brolcds-6] "British Open leader cards". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 20 July 1992. p. 4B.

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