1991 Open Championship

The 1991 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 120th Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Ian Baker-Finch won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood.

1991 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–21 July 1991
LocationSouthport, England
Course(s)Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,940 yards (6,346 m)[1]
Field156 players, 113 after cut[1]
Cut148 (+8)[1]
Prize fund£900,000
$1,512,000
Winner's share£90,000
$151,200
Champion
Ian Baker-Finch
272 (−8)
Southport
Location in England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in Southport, Merseyside,
north of Liverpool, England

Baker-Finch was two-over after two rounds in a tie for 28th place, then was ten-under on the weekend. His 66 on Sunday was bolstered by a 29 on the front nine, with birdies on five of the first seven holes.[2][3][4]

The cut at 148 (+8) included those within ten strokes of the lead, which resulted in a record 113 players on the weekend, nearly three-quarters of the field.[5][6]

Course
Main article: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4484174092033464731564584143,3243954091844751995434145254723,6166,940
Par444344344344434354543670

Source:[7]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 18 July 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Seve Ballesteros66−4
T2 Chip Beck67−3
Martin Gates
Santiago Luna
T5 Nick Faldo68−2
Gary Hallberg
Mike Harwood
Barry Lane
Mark Mouland
Mike Reid
Costantino Rocca

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, 19 July 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Gary Hallberg68-70=138−2
Mike Harwood68-70=138
Andrew Oldcorn71-67=138
T4 Seve Ballesteros66-73=139−1
Steve Elkington71-68=139
David Gilford72-67=139
Wayne Grady69-70=139
Mark O'Meara71-68=139
Mike Reid68-71=139
T10 Richard Boxall71-69=140E
Roger Chapman74-66=140
Howard Clark71-69=140
Mark James72-68=140
Barry Lane68-72=140
Colin Montgomerie71-69=140
Vijay Singh71-69=140

Source:[5]
Amateurs: Mickelson (+4), Payne (+4), Allenby (+9), Roblin (+11), Coltart (+13), Evans (+13), Muntz (+14), Wilshire (+15).

Third round

Saturday, 20 July 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Ian Baker-Finch71-71-64=206−4
Mark O'Meara71-68-67=206
T3 Eamonn Darcy73-68-66=207−3
Mike Harwood68-70-69=207
5 Seve Ballesteros66-73-69=208−2
T6 Mike Reid68-71-70=209−1
Vijay Singh71-69-69=209
T8 Mark James72-68-70=210E
Mark Mouland68-74-68=210
Craig Parry71-70-69=210
Martin Poxon71-72-67=210

Source:[9]

Final round

Sunday, 21 July 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Ian Baker-Finch71-71-64-66=272−890,000
2 Mike Harwood68-70-69-67=274−670,000
T3 Fred Couples72-69-70-64=275−555,000
Mark O'Meara71-68-67-69=275
T5 Eamonn Darcy73-68-66-70=277−334,167
Jodie Mudd72-70-72-63=277
Bob Tway75-66-70-66=277
8 Craig Parry71-70-69-68=278−227,500
T9 Seve Ballesteros66-73-69-71=279−122,833
Bernhard Langer71-71-70-67=279
Greg Norman74-68-71-66=279

Source:[1][2][10]
Amateurs: Payne (+4), Mickelson (+8)

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 41, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. "Baker-Finch bags Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 22 July 1991. p. D1.
  3. Reilly, Rick (29 July 1991). "Watch the birdies". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. Parascenzo, Marino (22 July 1991). "It's Baker-Finch: Aussie's sizzling 66 wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 7.
  5. Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1991). "Unheralded trio lead British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1D.
  6. Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1991). "The kindest cut of all". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
  7. "Stat sheet: British Open". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). 18 July 1991. p. C2.
  8. "Seve storms back at Birkdale". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 19 July 1991. p. 1B.
  9. "O'Meara bears American bid". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 21 July 1991. p. 1E.
  10. "1991 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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