1992 Open Championship

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.

1992 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–19 July 1992
LocationGullane, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,970 yards (6,373 m)[1]
Field156 players, 75 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+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
272 (−12)
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
Muirfield
Location in East Lothian, Scotland

Course
Main article: Muirfield
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4473513791805594691854445043,5184753853811594494171885504483,4526,970
Par444354345364443443543571

Source:[4]

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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 16 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Raymond Floyd64−7
Steve Pate
T3 Gordon Brand Jnr65−6
Ian Woosnam
T5 John Cook66−5
Ernie Els
Nick Faldo
Lee Janzen
T9 Per-Ulrik Johansson67−4
Andrew Magee
Rocco Mediate
Craig Parry
Costantino Rocca
Orrin Vincent III

Second round

Friday, 17 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Nick Faldo66-64=130−12
T2 Gordon Brand Jnr65-68=133−9
John Cook66-67=133
4 Steve Pate64-70=134−8
T5 Ernie Els66-69=135−7
Raymond Floyd64-71=135
Donnie Hammond70-65=135
T8 José María Olazábal70-67=137−5
Tom Purtzer68-69=137
Larry Rinker69-68=137

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

Third round

Saturday, 18 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Nick Faldo66-64-69=199−14
T2 Steve Pate64-70-69=203−10
John Cook66-67-70=203
T4 Donnie Hammond70-65-70=205−8
Ernie Els66-69-70=205
Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72=205
T7 Chip Beck71-68-67=206−7
José María Olazábal70-67-69=206
9 Larry Rinker69-68-70=207−6
T10 Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70=208−5
Robert Karlsson70-68-70=208
Sandy Lyle68-70-70=208
Ian Woosnam65-73-70=208
Raymond Floyd64-71-73=208

Final round

Sunday, 19 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Nick Faldo66-64-69-73=272−1295,000
2 John Cook66-67-70-70=273−1175,000
3 José María Olazábal70-67-69-68=274−1064,000
4 Steve Pate64-70-69-73=276−853,000
T5 Andrew Magee67-72-70-70=279−530,071
Robert Karlsson70-68-70-71=279
Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70-71=279
Ian Woosnam65-73-70-71=279
Ernie Els66-69-70-74=279
Donnie Hammond70-65-70-74=279
Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72-74=279

Source:[5]

Amateurs: Lee (+9)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444354345444344354
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−10−9−10−9−10−11−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−9−8−8−9−9

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

References
  1. "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.
  3. Garrity, John (27 July 1992). "Nick of time". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. "Muirfield Golf Links: map and scorecard". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. 16 July 1992. p. 35.
  5. "1992 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. "British Open leader cards". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 20 July 1992. p. 4B.

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