1993 Open Championship

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]

1993 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 July 1993
LocationSandwich, England
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
Greg Norman
267 (−13)
Location map
Royal St George's
Location in the United Kingdom
Royal St George's
Location in England
Royal St George's
Location in Kent

Course layout

Royal St George's Golf Club[4]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4413762104684211555304183893,4083992163654435074661634254683,4526,860
Par443443544354344543443570

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

First round

Thursday, 15 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Mark Calcavecchia66−4
Greg Norman
Peter Senior
Fuzzy Zoeller
T5 Stephen Ames67−3
Howard Clark
Glen Day
Gary Evans
Bernhard Langer
Mark McNulty
Larry Mize
Des Smyth
Greg Turner
Wayne Westner

Second round

Friday, 16 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Nick Faldo69-63=132−8
2 Bernhard Langer67-66=133−7
T3 Fred Couples68-66=134−6
Greg Norman66-68=134
Corey Pavin68-66=134
6 Peter Senior66-69=135−5
T7 Larry Mize67-69=136−4
Fuzzy Zoeller66-70=136
T9 Peter Baker70-67=137−3
John Daly71-66=137
Ernie Els68-69=137

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

Third round

Saturday, 17 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Nick Faldo69-63-70=202−8
Corey Pavin68-66-68=202
T3 Greg Norman66-68-69=203−7
Bernhard Langer67-66-70=203
T5 Nick Price68-70-67=205−5
Peter Senior66-69-70=205
T7 Wayne Grady74-68-64=206−4
Ernie Els68-69-69=206
Fred Couples68-66-72=206
T10 John Daly71-66-70=207−3
Fuzzy Zoeller70-66-71=207

Final round

Sunday, 18 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Greg Norman66-68-69-64=267−13100,000
2 Nick Faldo69-63-70-67=269−1180,000
3 Bernhard Langer67-66-70-67=270−1067,000
T4 Corey Pavin68-66-68-70=272−850,500
Peter Senior66-69-70-67=272
T6 Ernie Els68-69-69-68=274−633,167
Paul Lawrie72-68-69-65=274
Nick Price68-70-67-69=274
T9 Fred Couples68-66-72-69=275−525,500
Wayne Grady74-68-64-69=275
Scott Simpson68-70-71-66=275

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

References

  1. "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.
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