1994 Open Championship

The 1994 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 123rd Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Nick Price won the second of his three major championships and only Claret Jug, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jesper Parnevik.

1994 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates14–17 July 1994
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Turnberry
Ailsa Course
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,957 yards (6,361 m)[1]
Field156 players, 81 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+3)[1]
Prize fund£1,000,000
€1,579,620
$1,650,000
Winner's share£110,000
€154,000
$178,200
Champion
Nick Price
268 (−12)
 Turnberry
Location in Scotland
Turnberry
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Price was three-under over the final three holes and posted 66 (−4), while Parnevik, in the group ahead, bogeyed the 72nd hole to miss a playoff.[2][3][4][5] It was the first of two consecutive majors for Price, who won his second PGA Championship a month later.

Course
Main article: Turnberry (golf course)

Ailsa Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Ailsa Craig350410Dinna Fouter4524
2Mak Siccar428411Maidens1773
3Blaw Wearie462412Monument4484
4Woe-Be-Tide167313Tickly Tap4114
5Fin Me Oot441414Risk-An-Hope4404
6Tappie Toorie222315Ca' Canny2093
7Roon The Ben528516Wee Burn4094
8Goat Fell427417Lang Whang5005
9Bruce's Castle455418Ailsa Hame ^4314
Out3,48035In3,47735
Source:[6]Total6,95770

^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship:[1]

  • 1986: 6,957 yards (6,361 m), par 70
  • 1977: 6,875 yards (6,286 m), par 70

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 14 July 1994

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Greg Turner65−5
2 Jonathan Lomas66−4
3 Andrew Magee67−3
T4 John Daly68−2
David Edwards
David Feherty
Wayne Grady
Ross McFarlane
Jesper Parnevik
Loren Roberts
Peter Senior
Jean van de Velde
Tom Watson
Brian Watts

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, 15 July 1994

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Tom Watson68-65=133−7
T2 Brad Faxon69-65=134−6
Jesper Parnevik68-66=134
4 Nick Price69-66=135−5
T5 David Edwards68-68=136−4
Jonathan Lomas66-70=136
Frank Nobilo69-67=136
Greg Turner65-71=136
T9 David Feherty68-69=137−3
Ronan Rafferty71-66=137
Loren Roberts68-69=137
Fuzzy Zoeller71-66=137

Source:[8]
Amateurs: Bennett (−1), James (+5), Evans (+9), Harris (+9), Pullan (+15)

Third round

Saturday, 16 July 1994

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Brad Faxon69-65-67=201−9
Fuzzy Zoeller71-66-64=201
T3 Ronan Rafferty71-66-65=202−8
Nick Price69-66-67=202
Jesper Parnevik68-66-68=202
Tom Watson68-65-69=202
7 David Feherty68-69-66=203−7
8 Mark James72-67-66=205−5
T9 Larry Mize73-69-64=206−4
Colin Montgomerie72-69-65=206
Andrew Coltart71-69-66=206
Tom Kite71-69-66=206
Craig Stadler71-69-66=206
Jumbo Ozaki69-71-66=206
Peter Jacobsen69-70-67=206
Peter Senior68-71-67=206
Davis Love III71-67-68=206
Loren Roberts68-69-69=206
Greg Turner65-71-70=206

Source:[9]

Final round

Sunday, 17 July 1994

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Nick Price69-66-67-66=268−12110,000
2 Jesper Parnevik68-66-68-67=269−1188,000
3 Fuzzy Zoeller71-66-64-70=271−974,000
T4 Anders Forsbrand72-71-66-64=273−750,667
Mark James72-67-66-68=273
David Feherty68-69-66-70=273
7 Brad Faxon69-65-67-73=274−636,000
T8 Nick Faldo75-66-70-64=275−530,000
Tom Kite71-69-66-69=275
Colin Montgomerie72-69-65-69=275

Source:[4][5][10]
Amateurs: Bennett (+6)

Scorecard
Hole  1   2  3  4  5   6    7    8    9  101112131415161718
Par444343544  4    3  4443454
Price−8−7−7−8−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−10−12−12
Parnevik−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−11−11−10−11−12−11
Zoeller−9−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−8−8−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−9
Forsbrand−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−4−5−5−5−6−5−5−7−7
James−5−5−5−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−5−5−7−7
Feherty−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[4]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 36, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. Guest, Larry (18 July 1994). "Price finds title with eagle eyes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  3. Reilly, Rick (25 July 1994). "The Price goes up". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  4. Dorman, Larry (18 July 1994). "Price soars, with an eagle, at Turnberry". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. p. 1C.
  5. Wojciechowski, Gene (18 July 1994). "Parnevik really paying the Price". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  6. "British Open: course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 14 July 1994. p. 6D.
  7. Wojciechowski, Gene (15 July 1994). "A 'Who's he' of golf leads". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  8. Dorman, Larry (16 July 1994). "Watson turns the odds his way". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1D.
  9. Wojciechowski, Gene (17 July 1994). "Faxon, Zoeller charge into lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  10. "1994 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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