1997 Open Championship

The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only major championship and was the fifth consecutive American to win at Royal Troon.

1997 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 July 1997
LocationTroon, Scotland
Course(s)Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length7,079 yards (6,473 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut147 (+5)[1]
Prize fund£1,600,000
€2,220,820
$2,680,000
Winner's share£250,000
€350,000
$418,875
Champion
Justin Leonard
272 (−12)
Royal Troon Golf Club
Location in Scotland
Royal Troon Golf Club
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Five strokes back after a 72 in the third round, Leonard had six birdies on the front nine in the final round; he added two more at 16 and 17 for 65 (−6) to win by three strokes over runners-up Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik, the 54-hole leader.[3][4][5]

Course
Main article: Royal Troon Golf Club

Old Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Seal364410Sandhills4384
2Black Rock391411The Railway4634
3Gyaws379412The Fox4314
4Dunure557513Burmah4654
5Greenan210314Alton1793
6Turnberry577515Crosbie4574
7Tel-el-Kebir402416Well5425
8Postage Stamp126317Rabbit2233
9The Monk423418Craigend4524
Out3,42936In3,65035
Source:[2][6]Total7,07971

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

  • 1989: 7,097 yards (6,489 m), par 72
  • 1982: 7,067 yards (6,462 m), par 72
  • 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
  • 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
  • 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70

Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Darren Clarke67−4
Jim Furyk
T3 Fred Couples69−2
Justin Leonard
Greg Norman
T6 Ángel Cabrera70−1
Barclay Howard (a)
Davis Love III
Andrew Magee
Jesper Parnevik

Source:

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Darren Clarke67-66=133−9
2 Justin Leonard69-66=135−7
3 Jesper Parnevik70-66=136−6
T4 Fred Couples69-68=137−5
David Tapping71-66=137
T6 Jim Furyk67-72=139−3
Tom Kite72-67=139
8 Ángel Cabrera70-70=140−2
T9 Mark Calcavecchia74-67=141−1
Jay Haas71-70=141
Davis Love III70-71=141
Tom Watson71-70=141

Source:[7]
Amateurs: Howard (+2), Watson (+7), Bladon (+10), Olsson (+11), Webster (+11), Taylor (+15), Young (+17), Miller (+22).

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Jesper Parnevik70-66-66=202−11
2 Darren Clarke67-66-71=204−9
T3 Fred Couples69-68-70=207−6
Justin Leonard69-66-72=207
T5 Stephen Ames74-69-66=209−4
Jim Furyk67-72-70=209
Eduardo Romero74-68-67=209
T8 Robert Allenby76-68-66=210−3
Lee Westwood73-70-67=210
Tiger Woods72-74-64=210

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Justin Leonard69-66-72-65=272−12250,000
T2 Darren Clarke67-66-71-71=275−9150,000
Jesper Parnevik70-66-66-73=275
4 Jim Furyk67-72-70-70=279−590,000
T5 Pádraig Harrington75-69-69-67=280−462,500
Stephen Ames74-69-66-71=280
T7 Peter O'Malley73-70-70-68=281−340,667
Eduardo Romero74-68-67-72=281
Fred Couples69-68-70-74=281
T10 Davis Love III70-71-74-67=282−224,300
Retief Goosen75-69-70-68=282
Frank Nobilo74-72-68-68=282
Tom Kite72-67-74-69=282
Mark Calcavecchia74-67-72-69=282
Shigeki Maruyama74-69-70-69=282
Ernie Els75-69-69-69=282
Tom Watson71-70-70-71=282
Robert Allenby76-68-66-72=282
Lee Westwood73-70-67-72=282

Source:[1][4][9]
Amateurs: Howard (+9)

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444535434444434534
Leonard−6−7−8−9−8−9−10−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−12−12
Clarke−10−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−8−8−9
Parnevik−11−11−12−12−12−11−12−12−12−11−12−12−11−11−11−11−10−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[5]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. "Royal Troon, hole-by-hole". Toledo Blade. (Ohio, U.S.). 17 July 1997. p. 42.
  3. Reilly, Rick (28 July 1997). "Justin time". Sports Illustrated.
  4. Sirak, Ron (21 July 1997). "Leonard's surge foils Parnevik's redemption". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  5. Parascenzo, Marino (21 July 1997). "Leonard outduels Parnevik". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
  6. "Open Championship: course". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 17 July 1997. p. 10C.
  7. Sirak, Ron (19 July 1997). "Birdie barrage hits Troon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  8. Sirak, Ron (20 July 1997). "Parnevik picks up the pace at Troon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  9. "1997 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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