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1984 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1984 Open Championship
image	1984 Open Championship Annual.png
image_size	280px
caption	Front cover of the 1984 Open Annual
dates	19–22 July 1984
location	St Andrews, Scotland
course	Old Course at St Andrews
tour	European Tour
PGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6933 yd
field	156 players
94 after 1st cut
63 after 2nd cut
cut	148 (+4) (1st cut)
219 (+3) (2nd cut)
purse	£425,000
$550,000
winners_share	£55,000
$71,500
champion	ESP Seve Ballesteros
score	276 (−12)
previous	[1983](1983-open-championship)
next	[1985](1985-open-championship)

PGA Tour 94 after 1st cut 63 after 2nd cut 219 (+3) (2nd cut) $550,000 $71,500 |UK Scotland |Scotland Fife The 1984 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 113th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Seve Ballesteros won his second Open Championship and fourth major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bernhard Langer and five-time champion Tom Watson, the defending champion.

In the final round, Ballesteros birdied the 18th hole for 69 while 54-hole co-leader Watson bogeyed the famous 17th (Road) for a 73, which ended his bid for a third consecutive Open.

Ballesteros' famous fist pump after his last putt is one of the enduring images of golf. It was further commemorated during the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, also known as the "Miracle at Medinah" after Europe's famous comeback. It was also the first Ryder Cup after Ballesteros' death due to brain cancer in May 2011 at the age of 54, and in his memory, Team Europe's kit bore the silhouette of Ballesteros' celebration. The team also wore navy blue and white garments – his traditional Sunday colors – for the Sunday singles.

Course

Main article: Old Course at St Andrews

Hole	Name	Yards	Par	Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Burn	370	4		10	Bobby Jones	342
2	Dyke	411	4	11	High (In)	172	3
3	Cartgate (Out)	371	4	12	Heathery (In)	316	4
4	Ginger Beer	463	4	13	Hole O'Cross (In)	425	4
5	Hole O'Cross (Out)	564	5	14	Long	567	5
6	Heathery (Out)	416	4	15	Cartgate (In)	413	4
7	High (Out)	372	4	16	Corner of the Dyke	382	4
8	Short	178	3	17	Road	461	4
9	End	356	4	18	Tom Morris	354	4
Out	3,501	36	In	3,432	36
Source:	Total	6,933	72

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):

6933 yd - 1978
6957 yd - 1970
6926 yd - 1964
6936 yd - 1960, 1955

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 19 July 1984

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	USA Peter Jacobsen	67	−5
SCO Bill Longmuir
AUS Greg Norman
4	AUS Ian Baker-Finch	68	−4
T5	ESP Seve Ballesteros	69	−3
IRL Eamonn Darcy
ENG Nick Faldo
BRA Jaime Gonzalez
USA Tom Kite
T10	ESP José María Cañizares	70	−2
USA Fred Couples
SCO Bernard Gallacher
ENG Jeff Hall
USA Rick Hartmann
ENG Mark James
AUS Graham Marsh
JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima
ENG Martin Poxon
USA Lee Trevino
USA Lanny Wadkins

Source:

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1984

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	AUS Ian Baker-Finch	68-66=134	−10
T2	ESP Seve Ballesteros	69-68=137	−7
ENG Nick Faldo	69-68=137
USA Lee Trevino	70-67=137
5	SCO Bill Longmuir	67-71=138	–-6
T6	USA Fred Couples	70-69=139	−5
FRG Bernhard Langer	71-68=139
USA Lanny Wadkins	70-69=139
USA Tom Watson	71-68=139
T10	BRA Jaime Gonzalez	69-71=140	−4
USA Peter Jacobsen	67-73=140
USA Tom Kite	69-71=140

Amateurs: Sherborne (+2), McEvoy (+4), Olazábal (+5), Sigel (+5), Wood (+8), Hawksworth (+12).

Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1984

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	AUS Ian Baker-Finch	68-66-71=205	−11
USA Tom Watson	71-68-66=205
T3	ESP Seve Ballesteros	69-68-70=207	−9
FRG Bernhard Langer	71-68-68=207
T5	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi	72-70-70=212	−4
USA Lee Trevino	70-67-75=212
USA Lanny Wadkins	70-69-73=212
T8	ESP José María Cañizares	70-71-72=213	−3
USA Fred Couples	70-69-74=213
ENG Nick Faldo	69-68-76=213
USA Hale Irwin	75-68-70=213
USA Peter Jacobsen	67-73-73=213
USA Mark McCumber	74-67-72=213
USA Gil Morgan	71-71-71=213
NIR Ronan Rafferty	74-72-67=213

Source:

Amateurs: Sherborne (+5), McEvoy (WD)

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1984

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	ESP Seve Ballesteros	69-68-70-69=276	−12	55,000
T2	FRG Bernhard Langer	71-68-68-71=278	−10	31,900
USA Tom Watson	71-68-66-73=278
T4	USA Fred Couples	70-69-74-68=281	−7	19,800
USA Lanny Wadkins	70-69-73-69=281
T6	ENG Nick Faldo	69-68-76-69=282	−6	16,390
AUS Greg Norman	67-74-74-67=282
8	USA Mark McCumber	74-67-72-70=283	−5	14,300
T9	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi	72-70-70-72=284	−4	11,264
AUS Ian Baker-Finch	68-66-71-79=284
AUS Graham Marsh	70-74-73-67=284
NIR Ronan Rafferty	74-72-67-71=284
SCO Sam Torrance	74-74-66-70=284

Source:

The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.32 dollars (US) per pound sterling.

References

(17 July 1984). "Old Course survives in all its fearsome glory". Glasgow Herald.
(2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
Jacobs, Raymond. (23 July 1984). "Ballesteros wins Open duel in the sun". Glasgow Herald.
Daley, Steve. (23 July 1984). "Seve's strong finish". Chicago Tribune.
Daley, Steve. (23 July 1984). "Watson crashes on Road Hole". Chicago Tribune.
Jenkins, Dan. (30 July 1984). "It ain't over 'til it's over".
Parascenzo, Marino. (23 July 1984). "Seve tames 17th, wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(23 July 1984). "Ballesteros wins Open with final hole birdie". Toledo Blade.
Murray, Ewan. (24 September 2012). "Ryder Cup 2012: Europe prepare final-day tribute to Seve Ballesteros". The Guardian.
(1 October 2012). "Europe Win Ryder Cup in Comeback Sensation". Sky Sports.
(1 October 2012). "Europe Wins Golf's Ryder Cup". Sky News.
Daley, Steve. (22 July 1984). "Watson sizzles in British Open". Chicago Tribune.
(July 1984). "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1984". PoundSterling.

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