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1992 Open Championship

FieldValue
name1992 Open Championship
dates16–19 July 1992
locationGullane, Scotland
courseMuirfield
tourEuropean Tour
PGA Tour
par71
yardage6970 yd
field156 players, 75 after cut
cut143 (+1)
purse£1,000,000
€1,336,650
$1,900,000
winners_share£95,000
€133,000
$154,000
championENG Nick Faldo
score272 (−12)
previous[1991](1991-open-championship)
next[1993](1993-open-championship)

PGA Tour €1,336,650 $1,900,000 €133,000 $154,000 |UK Scotland |Scotland East Lothian 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. It was Faldo's second win at Muirfield, where he won his first Claret Jug in 1987. 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.

Course

Main article: Muirfield

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards447351379180559469185444504**3,518**475385381159449417188550448**3,452****6,970**
Par444354345**36**444344354**35****71**

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

  • 1987: 6963 yd, par 71
  • 1980: 6926 yd, par 71
  • 1972: 6892 yd, par 71
  • 1966: 6887 yd, par 71
  • 1959: 6806 yd, par 72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 16 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1USA Raymond Floyd64−7
USA Steve Pate
T3SCO Gordon Brand Jnr65−6
WAL Ian Woosnam
T5USA John Cook66−5
ZAF Ernie Els
ENG Nick Faldo
USA Lee Janzen
T9SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson67−4
USA Andrew Magee
USA Rocco Mediate
AUS Craig Parry
ITA Costantino Rocca
USA Orrin Vincent III

Second round

Friday, 17 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1ENG Nick Faldo66-64=130−12
T2SCO Gordon Brand Jnr65-68=133−9
USA John Cook66-67=133
4USA Steve Patealign-center64-70=134−8
T5ZAF Ernie Els66-69=135−7
USA Raymond Floyd64-71=135
USA Donnie Hammond70-65=135
T8ESP José María Olazábal70-67=137−5
USA Tom Purtzer68-69=137
USA Larry Rinker69-68=137

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

Third round

Saturday, 18 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1ENG Nick Faldo66-64-69=199−14
T2USA Steve Pate64-70-69=203−10
USA John Cook66-67-70=203
T4USA Donnie Hammond70-65-70=205−8
ZAF Ernie Els66-69-70=205
SCO Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72=205
T7USA Chip Beck71-68-67=206−7
ESP José María Olazábal70-67-69=206
9USA Larry Rinker69-68-70=207−6
T10ENG Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70=208−5
SWE Robert Karlsson70-68-70=208
SCO Sandy Lyle68-70-70=208
WAL Ian Woosnam65-73-70=208
USA Raymond Floyd64-71-73=208

Final round

Sunday, 19 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1ENG **Nick Faldo**66-64-69-73=272−1295,000
2USA John Cook66-67-70-70=273−1175,000
3ESP José María Olazábal70-67-69-68=274−1064,000
4USA Steve Pate64-70-69-73=276−853,000
T5USA Andrew Magee67-72-70-70=279−530,071
SWE Robert Karlsson70-68-70-71=279
ENG Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70-71=279
WAL Ian Woosnam65-73-70-71=279
ZAF Ernie Els66-69-70-74=279
USA Donnie Hammond70-65-70-74=279
SCO Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72-74=279

Source:

Amateurs: Lee (+9)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444354345444344354
ENG Faldo−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−12−12−11−10−11−11−12−12
USA Cook−9−9−10−10−12−12−11−11−9−9−9−10−10−10−11−12−12−11
ESP Olazábal−6−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10
USA Pate−10−9−10−9−10−11−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−9−7-7-8-8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

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References

References

  1. Shapiro, Leonard. (20 July 1992). "Faldo reigns at British". Spokane Chronicle.
  2. Garrity, John. (27 July 1992). "Nick of time".
  3. (16 July 1992). "Muirfield Golf Links: map and scorecard". Toledo Blade.
  4. (2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
  5. "1992 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com.
  6. (20 July 1992). "British Open leader cards". Milwaukee Sentinel.
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