1992 Open Championship
Dates16–19 July 1992
LocationGullane, Scotland
CourseMuirfield
TourEuropean Tour
PGA Tour
Par71[1]
Yardage6,970 yards (6,373 m)[1]
Field156 players, 75 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+1)[1]
Purse£1,000,000
€1,336,650
$1,900,000
Winners share£95,000
€133,000
$154,000
ChampionNick Faldo
Score272 (−12)
Previous1991
Next1993

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.[2] It was Faldo's second win at Muirfield, where he won his first Claret Jug in 1987.[3] 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
Yards4473513791805594691854445043,5184753853811594494171885504483,4526,970
Par444354345364443443543571

Source:[4]

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

  • 1987: 6,963 yards (6,367 m), par 71
  • 1980: 6,926 yards (6,333 m), par 71
  • 1972: 6,892 yards (6,302 m), par 71
  • 1966: 6,887 yards (6,297 m), par 71
  • 1959: 6,806 yards (6,223 m), par 72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 16 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Raymond Floyd64−7
Steve Pate
T3Gordon Brand Jnr65−6
Ian Woosnam
T5John Cook66−5
Ernie Els
Nick Faldo
Lee Janzen
T9Per-Ulrik Johansson67−4
Andrew Magee
Rocco Mediate
Craig Parry
Costantino Rocca
Orrin Vincent III

Second round

Friday, 17 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Nick Faldo66-64=130−12
T2Gordon Brand Jnr65-68=133−9
John Cook66-67=133
4Steve Pate64-70=134−8
T5Ernie Els66-69=135−7
Raymond Floyd64-71=135
Donnie Hammond70-65=135
T8José María Olazábal70-67=137−5
Tom Purtzer68-69=137
Larry Rinker69-68=137

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

Third round

Saturday, 18 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Nick Faldo66-64-69=199−14
T2Steve Pate64-70-69=203−10
John Cook66-67-70=203
T4Donnie Hammond70-65-70=205−8
Ernie Els66-69-70=205
Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72=205
T7Chip Beck71-68-67=206−7
José María Olazábal70-67-69=206
9Larry Rinker69-68-70=207−6
T10Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70=208−5
Robert Karlsson70-68-70=208
Sandy Lyle68-70-70=208
Ian Woosnam65-73-70=208
Raymond Floyd64-71-73=208

Final round

Sunday, 19 July 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Nick Faldo66-64-69-73=272−1295,000
2John Cook66-67-70-70=273−1175,000
3José María Olazábal70-67-69-68=274−1064,000
4Steve Pate64-70-69-73=276−853,000
T5Andrew Magee67-72-70-70=279−530,071
Robert Karlsson70-68-70-71=279
Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70-71=279
Ian Woosnam65-73-70-71=279
Ernie Els66-69-70-74=279
Donnie Hammond70-65-70-74=279
Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72-74=279

Source:[5]

Amateurs: Lee (+9)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444354345444344354
Faldo−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−12−12−11−10−11−11−12−12
Cook−9−9−10−10−12−12−11−11−9−9−9−10−10−10−11−12−12−11
Olazábal−6−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10
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
Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 40, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1992). "Faldo reigns at British". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington Post). p. C1.
  3. ^ Garrity, John (27 July 1992). "Nick of time". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Muirfield Golf Links: map and scorecard". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. 16 July 1992. p. 35.
  5. ^ "1992 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. ^ "British Open leader cards". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 20 July 1992. p. 4B.