The 1993 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 122nd Open Championship, held from 15 to 18 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Greg Norman shot a final round 64 (−6) to win his second Open Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Nick Faldo.[2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 July 1993 |
| Location | Sandwich, England 51°16′26″N 1°22′01″E / 51.274°N 1.367°E |
| Course(s) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 6,860 yards (6,273 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 78 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 143 (+3)[1] |
| Prize fund | £1,000,000 €1,422,960 $1,540,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 €140,000 $154,000 |
| Champion | |
 Greg Norman | |
| 267 (−13) | |
| Location map | |
  Royal St George's Location in the United Kingdom  Royal St George's Location in England  Royal St George's Location in Kent | |
Course layout
editRoyal St George's Golf Club[4]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 441 | 376 | 210 | 468 | 421 | 155 | 530 | 418 | 389 | 3,408 | 399 | 216 | 365 | 443 | 507 | 466 | 163 | 425 | 468 | 3,452 | 6,860 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]
Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, 15 July 1993
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Mark Calcavecchia |
66 | −4 |
| Greg Norman
| |||
| Peter Senior
| |||
| Fuzzy Zoeller
| |||
| T5 |  Stephen Ames |
67 | −3 |
 Howard Clark
| |||
| Glen Day
| |||
| Gary Evans
| |||
 Bernhard Langer
| |||
 Mark McNulty
| |||
| Larry Mize
| |||
 Des Smyth
| |||
 Greg Turner
| |||
 Wayne Westner
|
Second round
editFriday, 16 July 1993
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo |
69-63=132 | −8 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer |
67-66=133 | −7 |
| T3 | Fred Couples |
68-66=134 | −6 |
| Greg Norman |
66-68=134 | ||
| Corey Pavin |
68-66=134 | ||
| 6 | Peter Senior |
66-69=135 | −5 |
| T7 | Larry Mize |
67-69=136 | −4 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller |
66-70=136 | ||
| T9 | Peter Baker |
70-67=137 | −3 |
| John Daly |
71-66=137 | ||
| Ernie Els |
68-69=137 |
Amateurs: Pyman (E), Leonard (+8), Welch (+8), Dundas (+13), Voges (+15), Griffiths (+18).
Third round
editSaturday, 17 July 1993
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Nick Faldo |
69-63-70=202 | −8 |
| Corey Pavin |
68-66-68=202 | ||
| T3 | Greg Norman |
66-68-69=203 | −7 |
| Bernhard Langer |
67-66-70=203 | ||
| T5 | Nick Price |
68-70-67=205 | −5 |
| Peter Senior |
66-69-70=205 | ||
| T7 | Wayne Grady |
74-68-64=206 | −4 |
| Ernie Els |
68-69-69=206 | ||
| Fred Couples |
68-66-72=206 | ||
| T10 | John Daly |
71-66-70=207 | −3 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller |
70-66-71=207 |
Final round
editSunday, 18 July 1993
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman |
66-68-69-64=267 | −13 | 100,000 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo |
69-63-70-67=269 | −11 | 80,000 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer |
67-66-70-67=270 | −10 | 67,000 |
| T4 | Corey Pavin |
68-66-68-70=272 | −8 | 50,500 |
| Peter Senior |
66-69-70-67=272 | |||
| T6 | Ernie Els |
68-69-69-68=274 | −6 | 33,167 |
 Paul Lawrie |
72-68-69-65=274 | |||
| Nick Price |
68-70-67-69=274 | |||
| T9 | Fred Couples |
68-66-72-69=275 | −5 | 25,500 |
| Wayne Grady |
74-68-64-69=275 | |||
| Scott Simpson |
68-70-71-66=275 |
Amateurs: Pyman (+1)
Source:[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 39, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ Dufresne, Chris (19 July 1993). "Norman avoids ghosts to snag 2nd Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. B1.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (26 July 1993). "Shark attack". Sports Illustrated. p. 12. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010.
- ^ "British Open: card of the course". Eugene Register-Guard. 15 July 1993. p. 4D.
- ^ "1993 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.