1984 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 July 1984 |
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players 94 after 1st cut 63 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 148 (+4) (1st cut) 219 (+3) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £425,000 $550,000 |
| Winner's share | £55,000 $71,500 |
| Champion | |
 Seve Ballesteros |
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| 276 (–12) | |
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St Andrews
Location in Scotland
The 1984 Open Championship was the 113th Open Championship, held 19–22 July at the Old Course at St Andrews 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. In the final round, Ballesteros birdied the 18th hole to card a 69 while 54-hole co-leader Watson bogeyed the 17th for a 73, which ended his bid for a third consecutive Open.[2][3][4]
Contents
Past champions in the field
Made both cuts
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
1979 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 276 | –12 | 1 |
| Tom Watson |  United States |
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
71 | 68 | 66 | 73 | 278 | –10 | T2 |
| Lee Trevino | United States |
1971, 1972 | 70 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 285 | –3 | T14 |
| Johnny Miller | United States |
1976 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 288 | E | T31 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 288 | E | T31 |
| Bob Charles |  New Zealand |
1963 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 73 | 291 | +3 | T47 |
Missed the second cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thomson |  Australia |
1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 |
72 | 73 | 76 | 221 | +5 |
Missed the first cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 74 | 75 | 149 | +5 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States |
1961, 1962 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +9 |
| Tony Jacklin |  England |
1969 | 80 | 76 | 156 | +12 |
| Kel Nagle | Australia |
1960 | 84 | 75 | 159 | +15 |
| Bill Rogers | United States |
1981 | 82 | 77 | 159 | +15 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 19 July 1984
Second round
Friday, 20 July 1984
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
68-66=134 | –10 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
69-68=137 | –7 |
| Nick Faldo | England |
69-68=137 | ||
| Lee Trevino | United States |
70-67=137 | ||
| 5 | Bill Longmuir |  Scotland |
67-71=138 | –-6 |
| T6 | Fred Couples | United States |
70-69=139 | –5 |
| Bernhard Langer |  West Germany |
71-68=139 | ||
| Lanny Wadkins | United States |
70-69=139 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States |
71-68=139 | ||
| T10 | Jaime Gonzalez |  Brazil |
69-71=140 | –4 |
| Peter Jacobsen | United States |
67-73=140 | ||
| Tom Kite | United States |
69-71=140 |
Amateurs: Sherborne (+2), McEvoy (+4), Olazábal (+5), Sigel (+5), Wood (+8), Hawksworth (+12).
Third round
Saturday, 21 July 1984
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
68-66-71=205 | –11 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
71-68-66=205 | ||
| T3 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
69-68-70=207 | –9 |
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany |
71-68-68=207 | ||
| T5 | Hugh Baiocchi | South Africa |
72-70-70=212 | –4 |
| Lee Trevino | United States |
70-67-75=212 | ||
| Lanny Wadkins | United States |
70-69-73=212 | ||
| T8 | José Maria Cañizares | Spain |
70-71-72=213 | –3 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
70-69-74=213 | ||
| Nick Faldo | England |
69-68-76=213 | ||
| Hale Irwin | United States |
75-68-70=213 | ||
| Peter Jacobsen | United States |
67-73-73=213 | ||
| Mark McCumber | United States |
74-67-72=213 | ||
| Gil Morgan | United States |
71-71-71=213 | ||
| Ronan Rafferty |  Northern Ireland |
74-72-67=213 |
Amateurs: Sherborne (+5), McEvoy (WD)
Final round
Sunday, 22 July 1984
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
69-68-70-69=276 | –12 | 55,000 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany |
71-68-68-71=278 | –10 | 31,900 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
71-68-66-73=278 | |||
| T4 | Fred Couples | United States |
70-69-74-68=281 | –7 | 19,800 |
| Lanny Wadkins | United States |
70-69-73-69=281 | |||
| T6 | Nick Faldo | England |
69-68-76-69=282 | –6 | 16,390 |
| Greg Norman | Australia |
67-74-74-67=282 | |||
| 8 | Mark McCumber | United States |
74-67-72-70=283 | –5 | 14,300 |
| T9 | Hugh Baiocchi | South Africa |
72-70-70-72=284 | –4 | 11,264 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
68-66-71-79=284 | |||
| Graham Marsh | Australia |
70-74-73-67=284 | |||
| Ronan Rafferty | Northern Ireland |
74-72-67-71=284 | |||
| Sam Torrance | Scotland |
74-74-66-70=284 |
Source:[5]
References
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External links
| Preceded by | Major Championships | Succeeded by 1984 PGA Championship |
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