1984 Open Championship

1984 Open Championship
Front cover of the 1984 Open Annual
Tournament information
Dates19–22 July 1984
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1][2]
Field156 players
94 after 1st cut
63 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut148 (+4) (1st cut)
219 (+3) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund£425,000
$550,000
Winner's share£55,000
$71,500
Champion
Seve Ballesteros
276 (−12)
St Andrews 
Location in Scotland
St Andrews
Location in Fife, Scotland

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.[3][4]

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,[5] which ended his bid for a third consecutive Open.[6][7][8]

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.[9][10][11]

Course

Main article: Old Course at St Andrews
Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Burn 370 4 10 Bobby Jones 342 4
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:[2] Total 6,933 72

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]

  • 6,933 yards (6,340 m) - 1978
  • 6,957 yards (6,361 m) - 1970
  • 6,926 yards (6,333 m) - 1964
  • 6,936 yards (6,342 m) - 1960, 1955

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 19 July 1984

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

Source:[1][12]

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1984

Place Player Score To par
1 Ian Baker-Finch 68-66=134 −10
T2 Seve Ballesteros 69-68=137 −7
Nick Faldo 69-68=137
Lee Trevino 70-67=137
5 Bill Longmuir 67-71=138 –-6
T6 Fred Couples 70-69=139 −5
Bernhard Langer 71-68=139
Lanny Wadkins 70-69=139
Tom Watson 71-68=139
T10 Jaime Gonzalez 69-71=140 −4
Peter Jacobsen 67-73=140
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 Ian Baker-Finch 68-66-71=205 −11
Tom Watson 71-68-66=205
T3 Seve Ballesteros 69-68-70=207 −9
Bernhard Langer 71-68-68=207
T5 Hugh Baiocchi 72-70-70=212 −4
Lee Trevino 70-67-75=212
Lanny Wadkins 70-69-73=212
T8 José María Cañizares 70-71-72=213 −3
Fred Couples 70-69-74=213
Nick Faldo 69-68-76=213
Hale Irwin 75-68-70=213
Peter Jacobsen 67-73-73=213
Mark McCumber 74-67-72=213
Gil Morgan 71-71-71=213
Ronan Rafferty 74-72-67=213

Source:[13]

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

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1984

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

Source:[1][3][14]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Old Course survives in all its fearsome glory". Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1984. p. 18.
  3. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (23 July 1984). "Ballesteros wins Open duel in the sun". Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
  4. ^ Daley, Steve (23 July 1984). "Seve's strong finish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  5. ^ Daley, Steve (23 July 1984). "Watson crashes on Road Hole". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dan (30 July 1984). "It ain't over 'til it's over". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  7. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (23 July 1984). "Seve tames 17th, wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Ballesteros wins Open with final hole birdie". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. 23 July 1984. p. 19.
  9. ^ Murray, Ewan (24 September 2012). "Ryder Cup 2012: Europe prepare final-day tribute to Seve Ballesteros". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Europe Win Ryder Cup in Comeback Sensation". Sky Sports. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Europe Wins Golf's Ryder Cup". Sky News. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  12. ^ "St Andrews first day scores". Glasgow Herald. 20 July 1984. p. 20.
  13. ^ Daley, Steve (22 July 1984). "Watson sizzles in British Open". Chicago Tribune. p. 5, sec. 4.
  14. ^ "1984 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  15. ^ "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1984". PoundSterling. July 1984. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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