1978 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–15 July 1978 |
Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
Course(s) | Old Course at St Andrews |
Organized by | The R&A |
Tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72[1] |
Length | 6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1] |
Field |
155 players 80 after 1st cut 64 after 2nd cut[1] |
Cut |
148 (+4) (1st cut) 222 (+6) (2nd cut)[1] |
Prize fund |
₤125,000 $237,500 |
Winner's share |
₤12,500 $23,750 |
Champion | |
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281 (−7) | |
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The 1978 Open Championship was the 107th Open Championship, held 12–15 July over the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Jack Nicklaus won his third and final Open championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, and Simon Owen. It was the fifteenth of his eighteen major championships and marked the completion of his third career grand slam.[2]
Defending champion Tom Watson was a co-leader after 54 holes, but four consecutive bogeys on the front nine led to a 76 (+4). Watson finished six strokes back in a tie for 14th place.[3]
Past champions in the field
Made both cuts
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1966, 1970 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 281 | –7 | 1 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 1975, 1977 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 287 | –1 | T14 |
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | 1973 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 288 | E | T17 |
Peter Thomson | ![]() | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 290 | +2 | T24 |
Lee Trevino | ![]() | 1971, 1972 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 291 | +3 | T29 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 1961, 1962 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 292 | +4 | T34 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 74 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 292 | +4 | T34 |
Bob Charles | ![]() | 1963 | 73 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 295 | +7 | T48 |
Missed the first cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Jacklin | ![]() | 1969 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
Roberto De Vicenzo | ![]() | 1967 | 72 | 78 | 150 | +6 |
Johnny Miller | ![]() | 1976 | 73 | 77 | 150 | +6 |
Kel Nagle | ![]() | 1960 | 76 | 83 | 159 | +15 |
Bobby Locke | ![]() | 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957 | 83 | 80 | 163 | +19 |
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 12 July 1978
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isao Aoki | ![]() | 68 | −4 |
T2 | Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 69 | −3 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | |||
Jack Newton | ![]() | |||
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | |||
T6 | Howard Clark | ![]() | 70 | −2 |
Ben Crenshaw | ![]() | |||
Mark Hayes | ![]() | |||
Carl Mason | ![]() | |||
Mike Miller (a) | ![]() | |||
Tsuneyuki Nakajima | ![]() | |||
Simon Owen | ![]() |
Second round
Thursday, 13 July 1978
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Isao Aoki | ![]() | 68-71=139 | −5 |
Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 69-70=139 | ||
Ben Crenshaw | ![]() | 70-69=139 | ||
T4 | Gary Cullen | ![]() | 73-67=140 | −4 |
Bob Shearer | ![]() | 71-69=139 | ||
T6 | Bob Byman | ![]() | 72-69=141 | −3 |
Tom Kite | ![]() | 72-69=141 | ||
Tsuneyuki Nakajima | ![]() | 70-71=141 | ||
Masashi Ozaki | ![]() | 72-69=141 | ||
Tom Watson | ![]() | 73-68=141 | ||
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | 69-72=141 |
Amateurs: Miller (E), Brodie (+1), McEvoy (+1), Godwin (+3), Gallagher (+6), Kuramoto (+6), Lewis (+8), Webster (+9), Hedges (+11), Fish, (+14), McLachlan (+14), Turner (+14), Walters (+18).
Third round
Friday, 14 July 1978
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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T1 | Peter Oosterhuis | ![]() | 72-70-69=211 | −5 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 73-68-70=211 | ||
T3 | Simon Owen | ![]() | 70-75-67=212 | −4 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 71-72-69=212 | ||
Ben Crenshaw | ![]() | 70-69-73=212 | ||
Isao Aoki | ![]() | 68-71-73=212 | ||
T7 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 71-72-70=213 | −3 |
John Schroeder | ![]() | 74-69-70=213 | ||
Tom Kite | ![]() | 72-69-72=213 | ||
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | 69-72-72=213 |
Amateurs: Miller (+2), Brodie (+4), McEvoy (+5), Godwin (+6).
Final round
Saturday, 15 July 1978
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 71-72-69-69=281 | −7 | 12,500 |
T2 | Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 69-75-71-68=283 | −5 | 7,255 |
Tom Kite | ![]() | 72-69-72-70=283 | |||
Ben Crenshaw | ![]() | 70-69-73-71=283 | |||
Simon Owen | ![]() | 70-75-67-71=283 | |||
6 | Peter Oosterhuis | ![]() | 72-70-69-73=284 | −4 | 4,960 |
T7 | Bob Shearer | ![]() | 71-69-74-71=285 | −3 | 3,905 |
Nick Faldo | ![]() | 71-72-70-72=285 | |||
John Schroeder | ![]() | 74-69-70-72=285 | |||
Isao Aoki | ![]() | 68-71-73-73=285 |
Amateurs: McEvoy (+5), Miller (+6), Brodie (+7), Godwin (+10).
Source:[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 58, 203. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dan (24 July 1978). "A Bonny Victory". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- ↑ "Nicklaus caresses Old Course, captures Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 16 July 1978. p. 2B.
- ↑ "1978 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
External links
- 107th Open - St Andrews 1978 (Official site)
- 107th Open Championship - St Andrews (European Tour)
- 1978 Open Championship (about.sports)
Coordinates: 56°20′36″N 2°48′10″W / 56.3433°N 2.8028°W