1997 Open Championship

1997 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 17–20 July 1997
Location Troon, Scotland
Course(s) Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71[1]
Length 7,079 yards (6,473 m)[1][2]
Field 156 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut 147 (+5)[1]
Prize fund £1,600,000
€2,220,820
$2,680,000
Winner's share £250,000
€350,000
$418,875
Champion
United States Justin Leonard
272 (–12)
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The 1997 Open Championship was the 126th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his first major championship, the fifth consecutive American to win The Open at Royal Troon. Five strokes back after a 72 in the third round, he shot a final round 65 (–6) to win by three strokes over runners-up Jesper Parnevik and Darren Clarke.[3]

Course

Main article: Royal Troon Golf Club

Old Course

HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar
1Seal3644 10Sandhills4384
2Black Rock391411The Railway4634
3Gyaws379412The Fox4314
4Dunure557513Burmah4654
5Greenan210314Alton1793
6Turnberry577515Crosbie4574
7Tel-el-Kebir402416Well5425
8Postage Stamp126317Rabbit2233
9The Monk423418Craigend4524
Out3,42936In3,65035
Source:[2][4] Total7,07971

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

  • 1989: 7,097 yards (6,489 m), par 72
  • 1982: 7,067 yards (6,462 m), par 72
  • 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
  • 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
  • 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70

Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Mark Calcavecchia  United States 1989 74 67 72 69 282 –2 T10
Tom Watson  United States 1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983 		71 70 70 71 282 –2 T10
Tom Lehman  United States 1996 74 72 72 66 284 E T24
Greg Norman  Australia 1986, 1993 69 73 70 75 287 +3 T37
Nick Faldo  England 1987, 1990, 1992 71 73 75 72 291 +7 T50
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1966, 1970, 1978 73 74 71 75 293 +9 T60

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1979, 1984, 1988 77 71 148 +6
Gary Player  South Africa 1959, 1968, 1974 78 71 149 +7
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 1994 78 72 150 +8
Sandy Lyle  Scotland 1985 78 75 153 +11

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67–4
Jim Furyk United States
T3Fred Couples United States69–2
Justin Leonard United States
Greg Norman Australia
T6Ángel Cabrera Argentina70–1
Barclay Howard (a)  Scotland
Davis Love III United States
Andrew Magee United States
Jesper Parnevik Sweden

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67-66=133–9
2Justin Leonard United States69-66=135–7
3Jesper Parnevik Sweden70-66=136–6
T4 Fred Couples United States69-68=137–5
David Tapping England71-66=137
T6 Jim Furyk United States67-72=139–3
Tom Kite United States72-67=139
8Ángel Cabrera Argentina70-70=140–2
T9 Mark Calcavecchia United States74-67=141–1
Jay Haas United States71-70=141
Davis Love III United States70-71=141
Tom Watson United States71-70=141

Amateurs: Howard (+2), Watson (+7), Bladon (+10), Olsson (+11), Webster (+11), Taylor (+15), Young (+17), Miller (+22).

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jesper Parnevik Sweden70-66-66=202–11
2Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67-66-71=204–9
T3Fred Couples United States69-68-70=207–6
Justin Leonard United States69-66-72=207
T5Stephen Ames Trinidad and Tobago74-69-66=209–4
Jim Furyk United States67-72-70=209
Eduardo Romero Argentina74-68-67=209
T8Robert Allenby Australia76-68-66=210 –3
Lee Westwood England73-70-67=210
Tiger Woods United States72-74-64=210

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Justin Leonard  United States 69-66-72-65=272 –12 250,000
T2 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 67-66-71-71=275 –9 150,000
Jesper Parnevik  Sweden 70-66-66-73=275
4 Jim Furyk  United States 67-72-70-70=279 –5 90,000
T5 Pádraig Harrington  Ireland 75-69-69-67=280 –4 62,500
Stephen Ames  Trinidad and Tobago 74-69-66-71=280
T7 Peter O'Malley  Australia 73-70-70-68=281 –3 40,667
Eduardo Romero  Argentina 74-68-67-72=281
Fred Couples  United States 69-68-70-74=281
T10 Davis Love III  United States 70-71-74-67=282 –2 24,300
Retief Goosen  South Africa 75-69-70-68=282
Frank Nobilo  New Zealand 74-72-68-68=282
Tom Kite  United States 72-67-74-69=282
Mark Calcavecchia  United States 74-67-72-69=282
Shigeki Maruyama  Japan 74-69-70-69=282
Ernie Els  South Africa 75-69-69-69=282
Tom Watson  United States 71-70-70-71=282
Robert Allenby  Australia 76-68-66-72=282
Lee Westwood  England 73-70-67-72=282

Amateurs: Howard (+9). Source:[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Royal Troon, hole-by-hole". Toledo Blade. Ohio. 17 July 1997. p. 42.
  3. ↑ Reilly, Rick (28 July 1997). "Justin time". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ↑ "Open Championship: course". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 17 July 1997. p. 10C.
  5. ↑ "1997 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

External links

Preceded by
1997 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1997 PGA Championship

Coordinates: 55°31′55″N 4°39′00″W / 55.532°N 4.65°W / 55.532; -4.65

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