1991 Open Championship

The 1991 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 120th Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Ian Baker-Finch won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood.

1991 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–21 July 1991
LocationSouthport, England
Course(s)Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,940 yards (6,346 m)[1]
Field156 players, 113 after cut[1]
Cut148 (+8)[1]
Prize fund£900,000
$1,512,000
Winner's share£90,000
$151,200
Champion
Ian Baker-Finch
272 (–8)
Southport
Location in England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in Southport, Merseyside,
north of Liverpool, England

Baker-Finch was two-over after two rounds in a tie for 28th place, then was ten-under on the weekend. His 66 on Sunday was bolstered by a 29 on the front nine, with birdies on five of the first seven holes.[2][3][4]

The cut at 148 (+8) included those within ten strokes of the lead, which resulted in a record 113 players on the weekend, nearly three-quarters of the field.[5][6]

Course
Main article: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4484174092033464731564584143,3243954091844751995434145254723,6166,940
Par444344344344434354543670

Source:[7]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Greg Norman Australia198674687166279–1T9
Seve Ballesteros Spain1979, 1984, 198866736971279–1T9
Lee Trevino United States1971, 197271727167281+1T17
Nick Faldo England1987, 199068757068281+1T17
Tom Watson United States1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983		69727269282+2T26
Jack Nicklaus United States1966, 1970, 197870756971285+5T44
Gary Player South Africa1959, 1968, 197475716971286+6T57
Tom Weiskopf United States197374747373294+14T101

Source:[1][2]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Mark Calcavecchia United States19897179150+10
Johnny Miller United States19767480154+14
Sandy Lyle Scotland198579DQ

Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 18 July 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Seve Ballesteros Spain66–4
T2Chip Beck United States67–3
Martin Gates England
Santiago Luna Spain
T5Nick Faldo England68–2
Gary Hallberg United States
Mike Harwood Australia
Barry Lane England
Mark Mouland Wales
Mike Reid United States
Costantino Rocca Italy

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, 19 July 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Gary Hallberg United States68-70=138–2
Mike Harwood Australia68-70=138
Andrew Oldcorn Scotland71-67=138
T4Seve Ballesteros Spain66-73=139–1
Steve Elkington Australia71-68=139
David Gilford England72-67=139
Wayne Grady Australia69-70=139
Mark O'Meara United States71-68=139
Mike Reid United States68-71=139
T10Richard Boxall England71-69=140E
Roger Chapman England74-66=140
Howard Clark England71-69=140
Mark James England72-68=140
Barry Lane England68-72=140
Colin Montgomerie Scotland71-69=140
Vijay Singh Fiji71-69=140

Source:[5]
Amateurs: Mickelson (+4), Payne (+4), Allenby (+9), Roblin (+11), Coltart (+13), Evans (+13), Muntz (+14), Wilshire (+15).

Third round

Saturday, 20 July 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ian Baker-Finch Australia71-71-64=206–4
Mark O'Meara United States71-68-67=206
T3Eamonn Darcy Ireland73-68-66=207–3
Mike Harwood Australia68-70-69=207
5Seve Ballesteros Spain66-73-69=208–2
T6Mike Reid United States68-71-70=209–1
Vijay Singh Fiji71-69-69=209
T8Mark James England72-68-70=210E
Mark Mouland Wales68-74-68=210
Craig Parry Australia71-70-69=210
Martin Poxon England71-72-67=210

Source:[9]

Final round

Sunday, 21 July 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Ian Baker-Finch Australia71-71-64-66=272–890,000
2Mike Harwood Australia68-70-69-67=274–670,000
T3Fred Couples United States72-69-70-64=275–555,000
Mark O'Meara United States71-68-67-69=275
T5Eamonn Darcy Ireland73-68-66-70=277–334,167
Jodie Mudd United States72-70-72-63=277
Bob Tway United States75-66-70-66=277
8Craig Parry Australia71-70-69-68=278–227,500
T9Seve Ballesteros Spain66-73-69-71=279–122,833
Bernhard Langer Germany71-71-70-67=279
Greg Norman Australia74-68-71-66=279

Source:[1][2][10]
Amateurs: Payne (+4), Mickelson (+8)

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 41, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. "Baker-Finch bags Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 22 July 1991. p. D1.
  3. Reilly, Rick (29 July 1991). "Watch the birdies". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. Parascenzo, Marino (22 July 1991). "It's Baker-Finch: Aussie's sizzling 66 wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 7.
  5. Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1991). "Unheralded trio lead British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1D.
  6. Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1991). "The kindest cut of all". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
  7. "Stat sheet: British Open". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). 18 July 1991. p. C2.
  8. "Seve storms back at Birkdale". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 19 July 1991. p. 1B.
  9. "O'Meara bears American bid". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. 21 July 1991. p. 1E.
  10. "1991 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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