1986 Open Championship

The 1986 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 115th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Aided by a 63 in the second round,[2] Greg Norman won his first major championship at even-par, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gordon J. Brand.[3][4]

1986 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 July 1986
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Turnberry
Ailsa Course
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,957 yards (6,361 m)[1]
Field153 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut151 (+11)[1]
Prize fund£600,000
$900,000
Winner's share£70,000
$105,000
Champion
Australia Greg Norman
280 (E)
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 Turnberry is located in Scotland
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 Turnberry
Turnberry is located in South Ayrshire
Turnberry
Turnberry

It was the second Open at Turnberry, the first was in 1977, the famous "Duel in the Sun" between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. The winning score that year was a record-breaking 268 (−12), twelve strokes lower than Norman's even-par 280 in 1986.

Introduced in 1968, the second cut (at 54 holes) was discontinued after 1985. Also changed in 1986 was the playoff format, to a four-hole aggregate immediately following the final round, rather than 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). The new playoff was first used three years later in 1989.[1]

Course

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Ailsa Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Ailsa Craig 350 4 10 Dinna Fouter 452 4
2 Mak Siccar 428 4 11 Maidens 177 3
3 Blaw Wearie 462 4 12 Monument 448 4
4 Woe-Be-Tide 167 3 13 Tickly Tap 411 4
5 Fin Me Oot 441 4 14 Risk-An-Hope 440 4
6 Tappie Toorie 222 3 15 Ca' Canny 209 3
7 Roon The Ben 528 5 16 Wee Burn 409 4
8 Goat Fell 427 4 17 Lang Whang 500 5
9 Bruce's Castle 455 4 18 Ailsa Hame ^ 431 4
Out 3,480 35 In 3,477 35
Source:[5] Total 6,957 70

^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.

Previous length of the course for The Open Championship:[1]

  • 1977: 6,875 yards (6,286 m), par 70

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 17 July 1986

Place Player Score To par
1   Ian Woosnam 70 E
T2   Gordon J. Brand 71 +1
  Nick Faldo
  Anders Forsbrand
  Robert Lee
T6   Andrew Brooks 72 +2
  Ron Commans
  Derrick Cooper
  Bernhard Langer
  Sam Randolph
  Ian Stanley

Second round

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Friday, 18 July 1986

Place Player Score To par
1   Greg Norman 74-63=137 −3
2   Gordon J. Brand 71-68=139 −1
T3   Nick Faldo 71-70=141 +1
  Tsuneyuki Nakajima 74-67=141
5   Bernhard Langer 72-70=142 +2
T6   José María Cañizares 76-68=144 +4
  Anders Forsbrand 71-73=144
  Greg Turner 73-71=144
  Ian Woosnam 70-74=144
T10   Andrew Brooks 72-73=145 +5
  Roger Chapman 74-71=145
  Raymond Floyd 78-67=145
  Donnie Hammond 74-71=145
  Gary Koch 73-72=145
  Payne Stewart 76-69=145
  Bob Tway 74-71=145
  D. A. Weibring 75-70=145

Source:[2]
Amateurs: Davis (+16), Cotton (+18), McGimpsey (+21), Robinson (+22), Curry (+25).

Third round

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Saturday, 19 July 1986

Place Player Score To par
1   Greg Norman 74-63-74=211 +1
2   Tsuneyuki Nakajima 74-67-71=212 +2
T3   Gordon J. Brand 71-68-75=214 +4
  Ian Woosnam 70-74-70=214
T5   José María Cañizares 76-68-73=217 +7
  Nick Faldo 71-70-76=217
  Gary Koch 73-72-72=217
T8   Raymond Floyd 78-67-73=218 +8
  David Graham 75-73-70=218
  Bernhard Langer 72-70-76=218
  Sam Torrance 78-69-71=218

Final round

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Sunday, 20 July 1986

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1   Greg Norman 74-63-74-69=280 E 70,000
2   Gordon J. Brand 71-68-75-71=285 +5 50,000
T3   Bernhard Langer 72-70-76-68=286 +6 35,000
  Ian Woosnam 70-74-70-72=286
5   Nick Faldo 71-70-76-70=287 +7 25,000
T6   Seve Ballesteros 76-75-73-64=288 +8 22,000
  Gary Koch 73-72-72-71=288
T8   Brian Marchbank 78-70-72-69=289 +9 17,333
  Tsuneyuki Nakajima 74-67-71-77=289
  Fuzzy Zoeller 75-73-72-69=289

Source:[3][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 46, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Sam (19 July 1986). "Norman charges into British lead". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  3. ^ a b Denlinger, Ken (21 July 1986). "At last, it's a Norman conquest". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  4. ^ Smith, Sam (21 July 1986). "Norman's conquest is major". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  5. ^ "British Open course map". The Chicago Tribune. 16 July 1986. p. 3, sec. 4.
  6. ^ "1986 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  7. ^ "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1986". PoundSterling. July 1986. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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