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1997 Open Championship

The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only major championship and was the fifth consecutive American to win at Royal Troon.

1997 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 July 1997
LocationTroon, Scotland
Course(s)Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length7,079 yards (6,473 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut147 (+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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Royal Troon Golf Club is located in Scotland
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club
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Location in Scotland
Royal Troon Golf Club is located in South Ayrshire
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club
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Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Five strokes back after a 72 in the third round, Leonard had six birdies on the front nine in the final round; he added two more at 16 and 17 for 65 (−6) to win by three strokes over runners-up Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik, the 54-hole leader.[3][4][5]

Course

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Main article: Royal Troon Golf Club

Old Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Seal 364 4 10 Sandhills 438 4
2 Black Rock 391 4 11 The Railway 463 4
3 Gyaws 379 4 12 The Fox 431 4
4 Dunure 557 5 13 Burmah 465 4
5 Greenan 210 3 14 Alton 179 3
6 Turnberry 577 5 15 Crosbie 457 4
7 Tel-el-Kebir 402 4 16 Well 542 5
8 Postage Stamp 126 3 17 Rabbit 223 3
9 The Monk 423 4 18 Craigend 452 4
Out 3,429 36 In 3,650 35
Source:[2][6] Total 7,079 71

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.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 17 July 1997

Place Player Score To par
T1   Darren Clarke 67 −4
  Jim Furyk
T3   Fred Couples 69 −2
  Justin Leonard
  Greg Norman
T6   Ángel Cabrera 70 −1
  Barclay Howard (a)
  Davis Love III
  Andrew Magee
  Jesper Parnevik

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Second round

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Friday, 18 July 1997

Place Player Score To par
1   Darren Clarke 67-66=133 −9
2   Justin Leonard 69-66=135 −7
3   Jesper Parnevik 70-66=136 −6
T4   Fred Couples 69-68=137 −5
  David Tapping 71-66=137
T6   Jim Furyk 67-72=139 −3
  Tom Kite 72-67=139
8   Ángel Cabrera 70-70=140 −2
T9   Mark Calcavecchia 74-67=141 −1
  Jay Haas 71-70=141
  Davis Love III 70-71=141
  Tom Watson 71-70=141

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

Third round

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Saturday, 19 July 1997

Place Player Score To par
1   Jesper Parnevik 70-66-66=202 −11
2   Darren Clarke 67-66-71=204 −9
T3   Fred Couples 69-68-70=207 −6
  Justin Leonard 69-66-72=207
T5   Stephen Ames 74-69-66=209 −4
  Jim Furyk 67-72-70=209
  Eduardo Romero 74-68-67=209
T8   Robert Allenby 76-68-66=210 −3
  Lee Westwood 73-70-67=210
  Tiger Woods 72-74-64=210

Source:[8]

Final round

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Sunday, 20 July 1997

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1   Justin Leonard 69-66-72-65=272 −12 250,000
T2   Darren Clarke 67-66-71-71=275 −9 150,000
  Jesper Parnevik 70-66-66-73=275
4   Jim Furyk 67-72-70-70=279 −5 90,000
T5   Pádraig Harrington 75-69-69-67=280 −4 62,500
  Stephen Ames 74-69-66-71=280
T7   Peter O'Malley 73-70-70-68=281 −3 40,667
  Eduardo Romero 74-68-67-72=281
  Fred Couples 69-68-70-74=281
T10   Davis Love III 70-71-74-67=282 −2 24,300
  Retief Goosen 75-69-70-68=282
  Frank Nobilo 74-72-68-68=282
  Tom Kite 72-67-74-69=282
  Mark Calcavecchia 74-67-72-69=282
  Shigeki Maruyama 74-69-70-69=282
  Ernie Els 75-69-69-69=282
  Tom Watson 71-70-70-71=282
  Robert Allenby 76-68-66-72=282
  Lee Westwood 73-70-67-72=282

Source:[1][4][9]
Amateurs: Howard (+9)

Scorecard

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4
  Leonard −6 −7 −8 −9 −8 −9 −10 −10 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −12 −12
  Clarke −10 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −8 −8 −9
  Parnevik −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −11 −12 −12 −12 −11 −12 −12 −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Royal Troon, hole-by-hole". Toledo Blade. (Ohio, U.S.). 17 July 1997. p. 42.
  3. ^ Reilly, Rick (28 July 1997). "Justin time". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ^ a b Sirak, Ron (21 July 1997). "Leonard's surge foils Parnevik's redemption". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  5. ^ a b Parascenzo, Marino (21 July 1997). "Leonard outduels Parnevik". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
  6. ^ "Open Championship: course". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 17 July 1997. p. 10C.
  7. ^ Sirak, Ron (19 July 1997). "Birdie barrage hits Troon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  8. ^ Sirak, Ron (20 July 1997). "Parnevik picks up the pace at Troon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  9. ^ "1997 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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