1991 Open Championship

March 2021 August 2013 1991 Open Championship 18–21 July 1991 Southport, England Royal Birkdale Golf Club European TourPGA Tour 70 6940 yd 0http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 41, 203 15 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 156 players, 113 after cut 148 (+8) £900,000 $1,512,000 £90,000 $151,200 AUS Ian Baker-Finch 272 (−8) 1990 1992 UK England 1 Southport 53.622 -3.033 Location in England 5 230 United Kingdom Southport 1 Royal Birkdale Golf Club 53.622 -3.033 Location in Southport, Merseyside,north of Liverpool, England 5 200 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. 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lUdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6136%2C4896309 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Baker-Finch bags Open title 22 July 1991 D1https://www.si.com/vault/1991/07/29/124621/watch-the-birdies-ian-baker-finch-got-off-to-a-flying-start-in-the-final-round-and-easily-won-the-british-open Sports Illustrated Watch the birdies Reilly Rick Reilly Rick 29 July 1991 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-jkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3776%2C5164578 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parascenzo Marino It's Baker-Finch: Aussie's sizzling 66 wins British Open 22 July 1991 7 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k0dWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4619%2C4193966 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Shapiro Leonard Unheralded trio lead British Open 20 July 1991 1D https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-TkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2741%2C4993956 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parascenzo Marino The kindest cut of all 20 July 1991 17 Course Royal Birkdale Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards4484174092033464731564584143,3243954091844751995434145254723,6166,940 Par444344344344434354543670 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=brgSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AvoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6894%2C2275219 Spokane Chronicle Washington Stat sheet: British Open 18 July 1991 C2 Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950): 1983: 6968 yd, par 71 1976: 7001 yd, par 72 1971: 7080 yd, par 73 2em 1965: 7037 yd, par 73 1961: 6844 yd 1954: 6867 yd Round summaries First round Thursday, 18 July 1991 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ESP Seve Ballesteros66−4T2 USA Chip Beck67−3 ENG Martin Gates ESP Santiago LunaT5 ENG Nick Faldo68−2 USA Gary Hallberg AUS Mike Harwood ENG Barry Lane WAL Mark Mouland USA Mike Reid ITA Costantino Rocca Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kkdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6293%2C3872594 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Seve storms back at Birkdale 19 July 1991 1B Second round Friday, 19 July 1991 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Gary Hallberg68-70=138−2 AUS Mike Harwood68-70=138 SCO Andrew Oldcorn71-67=138T4 ESP Seve Ballesteros66-73=139−1 AUS Steve Elkington71-68=139 ENG David Gilford72-67=139 AUS Wayne Grady69-70=139 USA Mark O'Meara71-68=139 USA Mike Reid68-71=139T10 ENG Richard Boxall71-69=140E ENG Roger Chapman74-66=140 ENG Howard Clark71-69=140 ENG Mark James72-68=140 ENG Barry Lane68-72=140 SCO Colin Montgomerie71-69=140 FJI Vijay Singh71-69=140 Source: Amateurs: Mickelson (+4), Payne (+4), Allenby (+9), Roblin (+11), Coltart (+13), Evans (+13), Muntz (+14), Wilshire (+15). Third round Saturday, 20 July 1991 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 AUS Ian Baker-Finch71-71-64=206−4 USA Mark O'Meara71-68-67=206T3 IRL Eamonn Darcy73-68-66=207−3 AUS Mike Harwood68-70-69=2075 ESP Seve Ballesteros66-73-69=208−2T6 USA Mike Reid68-71-70=209−1 FJI Vijay Singh71-69-69=209T8 ENG Mark James72-68-70=210E WAL Mark Mouland68-74-68=210 AUS Craig Parry71-70-69=210 ENG Martin Poxon71-72-67=210 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lEdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5952%2C4713202 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon O'Meara bears American bid 21 July 1991 1E Final round Sunday, 21 July 1991 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 AUS Ian Baker-Finch 71-71-64-66=272 −8 90,0002 AUS Mike Harwood 68-70-69-67=274 −6 70,000T3 USA Fred Couples 72-69-70-64=275 −5 55,000 USA Mark O'Meara 71-68-67-69=275T5 IRL Eamonn Darcy 73-68-66-70=277 −3 34,167 USA Jodie Mudd 72-70-72-63=277 USA Bob Tway 75-66-70-66=2778 AUS Craig Parry 71-70-69-68=278 −2 27,500T9 ESP Seve Ballesteros 66-73-69-71=279 −1 22,833 DEU Bernhard Langer 71-71-70-67=279 AUS Greg Norman 74-68-71-66=279 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1991&tid=8 databasegolf.com 1991 Open Championship results 7 July 2012 Amateurs: Payne (+4), Mickelson (+8) References External links Royal Birkdale 1991 (Official site) 120th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale (European Tour) 1991 53.622 -3.033 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sport in Southport Category:1990s in Merseyside