1991 Open Championship

1991 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	18–21 July 1991
Location	Southport, England
Course(s)	Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70^[1]
Length	6,940 yards (6,350 m)^[1]
Field	156 players, 113 after cut^[1]
Cut	148 (+8)^[1]
Prize fund	£900,000 $1,512,000
Winner's share	£90,000 $151,200
Champion
Ian Baker-Finch
272 (–8)
«1990 1992»

The 1991 Open Championship was the 120th Open Championship, held from 18–21 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.^[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

Royal Birkdale Golf Club^[7]

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	448	417	409	203	346	473	156	458	414	3,324	395	409	184	475	199	543	414	525	472	3,616	6,940
Par	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	34	4	4	3	4	3	5	4	5	4	36	70

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

1983: 6,968 yards (6,372 m), par 71
1976: 7,001 yards (6,402 m), par 72
1971: 7,080 yards (6,470 m), par 73

1965: 7,037 yards (6,435 m), par 73
1961: 6,844 yards (6,258 m)
1954: 6,867 yards (6,279 m)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Greg Norman	Australia	1986	74	68	71	66	279	–1	T9
Seve Ballesteros	Spain	1979, 1984, 1988	66	73	69	71	279	–1	T9
Lee Trevino	United States	1971, 1972	71	72	71	67	281	+1	T17
Nick Faldo	England	1987, 1990, 1992	68	75	70	68	281	+1	T17
Tom Watson	United States	1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983	69	72	72	69	282	+2	T26
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1966, 1970, 1978	70	75	69	71	285	+5	T44
Gary Player	South Africa	1959, 1968, 1974	75	71	69	71	286	+6	T57
Tom Weiskopf	United States	1973	74	74	73	73	294	+14	T101

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Mark Calcavecchia	United States	1989	71	79	150	+10
Johnny Miller	United States	1976	74	80	154	+14
Sandy Lyle	Scotland	1985	77	NR

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 18 July 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	66	–4
T2	Chip Beck	United States	67	–3
	Martin Gates	England
	Santiago Luna	Spain
T5	Nick Faldo	England	68	–2
	Gary Hallberg	United States
	Mike Harwood	Australia
	Barry Lane	England
	Mark Mouland	Wales
	Mike Reid	United States
	Costantino Rocca	Italy

Second round

Friday, 19 July 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Gary Hallberg	United States	68-70=138	–2
	Mike Harwood	Australia	68-70=138
	Andrew Oldcorn	Scotland	71-67=138
T4	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	66-73=139	–1
	Steve Elkington	Australia	71-68=139
	David Gilford	England	72-67=139
	Wayne Grady	Australia	69-70=139
	Mark O'Meara	United States	71-68=139
	Mike Reid	United States	68-71=139
T10	Richard Boxall	England	71-69=140	E
	Roger Chapman	England	74-66=140
	Howard Clark	England	71-69=140
	Mark James	England	72-68=140
	Barry Lane	England	68-72=140
	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	71-69=140
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	71-69=140

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

Third round

Saturday, 20 July 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Ian Baker-Finch	Australia	71-71-64=206	–4
T1	Mark O'Meara	United States	71-68-67=206	–4
T3	Eamonn Darcy	Ireland	73-68-66=207	–3
T3	Mike Harwood	Australia	68-70-69=207	–3
5	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	66-73-69=208	–2
T6	Mike Reid	United States	68-71-70=209	–1
T6	Vijay Singh	Fiji	71-69-69=209	–1
T8	Mark James	England	72-68-70=210	E
	Mark Mouland	Wales	68-74-68=210
	Craig Parry	Australia	71-70-69=210
	Martin Poxon	England	71-72-67=210

Final round

Sunday, 21 July 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Ian Baker-Finch	Australia	71-71-64-66=272	–8	90,000
2	Mike Harwood	Australia	68-70-69-67=274	–6	70,000
T3	Fred Couples	United States	72-69-70-64=275	–5	55,000
T3	Mark O'Meara	United States	71-68-67-69=275	–5	55,000
T5	Eamonn Darcy	Ireland	73-68-66-70=277	–3	34,167
	Jodie Mudd	United States	72-70-72-63=277
	Bob Tway	United States	75-66-70-66=277
8	Craig Parry	Australia	71-70-69-68=278	–2	27,500
T9	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	66-73-69-71=279	–1	22,833
	Bernhard Langer	Germany	71-71-70-67=279
	Greg Norman	Australia	74-68-71-66=279

Amateurs: Payne (+4), Mickelson (+8)
Source:^[8]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 41, 203. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
↑ "Baker-Finch bags Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). 22 July 1991. p. D1.
↑ Reilly, Rick (29 July 1991). "Watch the birdies". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
↑ Parascenzo, Marino (22 July 1991). "It's Baker-Finch: Aussie's sizzling 66 wins British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 7.
↑ Shapiro, Leonard (20 July 1991). "Unheralded trio lead British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington Post). p. 1D.
↑ Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1991). "The kindest cut of all". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
↑ "Stat sheet: British Open". Spokane Chronicle. 18 July 1991. p. C2.
↑ "1991 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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Full Results

Preceded by 1991 U.S. Open	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1991 PGA Championship

1991 Men's Major Golf Championships

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