1993 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 July 1993
LocationSandwich, England
51°16′26″N 1°22′01″E / 51.274°N 1.367°E / 51.274; 1.367
Course(s)Royal St George's Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,860 yards (6,273 m)[1]
Field156 players, 78 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+3)[1]
Prize fund£1,000,000
1,422,960
$1,540,000
Winner's share£100,000
€140,000
$154,000
Champion
Australia Greg Norman
267 (−13)
Location Map
Royal St George's is located in the United Kingdom
Royal St George's
Royal St George's
Location in the United Kingdom
Royal St George's is located in England
Royal St George's
Royal St George's
Location in England
Royal St George's is located in Kent
Royal St George's
Royal St George's
Location in Kent
Greg Norman at Royal St George's in 1993, his second Open win

The 1993 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 122nd Open Championship, held from 15–18 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Greg Norman shot a final round 64 (−6) to win his second Open Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Nick Faldo.[2][3]

Course layout

Royal St George's Golf Club[4]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4413762104684211555304183893,4083992163654435074661634254683,4526,860
Par443443544354344543443570

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

  • 1985: 6,857 yards (6,270 m), par 70
  • 1981: 6,827 yards (6,243 m), par 70

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 15 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Mark Calcavecchia66−4
Australia Greg Norman
Australia Peter Senior
United States Fuzzy Zoeller
T5Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames67−3
England Howard Clark
United States Glen Day
England Gary Evans
Germany Bernhard Langer
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
United States Larry Mize
Republic of Ireland Des Smyth
New Zealand Greg Turner
South Africa Wayne Westner

Second round

Friday, 16 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Nick Faldo69-63=132−8
2Germany Bernhard Langer67-66=133−7
T3United States Fred Couples68-66=134−6
Australia Greg Norman66-68=134
United States Corey Pavin68-66=134
6Australia Peter Senior66-69=135−5
T7United States Larry Mize67-69=136−4
United States Fuzzy Zoeller66-70=136
T9England Peter Baker70-67=137−3
United States John Daly71-66=137
South Africa Ernie Els68-69=137

Amateurs: Pyman (E), Leonard (+8), Welch (+8), Dundas (+13), Voges (+15), Griffiths (+18).

Third round

Saturday, 17 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1England Nick Faldo69-63-70=202−8
United States Corey Pavin68-66-68=202
T3Australia Greg Norman66-68-69=203−7
Germany Bernhard Langer67-66-70=203
T5Zimbabwe Nick Price68-70-67=205−5
Australia Peter Senior66-69-70=205
T7Australia Wayne Grady74-68-64=206−4
South Africa Ernie Els68-69-69=206
United States Fred Couples68-66-72=206
T10United States John Daly71-66-70=207−3
United States Fuzzy Zoeller70-66-71=207

Final round

Sunday, 18 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Australia Greg Norman66-68-69-64=267−13100,000
2England Nick Faldo69-63-70-67=269−1180,000
3Germany Bernhard Langer67-66-70-67=270−1067,000
T4United States Corey Pavin68-66-68-70=272−850,500
Australia Peter Senior66-69-70-67=272
T6South Africa Ernie Els68-69-69-68=274−633,167
Scotland Paul Lawrie72-68-69-65=274
Zimbabwe Nick Price68-70-67-69=274
T9United States Fred Couples68-66-72-69=275−525,500
Australia Wayne Grady74-68-64-69=275
United States Scott Simpson68-70-71-66=275

Amateurs: Pyman (+1)
Source:[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 39, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. Dufresne, Chris (19 July 1993). "Norman avoids ghosts to snag 2nd Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. B1.
  3. Reilly, Rick (26 July 1993). "Shark attack". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  4. "British Open: card of the course". Eugene Register-Guard. 15 July 1993. p. 4D.
  5. "1993 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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