Dates 20–23 July 1989 Length 7,097 yards (6,489 m) Prize fund £725,000$1,165,600 Par 72 | Cut 146 (+2) | |
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Field 156 players, 80 after cut Similar 2001 Open Championship (British O, 1999 Open Championship (British O, 2004 Open Championship (British O, 2005 Open Championship (British O, 1993 US Open | ||
The 1989 Open Championship was the 118th Open Championship, held 20–23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady. It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use off the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985. The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years. Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff.
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Course
Old Course
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.
First round
Thursday, 20 July 1989
Second round
Friday, 21 July 1989
Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson (+1), Els (+4), Evans (+5), Dodd (+10), Milne (+10), Hare (+11), O'Shea (+11), Noon (+14), Meeks (+17).
Third round
Saturday, 22 July 1989
Final round
Sunday, 23 July 1989
Amateurs: Claydon (+5), Karlsson (+11).
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Playoff
The four-hole aggregate playoff was held on holes 1, 2, 17, and 18; three par fours and a par three (#17).
Scorecard
Playoff
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
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