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1994 Open Championship

The 1994 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 123rd Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Nick Price won the second of his three major championships and only Claret Jug, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jesper Parnevik.

1994 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates14–17 July 1994
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Turnberry
Ailsa Course
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,957 yards (6,361 m)[1]
Field156 players, 81 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+3)[1]
Prize fund£1,000,000
€1,579,620
$1,650,000
Winner's share£110,000
€154,000
$178,200
Champion
Zimbabwe Nick Price
268 (−12)
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 Turnberry is located in Scotland
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Location in Scotland
Turnberry is located in South Ayrshire
Turnberry
Turnberry
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Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Price was three-under over the final three holes and posted 66 (−4), while Parnevik, in the group ahead, bogeyed the 72nd hole to miss a playoff.[2][3][4][5] It was the first of two consecutive majors for Price, who won his second PGA Championship a month later.

Course edit

Main article: Turnberry (golf course)

Ailsa Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Ailsa Craig 350 4 10 Dinna Fouter 452 4
2 Mak Siccar 428 4 11 Maidens 177 3
3 Blaw Wearie 462 4 12 Monument 448 4
4 Woe-Be-Tide 167 3 13 Tickly Tap 411 4
5 Fin Me Oot 441 4 14 Risk-An-Hope 440 4
6 Tappie Toorie 222 3 15 Ca' Canny 209 3
7 Roon The Ben 528 5 16 Wee Burn 409 4
8 Goat Fell 427 4 17 Lang Whang 500 5
9 Bruce's Castle 455 4 18 Ailsa Hame ^ 431 4
Out 3,480 35 In 3,477 35
Source:[6] Total 6,957 70

^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship:[1]

  • 1986: 6,957 yards (6,361 m), par 70
  • 1977: 6,875 yards (6,286 m), par 70

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, 14 July 1994

Place Player Score To par
1   Greg Turner 65 −5
2   Jonathan Lomas 66 −4
3   Andrew Magee 67 −3
T4   John Daly 68 −2
  David Edwards
  David Feherty
  Wayne Grady
  Ross McFarlane
  Jesper Parnevik
  Loren Roberts
  Peter Senior
  Jean van de Velde
  Tom Watson
  Brian Watts

Source:[7]

Second round edit

Friday, 15 July 1994

Place Player Score To par
1   Tom Watson 68-65=133 −7
T2   Brad Faxon 69-65=134 −6
  Jesper Parnevik 68-66=134
4   Nick Price 69-66=135 −5
T5   David Edwards 68-68=136 −4
  Jonathan Lomas 66-70=136
  Frank Nobilo 69-67=136
  Greg Turner 65-71=136
T9   David Feherty 68-69=137 −3
  Ronan Rafferty 71-66=137
  Loren Roberts 68-69=137
  Fuzzy Zoeller 71-66=137

Source:[8]
Amateurs: Bennett (−1), James (+5), Evans (+9), Harris (+9), Pullan (+15)

Third round edit

Saturday, 16 July 1994

Place Player Score To par
T1   Brad Faxon 69-65-67=201 −9
  Fuzzy Zoeller 71-66-64=201
T3   Ronan Rafferty 71-66-65=202 −8
  Nick Price 69-66-67=202
  Jesper Parnevik 68-66-68=202
  Tom Watson 68-65-69=202
7   David Feherty 68-69-66=203 −7
8   Mark James 72-67-66=205 −5
T9   Larry Mize 73-69-64=206 −4
  Colin Montgomerie 72-69-65=206
  Andrew Coltart 71-69-66=206
  Tom Kite 71-69-66=206
  Craig Stadler 71-69-66=206
  Jumbo Ozaki 69-71-66=206
  Peter Jacobsen 69-70-67=206
  Peter Senior 68-71-67=206
  Davis Love III 71-67-68=206
  Loren Roberts 68-69-69=206
  Greg Turner 65-71-70=206

Source:[9]

Final round edit

Sunday, 17 July 1994

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1   Nick Price 69-66-67-66=268 −12 110,000
2   Jesper Parnevik 68-66-68-67=269 −11 88,000
3   Fuzzy Zoeller 71-66-64-70=271 −9 74,000
T4   Anders Forsbrand 72-71-66-64=273 −7 50,667
  Mark James 72-67-66-68=273
  David Feherty 68-69-66-70=273
7   Brad Faxon 69-65-67-73=274 −6 36,000
T8   Nick Faldo 75-66-70-64=275 −5 30,000
  Tom Kite 71-69-66-69=275
  Colin Montgomerie 72-69-65-69=275

Source:[4][5][10]
Amateurs: Bennett (+6)

Scorecard edit

Hole   1    2   3   4   5    6     7     8     9   10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 4   4     3   4 4 4 3 4 5 4
  Price −8 −7 −7 −8 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −12 −12
  Parnevik −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −11 −11 −10 −11 −12 −11
  Zoeller −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −9 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9
  Forsbrand −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −5 −5 −7 −7
  James −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −5 −5 −7 −7
  Feherty −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 36, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ Guest, Larry (18 July 1994). "Price finds title with eagle eyes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  3. ^ Reilly, Rick (25 July 1994). "The Price goes up". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  4. ^ a b c Dorman, Larry (18 July 1994). "Price soars, with an eagle, at Turnberry". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. p. 1C.
  5. ^ a b Wojciechowski, Gene (18 July 1994). "Parnevik really paying the Price". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  6. ^ "British Open: course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 14 July 1994. p. 6D.
  7. ^ Wojciechowski, Gene (15 July 1994). "A 'Who's he' of golf leads". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  8. ^ Dorman, Larry (16 July 1994). "Watson turns the odds his way". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1D.
  9. ^ Wojciechowski, Gene (17 July 1994). "Faxon, Zoeller charge into lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  10. ^ "1994 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

External links edit

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