1984 Open Championship
Dates19–22 July 1984
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
CourseOld Course at St Andrews
TourEuropean Tour
PGA Tour
Par72[1]
Yardage6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1][2]
Field156 players
94 after 1st cut
63 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut148 (+4) (1st cut)
219 (+3) (2nd cut)[1]
Purse£425,000
$550,000
Winners share£55,000
$71,500
ChampionSeve Ballesteros
Score276 (−12)
Previous1983
Next1985

The 1984 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 113th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Seve Ballesteros won his second Open Championship and fourth major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bernhard Langer and five-time champion Tom Watson, the defending champion.[3][4]

In the final round, Ballesteros birdied the 18th hole for 69 while 54-hole co-leader Watson bogeyed the famous 17th (Road) for a 73,[5] which ended his bid for a third consecutive Open.[6][7][8]

Ballesteros' famous fist pump after his last putt is one of the enduring images of golf. It was further commemorated during the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, also known as the "Miracle at Medinah" after Europe's famous comeback. It was also the first Ryder Cup after Ballesteros' death due to brain cancer in May 2011 at the age of 54, and in his memory, Team Europe's kit bore the silhouette of Ballesteros' celebration. The team also wore navy blue and white garments – his traditional Sunday colors – for the Sunday singles.[9][10][11]

Course

Main article: Old Course at St Andrews
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Burn370410Bobby Jones3424
2Dyke411411High (In)1723
3Cartgate (Out)371412Heathery (In)3164
4Ginger Beer463413Hole O'Cross (In)4254
5Hole O'Cross (Out)564514Long5675
6Heathery (Out)416415Cartgate (In)4134
7High (Out)372416Corner of the Dyke3824
8Short178317Road4614
9End356418Tom Morris3544
Out3,50136In3,43236
Source:[2]Total6,93372

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]

  • 6,933 yards (6,340 m) - 1978
  • 6,957 yards (6,361 m) - 1970
  • 6,926 yards (6,333 m) - 1964
  • 6,936 yards (6,342 m) - 1960, 1955

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 19 July 1984

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Peter Jacobsen67−5
Bill Longmuir
Greg Norman
4Ian Baker-Finch68−4
T5Seve Ballesteros69−3
Eamonn Darcy
Nick Faldo
Jaime Gonzalez
Tom Kite
T10José María Cañizares70−2
Fred Couples
Bernard Gallacher
Jeff Hall
Rick Hartmann
Mark James
Graham Marsh
Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Martin Poxon
Lee Trevino
Lanny Wadkins

Source:[1][12]

Second round

Friday, 20 July 1984

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Ian Baker-Finch68-66=134−10
T2Seve Ballesteros69-68=137−7
Nick Faldo69-68=137
Lee Trevino70-67=137
5Bill Longmuir67-71=138–-6
T6Fred Couples70-69=139−5
Bernhard Langer71-68=139
Lanny Wadkins70-69=139
Tom Watson71-68=139
T10Jaime Gonzalez69-71=140−4
Peter Jacobsen67-73=140
Tom Kite69-71=140

Amateurs: Sherborne (+2), McEvoy (+4), Olazábal (+5), Sigel (+5), Wood (+8), Hawksworth (+12).

Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1984

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Ian Baker-Finch68-66-71=205−11
Tom Watson71-68-66=205
T3Seve Ballesteros69-68-70=207−9
Bernhard Langer71-68-68=207
T5Hugh Baiocchi72-70-70=212−4
Lee Trevino70-67-75=212
Lanny Wadkins70-69-73=212
T8José María Cañizares70-71-72=213−3
Fred Couples70-69-74=213
Nick Faldo69-68-76=213
Hale Irwin75-68-70=213
Peter Jacobsen67-73-73=213
Mark McCumber74-67-72=213
Gil Morgan71-71-71=213
Ronan Rafferty74-72-67=213

Source:[13]

Amateurs: Sherborne (+5), McEvoy (WD)

Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1984

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Seve Ballesteros69-68-70-69=276−1255,000
T2Bernhard Langer71-68-68-71=278−1031,900
Tom Watson71-68-66-73=278
T4Fred Couples70-69-74-68=281−719,800
Lanny Wadkins70-69-73-69=281
T6Nick Faldo69-68-76-69=282−616,390
Greg Norman67-74-74-67=282
8Mark McCumber74-67-72-70=283−514,300
T9Hugh Baiocchi72-70-70-72=284−411,264
Ian Baker-Finch68-66-71-79=284
Graham Marsh70-74-73-67=284
Ronan Rafferty74-72-67-71=284
Sam Torrance74-74-66-70=284

Source:[1][3][14]

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