1986 Open Championship

The 1986 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 115th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Aided by a 63 in the second round,[2] Greg Norman won his first major championship at even-par, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gordon J. Brand.[3][4]

1986 Open Championship

Tournament information
Dates	17–20 July 1986
Location	South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)	Turnberry Ailsa Course
Tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70[1]
Length	6,957 yards (6,361 m)[1]
Field	153 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut	151 (+11)[1]
Prize fund	£600,000 $900,000
Winner's share	£70,000 $105,000
Champion
Greg Norman
280 (E)

 Turnberry

Location in Scotland

Turnberry

Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

It was the second Open at Turnberry, the first was in 1977, the famous "Duel in the Sun" between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. The winning score that year was a record-breaking 268 (–12), twelve strokes lower than Norman's even-par 280 in 1986.

Introduced in 1968, the second cut (at 54 holes) was discontinued after 1985. Also changed in 1986 was the playoff format, to a four-hole aggregate immediately following the final round, rather than 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). The new playoff was first used three years later in 1989.[1]

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:[5]					Total		6,957	70

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

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

• 1977: 6,875 yards (6,286 m), par 70

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Seve Ballesteros	Spain	1979, 1984	76	75	73	64	288	+8	T6
Bob Charles	New Zealand	1963	76	72	73	72	293	+13	T19
Sandy Lyle	Scotland	1985	78	73	70	74	295	+15	T30
Gary Player	South Africa	1959, 1968, 1974	75	72	73	76	296	+16	T35
Tom Watson	United States	1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983	77	71	77	71	296	+16	T35
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1966, 1970, 1978	78	73	76	71	298	+18	T46
Lee Trevino	United States	1971, 1972	80	71	75	75	301	+21	T59

Source:[3]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Johnny Miller	United States	1976	75	77	152	+12
Bill Rogers	United States	1981	80	72	152	+12

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1986

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ian Woosnam	Wales	70	E
T2	Gordon J. Brand	England	71	+1
	Nick Faldo	England
	Anders Forsbrand	Sweden
	Robert Lee	England
T6	Andrew Brooks	Scotland	72	+2
	Ron Commans	United States
	Derrick Cooper	England
	Bernhard Langer	West Germany
	Sam Randolph	United States
	Ian Stanley	Australia

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1986

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Greg Norman	Australia	74-63=137	–3
2	Gordon J. Brand	England	71-68=139	–1
T3	Nick Faldo	England	71-70=141	+1
	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	Japan	74-67=141
5	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	72-70=142	+2
T6	José María Cañizares	Spain	76-68=144	+4
	Anders Forsbrand	Sweden	71-73=144
	Greg Turner	New Zealand	73-71=144
	Ian Woosnam	Wales	70-74=144
T10	Andrew Brooks	Scotland	72-73=145	+5
	Roger Chapman	England	74-71=145
	Raymond Floyd	United States	78-67=145
	Donnie Hammond	United States	74-71=145
	Gary Koch	United States	73-72=145
	Payne Stewart	United States	76-69=145
	Bob Tway	United States	74-71=145
	D. A. Weibring	United States	75-70=145

Source:[2]
Amateurs: Davis (+16), Cotton (+18), McGimpsey (+21), Robinson (+22), Curry (+25).

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1986

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Greg Norman	Australia	74-63-74=211	+1
2	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	Japan	74-67-71=212	+2
T3	Gordon J. Brand	England	71-68-75=214	+4
	Ian Woosnam	Wales	70-74-70=214
T5	José María Cañizares	Spain	76-68-73=217	+7
	Nick Faldo	England	71-70-76=217
	Gary Koch	United States	73-72-72=217
T8	Raymond Floyd	United States	78-67-73=218	+8
	David Graham	Australia	75-73-70=218
	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	72-70-76=218
	Sam Torrance	Scotland	78-69-71=218

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1986

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Greg Norman	Australia	74-63-74-69=280	E	70,000
2	Gordon J. Brand	England	71-68-75-71=285	+5	50,000
T3	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	72-70-76-68=286	+6	35,000
	Ian Woosnam	Wales	70-74-70-72=286
5	Nick Faldo	England	71-70-76-70=287	+7	25,000
T6	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	76-75-73-64=288	+8	22,000
	Gary Koch	United States	73-72-72-71=288
T8	Brian Marchbank	Scotland	78-70-72-69=289	+9	17,333
	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	Japan	74-67-71-77=289
	Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	75-73-72-69=289

Source:[3][6]

References

1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 46, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
2. Smith, Sam (19 July 1986). "Norman charges into British lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
3. Denlinger, Ken (21 July 1986). "At last, it's a Norman conquest". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
4. Smith, Sam (21 July 1986). "Norman's conquest is major". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
5. "British Open course map". Chicago Tribune. 16 July 1986. p. 3, sec. 4.
6. "1986 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

External links

• 115th Open - Turnberry 1986 (Official site)
• 115th Open Championship - Turnberry (European Tour)
• 1986 Open Championship (about.sports)