1988 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–18 July 1988 |
Location | Lytham St Annes, England |
Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
Tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71[1] |
Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1] |
Field | 153 players, 71 after cut[1] |
Cut | 148 (+6)[1] |
Prize fund |
£500,000 $750,000 |
Winner's share |
£80,000 $136,000 |
Champion | |
Seve Ballesteros | |
273 (−11) | |
«1987 1989» |
St Annes
The 1988 Open Championship was the 117th Open Championship held 14–18 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. In a first-ever Monday finish, Seve Ballesteros shot a final round 65 to capture his third Open Championship and fifth major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Nick Price, the 54-hole leader.[2]
Scheduled to finish on Sunday, heavy rain on Saturday caused flooding of several greens and the third round was scratched after play was started. Under European Tour rules, if less than half of the players had finished their rounds, the scores for that day were discarded. Since no player had finished, all the scores from Saturday were scrapped. Sunday was briefly scheduled for 36 holes, but due to the flooding, it was decided the course could not be readied in time for the early morning tee times. The third round was played on Sunday and the fourth on Monday, the first time in history the Open's final round finished on a Monday.[3][4][5]
Course layout
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yards | 206 | 437 | 457 | 393 | 212 | 490 | 549 | 394 | 164 | 3,302 | 334 | 542 | 198 | 342 | 445 | 463 | 357 | 462 | 412 | 3,555 | 6,857 |
Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source:[6]
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
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 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 273 | –11 | 1 |
Nick Faldo | England | 1987 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 279 | –5 | 3 |
Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 1985 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 283 | –1 | T7 |
Bob Charles | New Zealand | 1963 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 73 | 287 | +3 | T20 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 68 | 288 | +4 | T25 |
Tom Watson | United States | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 290 | +6 | T28 |
Johnny Miller | United States | 1976 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 295 | +11 | T52 |
Gary Player | South Africa | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 297 | +13 | T60 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Trevino | United States | 1971, 1972 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +7 |
Tony Jacklin | England | 1969 | 80 | 79 | 159 | +17 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 14 July 1988
Second round
Friday, 15 July 1988
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 70-67=137 | −5 |
2 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 67-71=138 | −4 |
T3 | Nick Faldo | England | 71-69=140 | −2 |
Craig Stadler | United States | 72-68=140 | ||
5 | Andy Bean | United States | 71-70=141 | −1 |
T6 | Fred Couples | United States | 73-69=142 | E |
Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 73-69=142 | ||
Bob Tway | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
T9 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 72-71=143 | +1 |
Chip Beck | United States | 72-71=143 | ||
Howard Clark | England | 71-72=143 | ||
Brad Faxon | United States | 69=74=143 | ||
Gary Koch | United States | 71-72=143 | ||
Don Pooley | United States | 70-73=143 | ||
Wayne Riley | Australia | 72-71=143 | ||
Eduardo Romero | Argentina | 72-71=143 | ||
Peter Senior | Australia | 70-73=143 | ||
Andrew Sherborne | England | 71-72=143 |
Amateurs: Broadhurst (+4), Cook (+11), Foster (+11), Hardin (+12), Nash (+12), Rymer (+18), Prosser (+21).
Third round
Sunday, 17 July 1988
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 70-67-69=206 | −7 |
T2 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 67-71-70=208 | −5 |
Nick Faldo | England | 71-69-68=208 | ||
4 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 73-69-67=209 | −4 |
T5 | Andy Bean | United States | 71-70-71=212 | −1 |
Larry Nelson | United States | 73-71-68=212 | ||
Don Pooley | United States | 70-73-69=212 | ||
Eduardo Romero | Argentina | 72-71-69=212 | ||
T9 | Fred Couples | United States | 73-69-71=213 | E |
Brad Faxon | United States | 69-74-70=213 | ||
Gary Koch | United States | 71-72-70=213 | ||
Peter Senior | Australia | 70-73-70=213 |
Final round
Monday, 18 July 1988
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money {£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 67-71-70-65=273 | −11 | 80,000 |
2 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 70-67-69-69=275 | −9 | 60,000 |
3 | Nick Faldo | England | 71-69-68-71=279 | −5 | 47,000 |
T4 | Fred Couples | United States | 73-69-71-68=281 | −3 | 33,500 |
Gary Koch | United States | 71-72-70-68=281 | |||
6 | Peter Senior | Australia | 70-73-70-69=282 | −2 | 27,000 |
T7 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 72-71-73-67=283 | −1 | 21,000 |
David Frost | South Africa | 71-75-69-68=283 | |||
Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 73-69-67-74=283 | |||
Payne Stewart | United States | 73-75-68-67=283 |
Amateurs: Broadhurst (+12).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 44, 203. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ Diaz, Jaime (25 July 1988). "Mano a mano on the links". Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ Bonk, Thomas (17 July 1988). "Rain washes out play at third round of British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1F.
- ↑ "British Open rain burns Green". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. 17 July 1988. p. D1.
- ↑ Pye, Steven (16 July 2015). "How Seve Ballesteros won his last major championship at the Open in 1988". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ Platts, Mitchell (11 July 2011). "Focus on the 130th Open Championship". European Tour. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
External links
- 117th Open - Royal Lytham & St Annes 1988 (Official site)
- 117th Open Championship - Royal Lytham & St Annes (European Tour)
- 1988 Open Championship (about.sports)
Preceded by 1988 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1988 PGA Championship |
Coordinates: 53°44′58″N 3°01′05″W / 53.7495°N 3.0180°W