1985 Open Championship
The 1985 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 114th Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Sandy Lyle won his only Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart. It was the first of his two major titles; Lyle added a green jacket as Masters champion in 1988. This was the last year the Open Championship featured the double cut (after 36 holes and 54 holes), introduced in 1968. Jack Nicklaus was cut for the first time in his Open championship career dating back to 1962.
 Front cover of the 1985 Open Annual | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 July 1985 |
| Location | Sandwich, England |
| Course | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1] |
| Field | 153 players 86 after 1st cut 61 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 149 (+9) (1st cut) 221 (+11) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £530,000 $768,500 |
| Winner's share | £65,000 $94,250 |
| Champion | |
 Sandy Lyle | |
| 282 (+2) | |
The 1985 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 114th Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Sandy Lyle won his only Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart.[2] It was the first of his two major titles; Lyle added a green jacket as Masters champion in 1988.
This was the last year the Open Championship featured the double cut (after 36 holes and 54 holes), introduced in 1968. Jack Nicklaus was cut for the first time in his Open championship career dating back to 1962.
Course layout
[edit]| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 445 | 376 | 214 | 470 | 422 | 156 | 529 | 415 | 387 | 3,414 | 399 | 216 | 362 | 443 | 508 | 467 | 165 | 425 | 458 | 3,443 | 6,857 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, 18 July 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christy O'Connor Jnr |
64 | −6 |
| T2 |  David Graham |
68 | −2 |
 Tony Johnstone
| |||
 Robert Lee
| |||
| Sandy Lyle
| |||
 Philip Parkin
| |||
| T7 | Gordon Brand Jnr |
69 | −1 |
| Bill McColl
| |||
 D. A. Weibring
| |||
| David Whelan
| |||
| Fuzzy Zoeller
|
Second round
[edit]Friday, 19 July 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | David Graham |
68-71=139 | −1 |
| Sandy Lyle |
68-71=139 | ||
| T3 | Tony Johnstone |
68-72=140 | Even |
| Christy O'Connor Jnr |
64-76=140 | ||
| D. A. Weibring |
69-71=140 | ||
| T6 | Howard Clark |
70-71=141 | +1 |
 Bernhard Langer |
72-69=141 | ||
| Robert Lee |
68-73=141 | ||
| Wayne Riley |
71-70=141 | ||
 Emilio Rodríguez |
71-70=141 | ||
| Peter Senior |
70-71=141 | ||
| Ian Woosnam |
70-71=141 |
Amateurs: Gilford (+6), Olazábal (+8), Evans (+15), Davis (+16) McGimpsey (+16), Homewood (+18), Purdie (+24), Latham (+28)
Third round
[edit]Saturday, 20 July 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | David Graham |
68-71-70=209 | −1 |
| Bernhard Langer |
72-69-68=209 | ||
| T3 | Sandy Lyle |
68-71-73=212 | +2 |
| Christy O'Connor Jnr |
64-76-72=212 | ||
| Mark O'Meara |
70-72-70=212 | ||
| Ian Woosnam |
70-71-71=212 | ||
| T7 | Peter Jacobsen |
71-74-68=213 | +3 |
| Tom Kite |
73-73-67=213 | ||
| T9 | Greg Norman |
71-72-71=214 | +4 |
| D. A. Weibring |
69-71-74=214 |
Amateurs: Olazábal (+9), Gilford (+12).
Final round
[edit]Sunday, 21 July 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Lyle |
68-71-73-70=282 | +2 | 65,000 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart |
70-75-70-68=283 | +3 | 43,000 |
| T3 | David Graham |
68-71-70-75=284 | +4 | 23,600 |
| Bernhard Langer |
72-69-68-75=284 | |||
| Christy O'Connor Jnr |
64-76-72-72=284 | |||
| Mark O'Meara |
70-72-70-72=284 | |||
| José Rivero |
74-72-70-68=284 | |||
| T8 |  Anders Forsbrand |
70-76-69-70=285 | +5 | 15,567 |
| Tom Kite |
73-73-67-72=285 | |||
| D. A. Weibring |
69-71-74-71=285 |
Amateurs: Olazábal (+9)
Source:[3]
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.39 dollars (US) per pound sterling.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 49, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (29 July 1985). "Finally, one for the home folks". Sports Illustrated. p. 22. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.
- ^ "1985 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1985". PoundSterling. July 1985. Retrieved 18 July 2024.