1992 Open Championship

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The 1992 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 121st Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth major title by one stroke over runner-up John Cook.[2] It was Faldo's second win at Muirfield, where he won his first Claret Jug in 1987.[3] Daren Lee of England was the only amateur to make the cut; he earned the silver medal as low amateur and finished in a tie for 68th place.

Dates16–19 July 1992
LocationGullane, Scotland
CourseMuirfield
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1992 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–19 July 1992
LocationGullane, Scotland
CourseMuirfield
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,970 yards (6,373 m)[1]
Field156 players, 75 after cut[1]
Cut143 (+1)[1]
Prize fund£1,000,000
1,336,650
$1,900,000
Winner's share£95,000
€133,000
$154,000
Champion
England Nick Faldo
272 (12)
 1991
1993 
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Muirfield is located in Scotland
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
Muirfield is located in East Lothian
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in East Lothian, Scotland

Course

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Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4473513791805594691854445043,5184753853811594494171885504483,4526,970
Par444354345364443443543571
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Source:[4]

Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 16 July 1992

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Second round

Friday, 17 July 1992

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PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Nick Faldo66-64=130−12
T2Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr65-68=133−9
United States John Cook66-67=133
4United States Steve Pate64-70=134−8
T5South Africa Ernie Els66-69=135−7
United States Raymond Floyd64-71=135
United States Donnie Hammond70-65=135
T8Spain José María Olazábal70-67=137−5
United States Tom Purtzer68-69=137
United States Larry Rinker69-68=137
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Amateurs: Lee (-2), Pullan (+3), Voges (+8), Welch (+8), Wolstenholme (+11).

Third round

Saturday, 18 July 1992

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PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Nick Faldo66-64-69=199−14
T2United States Steve Pate64-70-69=203−10
United States John Cook66-67-70=203
T4United States Donnie Hammond70-65-70=205−8
South Africa Ernie Els66-69-70=205
Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72=205
T7United States Chip Beck71-68-67=206−7
Spain José María Olazábal70-67-69=206
9United States Larry Rinker69-68-70=207−6
T10England Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70=208−5
Sweden Robert Karlsson70-68-70=208
Scotland Sandy Lyle68-70-70=208
Wales Ian Woosnam65-73-70=208
United States Raymond Floyd64-71-73=208
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Final round

Sunday, 19 July 1992

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PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1England Nick Faldo66-64-69-73=2721295,000
2United States John Cook66-67-70-70=2731175,000
3Spain José María Olazábal70-67-69-68=2741064,000
4United States Steve Pate64-70-69-73=276853,000
T5United States Andrew Magee67-72-70-70=279530,071
Sweden Robert Karlsson70-68-70-71=279
England Malcolm MacKenzie71-67-70-71=279
Wales Ian Woosnam65-73-70-71=279
South Africa Ernie Els66-69-70-74=279
United States Donnie Hammond70-65-70-74=279
Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr65-68-72-74=279
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Source:[5]

Amateurs: Lee (+9)

Scorecard

Final round

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Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444354345444344354
England Faldo−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−12−12−11−10−11−11−12−12
United States Cook−9−9−10−10−12−12−11−11−9−9−9−10−10−10−11−12−12−11
Spain Olazábal−6−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10
United States Pate−10−9−10−9−10−11−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−9−7-7-8-8
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Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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