1989 Open Championship

The 1989 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 118th Open Championship, held from 20–23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady. It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use off the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985. The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years. Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff. CourseOld CourseLengths of the course for previous Opens : Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5. Round summariesFirst roundThursday, 20 July 1989Second roundFriday, 21 July 1989Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson ( + 1), Els ( + 4), Evans ( + 5), Dodd ( + 10), Milne ( + 10), Hare ( + 11), O'Shea ( + 11), Noon ( + 14), Meeks ( + 17). Third roundSaturday, 22 July 1989Final roundSunday, 23 July 1989

The 1989 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 118th Open Championship, held from 20–23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady. It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use off the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985. The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years. Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff. CourseOld CourseLengths of the course for previous Opens : Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5. Round summariesFirst roundThursday, 20 July 1989Second roundFriday, 21 July 1989Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson ( + 1), Els ( + 4), Evans ( + 5), Dodd ( + 10), Milne ( + 10), Hare ( + 11), O'Shea ( + 11), Noon ( + 14), Meeks ( + 17). Third roundSaturday, 22 July 1989Final roundSunday, 23 July 1989