1986 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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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 | |
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280 (E) | |
«1985 1987» |


The 1986 Open Championship was the 115th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Greg Norman won his first major championship at even-par, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gordon J. Brand.
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]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 1979, 1984 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 288 | +8 | T6 |
Bob Charles | ![]() | 1963 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 293 | +13 | T19 |
Sandy Lyle | ![]() | 1985 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 295 | +15 | T30 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 296 | +16 | T35 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 | 77 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 296 | +16 | T35 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 78 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 298 | +18 | T46 |
Lee Trevino | ![]() | 1971, 1972 | 80 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 301 | +21 | T59 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Miller | ![]() | 1976 | 75 | 77 | 152 | +12 |
Bill Rogers | ![]() | 1981 | 80 | 72 | 152 | +12 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 17 July 1986
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ian Woosnam | ![]() | 70 | E |
T2 | Gordon J. Brand | ![]() | 71 | +1 |
Nick Faldo | ![]() | |||
Anders Forsbrand | ![]() | |||
Robert Lee | ![]() | |||
T6 | Andrew Brooks | ![]() | 72 | +2 |
Ron Commans | ![]() | |||
Derrick Cooper | ![]() | |||
Bernhard Langer | ![]() | |||
Sam Randolph | ![]() | |||
Ian Stanley | ![]() |
Second round
Friday, 18 July 1986
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greg Norman | ![]() | 74-63=137 | –3 |
2 | Gordon J. Brand | ![]() | 71-68=139 | –1 |
T3 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 71-70=141 | +1 |
Tsuneyuki Nakajima | ![]() | 74-67=141 | ||
5 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 72-70=142 | +2 |
T6 | José María Cañizares | ![]() | 76-68=144 | +4 |
Anders Forsbrand | ![]() | 71-73=144 | ||
Greg Turner | ![]() | 73-71=144 | ||
Ian Woosnam | ![]() | 70-74=144 | ||
T10 | Andrew Brooks | ![]() | 72-73=145 | +5 |
Roger Chapman | ![]() | 74-71=145 | ||
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 78-67=145 | ||
Donnie Hammond | ![]() | 74-71=145 | ||
Gary Koch | ![]() | 73-72=145 | ||
Payne Stewart | ![]() | 76-69=145 | ||
Bob Tway | ![]() | 74-71=145 | ||
D. A. Weibring | ![]() | 75-70=145 |
Amateurs: Davis (+16), Cotton (+18), Robinson (+22), Curry (+25).
Third round
Saturday, 19 July 1986
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greg Norman | ![]() | 74-63-74=211 | +1 |
2 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | ![]() | 74-67-71=212 | +2 |
T3 | Gordon J. Brand | ![]() | 71-68-75=214 | +4 |
Ian Woosnam | ![]() | 70-74-70=214 | ||
T5 | José Maria Cañizares | ![]() | 76-68-73=217 | +7 |
Nick Faldo | ![]() | 71-70-76=217 | ||
Gary Koch | ![]() | 73-72-72=217 | ||
T8 | Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 78-67-73=218 | +8 |
David Graham | ![]() | 75-73-70=218 | ||
Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 72-70-76=218 | ||
Sam Torrance | ![]() | 78-69-71=218 |
Final round
Sunday, 20 July 1986
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greg Norman | ![]() | 74-63-74-69=280 | E | 70,000 |
2 | Gordon J. Brand | ![]() | 71-68-75-71=285 | +5 | 50,000 |
T3 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 72-70-76-68=286 | +6 | 35,000 |
Ian Woosnam | ![]() | 70-74-70-72=286 | |||
5 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 71-70-76-70=287 | +7 | 25,000 |
T6 | Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 76-75-73-64=288 | +8 | 22,000 |
Gary Koch | ![]() | 73-72-72-71=288 | |||
T8 | Brian Marchbank | ![]() | 78-70-72-69=289 | +9 | 17,333 |
Tsuneyuki Nakajima | ![]() | 74-67-71-77=289 | |||
Fuzzy Zoeller | ![]() | 75-73-72-69=289 |
Source:[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 46, 203. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "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)
Preceded by 1986 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1986 PGA Championship |
Coordinates: 55°18′58″N 4°49′55″W / 55.316°N 4.832°W