The 1984 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 113th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Seve Ballesteros won his second Open Championship and fourth major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bernhard Langer and five-time champion Tom Watson, the defending champion.
In the final round, Ballesteros birdied the 18th hole for 69 while 54-hole co-leader Watson bogeyed the famous 17th (Road) for a 73, which ended his bid for a third consecutive Open.
Ballesteros' famous fist pump after his last putt is one of the enduring images of golf. It was further commemorated during the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, also known as the "Miracle at Medinah" after Europe's famous comeback. It was also the first Ryder Cup after Ballesteros' death due to brain cancer in May 2011 at the age of 54, and in his memory, Team Europe's kit bore the silhouette of Ballesteros' celebration. The team also wore navy blue and white garments – his traditional Sunday colors – for the Sunday singles.
Course
HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Burn3704 10Bobby Jones34242Dyke411411High (In)17233Cartgate (Out)371412Heathery (In)31644Ginger Beer463413Hole O'Cross (In)42545Hole O'Cross (Out)564514Long56756Heathery (Out)416415Cartgate (In)41347High (Out)372416Corner of the Dyke38248Short178317Road46149End356418Tom Morris3544Out3,50136In3,43236Source:Total6,93372 Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): - 1978 - 1970 - 1964 - 1960, 1955
Round summaries First round Thursday, 19 July 1984 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Peter Jacobsen67−5 Bill Longmuir Greg Norman4 Ian Baker-Finch68−4T5 Seve Ballesteros69−3 Eamonn Darcy Nick Faldo Jaime Gonzalez Tom KiteT10 José María Cañizares70−2 Fred Couples Bernard Gallacher Jeff Hall Rick Hartmann Mark James Graham Marsh Tsuneyuki Nakajima Martin Poxon Lee Trevino Lanny Wadkins Source:
Second round Friday, 20 July 1984 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Ian Baker-Finch68-66=134−10T2 Seve Ballesteros69-68=137−7 Nick Faldo69-68=137 Lee Trevino70-67=1375 Bill Longmuir67-71=138–-6T6 Fred Couples70-69=139−5 Bernhard Langer71-68=139 Lanny Wadkins70-69=139 Tom Watson71-68=139T10 Jaime Gonzalez69-71=140−4 Peter Jacobsen67-73=140 Tom Kite69-71=140
Amateurs: Sherborne (+2), McEvoy (+4), Olazábal (+5), Sigel (+5), Wood (+8), Hawksworth (+12).
Third round Saturday, 21 July 1984 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Ian Baker-Finch68-66-71=205 −11 Tom Watson 71-68-66=205T3 Seve Ballesteros69-68-70=207−9 Bernhard Langer71-68-68=207T5 Hugh Baiocchi72-70-70=212−4 Lee Trevino70-67-75=212 Lanny Wadkins70-69-73=212T8 José María Cañizares70-71-72=213−3 Fred Couples70-69-74=213 Nick Faldo69-68-76=213 Hale Irwin75-68-70=213 Peter Jacobsen67-73-73=213 Mark McCumber74-67-72=213 Gil Morgan71-71-71=213 Ronan Rafferty74-72-67=213 Source:
Amateurs: Sherborne (+5), McEvoy (WD)
Final round Sunday, 22 July 1984 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 Seve Ballesteros 69-68-70-69=276 −12 55,000T2 Bernhard Langer 71-68-68-71=278 −10 31,900 Tom Watson 71-68-66-73=278T4 Fred Couples 70-69-74-68=281 −7 19,800 Lanny Wadkins 70-69-73-69=281T6 Nick Faldo 69-68-76-69=282 −6 16,390 Greg Norman 67-74-74-67=2828 Mark McCumber 74-67-72-70=283 −5 14,300T9 Hugh Baiocchi 72-70-70-72=284 −4 11,264 Ian Baker-Finch 68-66-71-79=284 Graham Marsh 70-74-73-67=284 Ronan Rafferty 74-72-67-71=284 Sam Torrance 74-74-66-70=284 Source: The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.32 dollars (US) per pound sterling.
References
External links St Andrews 1984 (Official site) 113th Open Championship - St Andrews (European Tour)