The 1985 Open Championship was the 114th Open Championship, held 18–21 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 July 1985 |
| Location | Sandwich, England |
| Course(s) | 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) | |
Sandwich
Location in England
This was the last year the Open Championship featured the double cut (after 36 holes and 54 holes), introduced in 1968.
Past champions in the field
Made both cuts
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Trevino |  United States |
1971, 1972 | 73 | 76 | 68 | 71 | 288 | +8 | T20 |
| Seve Ballesteros |  Spain |
1979, 1984 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 292 | +12 | T39 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
72 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 294 | +14 | T47 |
| Bob Charles |  New Zealand |
1963 | 70 | 76 | 69 | WD | |||
Missed the second cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 222 | +12 |
Missed the first cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 77 | 75 | 152 | +12 |
| Tony Jacklin |  England |
1969 | 81 | 73 | 154 | +14 |
| Bill Rogers | United States |
1981 | 74 | 83 | 157 | +17 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 18 July 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christy O'Connor Jnr |  Ireland |
64 | –6 |
| T2 | David Graham |  Australia |
68 | –2 |
| Tony Johnstone |  Zimbabwe
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| Robert Lee | England
| |||
| Sandy Lyle | Scotland
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| Philip Parkin |  Wales
| |||
| T7 | Gordon Brand Jnr | Scotland |
69 | –1 |
| Bill McColl | Scotland
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| D. A. Weibring | United States
| |||
| David Whelan | England
| |||
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States
|
Second round
Friday, 19 July 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | David Graham | Australia |
68-71=139 | –1 |
| Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
68-71=139 | ||
| T3 | Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe |
68-72=140 | E |
| Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland |
64-76=140 | ||
| D. A. Weibring | United States |
69-71=140 | ||
| T6 | Howard Clark | England |
70-71=141 | +1 |
| Bernhard Langer |  West Germany |
72-69=141 | ||
| Robert Lee | England |
68-73=141 | ||
| Wayne Riley | Australia |
71-70=141 | ||
| Emilio Rodríguez | Spain |
71-70=141 | ||
| Peter Senior | Australia |
70-71=141 | ||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales |
70-71=141 |
Amateurs: Gilford (+6), Olazábal (+8), Evans (+15), Davis (+16) McGimpsey (+16), Homewood (+18), Purdie (+24), Latham (+28)
Third round
Saturday, 20 July 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | David Graham | Australia |
68-71-70=209 | –1 |
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany |
72-69-68=209 | ||
| T3 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
68-71-73=212 | +2 |
| Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland |
64-76-72=212 | ||
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
70-72-70=212 | ||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales |
70-71-71=212 | ||
| T7 | Peter Jacobsen | United States |
71-74-68=213 | +3 |
| Tom Kite | United States |
73-73-67=213 | ||
| T9 | Greg Norman | Australia |
71-72-71=214 | +4 |
| D. A. Weibring | United States |
69-71-74=214 |
Amateurs: Olazábal (+9), Gilford (+12).
Final round
Sunday, 21 July 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
68-71-73-70=282 | +2 | 65,000 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | United States |
70-75-70-68=283 | +3 | 43,000 |
| T3 | David Graham | Australia |
68-71-70-75=284 | +4 | 23,600 |
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany |
72-69-68-75=284 | |||
| Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland |
64-76-72-72=284 | |||
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
70-72-70-72=284 | |||
| José Rivero | Spain |
74-72-70-68=284 | |||
| T8 | Anders Forsbrand |  Sweden |
70-76-69-70=285 | +5 | 15,567 |
| Tom Kite | United States |
73-73-67-72=285 | |||
| D. A. Weibring | United States |
69-71-74-71=285 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 49, 203. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (29 July 1985). "Finally, one for the home folks". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
- ^ "1985 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.