Tournament information | |
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Dates | 18–21 July 1991 |
Location | Southport, England |
Course(s) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70[1] |
Length | 6,940 yards (6,346 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 113 after cut[1] |
Cut | 148 (+8)[1] |
Prize fund | £900,000 $1,512,000 |
Winner's share | £90,000 $151,200 |
Champion | |
Ian Baker-Finch | |
272 (−8) | |
The 1991 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 120th Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Ian Baker-Finch won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood.
Baker-Finch was two-over after two rounds in a tie for 28th place, then was ten-under on the weekend. His 66 on Sunday was bolstered by a 29 on the front nine, with birdies on five of the first seven holes.[2][3][4]
The cut at 148 (+8) included those within ten strokes of the lead, which resulted in a record 113 players on the weekend, nearly three-quarters of the field.[5][6]