1995 Open Championship
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The 1995 Open Championship was the 124th Open Championship held 20–23 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. John Daly won his first Open Championship and second major title in a four-hole playoff over Costantino Rocca.[2]
The 1995 Open is often remembered for Rocca's unpredictable performance on the 72nd hole. As Rocca approached the final hole, he was one shot behind Daly. Rocca's long drive was only yards from the green, but his second shot resulted in a fluffed chip where he failed to follow through. The ball trickled a mere five yards into the "Valley of Sin." Well below the level of the green, Rocca holed his 65-foot (20 m) birdie putt to tie Daly and force a playoff. The jovial Italian instantly fell to the ground and joyfully pounded the turf with his fists.[3]
Contents
Course
The Old Course at St Andrews[4]
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burn | 370 | 4 | 10 | Bobby Jones | 342 | 4 | |
| 2 | Dyke | 411 | 4 | 11 | High (In) | 172 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cartgate (Out) | 371 | 4 | 12 | Heathery (In) | 316 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ginger Beer | 463 | 4 | 13 | Hole O'Cross (In) | 425 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hole O'Cross (Out) | 564 | 5 | 14 | Long | 567 | 5 | |
| 6 | Heathery (Out) | 416 | 4 | 15 | Cartgate (In) | 413 | 4 | |
| 7 | High (Out) | 372 | 4 | 16 | Corner of the Dyke | 382 | 4 | |
| 8 | Short | 178 | 3 | 17 | Road | 461 | 4 | |
| 9 | End | 356 | 4 | 18 | Tom Morris | 354 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,501 | 36 | In | 3,432 | 36 | |||
| Total | 6,933 | 72 | ||||||
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Norman |  Australia |
1986, 1993 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 287 | –1 | T15 |
| Mark Calcavecchia |  United States |
1989 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 289 | +1 | T24 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
67 | 76 | 70 | 77 | 290 | +2 | T31 |
| Seve Ballesteros |  Spain |
1979, 1984, 1988 | 75 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 291 | +3 | T40 |
| Nick Faldo |  England |
1987, 1990, 1992 | 74 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 291 | +3 | T40 |
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
1994 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 291 | +3 | T40 |
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 295 | +7 | T68 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 78 | 70 | 77 | 71 | 296 | +8 | T79 |
| Sandy Lyle |  Scotland |
1985 | 77 | 71 | 79 | 75 | 296 | +8 | T79 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Charles |  New Zealand |
1963 | 73 | 76 | 149 | +5 |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States |
1973 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
| Lee Trevino | United States |
1971, 1972 | 75 | 77 | 152 | +8 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
1991 | 77 | 76 | 153 | +9 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States |
1961, 1962 | 83 | 75 | 158 | +14 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 20 July 1995
Second round
Friday, 21 July 1995
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | John Daly | United States |
67-71=138 | –6 |
| Brad Faxon | United States |
71-67=138 | ||
| Katsuyoshi Tomori |  Japan |
70-68=138 | ||
| T4 | Mark Brooks | United States |
70-69=139 | –5 |
| John Cook | United States |
69-70=139 | ||
| Ben Crenshaw | United States |
67-72=139 | ||
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
71-68=139 | ||
| Corey Pavin | United States |
69-70=139 | ||
| Costantino Rocca |  Italy |
69-70=139 | ||
| T10 | Justin Leonard | United States |
73-67=140 | –4 |
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
68-72=140 | ||
| Payne Stewart | United States |
72-68=140 |
Amateurs: Sherry (–3), Webster (–2), Woods (+1), Clark (+3), Gallacher (+7).
Third round
Saturday, 22 July 1995
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand |
71-71-65=207 | –9 |
| 2 | Costantino Rocca | Italy |
69-70-70=209 | –7 |
| 3 | Steve Elkington | Australia |
72-69-69=210 | –6 |
| T4 | John Daly | United States |
67-71-73=211 | –5 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
71-68-72=211 | ||
| Corey Pavin | United States |
69-70-72=211 | ||
| Katsuyoshi Tomori | Japan |
70-68-73=211 | ||
| T8 | Mark Brooks | United States |
70-69-73=212 | –4 |
| Sam Torrance | Scotland |
71-70-71=212 | ||
| T10 | Bob Estes | United States |
72-70-71=213 | –3 |
| Brad Faxon | United States |
71-67-75=213 | ||
| Barry Lane | England |
72-73-68=213 | ||
| Brett Ogle | Australia |
73-69-71=213 | ||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji |
68-72-73=213 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States |
67-76-70=213 |
Final round
Sunday, 23 July 1995
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | John Daly | United States |
67-71-73-71=282 | –6 | Playoff |
| Costantino Rocca | Italy |
69-70-70-73=282 | |||
| T3 | Steven Bottomley | England |
70-72-72-69=283 | –5 | 65,667 |
| Mark Brooks | United States |
70-69-73-71=283 | |||
| Michael Campbell | New Zealand |
71-71-65-76=283 | |||
| T6 | Steve Elkington | Australia |
72-69-69-74=284 | –4 | 40,500 |
| Vijay Singh | Fiji |
68-72-73-71=284 | |||
| T8 | Bob Estes | United States |
72-70-71-72=285 | –3 | 33,333 |
| Mark James | England |
72-75-68-70=285 | |||
| Corey Pavin | United States |
69-70-72-74=285 |
Amateurs: Webster (+1), Sherry (+3), Woods (+7), Clark (+13).
Source:[5]
Playoff
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Daly | United States |
4-3-4-4=15 | –1 | 125,000 |
| 2 | Costantino Rocca | Italy |
5-4-7-3=19 | +3 | 100,000 |
The four-hole playoff was played over holes 1, 2, 17, and 18; all par fours.
Rocca bogeyed the first and Daly birdied the second to take a two shot lead to the Road Hole.
Rocca landed in the bunker and took three shots to get out and triple-bogeyed.
He birdied the last hole, but Daly won the playoff by four strokes.[6]
References
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| Preceded by | Major Championships | Succeeded by 1995 PGA Championship |
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