- 1989 Open Championship
Infobox_Individual_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = 1989 Open Championship
dates = July 20 - 23, 1989
location = flagicon|ScotlandTroon ,Scotland
course =Royal Troon Golf Club
tour =PGA Tour PGA European Tour
par = 72
yardage= 7,097
field = 146 players, 80 after cut
cut = 146 (+2)
purse = £725,000
$1,165,600
winners_share = £80,000
$128,000
Champion =Mark Calcavecchia
Score = 275 (-13), playoffThe 1989 Open Championship was the 118th
Open Championship held fromJuly 20 -23,1989 at theRoyal Troon Golf Club inTroon ,Scotland .Mark Calcavecchia won his first major championship by winning in a four-hole playoff in Open Championship history overGreg Norman andWayne Grady . This marked the first time in Open Championship history where extra holes were reduced from an 18-hole playoff the next day to a four-hole playoff immediately after the final round.Final leaderboard
"*Calcavecchia (4-3-3-3=13) defeats Norman (3-3-5-x=x) and Grady (4-4-4-4=16) in a four-hole playoff."
External links
* [http://www.opengolf.com/history/past_results.sps?tourn=1989022&pageno=-1 Full results]
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