1978 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–15 July 1978 |
Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
Course(s) | Old Course at St Andrews |
Organized by | The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72[1] |
Length | 6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1][2] |
Field | 155 players 80 after 1st cut 64 after 2nd cut[1] |
Cut | 148 (+4) (1st cut) 222 (+6) (2nd cut)[1] |
Prize fund | £125,000 $237,500 |
Winner's share | £12,500 $23,750 |
Champion | |
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281 (−7) | |
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The 1978 Open Championship was the 107th Open Championship, held 12–15 July over the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Jack Nicklaus won his third and final Open championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, and Simon Owen.[3] It was the fifteenth of his eighteen major championships and marked the completion of his third career grand slam.[4][5]
Defending champion Tom Watson was a co-leader after 54 holes,[6][7] but four consecutive bogeys on the front nine led to a 76 (+4). Watson finished six strokes back in a tie for fourteenth place.[4][5][8]
Course
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
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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 | |||
Source:[2] | Total | 6,933 | 72 |
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 12 July 1978
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() | 68 | −4 |
T2 | ![]() | 69 | −3 |
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T6 | ![]() | 70 | −2 |
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Source:[1]
Second round
Thursday, 13 July 1978
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() | 68-71=139 | −5 |
![]() | 69-70=139 | ||
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T4 | ![]() | 73-67=140 | −4 |
![]() | 71-69=139 | ||
T6 | ![]() | 72-69=141 | −3 |
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Source:[1][9][10]
Third round
Friday, 14 July 1978
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() | 72-70-69=211 | −5 |
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T3 | ![]() | 70-75-67=212 | −4 |
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T7 | ![]() | 71-72-70=213 | −3 |
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Source:[6][7]
Amateurs: Miller (+2), Brodie (+4), McEvoy (+5), Godwin (+6).
Final round
Saturday, 15 July 1978
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
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1 | ![]() | 71-72-69-69=281 | −7 | 12,500 |
T2 | ![]() | 69-75-71-68=283 | −5 | 7,255 |
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6 | ![]() | 72-70-69-73=284 | −4 | 4,960 |
T7 | ![]() | 71-69-74-71=285 | −3 | 3,905 |
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Amateurs: McEvoy (+5), Miller (+6), Brodie (+7), Godwin (+10). Source:[1][5][11]
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.88 dollars (US) per pound sterling.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 58, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ a b "St. Andrews–decoding British Open course". The Chicago Tribune. UPI. 12 July 1978. p. 2, sec. 6.
- ^ Lupica, Mike (16 July 1978). "Nicklaus at his best for British win". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Dan (24 July 1978). "A Bonny Victory". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- ^ a b c Jacobs, Raymond (17 July 1978). "Jack Nicklaus - a superstar reborn". Glasgow Herald. p. 14.
- ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (15 July 1978). "Oosterhuis and Watson head for fascinating duel". Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
- ^ a b "Watson shares lead; Nicklaus shot back". The Chicago Tribune. wire services. 15 July 1978. p. 3, sec. 2.
- ^ "Nicklaus caresses Old Course, captures Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 16 July 1978. p. 2B.
- ^ "Open golf qualifiers". Glasgow Herald. 14 July 1978. p. 21.
- ^ "Scoreboard: Golf". The Chicago Tribune. 14 July 1978. p. 6, sec. 5.
- ^ "1978 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1978". PoundSterling. July 1978. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
External links
- St Andrews 1978 (Official site)
- 107th Open Championship - St Andrews (European Tour)
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