# 1990 Open Championship

The 1990 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 119th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Nick Faldo won the second of his three Open Championships by five strokes over runners-up Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart. Earlier in the year, Faldo won the Masters; this was the fourth of his six major titles.

## Course

| 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 | Out | 3,501 | 36 | | In | In | 3,432 | 36 |
| Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Total | Total | 6,933 | 72 |
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):
* 6,933 yards (6,340 m) - 1984, 1978
* 6,957 yards (6,361 m) - 1970
* 6,926 yards (6,333 m) - 1964
* 6,936 yards (6,342 m) - 1960, 1955

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, 19 July 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Michael Allen | 66 | −6 |
| T1 | Greg Norman | 66 | −6 |
| 3 | Nick Faldo | 67 | −5 |
| T4 | Ian Baker-Finch | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Peter Jacobsen | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Craig Parry | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Martin Poxon | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Payne Stewart | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Sam Torrance | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Ian Woosnam | 68 | −4 |

### Second round

Friday, 20 July 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Nick Faldo | 67-65=132 | −12 |
| T1 | Greg Norman | 66-66=132 | −12 |
| T3 | Craig Parry | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| T3 | Payne Stewart | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| T5 | Nick Price | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Mike Reid | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Jamie Spence | 72-65=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Ian Woosnam | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T9 | Peter Jacobsen | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Jodie Mudd | 72-66=138 | −6 |
| T9 | José María Olazábal | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Steve Pate | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Anders Sørensen | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Sam Torrance | 68-70=138 | −6 |
Source:
Amateurs: Nash (+1), Kuramoto (+5), Patton (+5), Muntz (+8).

### Third round

Saturday, 21 July 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 67-65-67=199 | −17 |
| T2 | Ian Baker-Finch | 68-72-64=204 | −12 |
| T2 | Payne Stewart | 68-68-68=204 | −12 |
| 4 | Craig Parry | 68-68-69=205 | −11 |
| 5 | Paul Broadhurst | 74-69-63=206 | −10 |
| T6 | Frank Nobilo | 72-67-68=207 | −9 |
| T6 | Ian Woosnam | 68-69-70=207 | −9 |
| T8 | Vicente Fernández | 72-67-69=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Peter Jacobsen | 68-70-70=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Greg Norman | 66-66-76=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Corey Pavin | 71-69-68=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Nick Price | 70-67-71=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Tim Simpson | 70-69-69=208 | −8 |
Source:

### Final round

Sunday, 22 July 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 67-65-67-71=270 | −18 | 85,000 |
| T2 | Mark McNulty | 74-68-68-65=275 | −13 | 60,000 |
| T2 | Payne Stewart | 68-68-68-71=275 | −13 | 60,000 |
| T4 | Jodie Mudd | 72-66-72-66=276 | −12 | 40,000 |
| T4 | Ian Woosnam | 68-69-70-69=276 | −12 | 40,000 |
| T6 | Ian Baker-Finch | 68-72-64-73=277 | −11 | 28,500 |
| T6 | Greg Norman | 66-66-76-69=277 | −11 | 28,500 |
| T8 | David Graham | 72-71-70-66=279 | −9 | 22,000 |
| T8 | Donnie Hammond | 70-71-68-70=279 | −9 | 22,000 |
| T8 | Steve Pate | 70-68-72-69=279 | −9 | 22,000 |
| T8 | Corey Pavin | 71-69-68-71=279 | −9 | 22,000 |
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