# 1989 Open Championship

The 1989 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 118th Open Championship, held from 20 to 23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady. It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use of the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985. The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years. Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff. In the playoff, over holes 1-2-17-18 of the course, Norman started off in the same form he had finished the main round, with birdies at the first two holes. Calcavecchia also scored a birdie at the second, Grady only making par at both: but at the short 17th, Calcavecchia was the only one to make par while Norman dropped a shot, back into a tie for the lead, and Grady also bogeyed it to be two shots behind. Then Calcavecchia made a birdie at the last, and Grady a regulation par, whereas Norman found two bunkers in succession and then mishit his third shot out of bounds, following which he picked up his ball and conceded without completing the hole.

## Course

Old Course
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | | Hole | Name | Yards | Par |
| 1 | Seal | 364 | 4 | | 10 | Sandhills | 438 | 4 |
| 2 | Black Rock | 391 | 4 | | 11 | The Railway | 481 | 5 |
| 3 | Gyaws | 379 | 4 | | 12 | The Fox | 431 | 4 |
| 4 | Dunure | 557 | 5 | | 13 | Burmah | 465 | 4 |
| 5 | Greenan | 210 | 3 | | 14 | Alton | 179 | 3 |
| 6 | Turnberry | 577 | 5 | | 15 | Crosbie | 457 | 4 |
| 7 | Tel-el-Kebir | 402 | 4 | | 16 | Well | 542 | 5 |
| 8 | Postage Stamp | 126 | 3 | | 17 | Rabbit | 223 | 3 |
| 9 | The Monk | 423 | 4 | | 18 | Craigend | 452 | 4 |
| Out | Out | 3,429 | 36 | | In | In | 3,668 | 36 |
| Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Total | Total | 7,097 | 72 |
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):
* 1982: 7,067 yards (6,462 m), par 72
* 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
* 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
* 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, 20 July 1989
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Wayne Stephens | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Paul Azinger | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Fred Couples | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Wayne Grady | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Miguel Ángel Martín | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | José María Olazábal | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Eduardo Romero | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Lee Trevino | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | Derrick Cooper | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Mark James | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Gavan Levenson | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Brian Marchbank | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Greg Norman | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Steve Pate | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Philip Walton | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Tom Watson | 69 | −3 |

### Second round

Friday, 21 July 1989
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Wayne Grady | 68-67=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Payne Stewart | 72-65=137 | −7 |
| T2 | Tom Watson | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| T4 | David Feherty | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| T4 | Eduardo Romero | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T4 | Wayne Stephens | 66-72=138 | −6 |
| T7 | Mark Calcavecchia | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Derrick Cooper | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Fred Couples | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Mark James | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Mark McCumber | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Greg Norman | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Steve Pate | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Scott Simpson | 73-66=139 | −5 |
Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson (+1), Els (+4), Evans (+5), Dodd (+10), Milne (+10), Hare (+11), O'Shea (+11), Noon (+14), Meeks (+17).

### Third round

Saturday, 22 July 1989
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Wayne Grady | 68-67-69=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Tom Watson | 69-68-68=205 | −11 |
| 3 | Payne Stewart | 72-65-69=206 | −10 |
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | 71-68-68=207 | −9 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | 68-71-68=207 | −9 |
| T4 | David Feherty | 71-67-69=207 | −9 |
| T7 | Paul Azinger | 68-73-67=208 | −8 |
| T7 | Jodie Mudd | 73-67-68=208 | −8 |
| T9 | Mark McCumber | 71-68-70=209 | −7 |
| T9 | José María Olazábal | 68-72-69=209 | −7 |
| T9 | Steve Pate | 69-70-70=209 | −7 |

### Final round

Sunday, 23 July 1989
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
| T1 | Mark Calcavecchia | 71-68-68-68=275 | −13 | Playoff |
| T1 | Greg Norman | 69-70-72-64=275 | −13 | Playoff |
| T1 | Wayne Grady | 68-67-69-71=275 | −13 | Playoff |
| 4 | Tom Watson | 69-68-68-72=277 | −11 | 40,000 |
| 5 | Jodie Mudd | 73-67-68-70=278 | −10 | 30,000 |
| T6 | Fred Couples | 68-71-68-72=279 | −9 | 26,000 |
| T6 | David Feherty | 71-67-69-72=279 | −9 | 26,000 |
| T8 | Eduardo Romero | 68-70-75-67=280 | −8 | 21,000 |
| T8 | Paul Azinger | 68-73-67-72=280 | −8 | 21,000 |
| T8 | Payne Stewart | 72-65-69-74=280 | −8 | 21,000 |
Amateurs: Claydon (+5), Karlsson (+11).
Source:

#### Playoff

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
| 1 | Mark Calcavecchia | 4-3-3-3=13 | −2 | 80,000 |
| T2 | Wayne Grady | 4-4-4-4=16 | +1 | 55,000 |
| T2 | Greg Norman | 3-3-4-x=x | x | 55,000 |
The four-hole aggregate playoff was held on holes 1, 2, 17, and 18; three par fours and a par three (#17).

##### Scorecard

Playoff
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Calcavecchia | E | −1 | −1 | −2 |
| Grady | E | E | +1 | +1 |
| Norman | −1 | −2 | −1 | x |
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par Source: