# 1992 Open Championship

The 1992 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 121st Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth major title by one stroke over runner-up John Cook. It was Faldo's second win at Muirfield, where he won his first Claret Jug in 1987. Daren Lee of England was the only amateur to make the cut; he earned the silver medal as low amateur and finished in a tie for 68th place.

## Course

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 447 | 351 | 379 | 180 | 559 | 469 | 185 | 444 | 504 | 3,518 | 475 | 385 | 381 | 159 | 449 | 417 | 188 | 550 | 448 | 3,452 | 6,970 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Source:
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, 16 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Raymond Floyd | 64 | −7 |
| T1 | Steve Pate | 64 | −7 |
| T3 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 65 | −6 |
| T3 | Ian Woosnam | 65 | −6 |
| T5 | John Cook | 66 | −5 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 66 | −5 |
| T5 | Nick Faldo | 66 | −5 |
| T5 | Lee Janzen | 66 | −5 |
| T9 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 67 | −4 |
| T9 | Andrew Magee | 67 | −4 |
| T9 | Rocco Mediate | 67 | −4 |
| T9 | Craig Parry | 67 | −4 |
| T9 | Costantino Rocca | 67 | −4 |
| T9 | Orrin Vincent III | 67 | −4 |

### Second round

Friday, 17 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 66-64=130 | −12 |
| T2 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 65-68=133 | −9 |
| T2 | John Cook | 66-67=133 | −9 |
| 4 | Steve Pate | 64-70=134 | −8 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 66-69=135 | −7 |
| T5 | Raymond Floyd | 64-71=135 | −7 |
| T5 | Donnie Hammond | 70-65=135 | −7 |
| T8 | José María Olazábal | 70-67=137 | −5 |
| T8 | Tom Purtzer | 68-69=137 | −5 |
| T8 | Larry Rinker | 69-68=137 | −5 |
Amateurs: Lee (-2), Pullan (+3), Voges (+8), Welch (+8), Wolstenholme (+11).

### Third round

Saturday, 18 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 66-64-69=199 | −14 |
| T2 | Steve Pate | 64-70-69=203 | −10 |
| T2 | John Cook | 66-67-70=203 | −10 |
| T4 | Donnie Hammond | 70-65-70=205 | −8 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | 66-69-70=205 | −8 |
| T4 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 65-68-72=205 | −8 |
| T7 | Chip Beck | 71-68-67=206 | −7 |
| T7 | José María Olazábal | 70-67-69=206 | −7 |
| 9 | Larry Rinker | 69-68-70=207 | −6 |
| T10 | Malcolm MacKenzie | 71-67-70=208 | −5 |
| T10 | Robert Karlsson | 70-68-70=208 | −5 |
| T10 | Sandy Lyle | 68-70-70=208 | −5 |
| T10 | Ian Woosnam | 65-73-70=208 | −5 |
| T10 | Raymond Floyd | 64-71-73=208 | −5 |

### Final round

Sunday, 19 July 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 66-64-69-73=272 | −12 | 95,000 |
| 2 | John Cook | 66-67-70-70=273 | −11 | 75,000 |
| 3 | José María Olazábal | 70-67-69-68=274 | −10 | 64,000 |
| 4 | Steve Pate | 64-70-69-73=276 | −8 | 53,000 |
| T5 | Andrew Magee | 67-72-70-70=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| T5 | Robert Karlsson | 70-68-70-71=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| T5 | Malcolm MacKenzie | 71-67-70-71=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| T5 | Ian Woosnam | 65-73-70-71=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 66-69-70-74=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| T5 | Donnie Hammond | 70-65-70-74=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
| T5 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 65-68-72-74=279 | −5 | 30,071 |
Source:
Amateurs: Lee (+9)

#### Scorecard

Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Faldo | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 |
| Cook | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 |
| Olazábal | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 |
| Pate | −10 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −7 | -7 | -8 | -8 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: