1995 Open Championship
Front cover of the 1995 Open Program
Tournament information
Dates20–23 July 1995
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,933 yards (6,340 m)[1]
Field159 players, 103 after cut[1]
Cut148 (+4)[1]
Prize fund£1,250,000
€1,876,980
$2,000,000
Winner's share£125,000
€175,000
$199,375
Champion
United States John Daly
282 (−6), playoff
St Andrews is located in Scotland
St Andrews
St Andrews
Location in Scotland

The 1995 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 124th Open Championship held from 20–23 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. John Daly won his first Open Championship and second major title in a four-hole playoff over Costantino Rocca.[2]

This was the final Open appearance for two-time champion Arnold Palmer and the first appearance for three-time champion Tiger Woods.

Course

The Old Course at St Andrews[3]

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Burn370410Bobby Jones3424
2Dyke411411High (In)1723
3Cartgate (Out)371412Heathery (In)3164
4Ginger Beer463413Hole O'Cross (In)4254
5Hole O'Cross (Out)564514Long5675
6Heathery (Out)416415Cartgate (In)4134
7High (Out)372416Corner of the Dyke3824
8Short178317Road4614
9End356418Tom Morris3544
Out3,50136In3,43236
Total6,93372

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 20 July 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Ben Crenshaw67−5
United States John Daly
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
United States Tom Watson
T5Northern Ireland David Feherty68−4
United States Bill Glasson
Sweden Mats Hallberg
Fiji Vijay Singh
T9Northern Ireland Darren Clarke69−3
United States John Cook
United States Jim Gallagher Jr.
England David Gilford
Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson
United States Steve Lowery
United States Corey Pavin
Italy Costantino Rocca
United States Gene Sauers

Second round

Friday, 21 July 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States John Daly67-71=138−6
United States Brad Faxon71-67=138
Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori70-68=138
T4United States Mark Brooks70-69=139−5
United States John Cook69-70=139
United States Ben Crenshaw67-72=139
South Africa Ernie Els71-68=139
United States Corey Pavin69-70=139
Italy Costantino Rocca69-70=139
T10United States Justin Leonard73-67=140−4
Fiji Vijay Singh68-72=140
United States Payne Stewart72-68=140

Amateurs: Sherry (−3), Webster (−2), Woods (+1), Clark (+3), Gallacher (+7).

Third round

Saturday, 22 July 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1New Zealand Michael Campbell71-71-65=207−9
2Italy Costantino Rocca69-70-70=209−7
3Australia Steve Elkington72-69-69=210−6
T4United States John Daly67-71-73=211−5
South Africa Ernie Els71-68-72=211
United States Corey Pavin69-70-72=211
Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori70-68-73=211
T8United States Mark Brooks70-69-73=212−4
Scotland Sam Torrance71-70-71=212
T10United States Bob Estes72-70-71=213−3
United States Brad Faxon71-67-75=213
England Barry Lane72-73-68=213
Australia Brett Ogle73-69-71=213
Fiji Vijay Singh68-72-73=213
United States Tom Watson67-76-70=213

Final round

Sunday, 23 July 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
T1United States John Daly67-71-73-71=282−6Playoff
Italy Costantino Rocca69-70-70-73=282
T3England Steven Bottomley70-72-72-69=283−565,667
United States Mark Brooks70-69-73-71=283
New Zealand Michael Campbell71-71-65-76=283
T6Australia Steve Elkington72-69-69-74=284−440,500
Fiji Vijay Singh68-72-73-71=284
T8United States Bob Estes72-70-71-72=285−333,333
England Mark James72-75-68-70=285
United States Corey Pavin69-70-72-74=285

Amateurs: Webster (+1), Sherry (+3), Woods (+7), Clark (+13).

Source:[4]

Early in the final round, John Daly moved clear with birdies at the 4th, 7th, and 8th holes, while Michael Campbell bogeyed the 5th and 6th. Mark Brooks was Daly's closest challenger for much of the day, but a double bogey on the 16th hole saw him fall back; a closing birdie on the 18th hole meant he tied Steven Bottomley's clubhouse score at 5 under par (283). Daly's lead had grown to three strokes on the 16th tee, but he made bogeys on both the 16th and 17th holes, where he hit his approach against the face of the Road Hole bunker. He finished his round at 6 under par (282). When Steve Elkington failed to birdie the 16th and bogeyed the 17th, Michael Campbell and Costantino Rocca with the only players remaining with a chance to match Daly's score. Rocca was one behind Daly playing the 17th hole; he hit his approach onto the road behind the green, but hit his recovery shot to 4 feet and made the putt for par to remain one stroke behind going to the final hole. Campbell made par on the 17th to leave him 2 behind.

The 72nd hole

As the final group, consisting of Rocca and 54-hole leader Michael Campbell, approached the last hole, Daly had completed his round and was in at 6 under par, a stroke clear of Rocca and two ahead of Campbell. Both golfers had a chance to tie Daly and force a playoff, with Rocca needing birdie and Campbell eagle to do so.

Rocca hit a shorter shot than Campbell, who nearly reached the green on his first shot, and played his second first. However, he misplayed the chip shot and only hit the ball a few yards, leaving him with an extremely long putt from an area of the hole referred to as the "Valley of Sin". Campbell failed to hole out on his second shot, thus leaving Rocca as the only one who could prevent the outright win for Daly.[5]

As Daly and his wife Paulette watched on a monitor, believing that Rocca's mistake clinched the victory for him, Rocca lined up to attempt his putt for a tournament-tying birdie. Needing to make a sixty-five foot uphill putt with a sharp break to stay alive, Rocca managed to redeem himself for his error on the second shot as the putt rolled in to tie Daly at −6.

Playoff

For this 1995 edition, the four holes pre-selected for the aggregate score playoff were 1, 2, 17 (St. Andrew's infamous "Road Hole"), and 18.[5] All were par four holes.

Daly emerged with the early lead after parring the first playoff hole while Rocca carded a bogey. He added a shot to his lead with a birdie on 2, leaving him at −1 to Rocca's +1 as the two men headed to the Road Hole for the third playoff hole.[5]

Rocca hit his first shot onto the fairway while Daly ended up in the left-side rough. On the next shot, Rocca hit his ball into the Road Bunker, one of the deepest such hazards on the course. To further complicate matters, Rocca's shot was nestled deep in the sand near the front of the bunker and it took him three tries to finally extricate himself from the trap. Rocca two-putted from there to a triple-bogey 7, which all but ensured Daly would win the championship as he headed to the last hole with a five-shot lead after parring the Road Hole. Daly finished with another par at 18, giving him a four-hole total of 15, one-under-par. Rocca salvaged some pride with a birdie three for 19, three-over-par and four back.[5]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1United States John Daly4-3-4-4=15−1125,000
2Italy Costantino Rocca5-4-7-3=19+3100,000

Scorecard

Hole  1    2   17  18 
Par4444
United States DalyE−1−1−1
Italy Rocca+1+1+4+3

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey +

Source[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 35, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Reilly, Rick (31 July 1995). "An epic finish". Sports Illustrated.
  3. ↑ "124th Open Championship: course". Southeast Missourian. 20 July 1995. p. B1.
  4. ↑ "1995 Open Championship Leaderboard". R&A. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Parascenzo, Marino (24 July 1995). "Daly takes crown". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C1.
  6. ↑ Bonk, Thomas (24 July 1995). "Big bad John rules St. Andrews". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.

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