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Sunday 19 July 1992PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Faldo wins the Open
Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July 1992 · Nick Faldo’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse £1,000,000 GBP
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/15°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/15°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/15°C · wind 29 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/15°C · wind 30 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- John Cook USA · 273finished one stroke behind Faldo 1992 Open Championship - Wikipedia
156 started · cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Muirfield, Gullane
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: John Cook
From the papers
The Independent
20 July 1992
On 18 I couldn't have handled another three-footer. I know I wouldn't have, my legs were gone.
The Independent
20 July 1992
I'm just an emotional little petal.
The Independent
20 July 1992
I don't think I've been through so many emotions. If someone had told me after the ninth that I would be in contention for the Open at the 18th I'd have said they were crazy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 66 · 64 · 69 · 73 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | John Cook | 66 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| 3 | José María Olazábal | 70 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 4 | Steve Pate | 64 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Andrew Magee | 67 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Robert Karlsson | 70 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Malcolm MacKenzie | 71 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Ian Woosnam | 65 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 66 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Donnie Hammond | 70 · 65 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 65 · 68 · 72 · 74 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 5; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1992, OPEN CHAMPIONS'P, event 1090)).
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