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Sunday 18 July 1993PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Norman wins the Open
Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, England · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 July 1993 · Greg Norman’s win no. 13 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
15 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/15°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/16°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/15°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/14°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Nick Faldo ENG · 269closed with a 67 on his 36th birthday to finish 11 under, two behind Norman's final-round 64 Golf / The Open Championship: Norman salvages a career on the rocks (The Independent, Tim Glover)
156 started · cut +3, 78 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Nick Faldo
From the papers
The Independent
19 July 1993
I was as low as low can be,
The Independent
19 July 1993
He changed everything. My swing, my putting, everything. I've worked harder than I did when I was 21 or 22.
The Independent
19 July 1993
I didn't hear too many roars behind me,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 66 · 68 · 69 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | 69 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | 67 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Corey Pavin | 68 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Peter Senior | 66 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Paul Lawrie | 72 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Nick Price | 68 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Fred Couples | 68 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Wayne Grady | 74 · 68 · 64 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Scott Simpson | 68 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1955-02-10, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1976; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (event id 1246)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet