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Sunday 23 July 1995PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Daly wins the Open
St Andrews Links, St Andrews, Scotland · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 July 1995 · John Daly’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse £1,250,000 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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/15°C · wind 30 km/h SW, gusts 52 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 30 km/h WSW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/12°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 41 km/h SW, gusts 68 · 2.8 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
- Costantino Rocca ITA · 282Duffed his chip into the Valley of Sin at the 72nd, holed a 65-foot putt to tie, then lost the four-hole playoff by four after a 7 at the Road Hole 1995 Open Championship - Wikipedia (via API)
159 started · cut +4, 103 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Costantino Rocca
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
25 July 1995
I think this is sweeter than winning the PGA,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
25 July 1995
To win the Open so early is incredible. I'm not supposed to win it so young. Maybe I'm learning fast.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
25 July 1995
To be honest, I was trying to make two putts,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
25 July 1995
When you go into a play-off, you don't play to be second.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Daly | 67 · 71 · 73 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 2 | Costantino Rocca | 69 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Steven Bottomley | 70 · 72 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Mark Brooks | 70 · 69 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Michael Campbell | 71 · 71 · 65 · 76 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Steve Elkington | 72 · 69 · 69 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Bob Estes | 72 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Mark James | 72 · 75 · 68 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Corey Pavin | 69 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1966-04-28, Carmichael, California; USA; turned pro 1987; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 2; world No. 109 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1995)).
What’s in the bag
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