1985 Open Championship
The 1985 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 114th Open Championship, held from 18–21 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Sandy Lyle won his only Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart. It was the first of his two major titles; Lyle added a green jacket as Masters champion in 1988.
This was the last year the Open Championship featured the double cut, introduced in 1968.Made both cuts
Missed the second cut
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 18 July 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | | 64 | –6 |
| T2 | David Graham | | 68 | –2 |
| T2 | Tony Johnstone | | 68 | –2 |
| T2 | Robert Lee | | 68 | –2 |
| T2 | Sandy Lyle | | 68 | –2 |
| T2 | Philip Parkin | | 68 | –2 |
| T7 | Gordon Brand Jnr | | 69 | –1 |
| T7 | Bill McColl | | 69 | –1 |
| T7 | D. A. Weibring | | 69 | –1 |
| T7 | David Whelan | | 69 | –1 |
| T7 | Fuzzy Zoeller | | 69 | –1 |
Second round
Friday, 19 July 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | David Graham | | 68-71=139 | –1 |
| T1 | Sandy Lyle | | 68-71=139 | –1 |
| T3 | Tony Johnstone | | 68-72=140 | E |
| T3 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | | 64-76=140 | E |
| T3 | D. A. Weibring | | 69-71=140 | E |
| T6 | Howard Clark | | 70-71=141 | +1 |
| T6 | Bernhard Langer | | 72-69=141 | +1 |
| T6 | Robert Lee | | 68-73=141 | +1 |
| T6 | Wayne Riley | | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| T6 | Emilio Rodríguez | | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| T6 | Peter Senior | | 70-71=141 | +1 |
| T6 | Ian Woosnam | | 70-71=141 | +1 |
Amateurs: Gilford, Olazábal , Evans, Davis McGimpsey, Homewood, Purdie, LathamThird round
Saturday, 20 July 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | David Graham | | 68-71-70=209 | –1 |
| T1 | Bernhard Langer | | 72-69-68=209 | –1 |
| T3 | Sandy Lyle | | 68-71-73=212 | +2 |
| T3 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | | 64-76-72=212 | +2 |
| T3 | Mark O'Meara | | 70-72-70=212 | +2 |
| T3 | Ian Woosnam | | 70-71-71=212 | +2 |
| T7 | Peter Jacobsen | | 71-74-68=213 | +3 |
| T7 | Tom Kite | | 73-73-67=213 | +3 |
| T9 | Greg Norman | | 71-72-71=214 | +4 |
| T9 | D. A. Weibring | | 69-71-74=214 | +4 |
Amateurs: Olazábal , Gilford.Final round
Sunday, 21 July 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
| 1 | Sandy Lyle | | 68-71-73-70=282 | +2 | 65,000 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | | 70-75-70-68=283 | +3 | 43,000 |
| T3 | David Graham | | 68-71-70-75=284 | +4 | 23,600 |
| T3 | Bernhard Langer | | 72-69-68-75=284 | +4 | 23,600 |
| T3 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | | 64-76-72-72=284 | +4 | 23,600 |
| T3 | Mark O'Meara | | 70-72-70-72=284 | +4 | 23,600 |
| T3 | José Rivero | | 74-72-70-68=284 | +4 | 23,600 |
| T8 | Anders Forsbrand | | 70-76-69-70=285 | +5 | 15,567 |
| T8 | Tom Kite | | 73-73-67-72=285 | +5 | 15,567 |
| T8 | D. A. Weibring | | 69-71-74-71=285 | +5 | 15,567 |
Amateurs: Olazábal
Source:
