1997 Open Championship


The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only major championship and was the fifth consecutive American to win at Royal Troon.
Five strokes back after a 72 in the third round, Leonard had six birdies on the front nine in the final round; he added two more at 16 and 17 for 65 to win by three strokes over runners-up Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik, the 54-hole leader.

Course

Old Course
Lengths of the course for previous Opens :
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

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Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1997
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Darren Clarke67–4
T1Jim Furyk67–4
T3Fred Couples69–2
T3Justin Leonard69–2
T3Greg Norman69–2
T6Ángel Cabrera70–1
T6Barclay Howard 70–1
T6Davis Love III70–1
T6Andrew Magee70–1
T6Jesper Parnevik70–1

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Second round

Friday, 18 July 1997
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Darren Clarke67-66=133–9
2Justin Leonard69-66=135–7
3Jesper Parnevik70-66=136–6
T4Fred Couples69-68=137–5
T4David Tapping71-66=137–5
T6Jim Furyk67-72=139–3
T6Tom Kite72-67=139–3
8Ángel Cabrera70-70=140–2
T9Mark Calcavecchia74-67=141–1
T9Jay Haas71-70=141–1
T9Davis Love III70-71=141–1
T9Tom Watson71-70=141–1

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Amateurs: Howard , Watson, Bladon, Olsson, Webster, Taylor, Young, Miller.

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1997
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jesper Parnevik70-66-66=202–11
2Darren Clarke67-66-71=204–9
T3Fred Couples69-68-70=207–6
T3Justin Leonard69-66-72=207–6
T5Stephen Ames74-69-66=209–4
T5Jim Furyk67-72-70=209–4
T5Eduardo Romero74-68-67=209–4
T8Robert Allenby76-68-66=210–3
T8Lee Westwood73-70-67=210–3
T8Tiger Woods72-74-64=210–3

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Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1997
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Justin Leonard69-66-72-65=272–12250,000
T2Darren Clarke67-66-71-71=275–9150,000
T2Jesper Parnevik70-66-66-73=275–9150,000
4Jim Furyk67-72-70-70=279–590,000
T5Pádraig Harrington75-69-69-67=280–462,500
T5Stephen Ames74-69-66-71=280–462,500
T7Peter O'Malley73-70-70-68=281–340,667
T7Eduardo Romero74-68-67-72=281–340,667
T7Fred Couples69-68-70-74=281–340,667
T10Davis Love III70-71-74-67=282–224,300
T10Retief Goosen75-69-70-68=282–224,300
T10Frank Nobilo74-72-68-68=282–224,300
T10Tom Kite72-67-74-69=282–224,300
T10Mark Calcavecchia74-67-72-69=282–224,300
T10Shigeki Maruyama74-69-70-69=282–224,300
T10Ernie Els75-69-69-69=282–224,300
T10Tom Watson71-70-70-71=282–224,300
T10Robert Allenby76-68-66-72=282–224,300
T10Lee Westwood73-70-67-72=282–224,300

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Amateurs: Howard

Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogey

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