1984 Open Championship
The 1984 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 113th Open Championship, held from 19–22 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Seve Ballesteros won his second Open Championship and fourth major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bernhard Langer and five-time champion Tom Watson, the defending champion.
In the final round, Ballesteros birdied the 18th hole for 69 while 54-hole co-leader Watson bogeyed the famous 17th for a 73, which ended his bid for a third consecutive Open.Course
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship :
Made both cuts
Source:Missed the second cut
Source:Source:Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 19 July 1984
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | Peter Jacobsen | | 67 | –5 |
| T1 | Bill Longmuir | | 67 | –5 |
| T1 | Greg Norman | | 67 | –5 |
| 4 | Ian Baker-Finch | | 68 | –4 |
| T5 | Seve Ballesteros | | 69 | –3 |
| T5 | Eamonn Darcy | | 69 | –3 |
| T5 | Nick Faldo | | 69 | –3 |
| T5 | Jaime Gonzalez | | 69 | –3 |
| T5 | Tom Kite | | 69 | –3 |
| T10 | José Maria Cañizares | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Fred Couples | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Bernard Gallacher | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Jeff Hall | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Rick Hartmann | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Mark James | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Graham Marsh | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Martin Poxon | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Lee Trevino | | 70 | –2 |
| T10 | Lanny Wadkins | | 70 | –2 |
Source:Second round
Friday, 20 July 1984
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Ian Baker-Finch | | 68-66=134 | –10 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | | 69-68=137 | –7 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | | 69-68=137 | –7 |
| T2 | Lee Trevino | | 70-67=137 | –7 |
| 5 | Bill Longmuir | | 67-71=138 | –-6 |
| T6 | Fred Couples | | 70-69=139 | –5 |
| T6 | Bernhard Langer | | 71-68=139 | –5 |
| T6 | Lanny Wadkins | | 70-69=139 | –5 |
| T6 | Tom Watson | | 71-68=139 | –5 |
| T10 | Jaime Gonzalez | | 69-71=140 | –4 |
| T10 | Peter Jacobsen | | 67-73=140 | –4 |
| T10 | Tom Kite | | 69-71=140 | –4 |
Amateurs: Sherborne, McEvoy , Olazábal, Sigel, Wood, Hawksworth.Third round
Saturday, 21 July 1984
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | Ian Baker-Finch | | 68-66-71=205 | –11 |
| T1 | Tom Watson | | 71-68-66=205 | –11 |
| T3 | Seve Ballesteros | | 69-68-70=207 | –9 |
| T3 | Bernhard Langer | | 71-68-68=207 | –9 |
| T5 | Hugh Baiocchi | | 72-70-70=212 | –4 |
| T5 | Lee Trevino | | 70-67-75=212 | –4 |
| T5 | Lanny Wadkins | | 70-69-73=212 | –4 |
| T8 | José Maria Cañizares | | 70-71-72=213 | –3 |
| T8 | Fred Couples | | 70-69-74=213 | –3 |
| T8 | Nick Faldo | | 69-68-76=213 | –3 |
| T8 | Hale Irwin | | 75-68-70=213 | –3 |
| T8 | Peter Jacobsen | | 67-73-73=213 | –3 |
| T8 | Mark McCumber | | 74-67-72=213 | –3 |
| T8 | Gil Morgan | | 71-71-71=213 | –3 |
| T8 | Ronan Rafferty | | 74-72-67=213 | –3 |
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Amateurs: Sherborne, McEvoyFinal round
Sunday, 22 July 1984
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | | 69-68-70-69=276 | –12 | 55,000 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | | 71-68-68-71=278 | –10 | 31,900 |
| T2 | Tom Watson | | 71-68-66-73=278 | –10 | 31,900 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | | 70-69-74-68=281 | –7 | 19,800 |
| T4 | Lanny Wadkins | | 70-69-73-69=281 | –7 | 19,800 |
| T6 | Nick Faldo | | 69-68-76-69=282 | –6 | 16,390 |
| T6 | Greg Norman | | 67-74-74-67=282 | –6 | 16,390 |
| 8 | Mark McCumber | | 74-67-72-70=283 | –5 | 14,300 |
| T9 | Hugh Baiocchi | | 72-70-70-72=284 | –4 | 11,264 |
| T9 | Ian Baker-Finch | | 68-66-71-79=284 | –4 | 11,264 |
| T9 | Graham Marsh | | 70-74-73-67=284 | –4 | 11,264 |
| T9 | Ronan Rafferty | | 74-72-67-71=284 | –4 | 11,264 |
| T9 | Sam Torrance | | 74-74-66-70=284 | –4 | 11,264 |
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