1985 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1985 British Open was the 114th time the tournament was played.
Winner: Sandy Lyle, 282
Where it was played: Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England
Tournament dates: July 18-21, 1985
Leader after first round: Christy O'Connnor Jr., 64
Leader after second round: David Graham and Sandy Lyle, 139
Leader after third round: David Graham and Bernhard Langer, 209
Notable Notes: Sandy Lyle moved into a share of the lead with a second-round 71, held a share with a third-round 70, and then won it in the final round with another 70. Payne Stewart made a late run, shooting 68, but fell a stroke short. This was the first of Lyle's two wins in majors.
Final Scores
| Sandy Lyle | 68-71-73-70—282 |
| Payne Stewart | 70-75-70-68—283 |
| Mark O'Meara | 70-72-70-72—284 |
| Jose Rivero | 74-72-70-68—284 |
| David Graham | 68-71-70-75—284 |
| Bernhard Langer | 72-69-68-75—284 |
| Christy O'Connor Jr. | 64-76-72-72—284 |
| Tom Kite | 73-73-67-72—285 |
| D.A. Weibring | 69-71-74-71—285 |
| Anders Forsbrand | 70-76-69-70—285 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 71-74-68-73—286 |
| Jose Maria Canizares | 72-75-70-69—286 |
| Gary Koch | 75-72-70-69—286 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 69-76-70-71—286 |
| Eamonn Darcy | 76-68-74-68—286 |
| Greg Norman | 71-72-71-73—287 |
| Sam Torrance | 74-74-69-70—287 |
| Ian Woosnam | 70-71-71-75—287 |
| Simon Bishop | 71-75-72-69—287 |
| Jaime Gonzalez | 72-72-73-71—288 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | 71-73-74-70—288 |
| Graham Marsh | 71-75-69-73—288 |
| Lee Trevino | 73-76-68-71—288 |
| Mark James | 71-78-66-73—288 |
| Kris Moe | 70-76-73-70—289 |
| a-Jose Maria Olazabal | 72-76-71-70—289 |
| Philip Parkin | 68-76-77-68—289 |
| Manuel Pinero | 71-73-72-73—289 |
| Gordon J. Brand | 73-72-72-72—289 |
| Robert Lee | 68-73-74-74—289 |
| David Frost | 70-74-73-72—289 |
| Mike Cahill | 72-74-71-72—289 |
| Wayne Riley | 71-70-77-72—290 |
| Ove Sellberg | 71-78-70-71—290 |
| Andy Bean | 72-72-73-74—291 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 73-75-70-73—291 |
| Bob Shearer | 75-73-68-75—291 |
| Hugh Baiocchi | 75-74-71-71—291 |
| Jeffrey Pinsent | 73-74-72-73—292 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 75-74-70-73—292 |
| Corey Pavin | 70-74-72-76—292 |
| Magnus Persson | 71-73-76-72—292 |
| Tony Johnstone | 68-72-80-72—292 |
| Ronan Rafferty | 74-73-71-75—293 |
| David A. Russell | 74-72-71-76—293 |
| Peter Senior | 70-71-80-72—293 |
| Denis Watson | 72-74-75-73—294 |
| Mark Mouland | 72-75-74-73—294 |
| Bernard Gallacher | 73-76-71-74—294 |
| Gordon Brand Jr. | 69-74-77-74—294 |
| Howard Clark | 70-71-76-77—294 |
| Tom Watson | 72-73-72-77—294 |
| Nick Faldo | 73-73-75-74—295 |
| Emilio Rodriguez | 71-70-77-77—295 |
| Larry Nelson | 70-75-75-77—297 |
| Peter Fowler | 70-79-70-78—297 |
| David Whelan | 69-74-75-80—298 |
| David Williams | 74-71-74-81—300 |
| Vaughan Somers | 76-72-73-80—301 |
