1989 British Open Tournament
The 1989 British Open was the 118th time the tournament was played, and it ended in a 3-man playoff.
Winner: Mark Calcavecchia, 275
Where it was played: Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 20-23, 1989
Leader after first round: Wayne Stephens, 66
Leader after second round: Wayne Grady, 135
Leader after third round: Wayne Grady, 204
Notable Notes: Wayne Grady led by one over Tom Watson entering the final round, but it wasn't Watson who challenged in Round 4. Greg Norman shot 64 and Mark Calcavecchia 68, both tying Grady and forcing a 3-way playoff. The playoff was aggregate score over four holes, and Calcavecchia, after opening with a 4, made three consecutives 3s to win it by three strokes.
Final Scores
| Mark Calcavecchia | 71-68-68-68—275 |
| Wayne Grady | 68-67-69-71—275 |
| Greg Norman | 69-70-72-64—275 |
| Tom Watson | 69-68-68-72—277 |
| Jodie Mudd | 73-67-68-70—278 |
| Fred Couples | 68-71-68-72—279 |
| David Feherty | 71-67-69-72—279 |
| Paul Azinger | 68-73-67-72—280 |
| Payne Stewart | 72-65-69-74—280 |
| Eduardo Romero | 68-70-75-67—280 |
| Nick Faldo | 71-71-70-69—281 |
| Mark McNulty | 75-70-70-66—281 |
| Mark James | 69-70-71-72—282 |
| Howard Clark | 72-68-72-70—282 |
| Steve Pate | 69-70-70-73—282 |
| Craig Stadler | 73-69-69-71—282 |
| Philip Walton | 69-74-69-70—282 |
| Roger Chapman | 76-68-67-71—282 |
| Don Pooley | 73-70-69-71—283 |
| Tom Kite | 70-74-67-72—283 |
| Larry Mize | 71-74-66-72—283 |
| Derrick Cooper | 69-70-76-68—283 |
| Vijay Singh | 71-73-69-71—284 |
| Davis Love III | 72-70-73-69—284 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 68-72-69-75—284 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 72-70-69-74—285 |
| Scott Simpson | 73-66-72-74—285 |
| Chip Beck | 75-69-68-73—285 |
| Stephen Bennett | 75-69-68-73—285 |
| Miguel Angel Martin | 68-73-73-72—286 |
| Jumbo Ozaki | 71-73-70-72—286 |
| Brian Marchbank | 69-74-73-70—286 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 71-74-71-70—286 |
| Gary Koch | 72-71-74-69—286 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 74-71-71-70—286 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | 72-69-70-75—286 |
| Jeff Hawkes | 75-67-69-75—286 |
| Mark Davis | 77-68-67-74—286 |
| Mike Harwood | 71-72-72-72—287 |
| Tommy Armour III | 70-71-72-74—287 |
| Jeff Woodland | 74-67-75-71—287 |
| Lee Trevino | 68-73-73-74—288 |
| Mark O'Meara | 72-74-69-73—288 |
| Raymond Floyd | 73-68-73-74—288 |
| Jose Rivero | 71-75-72-70—288 |
| Sandy Lyle | 73-73-71-72—289 |
| Joe Ozaki | 71-71-69-78—289 |
| Mark McCumber | 71-68-70-80—289 |
| Christy O'Connor Jr. | 71-73-72-74—290 |
| Ian Woosnam | 74-72-73-71—290 |
| Johnny Miller | 72-69-76-73—290 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 73-73-74-71—291 |
| Mark Roe | 74-71-73-73—291 |
| Tony Johnstone | 71-71-74-75—291 |
| Jet Ozaki | 75-71-73-72—291 |
| Gene Sauers | 70-73-72-76—291 |
| Richard Boxall | 74-68-73-76—291 |
| Michael Allen | 74-67-76-74—291 |
| Brett Ogle | 74-70-76-71—291 |
| Emmanuel Dussart | 76-68-73-74—291 |
| Curtis Strange | 70-74-74-74—292 |
| Mike Reid | 74-72-73-73—292 |
| Ronan Rafferty | 70-72-74-76—292 |
| Bob Tway | 76-70-71-75—292 |
| Paul Hoad | 72-71-77-72—292 |
| David Graham | 74-72-69-77—292 |
| Wayne Stephens | 66-72-76-78—292 |
| Ken Green | 75-71-68-78—292 |
| a-Russell Claydon | 70-74-74-75—293 |
| Luis Carbonetti | 71-72-74-76—293 |
| Sandy Stephen | 71-74-71-77—293 |
| Colin Gillies | 72-74-74-74—294 |
| Brad Faxon | 72-72-75-76—295 |
| Peter Teravainen | 72-73-72-78—295 |
| Emlyn Aubrey | 72-73-73-78—296 |
| Martin Sludds | 72-74-73-78—297 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 72-73-76-78—299 |
| a-Robert Karlsson | 75-70-76-78—299 |
| Gavin Levenson | 69-76-77-79—301 |
| Bernhard Langer | 71-73-83-82—309 |