1990 British Open: Faldo's Second Trophy
The 1990 British Open was the 119th time the tournament was played. The champ earned his second of three victories here.
Winner: Nick Faldo, 270
Where it was played: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 19-22, 1990
Leader after first round: Greg Norman and Michael Allen, 66
Leader after second round: Nick Faldo and Greg Norman, 132, 138
Leader after third round: Nick Faldo, 199
Notable Notes: Nick Faldo's 65 in the second round put him four strokes ahead of every except Greg Norman, who was tied with Faldo at 132. But Norman fell away in the third round with a 76, while Faldo kept going low. Faldo increased his lead to five shots after three rounds, and cruised to the 5-stroke victory.
Final Scores
| Nick Faldo | 67-65-67-71—270 |
| Mark McNulty | 74-68-68-65—275 |
| Payne Stewart | 68-68-68-71—275 |
| Jodie Mudd | 72-66-72-66—276 |
| Ian Woosnam | 68-69-70-69—276 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | 68-72-64-73—277 |
| Greg Norman | 66-66-76-69—277 |
| David Graham | 72-71-70-66—279 |
| Donnie Hammond | 70-71-68-70—279 |
| Steve Pate | 70-68-72-69—279 |
| Corey Pavin | 71-69-68-71—279 |
| Paul Broadhurst | 74-69-63-74—280 |
| Robert Gamez | 70-72-67-71—280 |
| Tim Simpson | 70-69-69-72—280 |
| Vijay Singh | 70-69-72-69—280 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 68-70-70-73—281 |
| Steve Jones | 72-67-72-70—281 |
| Sandy Lyle | 72-70-67-72—281 |
| Frank Nobilo | 72-67-68-74—281 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 71-67-71-72—281 |
| Mark Roe | 71-70-72-68—281 |
| Eamonn Darcy | 71-71-72-68—282 |
| Craig Parry | 68-68-69-77—282 |
| Jamie Spence | 72-65-73-72—282 |
| Fred Couples | 71-70-70-72—283 |
| Christy O'Connor Jr. | 68-72-71-72—283 |
| Nick Price | 70-67-71-75—283 |
| Jose Rivero | 70-70-70-73—283 |
| Jeff Sluman | 72-70-70-71—283 |
| Lee Trevino | 69-70-73-71—283 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 74-69-68-73—284 |
| Vicente Fernandez | 72-67-69-76—284 |
| Mark James | 73-69-70-72—284 |
| Mark McCumber | 69-74-69-72—284 |
| Larry Mize | 71-72-70-71—284 |
| Bryan Norton | 71-72-68-73—284 |
| Greg Powers | 74-69-69-72—284 |
| Ronan Rafferty | 70-71-73-70—284 |
| Derrick Cooper | 72-71-69-73—285 |
| Raymond Floyd | 72-71-71-71—285 |
| Mike Hulbert | 70-70-70-75—285 |
| Andy North | 71-71-72-71—285 |
| Joe Ozaki | 71-71-74-69—285 |
| Don Pooley | 70-73-71-71—285 |
| Mike Reid | 70-67-73-75—285 |
| Scott Simpson | 73-70-69-73—285 |
| Sam Torrance | 68-70-75-72—285 |
| Paul Azinger | 73-68-68-77—286 |
| Peter Fowler | 73-68-71-74—286 |
| Bernhard Langer | 74-69-75-68—286 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 72-69-74-71—286 |
| Mark O'Meara | 70-69-73-74—286 |
| Michael Allen | 66-75-73-73—287 |
| John Bland | 71-72-72-72—287 |
| Hale Irwin | 72-68-75-72—287 |
| Eduardo Romero | 69-71-74-73—287 |
| Michael Clayton | 72-71-72-73—288 |
| Blaine McCallister | 71-68-75-74—288 |
| Danny Mijovic | 69-74-71-74—288 |
| David Ray | 71-69-73-75—288 |
| Jim Rutledge | 71-69-76-72—288 |
| Anders Sorensen | 70-68-71-79—288 |
| Peter Baker | 73-68-75-73—289 |
| David Canipe | 72-70-69-78—289 |
| Roger Chapman | 72-70-74-73—289 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 71-70-77-71—289 |
| Martin Poxon | 68-72-74-75—289 |
| Jorge Berendt | 75-66-72-77—290 |
| David Feherty | 74-69-71-76—290 |
| Armando Saavedra | 72-69-75-75—291 |
| Malcolm Mackenzie | 70-71-76-75—292 |
| Jose Maria Canizares | 72-70-78-76—296 |