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

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