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121st Open - Muirfield 1992

Faldo forced to play the best four holes of his life

Nick Faldo forced himself to “play the best four holes of my life” to win the 1992 Open, claiming the Claret Jug for the third time in six years and joining only James Braid as a double Champion at Muirfield. For much of the week Faldo put on a masterclass of links golf. His 64 in the second round was an almost perfect display and he set a new record for the Championship of 130 strokes for the first 36 holes.

“It’s the enormity of it all. The pressure was so great. It went from almost a disaster to the absolute ultimate.”
Nick Faldo
Open Champion 1987, 1990 & 1992

He equalled his own record of 199 for the 54-hole total and led by four with a round to play. But in contrast to his 18 pars at Muirfield in 1987, Faldo kept leaking shots and when John Cook birdied the 15th and 16th holes, the Englishman found himself two behind with four to play. “I told myself that I had to forget about the whole week and play the best four holes of my life,” he said.

His “half 5-iron” approach to the 15th, a low runner which finished three feet from the hole, was one of the finest shots of his career. He made a birdie there and saved par at the 16th. While Cook three-putted the 17th for a par-5, Faldo made his 4. Up ahead, Cook missed the final green and made a bogey, leaving Faldo with a par to win. He hit a 3-iron to 25 feet and two-putted but was emotionally drained by the experience.

“It’s the enormity of it all,” Faldo explained. “The pressure was so great. It went from almost a disaster to the absolute ultimate.” It was his fifth Major title in six years and he joined the likes of Jones, Cotton, Player, Nicklaus and Ballesteros as a three-time Champion in the 20th century.

pos player ctry r1 r2 r3 r4 total
1 Sir Nick FALDO ENG 66 64 69 73 272
2 John COOK USA 66 67 70 70 273
3 Jose Maria OLAZABAL ESP 70 67 69 68 274
4 Steve PATE USA 64 70 69 73 276
5 Ernie ELS RSA 66 69 70 74 279
5 Ian WOOSNAM WAL 65 73 70 71 279
5 Gordon BRAND JR SCO 65 68 72 74 279
5 Donnie HAMMOND USA 70 65 70 74 279
5 Malcolm MACKENZIE ENG 71 67 70 71 279
5 Robert KARLSSON SWE 70 68 70 71 279

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