1989 Open Championship
| Dates | 20–23 July 1989 |
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| Location | Troon, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| Tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,097 yards (6,489 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 80 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund |
£725,000 $1,165,600 |
| Winner's share | £80,000 $128,000 |
 Mark Calcavecchia
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| 275 (−13), playoff | |
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The 1989 Open Championship was the 118th Open Championship, held 20–23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady. It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use off the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985. The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years. Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff.
Old Course
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.
Thursday, 20 July 1989
Friday, 21 July 1989
Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson (+1), Els (+4), Evans (+5), Dodd (+10), Milne (+10), Hare (+11), O'Shea (+11), Noon (+14), Meeks (+17).
Saturday, 22 July 1989
Sunday, 23 July 1989
Amateurs: Claydon (+5), Karlsson (+11).
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The four-hole aggregate playoff was held on holes 1, 2, 17, and 18; three par fours and a par three (#17).
Playoff
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
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Coordinates: 55°18′58″N 4°49′55″W / 55.316°N 4.832°W
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