Nanalo si Justin Leonard sa kanyang unang pangunahing kampeonato sa 1997 British Open, ngunit sa ilang mga paraan ang paligsahang ito ay palaging maaalala bilang nadir sa pagbagsak ng laro ng golf ni Ian Baker-Finch.
Ang Baker-Finch ay isang telegenic, palakaibigan, tanyag at napakahusay na manlalaro ng golp sa huling bahagi ng 1980s at unang bahagi ng 1990 na ang karera ay tila handa na matapos matapos ang kanyang panalo sa 1991 Open Championship. Ngunit sa lalong madaling panahon pagkatapos ng isang kumbinasyon ng mga pagbabago sa swing at mga problema sa kumpiyansa kumatok sa kanyang laro pabalik.
Hindi na siya nakabawi, bumababa pababa.
Hanggang sa naabot niya ang 1997 Buksan at kard ng isang unang-ikot na 92. Tumalikod si Baker-Finch at, ayon sa ilang mga ulat, nahulog sa sahig sa clubhouse ang luha. Talagang nawala siya mula sa PGA Tour golf pagkatapos nito.
Iyon ang masamang balita sa 1997 British Open. Ang magandang balita ay ang stellar player ng Leonard, na bumubuo ng isang three-stroke deficit kay Jesper Parnevik pagkatapos ng tatlong pag-ikot at nagtapos sa isang three-stroke margin ng tagumpay laban kina Parnevik at Darren Clarke. Ginawa ito ni Leonard sa paglalagay ng klats at isang pangwakas na puntos na 65.
1997 Mga British Open Scores
Mga resulta at gantimpala ng pera (USD) mula sa 1997 British Open na nilalaro sa Royal Troon (par 71) sa Troon, Scotland (a-amateur):
Justin Leonard, $ 418, 875 | 69-66-72-65-272 |
Darren Clarke, $ 251, 325 | 67-66-71-71-275 |
Jesper Parnevik, $ 251, 325 | 70-66-66-73-275 |
Jim Furyk, $ 150, 795 | 67-72-70-70-279 |
Si Stephen Ames, $ 104, 719 | 74-69-66-71-280 |
Padraig Harrington, $ 104, 719 | 75-69-69-67-280 |
Peter O'Malley, $ 68, 137 | 73-70-70-68-281 |
Eduardo Romero, $ 68, 137 | 74-68-67-72-281 |
Fred Couples, $ 68, 137 | 69-68-70-74-281 |
Robert Allenby, $ 40, 715 | 76-68-66-72-282 |
Lee Westwood, $ 40, 715 | 73-70-67-72-282 |
Pagkuha ng Goosen, $ 40, 715 | 75-69-70-68-282 |
Tom Kite, $ 40, 715 | 72-67-74-69-282 |
Frank Nobilo, $ 40, 715 | 74-72-68-68-282 |
Mark Calcavecchia, $ 40, 715 | 74-67-72-69-282 |
Shigeki Maruyama, $ 40, 715 | 74-69-70-69-282 |
Davis Love III, $ 40, 715 | 70-71-74-67-282 |
Ernie Els, $ 40, 715 | 75-69-69-69-282 |
Tom Watson, $ 40, 715 | 71-70-70-71-282 |
Si Stuart Appleby, $ 24, 295 | 72-72-68-71-283 |
Brad Faxon, $ 24, 295 | 77-67-72-67-283 |
Mark James, $ 24, 295 | 76-67-70-70-283 |
Jose Maria Olazabal, $ 24, 295 | 75-68-73-67-283 |
Tom Lehman, $ 17, 362 | 74-72-72-66-284 |
Jay Haas, $ 17, 362 | 71-70-73-70-284 |
Colin Montgomerie, $ 17, 362 | 76-69-69-70-284 |
Phil Mickelson, $ 17, 362 | 76-68-69-71-284 |
Ian Woosnam, $ 17, 362 | 71-73-69-71-284 |
David A. Russell, $ 17, 362 | 75-72-68-69-284 |
Peter Lonard, $ 17, 362 | 72-70-69-73-284 |
Tiger Woods, $ 17, 362 | 72-74 / 64-74-284 |
Mark McNulty, $ 14, 661 | 78-67-72-68-285 |
Rodger Davis, $ 13, 879 | 73-73-70-70-286 |
David Duval, $ 13, 879 | 73-69-73-71-286 |
Jonathan Lomas, $ 13, 879 | 72-71-69-74-286 |
Andrew Magee, $ 13, 320 | 70-75-72-70-287 |
Greg Norman, $ 13, 320 | 69-73-70-75-287 |
Raymond Russell, $ 12, 650 | 72-72-74-70-288 |
Michael Bradley, $ 12, 650 | 72-73-73-70-288 |
Mark O'Meara, $ 12, 650 | 73-73-74-68-288 |
John Kernohan, $ 12, 650 | 76-70-74-68-288 |
Vijay Singh, $ 12, 650 | 77-69-70-72-288 |
Bernhard Langer, $ 12, 650 | 72-74-69-73-288 |
Si Jerry Kelly, $ 11, 812 | 76-68-72-73-289 |
David Tapping, $ 11, 812 | 71-66-78-74-289 |
Jose Coceres, $ 11, 812 | 76-70-71-72-289 |
Curtis Strange, $ 11, 812 | 71-71-70-77-289 |
Si Jim Payne, $ 11, 226 | 74-71-74-71-290 |
Steve Jones, $ 11, 226 | 76-71-68-75-290 |
Richard Boxall, $ 11, 226 | 75-71-72-72-290 |
Jeff Maggert, $ 10, 315 | 76-69-71-75-291 |
Nick Faldo, $ 10, 315 | 71-73-75-72-291 |
Peter Senior, $ 10, 315 | 76-70-73-72-291 |
Greg Turner, $ 10, 315 | 76-71-72-72-291 |
Angel Cabrera, $ 10, 315 | 70-70-76-75-291 |
Si Corey Pavin, $ 10, 315 | 78-69-76-68-291 |
Peter Mitchell, $ 10, 315 | 75-69-76-71-291 |
Wayne Riley, $ 10, 315 | 74-71-75-71-291 |
Payne Stewart, $ 9, 718 | 73-74-71-74-292 |
Jack Nicklaus, $ 9, 634 | 73-74-71-75-293 |
Ad. Barclay Howard | 70-74-76-73-293 |
Tom Purtzer, $ 9, 425 | 72-71-73-78-294 |
Steve Stricker, $ 9, 425 | 72-73-74-75-294 |
Peter Teravainen, $ 9, 425 | 74-72-73-75-294 |
Jamie Spence, $ 9, 425 | 78-69-72-75-294 |
Gary Clark, $ 9, 131 | 74-72-72-77-295 |
Paul McGinley, $ 9, 131 | 76-71-77-71-295 |
Per-Ulrik Johansson, $ 9, 131 | 72-75-73-75-295 |
Tommy Tolles, $ 8, 964 | 77-68-75-76-296 |
Billy Andrade, $ 8, 880 | 72-72-78-76-298 |
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