Seve Ballesteros 1984 Open Championship Royal Birkdale
Seve Ballesteros won the 1984 Open Championship at St Andrews with a memorable putt on the 18th green.
Seve Ballesteros won the 1984 Open Championship at St Andrews, not Royal Birkdale.
Quick Facts
- Winner
- Seve Ballesteros (Spain)
- Course
- Royal Birkdale
- St Annes
- England
- Event
- 1984 Open Championship (The British Open)
- Margin of victory
- 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Sandy Lyle
- Defining shot
- 7-iron approach into the wind
- 18th hole
- par 5
- Conditions
- Strong headwind
- rain
- overcast
Lore & Background
Ballesteros won The Open Championship in 1979, 1984, and 1988. His 1984 victory came at St Andrews, where he holed a putt on the 18th green to secure the title.
Reader's Guide
The 18th hole at St Andrews is a par 4, not a par 5.
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