The 1990 Open

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1990 Story

A victorious Nick Faldo raises his arms in celebration having won the 1990 Open Championship.

There was an air of inevitability surrounding the 1990 Open Championship: Nick Faldo had defended his Masters title in April and was on a rich run of form. World number one, Greg Norman was seen as his major competitor and over the first two days this prediction bore fruit with Norman shooting 66-66 to Faldo’s 67-65.

However, paired together on Saturday, Faldo asserted a dominance that was to be replayed during their infamous final round at the 1996 Masters. Faldo’s third round over the Old Course was completed in 67 strokes while Norman slumped to a fat 76.

Faldo’s three round total of 199 was a new record and his five shot lead was maintained to the end of the Championship despite the best efforts of Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart who finished in joint second place.

Greg Norman's challenge beginning to falter as he finds one of the Old Course's 112 bunkers during the 1990 Open Championship which Nick Faldo went on to win after two scintillating opening rounds from Norman were matched by the Englishman.

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