1982 Open Championship

The 1982 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 111th Open Championship, held from 15 to 18 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Tom Watson won his fourth Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Price. It was Watson's second consecutive major victory—he won the U.S. Open a month earlier—and the seventh of his eight major titles.[4]

1982 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 July 1982
LocationTroon, Scotland
Course(s)Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72[1][2]
Length7,067 yards (6,462 m)[2][3]
Field150 players
87 after 1st cut
60 after 2nd cut[2]
Cut152 (+8) (1st cut)
226 (+10) (2nd cut)[2]
Prize fund£250,000
$425,000
Winner's share£32,000
$54,400
Champion
Tom Watson
284 (−4)
Royal Troon
Location in Scotland
Royal Troon
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Watson became the fifth to win the U.S. Open and the Open Championship in the same year, joining fellow Americans Bobby Jones (1926, 1930), Gene Sarazen (1932), Ben Hogan (1953), and Lee Trevino (1971).[5] Tiger Woods later won both in 2000.

Watson's previous three Open wins also came in Scotland, at Carnoustie (1975), Turnberry (1977), and Muirfield (1980). His fifth victory in the Open in 1983 came at Royal Birkdale in England.

Course
Main article: Royal Troon Golf Club

Old Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Seal362410Sandhills4374
2Black Rock391411The Railway4815
3Gyaws381412The Fox4324
4Dunure556513Burmah4684
5Greenan210314Alton1803
6Turnberry577515Crosbie4574
7Tel-el-Kebir400416Well5425
8Postage Stamp126317Rabbit2233
9The Monk419418Craigend4254
Out3,42236In3,64536
Source:[2][3]Total7,06772

Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[6]

  • 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
  • 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
  • 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70

Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 15 July 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bobby Clampett67−5
T2 Nick Price69−3
Tom Watson
T4 Ken Brown70−2
Bernhard Langer
Des Smyth
T7 Seve Ballesteros71−1
José María Cañizares
Danny Edwards
Masahiro Kuramoto
Johnny Miller
Arnold Palmer
Craig Stadler

Source:[1]

Second round

Friday, 16 July 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bobby Clampett67-66=133−11
2 Nick Price69-69=138−6
T3 Bernhard Langer70-69=139−5
Des Smyth70-69=139
T5 Sandy Lyle74-66=140−4
Tom Watson69-71=140
T7 Ken Brown70-71=141−3
Peter Oosterhuis74-67=141
9 Tom Purtzer76-66=142−2
T10 José María Cañizares71-72=143−1
David Graham73-70=143
Bill Rogers73-70=143

Amateurs: Lewis (+4), Oldcorn (+9), Plaxton (+9), Stubbs (+10), Thompson (+10), Broadbent (+12), Persson (+12), Rose (+12), Thomson (+12), Ray (+13), Andersson (+16), Young (+17), Higgins (+19), Poxon (+19), Crosby (+22).

Third round

Saturday, 17 July 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bobby Clampett67-66-78=211−5
2 Nick Price69-69-74=212−4
T3 Sandy Lyle74-66-73=213−3
Des Smyth70-69-74=213
5 Tom Watson69-71-74=214−2
T6 Masahiro Kuramoto71-73-71=215−1
Peter Oosterhuis74-67-74=215
T8 Nick Faldo73-73-71=217+1
Bernhard Langer70-69-78=217
Tom Purtzer76-66-75=217
Denis Watson75-69-73=217
Fuzzy Zoeller73-71-73=217

Amateurs: Lewis (+5).

Final round

Sunday, 18 July 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Tom Watson69-71-74-70=284−432,000
T2 Peter Oosterhuis74-67-74-70=285−319,300
Nick Price69-69-74-73=285
T4 Nick Faldo73-73-71-69=286−211,000
Masahiro Kuramoto71-73-71-71=286
Tom Purtzer76-66-75-69=286
Des Smyth70-69-74-73=286
T8 Sandy Lyle74-66-73-74=287−18,750
Fuzzy Zoeller73-71-73-70=287
T10 Bobby Clampett67-66-78-77=288E7,350
Jack Nicklaus77-70-72-69=288

Amateurs: Lewis (+12)
Source:[7]

References
  1. "Clampett's 6-under 66 'scorches' British Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 16 July 1982. p. 13.
  2. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 52, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. "The Open Championship course". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. (map). 19 July 1982. p. 16.
  4. "Watson captures 4th British title". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. 19 July 1982. p. 12.
  5. Jenkins, Dan (26 July 1982). "A fourth on the firth". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
  6. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  7. "1982 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

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