1982 Open Championship

1982 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 15–18 July 1982
Location Troon, Scotland
Course(s) Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72[1][2]
Length 7,067 yards (6,462 m)[2][3]
Field 150 players
87 after 1st cut
60 after 2nd cut[2]
Cut 152 (+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

The 1982 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 111th Open Championship, held from 15–18 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]

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

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.

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Tom Watson United States1975, 1977, 198069717470284–41
Jack Nicklaus United States1966, 1970, 197877707269288ET10
Seve Ballesteros Spain197971757371290+2T13
Johnny Miller United States197671767572294+6T22
Bill Rogers United States198173707675294+6T22
Arnold Palmer United States1961, 196271737874296+8T27
Lee Trevino United States1971, 197278727175296+8T27
Gary Player South Africa1959, 1968, 197475747675300+12T42

Missed the second cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3TotalTo par
Tom Weiskopf United States1973797375227+11

Missed the first cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Bob Charles New Zealand19637974153+9
Tony Jacklin England19697776153+9

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 15 July 1982

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Clampett United States67–5
T2Nick Price Zimbabwe69–3
Tom Watson United States
T4Ken Brown Scotland70–2
Bernhard Langer West Germany
Des Smyth Ireland
T7Seve Ballesteros Spain71–1
José Maria Cañizares Spain
Danny Edwards United States
Masahiro Kuramoto Japan
Johnny Miller United States
Arnold Palmer United States
Craig Stadler United States

Source:[1]

Second round

Friday, 16 July 1982

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Clampett United States67-66=133–11
2Nick Price Zimbabwe69-69=138–6
T3Bernhard Langer West Germany70-69=139–5
Des Smyth Ireland70-69=139
T5Sandy Lyle Scotland74-66=140–4
Tom Watson United States69-71=140
T7Ken Brown Scotland70-71=141–3
Peter Oosterhuis England74-67=141
9Tom Purtzer United States76-66=142–2
T10José Maria Cañizares Spain71-72=143–1
David Graham Australia73-70=143
Bill Rogers United States73-70=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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Clampett United States67-66-78=211–5
2Nick Price Zimbabwe69-69-74=212–4
T3Sandy Lyle Scotland74-66-73=213–3
Des Smyth Ireland70-69-74=213
5Tom Watson United States69-71-74=214–2
T6Masahiro Kuramoto Japan71-73-71=215–1
Peter Oosterhuis England74-67-74=215
T8Nick Faldo England73-73-71=217+1
Bernhard Langer West Germany70-69-78=217
Tom Purtzer United States76-66-75=217
Denis Watson Zimbabwe75-69-73=217
Fuzzy Zoeller United States73-71-73=217

Amateurs: Lewis (+5).

Final round

Sunday, 18 July 1982

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Tom Watson United States69-71-74-70=284–432,000
T2Peter Oosterhuis England74-67-74-70=285–319,300
Nick Price Zimbabwe69-69-74-73=285
T4Nick Faldo England73-73-71-69=286–211,000
Masahiro Kuramoto Japan71-73-71-71=286
Tom Purtzer United States76-66-75-69=286
Des Smyth Ireland70-69-74-73=286
T8Sandy Lyle Scotland74-66-73-74=287–18,750
Fuzzy Zoeller United States73-71-73-70=287
T10Bobby Clampett United States67-66-78-77=288E7,350
Jack Nicklaus United States77-70-72-69=288

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Clampett's 6-under 66 'scorches' British Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 16 July 1982. p. 13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 52, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "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.
Preceded by
1982 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1982 PGA Championship

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