1982 Open Championship

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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]
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)

The 1982 Open Championship was 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.[3]

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).[4] 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.

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Tom Watson  United States 1975, 1977, 1980 69 71 74 70 284 –4 1
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1966, 1970, 1978 77 70 72 69 288 E T10
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1979 71 75 73 71 290 +2 T13
Johnny Miller  United States 1976 71 76 75 72 294 +6 T22
Bill Rogers  United States 1981 73 70 76 75 294 +2 T22
Arnold Palmer  United States 1961, 1962 71 73 78 74 296 +8 T27
Lee Trevino  United States 1971, 1972 78 72 71 75 296 +8 T27
Gary Player  South Africa 1959, 1968, 1974 75 74 76 75 300 +12 T42

Missed the second cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 Total To par
Tom Weiskopf  United States 1973 79 73 75 227 +11

Missed the first cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Bob Charles  New Zealand 1963 79 74 153 +9
Tony Jacklin  England 1969 77 76 153 +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
T2Bernhard 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 England73-71-71=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 (£)
1 Tom Watson  United States 69-71-74-70=284 –4 32,000
T2 Peter Oosterhuis  England 74-67-74-70=285 –3 19,300
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 69-69-74-73=285
T4 Nick Faldo  England 73-73-71-69=286 –2 11,000
Masahiro Kuramoto  Japan 71-73-71-71=286
Tom Purtzer  United States 76-66-75-69=286
Des Smyth  Ireland 70-69-74-73=286
T8 Sandy Lyle  Scotland 74-66-73-74=287 –1 8,750
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 73-71-73-70=287
T10 Bobby Clampett  United States 67-66-78-77=288 E 7,350
Jack Nicklaus  United States 77-70-72-69=288

Amateurs: Lewis (+12)
Source:[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Clampett's 6-under 66 'scorches' British Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 16 July 1982. p. 13. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 52, 203. Retrieved 12 July 2012. 
  3. "Watson captures 4th British title". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 19 July 1982. p. 12. 
  4. Jenkins, Dan (26 July 1982). "A fourth on the firth". Sports Illustrated: 14. 
  5. "1982 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012. 

External links

Preceded by
1982 U.S. Open
Major Championships Succeeded by
1982 PGA Championship

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