1982 Open Championship Explained

1982 Open Championship
Dates:15–18 July 1982
Location:Troon, Scotland
Course:Royal Troon Golf Club
Tour:European Tour
PGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:[1]
Field:150 players
87 after 1st cut
60 after 2nd cut
Cut:152 (+8) (1st cut)
226 (+10) (2nd cut)[2]
Purse:£250,000
$425,000
Winners Share:£32,000
$54,400
Champion: Tom Watson
Score:284 (−4)
Previous:1981
Next:1983

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.[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.

Course

See 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: Total7,06772
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[5]
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 Clampettalign=center 67−5
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:[6]

Second round

Friday, 16 July 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bobby Clampettalign=center 67-66=133−11
2 Nick Pricealign=center 69-69=138−6
T3 Bernhard Langeralign=center 70-69=139−5
Des Smythalign=center 70-69=139
T5 Sandy Lyle74-66=140−4
Tom Watsonalign=center 69-71=140
T7 Ken Brown70-71=141−3
Peter Oosterhuis74-67=141
9 Tom Purtzer76-66=142−2
T10 José María Cañizaresalign=center 71-72=143−1
David Grahamalign=center 73-70=143
Bill Rogersalign=center 73-70=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 Clampettalign=center 67-66-78=211−5
2 Nick Pricealign=center 69-69-74=212−4
T3 Sandy Lylealign=center 74-66-73=213−3
Des Smyth70-69-74=213
5 Tom Watsonalign=center 69-71-74=214−2
T6 Masahiro Kuramotoalign=center 71-73-71=215−1
Peter Oosterhuisalign=center 74-67-74=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 Watson 69-71-74-70=284 −4 32,000
T2 74-67-74-70=285 −3 19,300
69-69-74-73=285
T4 73-73-71-69=286 −2 11,000
71-73-71-71=286
76-66-75-69=286
70-69-74-73=286
T8 74-66-73-74=287 −1 8,750
73-71-73-70=287
T10 67-66-78-77=288 E 7,350
77-70-72-69=288
Amateurs: Lewis (+12)
Source:[7]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Open Championship course . Glasgow Herald . Scotland . (map) . 19 July 1982 . 16.
  2. Web site: Media guide . The Open Championship . 2011 . 52, 203 . 12 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx . 18 April 2012 .
  3. News: Watson captures 4th British title . Youngstown Vindicator . Ohio . Associated Press . 19 July 1982 . 12.
  4. A fourth on the firth . Sports Illustrated . Jenkins . Dan . Dan Jenkins . 26 July 1982. 14.
  5. Web site: Media guide . The Open Championship . 2011 . 33, 203 . 2 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx . 18 April 2012 .
  6. News: Clampett's 6-under 66 'scorches' British Open. Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 16 July 1982. 13.
  7. Web site: 1982 Open Championship results . databasegolf.com . 12 July 2012.
  8. News: British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1982 . PoundSterling . July 1982 . July 18, 2024.

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