1982 Open Championship

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1982 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 July 1982
Location Troon, 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
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
284 (−4)
  1981
1983  
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Royal Troon
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Royal Troon

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]

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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
7 Tel-el-Kebir 400416Well5425
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 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Clampett 67−5
T2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 69−3
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
T4 Flag of Scotland.svg Ken Brown 70−2
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth
T7 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros 71−1
Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Edwards
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler

Source: [1]

Second round

Friday, 16 July 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Clampett 67-66=133−11
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 69-69=138−6
T3 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 70-69=139−5
Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth 70-69=139
T5 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 74-66=140−4
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 69-71=140
T7 Flag of Scotland.svg Ken Brown 70-71=141−3
Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis 74-67=141
9 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer 76-66=142−2
T10 Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares 71-72=143−1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 73-70=143
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers 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 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Clampett 67-66-78=211−5
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 69-69-74=212−4
T3 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 74-66-73=213−3
Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth 70-69-74=213
5 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 69-71-74=214−2
T6 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto 71-73-71=215−1
Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis 74-67-74=215
T8 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 73-73-71=217+1
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 70-69-78=217
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer 76-66-75=217
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson 75-69-73=217
Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller 73-71-73=217

Amateurs: Lewis (+5).

Final round

Sunday, 18 July 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 69-71-74-70=284−432,000
T2 Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis 74-67-74-70=285−319,300
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 69-69-74-73=285
T4 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 73-73-71-69=286−211,000
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto 71-73-71-71=286
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer 76-66-75-69=286
Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth 70-69-74-73=286
T8 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 74-66-73-74=287−18,750
Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller 73-71-73-70=287
T10 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Clampett 67-66-78-77=288E7,350
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 77-70-72-69=288

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

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