1982 Open Championship

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

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]

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

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Seal 362 4 10 Sandhills 437 4
2 Black Rock 391 4 11 The Railway 481 5
3 Gyaws 381 4 12 The Fox 432 4
4 Dunure 556 5 13 Burmah 468 4
5 Greenan 210 3 14 Alton 180 3
6 Turnberry 577 5 15 Crosbie 457 4
7 Tel-el-Kebir 400 4 16 Well 542 5
8 Postage Stamp 126 3 17 Rabbit 223 3
9 The Monk 419 4 18 Craigend 425 4
Out 3,422 36 In 3,645 36
Source:[2][3] Total 7,067 72

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

Place Player Score To par
1 Bobby Clampett 67 −5
T2 Nick Price 69 −3
Tom Watson
T4 Ken Brown 70 −2
Bernhard Langer
Des Smyth
T7 Seve Ballesteros 71 −1
José María Cañizares
Danny Edwards
Masahiro Kuramoto
Johnny Miller
Arnold Palmer
Craig Stadler

Source:[1]

Second round

Friday, 16 July 1982

Place Player Score To par
1 Bobby Clampett 67-66=133 −11
2 Nick Price 69-69=138 −6
T3 Bernhard Langer 70-69=139 −5
Des Smyth 70-69=139
T5 Sandy Lyle 74-66=140 −4
Tom Watson 69-71=140
T7 Ken Brown 70-71=141 −3
Peter Oosterhuis 74-67=141
9 Tom Purtzer 76-66=142 −2
T10 José María Cañizares 71-72=143 −1
David Graham 73-70=143
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

Place Player Score To par
1 Bobby Clampett 67-66-78=211 −5
2 Nick Price 69-69-74=212 −4
T3 Sandy Lyle 74-66-73=213 −3
Des Smyth 70-69-74=213
5 Tom Watson 69-71-74=214 −2
T6 Masahiro Kuramoto 71-73-71=215 −1
Peter Oosterhuis 74-67-74=215
T8 Nick Faldo 73-73-71=217 +1
Bernhard Langer 70-69-78=217
Tom Purtzer 76-66-75=217
Denis Watson 75-69-73=217
Fuzzy Zoeller 73-71-73=217

Amateurs: Lewis (+5).

Final round

Sunday, 18 July 1982

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Medal winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 Tom Watson (c) 69-71-74-70=284 −4 32,000
T2 Peter Oosterhuis 74-67-74-70=285 −3 19,300
Nick Price 69-69-74-73=285
T4 Nick Faldo 73-73-71-69=286 −2 11,000
Masahiro Kuramoto 71-73-71-71=286
Tom Purtzer 76-66-75-69=286
Des Smyth 70-69-74-73=286
T8 Sandy Lyle 74-66-73-74=287 −1 8,750
Fuzzy Zoeller 73-71-73-70=287
T10 Bobby Clampett 67-66-78-77=288 E 7,350
Jack Nicklaus (c) 77-70-72-69=288

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Clampett's 6-under 66 'scorches' British Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 16 July 1982. p. 13.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 52, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1982". PoundSterling. July 1982. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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