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
United States Tom Watson
284 (−4)
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Royal Troon is located in Scotland
Royal Troon
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Location in Scotland
Royal Troon is located in South Ayrshire
Royal Troon
Royal Troon
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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 United States Bobby Clampett 67 −5
T2 Zimbabwe Nick Price 69 −3
United States Tom Watson
T4 Scotland Ken Brown 70 −2
West Germany Bernhard Langer
Republic of Ireland Des Smyth
T7 Spain Seve Ballesteros 71 −1
Spain José María Cañizares
United States Danny Edwards
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto
United States Johnny Miller
United States Arnold Palmer
United States Craig Stadler

Source:[1]

Second round

Friday, 16 July 1982

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

Amateurs: Lewis (+5).

Final round

Sunday, 18 July 1982

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 United States Tom Watson 69-71-74-70=284 −4 32,000
T2 England Peter Oosterhuis 74-67-74-70=285 −3 19,300
Zimbabwe Nick Price 69-69-74-73=285
T4 England Nick Faldo 73-73-71-69=286 −2 11,000
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto 71-73-71-71=286
United States Tom Purtzer 76-66-75-69=286
Republic of Ireland Des Smyth 70-69-74-73=286
T8 Scotland Sandy Lyle 74-66-73-74=287 −1 8,750
United States Fuzzy Zoeller 73-71-73-70=287
T10 United States Bobby Clampett 67-66-78-77=288 E 7,350
United States Jack Nicklaus 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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