1982 Open Championship

1982 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	15–18 July 1982
Location	European Tour; PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,067 yards (6,462 m)
Field	150 players; 87 after 1st cut; 60 after 2nd cut
Cut	152 (+8) (1st cut) ; 226 (+10) (2nd cut)
Prize fund	£250,000 ; $425,000
Winner's share	£32,000 ; $54,400
Champion
	Tom Watson
	284 (−4)
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Royal Troon

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Location in Scotland

Royal Troon

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Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

The 1982 Open Championship was a

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

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
T2	Tom Watson	69	−3
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
T3	Des Smyth	70-69=139	−5
T5	Sandy Lyle	74-66=140	−4
T5	Tom Watson	69-71=140	−4
T7	Ken Brown	70-71=141	−3
T7	Peter Oosterhuis	74-67=141	−3
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
T3	Des Smyth	70-69-74=213	−3
5	Tom Watson	69-71-74=214	−2
T6	Masahiro Kuramoto	71-73-71=215	−1
T6	Peter Oosterhuis	74-67-74=215	−1
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

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Tom Watson	69-71-74-70=284	−4	32,000
T2	Peter Oosterhuis	74-67-74-70=285	−3	19,300
T2	Nick Price	69-69-74-73=285	−3	19,300
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
T8	Fuzzy Zoeller	73-71-73-70=287	−1	8,750
T10	Bobby Clampett	67-66-78-77=288	E	7,350
T10	Jack Nicklaus	77-70-72-69=288	E	7,350

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Clampett's 6-under 66 'scorches' British Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 16 July 1982. p. 13.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "The Open Championship course". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. (map). 19 July 1982. p. 16.
^ "Watson captures 4th British title". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. 19 July 1982. p. 12.
^ Jenkins, Dan (26 July 1982). "A fourth on the firth". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ "1982 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

External links

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[yv82brord1-1] "Clampett's 6-under 66 'scorches' British Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 16 July 1982. p. 13.

[ocmg11-2] "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 52, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

[gasgmap-3] "The Open Championship course". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. (map). 19 July 1982. p. 16.

[yv82brord4-4] "Watson captures 4th British title". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. 19 July 1982. p. 12.

[sijl82-5] Jenkins, Dan (26 July 1982). "A fourth on the firth". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.

[ocmg11203-6] "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 33, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[dbg1982oc-7] "1982 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

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