1982 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 15–18 July 1982 |
Location | Troon, Scotland |
Course(s) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72[1][2] |
Length | 7,067 yards (6,462 m)[2][3] |
Field | 150 players 87 after 1st cut 60 after 2nd cut[2] |
Cut | 152 (+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) | |
The 1982 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 111th Open Championship, held from 15–18 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]
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.
Past champions in the field[]
Made both cuts[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Watson | United States | 1975, 1977, 1980 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 284 | –4 | 1 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 77 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 288 | E | T10 |
Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 1979 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 290 | +2 | T13 |
Johnny Miller | United States | 1976 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 294 | +6 | T22 |
Bill Rogers | United States | 1981 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 294 | +6 | T22 |
Arnold Palmer | United States | 1961, 1962 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 296 | +8 | T27 |
Lee Trevino | United States | 1971, 1972 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 296 | +8 | T27 |
Gary Player | South Africa | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 300 | +12 | T42 |
Missed the second cut[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Weiskopf | United States | 1973 | 79 | 73 | 75 | 227 | +11 |
Missed the first cut[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Charles | New Zealand | 1963 | 79 | 74 | 153 | +9 |
Tony Jacklin | England | 1969 | 77 | 76 | 153 | +9 |
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, 15 July 1982
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bobby Clampett | United States | 67 | –5 |
T2 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 69 | –3 |
Tom Watson | United States | |||
T4 | Ken Brown | Scotland | 70 | –2 |
Bernhard Langer | West Germany | |||
Des Smyth | Ireland | |||
T7 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 71 | –1 |
José María Cañizares | Spain | |||
Danny Edwards | United States | |||
Masahiro Kuramoto | Japan | |||
Johnny Miller | United States | |||
Arnold Palmer | United States | |||
Craig Stadler | United States |
Source:[1]
Second round[]
Friday, 16 July 1982
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bobby Clampett | United States | 67-66=133 | –11 |
2 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 69-69=138 | –6 |
T3 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 70-69=139 | –5 |
Des Smyth | Ireland | 70-69=139 | ||
T5 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 74-66=140 | –4 |
Tom Watson | United States | 69-71=140 | ||
T7 | Ken Brown | Scotland | 70-71=141 | –3 |
Peter Oosterhuis | England | 74-67=141 | ||
9 | Tom Purtzer | United States | 76-66=142 | –2 |
T10 | José María Cañizares | Spain | 71-72=143 | –1 |
David Graham | Australia | 73-70=143 | ||
Bill Rogers | United States | 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 | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bobby Clampett | United States | 67-66-78=211 | –5 |
2 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 69-69-74=212 | –4 |
T3 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 74-66-73=213 | –3 |
Des Smyth | Ireland | 70-69-74=213 | ||
5 | Tom Watson | United States | 69-71-74=214 | –2 |
T6 | Masahiro Kuramoto | Japan | 71-73-71=215 | –1 |
Peter Oosterhuis | England | 74-67-74=215 | ||
T8 | Nick Faldo | England | 73-73-71=217 | +1 |
Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 70-69-78=217 | ||
Tom Purtzer | United States | 76-66-75=217 | ||
Denis Watson | Zimbabwe | 75-69-73=217 | ||
Fuzzy Zoeller | United States | 73-71-73=217 |
Amateurs: Lewis (+5).
Final round[]
Sunday, 18 July 1982
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Watson | United States | 69-71-74-70=284 | –4 | 32,000 |
T2 | Peter Oosterhuis | England | 74-67-74-70=285 | –3 | 19,300 |
Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 69-69-74-73=285 | |||
T4 | Nick Faldo | England | 73-73-71-69=286 | –2 | 11,000 |
Masahiro Kuramoto | Japan | 71-73-71-71=286 | |||
Tom Purtzer | United States | 76-66-75-69=286 | |||
Des Smyth | Ireland | 70-69-74-73=286 | |||
T8 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 74-66-73-74=287 | –1 | 8,750 |
Fuzzy Zoeller | United States | 73-71-73-70=287 | |||
T10 | Bobby Clampett | United States | 67-66-78-77=288 | E | 7,350 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 77-70-72-69=288 |
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[]
- 111th Open - Royal Troon 1982 (Official site)
- 111th Open Championship - Royal Troon (European Tour)
- 1982 Open Championship (about.sports)
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