1982 Open Championship
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). 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: | Total | 7,067 | 72 | |||||
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):
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
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| Danny Edwards
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 Masahiro Kuramoto
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| Johnny Miller
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| Arnold Palmer
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| Craig Stadler
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Source:
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
77-70-72-69=288 |
Amateurs: Lewis (+12)
Source:
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.74 dollars (US) per pound sterling.
References
- ^ "Clampett's 6-under 66 'scorches' British Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 16 July 1982. p. 13.
- ^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 52, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1982". PoundSterling. July 1982. Retrieved 18 July 2024.