1983 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–17 July 1983 |
Location | Southport, England |
Course(s) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
Tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71[1] |
Length | 6,968 yards (6,372 m)[1] |
Field |
151 players 83 after 1st cut 63 after 2nd cut[1] |
Cut |
146 (+4) (1st cut) 217 (+4) (2nd cut))[1] |
Prize fund |
£400,000 $600,000 |
Winner's share |
£40,000 $60,000 |
Champion | |
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275 (–9) | |
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Southport
Location in England
The 1983 Open Championship was the 112th Open Championship held 14–17 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Tom Watson won his fifth Open Championship, and second consecutive, one stroke ahead of runners-up Andy Bean and Hale Irwin. It was Watson's eighth and final major title.[2][3]
Past champions in the field
Made both cuts
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Watson | ![]() | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 275 | –9 | 1 |
Lee Trevino | ![]() | 1971, 1972 | 69 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 278 | –6 | 5 |
Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 1979 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 279 | –5 | T6 |
Bill Rogers | ![]() | 1981 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 280 | –4 | T8 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 285 | +1 | T29 |
Tony Jacklin | ![]() | 1969 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 286 | +2 | T39 |
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | 1973 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 287 | +3 | T45 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 1961, 1962 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 75 | 289 | +5 | T56 |
Missed the first cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Player | ![]() | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 76 | 71 | 147 | +5 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 14 July 1983
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Craig Stadler | ![]() | 64 | –7 |
T2 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 67 | –4 |
Bill Rogers | ![]() | |||
Tom Watson | ![]() | |||
T5 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 68 | –3 |
Mike Ferguson | ![]() | |||
Vaughan Somers | ![]() | |||
Hal Sutton | ![]() | |||
Sam Torrance | ![]() | |||
T10 | Eamonn Darcy | ![]() | 69 | –2 |
David Dunk | ![]() | |||
Hubert Green | ![]() | |||
Graham Marsh | ![]() | |||
Philip Parkin (a) | ![]() | |||
Lee Trevino | ![]() |
Second round
Friday, 15 July 1983
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Craig Stadler | ![]() | 64-70=134 | –8 |
T2 | Lee Trevino | ![]() | 69-66=135 | –7 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 67-68=135 | ||
4 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 68-68=136 | –6 |
5 | Hale Irwin | ![]() | 69-68=137 | –5 |
T6 | Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 72-66=138 | –4 |
Terry Gale | ![]() | 72-66=138 | ||
Bill Rogers | ![]() | 67-71=138 | ||
T9 | Andy Bean | ![]() | 70-69=139 | –3 |
Denis Durnian | ![]() | 73-66=139 | ||
Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 67-72=139 | ||
Graham Marsh | ![]() | 69-70=139 | ||
Hal Sutton | ![]() | 68-71=139 |
Amateurs: Parkin (+5), Gilford (+7), Plaxton (+12), Thompson (+12), Wood (+12), Hamer (+13), Thomas (+13), Crosby (+17).
Third round
Saturday, 16 July 1983
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Watson | ![]() | 67-68-70=205 | –8 |
2 | Craig Stadler | ![]() | 64-70-72=206 | –7 |
T3 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 68-68-71=207 | –6 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 72-66-69=207 | ||
David Graham | ![]() | 71-69-67=207 | ||
6 | Lee Trevino | ![]() | 69-66-73=208 | –5 |
T7 | Andy Bean | ![]() | 70-69-70=209 | –4 |
Hale Irwin | ![]() | 69-68-72=209 | ||
Mark McNulty | ![]() | 72-69-68=209 | ||
Fuzzy Zoeller | ![]() | 71-71-67=209 |
Final round
Sunday, 17 July 1983
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Watson | ![]() | 67-68-70-70=275 | –9 | 40,000 |
T2 | Andy Bean | ![]() | 70-69-70-67=276 | –8 | 23,000 |
Hale Irwin | ![]() | 69-68-72-67=276 | |||
4 | Graham Marsh | ![]() | 69-70-74-64=277 | –7 | 15,000 |
5 | Lee Trevino | ![]() | 69-66-73-70=278 | –6 | 13,600 |
T6 | Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 71-71-69-68=279 | –5 | 12,250 |
Harold Henning | ![]() | 71-69-70-69=279 | |||
T8 | Denis Durnian | ![]() | 73-66-74-67=280 | –4 | 9,625 |
Nick Faldo | ![]() | 68-68-71-73=280 | |||
Christy O'Connor Jnr | ![]() | 72-69-71-68=280 | |||
Bill Rogers | ![]() | 67-71-73-69=280 |
Source:[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 51, 203. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "Watson wins 5th in Britain". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 25 July 1983. p. 15.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dan (25 July 1983). "Breaking clear of the crowd". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ↑ "1983 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
External links
- 112th Open - Royal Birkdale 1983 (Official site)
- 112th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale (European Tour)
- 1983 Open Championship (about.sports)
Preceded by 1983 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1983 PGA Championship |
Coordinates: 53°37′17″N 3°01′57″W / 53.6215°N 3.0325°W
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