1983 Open Championship

The 1983 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 112th Open Championship, held from 14–17 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the sixth time the course had hosted, with the first in 1954.

1983 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates14–17 July 1983
LocationSouthport, England
Course(s)Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,968 yards (6,372 m)[1]
Field151 players
83 after 1st cut
63 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut146 (+4) (1st cut)
217 (+4) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund£400,000
$600,000
Winner's share£40,000
$60,000
Champion
Tom Watson
275 (–9)
Southport
Location in England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in Southport, Merseyside,
north of Liverpool, England

Defending champion Tom Watson won his fifth Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Andy Bean and Hale Irwin.[2][3] It was his second consecutive Open win and third in the last four,[4] but was helped by Irwin "whiffing" a one-inch putt on the 14th hole on the third day, which cost him a chance of a play-off with Watson for the tournament.[5]

At age 33, this was Watson's eighth and final major title; he had won three of the last six majors, but had not won any event for twelve months.[6][5]

Watson was the fifth to win five Open Championships, last accomplished in 1965 by Peter Thomson, also at Royal Birkdale. He was the first to successfully defend the title in over a decade, since Lee Trevino in 1972 at Muirfield.[2] Of his five Open wins, this was the only one outside Scotland.[7][8]

Seven years earlier at Royal Birkdale in 1976, defending champion Watson posted an 80 in the third round, finishing with a pair of sixes, and missed the 54-hole cut by a stroke.[9]

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Tom Watson United States1975, 1977,
1980, 1982		67687070275–91
Lee Trevino United States1971, 197269667370278–65
Seve Ballesteros Spain197971716968279–5T6
Bill Rogers United States198167717369280–4T8
Jack Nicklaus United States1966, 1970, 197871727270285+1T29
Tony Jacklin England196971757169286+2T39
Tom Weiskopf United States197373736972287+3T45
Arnold Palmer United States1961, 196272746875289+5T56

Source:[1]

Missed the first cut
PlayerCountryYears wonR1R2TotalTo par
Gary Player South Africa1959, 1968, 19747671147+5

Source:[1][10]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 14 July 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Stadler United States64–7
T2Bernhard Langer West Germany67–4
Bill Rogers United States
Tom Watson United States
T5Nick Faldo England68–3
Mike Ferguson Australia
Vaughan Somers Australia
Hal Sutton United States
Sam Torrance Scotland
T10Eamonn Darcy Ireland69–2
David Dunk England
Hubert Green United States
Graham Marsh Australia
Philip Parkin (a) Wales
Lee Trevino United States

Source:[11][12][13]

Second round

Friday, 15 July 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Stadler United States64-70=134–8
T2Lee Trevino United States69-66=135–7
Tom Watson United States67-68=135
4Nick Faldo England68-68=136–6
5Hale Irwin United States69-68=137–5
T6Raymond Floyd United States72-66=138–4
Terry Gale Australia72-66=138
Bill Rogers United States67-71=138
T9Andy Bean United States70-69=139–3
Denis Durnian England73-66=139
Bernhard Langer West Germany67-72=139
Graham Marsh Australia69-70=139
Hal Sutton United States68-71=139

Source:[10][14]
Amateurs: Parkin (+5), Gilford (+7), Plaxton (+12), Thompson (+12), Wood (+12), Hamer (+13), Thomas (+13), Crosby (+17).

Third round

Saturday, 16 July 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Watson United States67-68-70=205–8
2Craig Stadler United States64-70-72=206–7
T3Nick Faldo England68-68-71=207–6
Raymond Floyd United States72-66-69=207
David Graham Australia71-69-67=207
6Lee Trevino United States69-66-73=208–5
T7Andy Bean United States70-69-70=209–4
Hale Irwin United States69-68-72=209
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe72-69-68=209
Fuzzy Zoeller United States71-71-67=209

Source:[1][15]

Final round

Sunday, 17 July 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Tom Watson United States67-68-70-70=275–940,000
T2Andy Bean United States70-69-70-67=276–823,000
Hale Irwin United States69-68-72-67=276
4Graham Marsh Australia69-70-74-64=277–715,000
5Lee Trevino United States69-66-73-70=278–613,600
T6Seve Ballesteros Spain71-71-69-68=279–512,250
Harold Henning South Africa71-69-70-69=279
T8Denis Durnian England73-66-74-67=280–49,625
Nick Faldo England68-68-71-73=280
Christy O'Connor Jnr Ireland72-69-71-68=280
Bill Rogers United States67-71-73-69=280

Source:[1][16]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 51, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. Paul, Ian (18 July 1983). "Watson picks up Open trophy − then drops it". Glasgow Herald. p. 1.
  3. Husar, John (18 July 1983). "Watson flashes the V sign". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 4.
  4. Radosta, John (18 July 1983). "Watson's birdie on 16th vaults him to 5th British Open crown". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. (New York Times). p. 12B.
  5. Jenkins, Dan (25 July 1983). "Breaking clear of the crowd". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  6. "Watson wins 5th in Britain". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. 25 July 1983. p. 15.
  7. "Tom Watson's four championships in the British Open". Chicago Tribune. 17 July 1983. p. 5, sec. 3.
  8. Husar, John (18 July 1983). "Watson strangles that choker label". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 4.
  9. "Ballesteros holds off world's best". Glasgow Herald. 10 July 1976. p. 16.
  10. Jacobs, Raymond (16 July 1983). "Gallant Faldo mounts close but lonely vigil". Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
  11. Husar, John (15 July 1983). "Stadler putts way into British lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 2, sec. 3.
  12. Jacobs, Raymond (15 July 1983). "Faldo steps out of Stadler's shadow". Glasgow Herald. p. 22.
  13. "Stadler's 64 puts him 3-up in British Open". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. 15 July 1983. p. 16B.
  14. Husar, John (15 July 1983). "Stadler holds on to lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 2.
  15. Husar, John (17 July 1983). "Watson overcomes 'hazard'". Chicago Tribune. p. 5, sec. 3.
  16. "1983 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Preceded by
1983 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1983 PGA Championship

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