1983 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Tom Watson | |
| 275 (–9) | |
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 |  United States |
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 |
67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 275 | –9 | 1 |
| Lee Trevino | United States |
1971, 1972 | 69 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 278 | –6 | 5 |
| Seve Ballesteros |  Spain |
1979 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 279 | –5 | T6 |
| Bill Rogers | United States |
1981 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 280 | –4 | T8 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 285 | +1 | T29 |
| Tony Jacklin |  England |
1969 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 286 | +2 | T39 |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States |
1973 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 287 | +3 | T45 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States |
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 |  South Africa |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 76 | 71 | 147 | +5 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 14 July 1983
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Stadler | United States |
64 | –7 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer |  West Germany |
67 | –4 |
| Bill Rogers | United States
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| Tom Watson | United States
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| T5 | Nick Faldo | England |
68 | –3 |
| Mike Ferguson |  Australia
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| Vaughan Somers | Australia
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| Hal Sutton | United States
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| Sam Torrance |  Scotland
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| T10 | Eamonn Darcy |  Ireland |
69 | –2 |
| David Dunk | England
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| Hubert Green | United States
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| Graham Marsh | Australia
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| Philip Parkin (a) |  Wales
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| Lee Trevino | United States
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Second round
Friday, 15 July 1983
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Stadler | United States |
64-70=134 | –8 |
| T2 | Lee Trevino | United States |
69-66=135 | –7 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
67-68=135 | ||
| 4 | Nick Faldo | England |
68-68=136 | –6 |
| 5 | Hale Irwin | United States |
69-68=137 | –5 |
| T6 | Raymond Floyd | United States |
72-66=138 | –4 |
| Terry Gale | Australia |
72-66=138 | ||
| Bill Rogers | United States |
67-71=138 | ||
| T9 | Andy Bean | United States |
70-69=139 | –3 |
| Denis Durnian | England |
73-66=139 | ||
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany |
67-72=139 | ||
| Graham Marsh | Australia |
69-70=139 | ||
| Hal Sutton | United States |
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 | United States |
67-68-70=205 | –8 |
| 2 | Craig Stadler | United States |
64-70-72=206 | –7 |
| T3 | Nick Faldo | England |
68-68-71=207 | –6 |
| Raymond Floyd | United States |
72-66-69=207 | ||
| David Graham | Australia |
71-69-67=207 | ||
| 6 | Lee Trevino | United States |
69-66-73=208 | –5 |
| T7 | Andy Bean | United States |
70-69-70=209 | –4 |
| Hale Irwin | United States |
69-68-72=209 | ||
| Mark McNulty |  Zimbabwe |
72-69-68=209 | ||
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States |
71-71-67=209 |
Final round
Sunday, 17 July 1983
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | United States |
67-68-70-70=275 | –9 | 40,000 |
| T2 | Andy Bean | United States |
70-69-70-67=276 | –8 | 23,000 |
| Hale Irwin | United States |
69-68-72-67=276 | |||
| 4 | Graham Marsh | Australia |
69-70-74-64=277 | –7 | 15,000 |
| 5 | Lee Trevino | United States |
69-66-73-70=278 | –6 | 13,600 |
| T6 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
71-71-69-68=279 | –5 | 12,250 |
| Harold Henning | South Africa |
71-69-70-69=279 | |||
| T8 | Denis Durnian | England |
73-66-74-67=280 | –4 | 9,625 |
| Nick Faldo | England |
68-68-71-73=280 | |||
| Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland |
72-69-71-68=280 | |||
| Bill Rogers | United States |
67-71-73-69=280 |
Source:[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "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.