1983 Open Championship

March 2021 August 2013 1983 Open Championship 14–17 July 1983 Southport, England Royal Birkdale Golf Club European TourPGA Tour 71 6968 yd 151 players 83 after 1st cut 63 after 2nd cut 146 (+4) (1st cut) 217 (+4) (2nd cut)http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 51, 203 15 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £400,000 $600,000 £40,000 $60,000 USA Tom Watson 275 (−9) 1982 1984 UK England 1 Southport 53.622 -3.033 Location in England 5 230 United Kingdom Southport 1 Royal Birkdale Golf Club 53.622 -3.033 Location in Southport, Merseyside,north of Liverpool, England 5 200 The 1983 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 112th Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the sixth time the course had hosted, with the first in 1954. Defending champion Tom Watson won his fifth Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Andy Bean and Hale Irwin.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PcNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6264%2C3433924 Glasgow Herald Paul Ian Watson picks up Open trophy − then drops it 18 July 1983 1http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1983/07/18/page/49/article/golf The Chicago Tribune Husar John Watson flashes the V sign 18 July 1983 3, sec. 4 It was his second consecutive Open win and third in the last four,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZP4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dmgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6297%2C5664922 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Florida (New York Times) Radosta John Watson's birdie on 16th vaults him to 5th British Open crown 18 July 1983 12B 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.https://www.si.com/vault/1983/07/25/619453/breaking-clear-of-the-crowd Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Breaking clear of the crowd 25 July 1983 12 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7-pIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t4IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1049%2C1228665 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Watson wins 5th in Britain 25 July 1983 15 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. Of his five Open wins, this was the only one outside Scotland.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1983/07/17/page/37/article/tom-watsons-four-championships-in-the-british-open Chicago Tribune Tom Watson's four championships in the British Open 17 July 1983 5, sec. 3http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1983/07/18/page/47/article/watson-strangles-that-choker-label The Chicago Tribune Husar John Watson strangles that choker label 18 July 1983 1, sec. 4 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BJRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4768%2C2149490 Glasgow Herald Ballesteros holds off world's best 10 July 1976 16 Course layout Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4504234102063434681504704103,3303844111845051985424155264733,6386,968Par444344344344435354543771 Round summaries First round Thursday, 14 July 1983 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Craig Stadler64−7T2 FRG Bernhard Langer67−4 USA Bill Rogers USA Tom WatsonT5 ENG Nick Faldo68−3 AUS Mike Ferguson AUS Vaughan Somers USA Hal Sutton SCO Sam TorranceT10 IRL Eamonn Darcy69−2 ENG David Dunk USA Hubert Green AUS Graham Marsh WAL Philip Parkin (a) USA Lee Trevino Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1983/07/15/page/44/article/golf The Chicago Tribune Husar John Stadler putts way into British lead 15 July 1983 2, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O8NAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3557%2C3197513 Glasgow Herald Jacobs Raymond Faldo steps out of Stadler's shadow 15 July 1983 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yf4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dmgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6197%2C2757123 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Florida Associated Press Stadler's 64 puts him 3-up in British Open 15 July 1983 16B Second round Friday, 15 July 1983 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Craig Stadler64-70=134−8T2 USA Lee Trevino69-66=135−7 USA Tom Watson67-68=1354 ENG Nick Faldo68-68=136−65 USA Hale Irwin69-68=137−5T6 USA Raymond Floyd72-66=138−4 AUS Terry Gale72-66=138 USA Bill Rogers67-71=138T9 USA Andy Bean70-69=139−3 ENG Denis Durnian73-66=139 FRG Bernhard Langer67-72=139 AUS Graham Marsh69-70=139 USA Hal Sutton68-71=139 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PMNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4009%2C3386643 Glasgow Herald Jacobs Raymond Gallant Faldo mounts close but lonely vigil 16 July 1983 16http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1983/07/16/page/19/article/golf The Chicago Tribune Husar John Stadler holds on to lead 15 July 1983 3, sec. 2 Amateurs: Parkin (+5), Gilford (+7), Plaxton (+12), Thompson (+12), Wood (+12), Hamer (+13), Thomas (+13), Crosby (+17). Third round Saturday, 16 July 1983 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tom Watson67-68-70=205−82 USA Craig Stadler64-70-72=206−7T3 ENG Nick Faldo68-68-71=207−6 USA Raymond Floyd72-66-69=207 AUS David Graham71-69-67=2076 USA Lee Trevino69-66-73=208−5T7 USA Andy Bean70-69-70=209−4 USA Hale Irwin69-68-72=209 ZWE Mark McNulty72-69-68=209 USA Fuzzy Zoeller71-71-67=209 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1983/07/17/page/37/article/golf The Chicago Tribune Husar John Watson overcomes 'hazard' 17 July 1983 5, sec. 3 Final round Sunday, 17 July 1983 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 USA Tom Watson 67-68-70-70=275 −9 40,000T2 USA Andy Bean 70-69-70-67=276 −8 23,000 USA Hale Irwin 69-68-72-67=2764 AUS Graham Marsh 69-70-74-64=277 −7 15,0005 USA Lee Trevino 69-66-73-70=278 −6 13,600T6 ESP Seve Ballesteros 71-71-69-68=279 −5 12,250 ZAF 1982 Harold Henning 71-69-70-69=279T8 ENG Denis Durnian 73-66-74-67=280 −4 9,625 ENG Nick Faldo 68-68-71-73=280 IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr 72-69-71-68=280 USA Bill Rogers 67-71-73-69=280 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1983&tid=8 databasegolf.com 1983 Open Championship results 12 July 2012 The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.52 dollars (US) per pound sterling.https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-USD-1983 PoundSterling British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1983 July 1983 July 18, 2024 References External links Royal Birkdale 1983 (Official site) 112th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale (European Tour) 1983 53.622 -3.033 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sport in Southport Category:1980s in Merseyside