# 1982 Open Championship

The 1982 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 111th Open Championship, held from 15 to 18 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Tom Watson won his fourth Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Price. It was Watson's second consecutive major victory—he won the U.S. Open a month earlier—and the seventh of his eight major titles.
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 | Out | 3,422 | 36 | | In | In | 3,645 | 36 |
| Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Total | Total | 7,067 | 72 |
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):
* 1973: 7,064 yards (6,459 m), par 72
* 1962: 7,045 yards (6,442 m), par 72
* 1950: 6,583 yards (6,019 m), par 70
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 |
| T2 | Tom Watson | 69 | −3 |
| T4 | Ken Brown | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Bernhard Langer | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Des Smyth | 70 | −2 |
| T7 | Seve Ballesteros | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | José María Cañizares | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Danny Edwards | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Masahiro Kuramoto | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Johnny Miller | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Arnold Palmer | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Craig Stadler | 71 | −1 |
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 |
| T3 | Des Smyth | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Sandy Lyle | 74-66=140 | −4 |
| T5 | Tom Watson | 69-71=140 | −4 |
| T7 | Ken Brown | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| T7 | Peter Oosterhuis | 74-67=141 | −3 |
| 9 | Tom Purtzer | 76-66=142 | −2 |
| T10 | José María Cañizares | 71-72=143 | −1 |
| T10 | David Graham | 73-70=143 | −1 |
| T10 | Bill Rogers | 73-70=143 | −1 |
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 |
| T3 | Des Smyth | 70-69-74=213 | −3 |
| 5 | Tom Watson | 69-71-74=214 | −2 |
| T6 | Masahiro Kuramoto | 71-73-71=215 | −1 |
| T6 | Peter Oosterhuis | 74-67-74=215 | −1 |
| T8 | Nick Faldo | 73-73-71=217 | +1 |
| T8 | Bernhard Langer | 70-69-78=217 | +1 |
| T8 | Tom Purtzer | 76-66-75=217 | +1 |
| T8 | Denis Watson | 75-69-73=217 | +1 |
| T8 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 73-71-73=217 | +1 |
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 |
| T2 | Nick Price | 69-69-74-73=285 | −3 | 19,300 |
| T4 | Nick Faldo | 73-73-71-69=286 | −2 | 11,000 |
| T4 | Masahiro Kuramoto | 71-73-71-71=286 | −2 | 11,000 |
| T4 | Tom Purtzer | 76-66-75-69=286 | −2 | 11,000 |
| T4 | Des Smyth | 70-69-74-73=286 | −2 | 11,000 |
| T8 | Sandy Lyle | 74-66-73-74=287 | −1 | 8,750 |
| T8 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 73-71-73-70=287 | −1 | 8,750 |
| T10 | Bobby Clampett | 67-66-78-77=288 | E | 7,350 |
| T10 | Jack Nicklaus | 77-70-72-69=288 | E | 7,350 |
Amateurs: Lewis (+12) Source:
* The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.74 dollars (US) per pound sterling.