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Sunday 18 July 1982PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins the Open
Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 July 1982 · Tom Watson’s win no. 32 on the PGA Tour · purse £250,000 GBP · dates from the Wikipedia infobox
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/13°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/13°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 44 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/11°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Peter Oosterhuis ENG · 285tied second 1982 Open Championship - Wikipedia
- Nick Price · 285tied second; double bogey at 15 and a bogey at 17 after leading for much of Sunday (SI) 1982 Open Championship - Wikipedia
150 started · cut +8 (1st cut); +10 (2nd cut), 60 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course), Troon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Nick Price, Peter Oosterhuis
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
26 July 1982 From the print archive
When I came off 18, I thought I'd lost. It's a funny feeling to win this way, because I wasn't prepared for it. I've never had one given to me.
Sports Illustrated
26 July 1982 From the print archive
I feel sorry for Bobby. He may be crying right now, but I've cried before, and he'll learn to be tough.
Sports Illustrated
26 July 1982 From the print archive
I wouldn't want to be in Clampett's place with that lead; I couldn't handle it. I just want to finish in the top 10.
Sports Illustrated
26 July 1982 From the print archive
The putt looks like it breaks left, but it goes right. He had no chance.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 69 · 71 · 74 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T2 | Peter Oosterhuis | 74 · 67 · 74 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T2 | Nick Price | 69 · 69 · 74 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Nick Faldo | 73 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Masahiro Kuramoto | 71 · 73 · 71 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Tom Purtzer | 76 · 66 · 75 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Des Smyth | 70 · 69 · 74 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Sandy Lyle | 74 · 66 · 73 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 73 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Bobby Clampett | 67 · 66 · 78 · 77 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Jack Nicklaus | 77 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 288 | E |
The golfer
b. 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri, USA; United States; age 32 at the win (year page); 7th major (card's count)
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet