1982 Open Championship 1982 Open Championship The 1982 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 111th Open Championship, held from 15–18 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),
Simon Owen he has won two tournaments on the European Seniors Tour. He has also won the New Zealand PGA Seniors Championship on two occasions. Owen's brother Craig is also a professional golfer and played for New Zealand in the World Cup in 1979 and 1980. European Tour playoff record (1–0) "Note: Owen only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship."<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 and 1982 Open Championships)<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place Simon Owen Simon Owen (born 10 December 1950) is a professional golfer from New Zealand. Owen was