1983 Open Championship 1983 Open Championship The 1983 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 112th Open Championship, held from 14–17 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. It was his second consecutive Open win and third in the last four, 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
Jorge Soto (golfer) Jorge Soto (golfer) Jorge Soto (2 March 1945 – 26 October 2011) was an Argentine professional golfer. Soto was born in Merlo, Buenos Aires and turned professional in 1963. Soto won the Argentine Order of Merit in 1982 and 1983. He won the Argentine Open in 1982 and was runner up in 1972. He also won The Argentine PGA Championship in 1984 and 1989, having finished second in 1968 and 1977. Soto represented Argentina on four occasions in the World Cup, with a best finish of 5th place in partnership with Juan Carlos Cabrera in the 1975 edition in Thailand.