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
Rick Pearson (golfer) Hogan Tri-Cities Open and the 1994 Nike Central Georgia Open. DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied<br> Yellow background for top-10. Rick Pearson (golfer) Rick Pearson (born December 19, 1958) is an American professional golfer who formerly played on the PGA Tour and the Nike Tour. Pearson was born in Marianna, Florida. He was the first player in Florida history to win back-to-back Florida State Junior College Championship titles. Pearson won the Florida State Amateur in 1978 and 1980. He attended the University of Florida where he won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) individual