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
Bob Boyd (golfer) to 2010. He had won the Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España in 2005. "this list may be incomplete" "Note: Boyd never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship."<br> DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied Bob Boyd (golfer) Robert McLean Boyd, Jr. (July 29, 1955 – February 21, 2011) was an American professional golfer. Boyd was born in Mount Olive, North Carolina. He played his college golf at (and graduated from) the University of Maryland. He turned professional in 1977. Boyd spent 1983 and 1984 on the PGA Tour. His