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
Pia Nilsson (golfer) to Annika Sörenstam. Pia Nilsson (golfer) Pia Nilsson (born c. 1958) is a Swedish professional golfer and coach. Nilsson played on the Swedish National Amateur Golf Team from 1974–1981, appearing twice in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship (1976 and 1980), and she won the European Ladies' Team Championship in 1981. She played her collegiate golf at Arizona State University, graduating with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1981 having made All-Conference Second Team in 1980–1981. She played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 1983 to 1987 with moderate success. She also played in Europe, winning her first