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
Charles Mayo (golfer) Mayo never played in the Masters Tournament." NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> ? = unknown<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Yellow background for top-10 Charles Mayo (golfer) Charles Henry Mayo (30 November 1884 – July 1977) was an English professional golfer of the early 20th century. Mayo won the 1911 Belgian Open held at the Royal Golf Club of Belgium. Frenchman Arnaud Massy finished in second place. He had seven starts in