The Open Championship
Runner-up: Hale Irwin
Tom Watson won his fifth and final Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, equaling the record held by J.H. Taylor, James Braid, Peter Thomson, and Harry Vardon (with six). Watson beat Hale Irwin and Andy Bean by a stroke. Watson would come agonizingly close to a sixth title in 2009.
The Open Championship
1983
Royal Birkdale Golf Club · Southport, England
Champion
Tom Watson
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Winning Score
E
Winning Margin
1 stroke
Course
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location
Southport, England
Field Size
150 players
Cut Score
Low Round
67