1982 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1982 British Open was the 111th time the tournament was played.
Winner: Tom Watson, 284
Where it was played: Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 15-18, 1982
Leader after first round: Bobby Clampett, 67
Leader after second round: Bobby Clampett, 133
Leader after third round: Bobby Clampett, 211
Notable Notes: Young Bobby Clampett opened with rounds of 67 and 66, taking a 5-stroke lead after the midway point. But he struggled on the weekend - even though he maintained his lead after the third round despite shooting 78. A 77 in the fourth round sank his hopes. Moving to the top was Tom Watson, who won by a stroke over Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Price. It was Watson's fourth win in a British Open.
Final Scores
| Tom Watson | 69-71-74-70—284 |
| Nick Price | 69-69-74-73—285 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 74-67-74-70—285 |
| Massy Kuramoto | 71-73-71-71—286 |
| Nick Faldo | 73-73-71-69—286 |
| Des Smyth | 70-69-74-73—286 |
| Tom Purtzer | 76-66-75-69—286 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 73-71-73-70—287 |
| Sandy Lyle | 74-66-73-74—287 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 77-70-72-69—288 |
| Bobby Clampett | 67-66-78-77—288 |
| Sam Torrance | 73-72-73-71—289 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 71-75-73-71—290 |
| Bernhard Langer | 70-69-78-73—290 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 74-75-72-70—291 |
| Denis Watson | 75-69-73-74—291 |
| Curtis Strange | 72-73-76-70—291 |
| Raymond Floyd | 74-73-77-67—291 |
| Ken Brown | 70-71-79-72—292 |
| Isao Aoki | 75-69-75-74—293 |
| Toru Nakamura | 77-68-77-71—293 |
| Johnny Miller | 71-76-75-72—294 |
| Bill Rogers | 73-70-76-75—294 |
| Jose Maria Canizares | 71-72-79-72—294 |
| Bernard Gallacher | 75-71-74-75—295 |
| Graham Marsh | 76-76-72-71—295 |
| Greg Norman | 73-75-76-72—296 |
| David Graham | 73-70-76-77—296 |
| Arnold Palmer | 71-73-78-74—296 |
| Lee Trevino | 78-72-71-75—296 |
| Jay Haas | 78-72-75-71—296 |
| Mark Thomas | 72-74-75-76—297 |
| Larry Nelson | 77-69-77-74—297 |
| Mike Miller | 74-72-78-73—297 |
| David J. Russell | 72-72-76-78—298 |
| Paul Way | 72-75-78-73—298 |
| Brian Barnes | 75-69-76-78—298 |
| Eamonn Darcy | 75-73-78-72—298 |
| Craig Stadler | 71-74-79-74—298 |
| Jack Ferenz | 76-69-80-73—298 |
| Harold Henning | 74-74-76-75—299 |
| Gary Player | 75-74-76-75—300 |
| Terry Gale | 76-74-75-75—300 |
| a-Malcolm Lewis | 74-74-77-75—300 |
| Bob Shearer | 73-72-81-74—300 |
| Neil Coles | 73-73-72-82—300 |
| Roger Chapman | 75-76-74-76—301 |
| Brian Waites | 75-77-73-76—301 |
| Bill Longmuir | 77-72-77-75—301 |
| Tienie Britz | 81-70-74-76—301 |
| Hsu Sheng San | 75-75-75-77—302 |
| Manuel Pinero | 75-75-74-78—302 |
| Mark James | 74-73-79-76—302 |
| Mark McNulty | 76-74-76-77—303 |
| Peter Townsend | 76-73-76-78—303 |
| Keith Waters | 73-78-71-81—303 |
| Martin Poxon | 74-70-78-81—303 |
| Philip Harrison | 78-74-74-78—304 |
| Michael King | 73-78-74-80—305 |
| Mike Cahill | 73-76-77-80—306 |