1983 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1983 British Open was the 112th time the tournament was played.
Winner: Tom Watson, 275
Where it was played: Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England
Tournament dates: July 14-17, 1983
Leader after first round: Craig Stadler, 64
Leader after second round: Craig Stadler, 134
Leader after third round: Tom Watson, 205
Notable Notes: Tom Watson took the lead with a 70 in the third round, and held on to win by one stroke. It was his fifth and final win at the British Open, his eighth and final win in a major championship. Andy Bean and Hale Irwin tied for second, one stroke behind, and this is the tournament at which Irwin whiffed a 2-inch putt during the third round.
Final Scores
| Tom Watson | 67-68-70-70—275 |
| Andy Bean | 70-69-70-67—276 |
| Hale Irwin | 69-68-72-67—276 |
| Graham Marsh | 69-70-74-64—277 |
| Lee Trevino | 69-66-73-70—278 |
| Harold Henning | 71-69-70-69—279 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 71-71-69-68—279 |
| Christy O'Connor Jr. | 72-69-71-68—280 |
| Bill Rogers | 67-71-73-69—280 |
| Nick Faldo | 68-68-71-73—280 |
| Denis Durnian | 73-66-74-67—280 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 72-69-70-70—281 |
| Craig Stadler | 64-70-72-75—281 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 71-71-67-73—282 |
| Mike Sullivan | 72-68-74-68—282 |
| David Graham | 71-69-67-75—282 |
| Raymond Floyd | 72-66-69-75—282 |
| Gary Koch | 75-71-66-70—282 |
| Bernard Gallacher | 72-71-70-70—283 |
| Brian Waites | 70-70-73-70—283 |
| Simon Hobday | 70-73-70-70—283 |
| Jay Haas | 73-72-68-70—283 |
| Hubert Green | 69-74-72-68—283 |
| Tienie Britz | 71-74-69-69—283 |
| Greg Norman | 75-71-70-67—283 |
| Howard Clark | 71-72-69-72—284 |
| Rodger Davis | 70-71-70-73—284 |
| Eamonn Darcy | 69-72-74-69—284 |
| Tom Kite | 71-72-72-70—285 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 71-72-72-70—285 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 72-73-72-68—285 |
| Toru Nakamura | 73-69-72-71—285 |
| Mark James | 70-70-74-71—285 |
| Lu Chien Soon | 71-72-74-68—285 |
| Curtis Strange | 74-68-70-73—285 |
| Mike McCullough | 74-69-72-70—285 |
| Hal Sutton | 68-71-75-71—285 |
| Terry Gale | 72-66-72-75—285 |
| Vicente Fernandez | 70-72-72-72—286 |
| Chris Moody | 74-69-70-73—286 |
| Ian Collins | 70-75-68-73—286 |
| Tony Jacklin | 71-75-71-69—286 |
| Kikuo Arai | 74-67-75-70—286 |
| Bob Gilder | 70-76-70-70—286 |
| Tim Simpson | 73-69-72-73—287 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 73-73-69-72—287 |
| Clive Tucker | 73-71-73-70—287 |
| Massy Kuramoto | 70-74-73-70—287 |
| Graham Burroughs | 71-74-71-71—287 |
| Manuel Pinero | 74-72-71-70—287 |
| Vaughan Somers | 68-75-71-73—287 |
| Mark McNulty | 72-69-68-78—287 |
| Larry Nelson | 70-73-73-72—288 |
| Sam Torrance | 68-73-74-73—288 |
| Bobby Clampett | 74-72-71-71—288 |
| Arnold Palmer | 72-74-68-75—289 |
| Bernhard Langer | 67-72-76-74—289 |
| Mark E. Johnson | 70-72-71-76—289 |
| Manuel Calero | 70-75-69-76—290 |
| John O'Leary | 74-68-69-79—290 |
| Ronan Rafferty | 75-67-73-76—291 |
| Mike Ingham | 71-73-70-78—292 |
| Hsieh Yu Shu | 71-72-74-78—295 |
