1983 PGA Tour
The 1983 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 43 official money golf tournaments. Seve Ballesteros, Jim Colbert, Mark McCumber, Gil Morgan, Calvin Peete, Hal Sutton, Lanny Wadkins, and Fuzzy Zoeller won the most tournaments, two, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
This was also the first season of the "All-Exempt Tour" which provided many more exemptions per year. For example, those that finished in the top 125 of the money list maintained full-time status rather than the top 60 which had been historic benchmark.[1]
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1983 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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Jan 9 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | 271 (−9) | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
Jan 16 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | 270 (−14) | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
Jan 23 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | 335 (−25) | 375,000 | 67,500 | |
Jan 30 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 271 (−13) | 350,000 | 63,000 | |
Feb 6 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 276 (−12) | 325,000 | 58,500 | |
Feb 13 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 268 (−20) | 325,000 | 58,500 | |
Feb 20 | Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open | California | 271 (−17) | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
Feb 27 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | 271 (−17) | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
Mar 6 | Honda Inverrary Classic | Florida | 278 (−10) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
Mar 13 | Bay Hill Classic | Florida | 283 (−1) | 350,000 | 63,000 | |
Mar 20 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 274 (−14) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
Mar 28 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | 283 (−5) | 700,000 | 126,000 | |
Apr 3 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 275 (−13) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 280 (−8) | 500,000 | 90,000 | |
Apr 18 | Sea Pines Heritage | South Carolina | 275 (−9) | 350,000 | 63,000 | |
Apr 24 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 280 (−8) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
May 1 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 273 (−7) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
May 8 | Houston Coca-Cola Open | Texas | 275 (−9) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
May 15 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 278 (−2) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
May 22 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 206 (−10) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
May 29 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 281 (−7) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 287 (−1) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
Jun 12 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 276 (−8) | 450,000 | 81,000 | |
Jun 19 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania | 280 (−4) | 500,000 | 72,000 | |
Jun 26 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | 274 (−14) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
Jul 3 | Western Open | Illinois | 284 (−4) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
Jul 10 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 275 (−13) | 250,000 | 45,000 | |
Jul 17 | British Open | England | 275 (−9) | 600,000 | 60,000 | |
Jul 17 | Miller High Life QCO | Illinois | 266 (−14) | 200,000 | 36,000 | |
Jul 24 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 276 (−8) | 350,000 | 63,000 | |
Jul 31 | Canadian Open | Canada | 277 (−7) | 350,000 | 63,000 | |
Aug 7 | PGA Championship | California | 274 (−10) | 600,000 | 100,000 | |
Aug 14 | Buick Open | Michigan | 272 (−16) | 350,000 | 63,000 | |
Aug 21 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 268 (−16) | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
Aug 28 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | 270 (−10) | 400,000 | 100,000 | |
Sep 4 | B.C. Open | New York | 268 (−16) | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
Sep 11 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 273 (−11) | 350,000 | 63,000 | |
Sep 18 | Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic | Nevada | 340 (−18) | 750,000 | 135,000 | |
Sep 25 | LaJet Coors Classic | Texas | 282 (−6) | 350,000 | 63,000 | |
Oct 2 | Texas Open | Texas | 261 (−19) | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
Oct 9 | Southern Open | Georgia | 271 (−9) | 250,000 | 45,000 | |
Oct 23 | Walt Disney World Golf Classic | Florida | 269 (−19) | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
Oct 30 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 266 (−18) | 250,000 | 45,000 |
Source:[2]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Raymond Floyd | 70.61 | |
2 | Calvin Peete | 70.62 | |
3 | Don Pooley | 70.80 | |
4 | Hale Irwin | 70.82 | |
5 | Jack Nicklaus | 70.88 |
Source:[3]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hal Sutton | 426,668 | 30 | 2 | |
2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 417,597 | 28 | 2 | |
3 | Lanny Wadkins | 319,271 | 25 | 2 | |
4 | Calvin Peete | 313,845 | 24 | 2 | |
5 | Gil Morgan | 306,133 | 25 | 2 |
Source:[4]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Nicklaus | 4,248,229 | 71 | |
2 | Tom Watson | 3,103,902 | 33 | |
3 | Lee Trevino | 2,754,184 | 28 | |
4 | Raymond Floyd | 2,387,149 | 18 | |
5 | Hale Irwin | 2,372,659 | 15 |
Source:[5]
Awards
References
- Radosta, John (January 3, 1983). "PGA Tour Preview 1983; Under a New Format, Scramble Resumes for Money". The New York Times. p. C-11. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- "1983 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "Scoring Average – 1983". PGA Tour.
- "Money Leaders – 1983". PGA Tour.
- "Career Money Leaders – 1983". PGA Tour.