| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–18 April 1982 |
| Venue | Eden Court Theatre |
| City | Inverness |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £5,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  John Spencer |
| Score | 11–4 |
The 1982 Highland Masters was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 16 and 18 April 1982 at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness, Scotland. [1] [2]
Ray Reardon won the tournament beating John Spencer 11–4 in the final. [3]
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | ||||||||||||
| | Ray Reardon | 4 | ||||||||||||
 | Bert Demarco | 3 | | Ray Reardon | 6 | |||||||||
| | Steve Davis | 4 | | Steve Davis | 0 | |||||||||
| | Matt Gibson | 3 | | Ray Reardon | 11 | |||||||||
| | John Spencer | 4 | | John Spencer | 4 | |||||||||
| | Murdo MacLeod | 0 | | John Spencer | 6 | |||||||||
 | Alex Higgins | 4 | | Alex Higgins | 0 | |||||||||
| | Eddie Sinclair | 3 | ||||||||||||
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