1982 PGA Tour

1982 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 7, 1982 (1982-01-07) – October 31, 1982 (1982-10-31)
Number of official events	44
Most wins	Calvin Peete (4) Craig Stadler (4) Tom Watson (4)
Money list	Craig Stadler
PGA Player of the Year	Tom Watson
Rookie of the Year	Hal Sutton
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The 1982 PGA Tour was the 67th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 14th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Changes for 1982

The season began as the TPA Tour, then reverted to the PGA Tour in mid-March. ^{[1] [2]} The "Tournament Players Association" name had been adopted less than seven months earlier, in late August 1981. ^[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1982 season. ^{[4] [5]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 10	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	Arizona	300,000	Craig Stadler (4)
Jan 17	Bob Hope Desert Classic	California	250,000	Ed Fiori (3)	Pro-Am
Jan 25	Phoenix Open	Arizona	300,000	Lanny Wadkins (8)
Jan 31	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	California	300,000	Johnny Miller (22)
Feb 7	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	300,000	Jim Simons (3)	Pro-Am
Feb 14	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	325,000	Wayne Levi (4)
Feb 21	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	California	300,000	Tom Watson (29)
Feb 28	Doral-Eastern Open	Florida	300,000	Andy Bean (8)
Mar 7	Bay Hill Classic	Florida	300,000	Tom Kite (4)
Mar 14	Honda Inverrary Classic	Florida	400,000	Hale Irwin (14)
Mar 21	Tournament Players Championship	Florida	500,000	Jerry Pate (8)	Special event
Mar 28	Sea Pines Heritage	South Carolina	300,000	Tom Watson (30)	Invitational
Apr 5	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	300,000	Danny Edwards (3)
Apr 11	Masters Tournament	Georgia	365,000	Craig Stadler (5)	Major championship
Apr 11	Magnolia Classic	Mississippi	75,000	Payne Stewart (n/a)	Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 18	MONY Tournament of Champions	California	350,000	Lanny Wadkins (9)	Winners-only event
Apr 18	Tallahassee Open	Florida	100,000	Bob Shearer (1)	Alternate event
Apr 25	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	300,000	Scott Hoch (2)
May 2	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	350,000	Bob Gilder (3)
May 9	Michelob-Houston Open	Texas	350,000	Ed Sneed (4)
May 16	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	350,000	Jack Nicklaus (71)	Invitational
May 23	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	300,000	Keith Fergus (2)
May 30	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	350,000	Raymond Floyd (16)	Invitational
Jun 6	Kemper Open	Maryland	400,000	Craig Stadler (6)
Jun 13	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	Tennessee	400,000	Raymond Floyd (17)
Jun 20	U.S. Open	California	375,000	Tom Watson (31)	Major championship
Jun 27	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	400,000	Bob Gilder (4)
Jul 4	Western Open	Illinois	350,000	Tom Weiskopf (16)
Jul 11	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	250,000	Calvin Peete (2)
Jul 18	The Open Championship	Scotland	£250,000	Tom Watson (32)	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 18	Miller High Life QCO	Illinois	200,000	Payne Stewart (1)	Alternate event
Jul 25	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	350,000	Calvin Peete (3)
Aug 1	Canadian Open	Canada	425,000	Bruce Lietzke (9)
Aug 8	PGA Championship	Oklahoma	450,000	Raymond Floyd (18)	Major championship
Aug 15	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	300,000	Tim Norris (1)
Aug 22	Buick Open	Michigan	350,000	Lanny Wadkins (10)
Aug 29	World Series of Golf	Ohio	400,000	Craig Stadler (7)	Limited-field event
Sep 5	B.C. Open	New York	275,000	Calvin Peete (4)
Sep 12	Bank of Boston Classic	Massachusetts	300,000	Bob Gilder (5)
Sep 19	Hall of Fame	North Carolina	250,000	Jay Haas (4)
Sep 26	Southern Open	Georgia	250,000	Bobby Clampett (1)
Oct 3	Texas Open	Texas	250,000	Jay Haas (5)
Oct 10	LaJet Classic	Texas	350,000	Wayne Levi (5)
Oct 24	Pensacola Open	Florida	200,000	Calvin Peete (5)
Oct 31	Walt Disney World Golf Classic	Florida	400,000	Hal Sutton (1)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Nov 13	Kapalua Open	Hawaii	110,000	David Ishii	New tournament
Dec 5	World Cup	Mexico	n/a	José María Cañizares and Manuel Piñero	Team event
	World Cup Individual Trophy			Manuel Piñero
Dec 31	JCPenney Mixed Team Classic	Florida	550,000	JoAnne Carner and John Mahaffey	Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^{[6] [7]}

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Craig Stadler	446,462
2	Raymond Floyd	386,809
3	Tom Kite	341,081
4	Calvin Peete	318,470
5	Tom Watson	316,483
6	Bob Gilder	308,648
7	Lanny Wadkins	306,827
8	Wayne Levi	280,681
9	Jerry Pate	280,141
10	Curtis Strange	263,378

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Tom Watson	[8]
Rookie of the Year	Hal Sutton	[9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award)	Tom Kite	[10]
Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy)	Tom Kite	[7]

See also

• 1982 Senior PGA Tour

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
2. Official money; unofficial win.
3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "Tour Changes Its Name Again". The New York Times. March 20, 1982. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
2. "Professional golf gets a new look". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. March 20, 1982. p. H10. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
3. "Pro Golf Tour Changes Name". The New York Times. August 31, 1981. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
4. "1982 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
5. "1983 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
6. "1982 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
7. "Eight Players Dominate Tour" . Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. November 7, 1982. p. 17 (3B in paper). Retrieved November 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "PGA picks Watson Player of the Year" . St. Lucie News Tribune. Fort Pierce, Florida. December 8, 1982. p. 18 (B2 in paper). Retrieved November 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. Johnson, Andy (March 19, 2020). "The Bear Apparent". The Fried Egg. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
10. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

External links

• Official website