1983 PGA Tour

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1983 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1983 (1983-01-06) – October 30, 1983 (1983-10-30)
Number of official events43
Most wins Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller (2)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton
1982
1984

The 1983 PGA Tour was the 68th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 15th season since separating from the PGA of America.

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Changes for 1983

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 the historic benchmark. [1] [2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1983 season. [3] [4]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 9 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (5)
Jan 16 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (6)
Jan 23 Bob Hope Desert Classic California375,000 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Fergus (3)Pro-Am
Jan 30 Phoenix Open Arizona350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder (6)
Feb 6 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California325,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (5)Pro-Am
Feb 13 Hawaiian Open Hawaii325,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki (1)
Feb 20 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hallberg (1)
Feb 27 Doral-Eastern Open Florida300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch (3)
Mar 6 Honda Inverrary Classic Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (23)
Mar 13 Bay Hill Classic Florida350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Nicolette (1)
Mar 20 USF&G Classic Louisiana400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers (6)
Mar 28 Tournament Players Championship Florida700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton (2)Special event
Apr 3 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (11)
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (4) Major championship
Apr 18 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller (4)Invitational
Apr 24 MONY Tournament of Champions California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (12)Winners-only event
May 1 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (9)
May 8 Houston Coca-Cola Open Texas400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (8)
May 15 Colonial National Invitation Texas400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert (7)Invitational
May 22 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete (6)
May 29 Memorial Tournament Ohio400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (15)Invitational
Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (1)
Jun 12 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York450,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (5)
Jun 19 U.S. Open Pennsylvania500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (6) Major championship
Jun 26 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize (1)
Jul 3 Western Open Illinois400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber (2)
Jul 10 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Morris Hatalsky (2)
Jul 17 The Open Championship England£400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (33) Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 17 Miller High Life QCO Illinois200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Edwards (4)Alternate event
Jul 24 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete (7)
Jul 31 Canadian Open Canada350,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (2)
Aug 7 PGA Championship California600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton (3) Major championship
Aug 14 Buick Open Michigan350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (6)
Aug 21 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (4)
Aug 28 World Series of Golf Ohio400,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (1)Limited-field event
Sep 4 B.C. Open New York300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Lindsey (1)
Sep 11 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Lye (1)
Sep 18 Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic Nevada750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller (5)New tournament
Pro-Am
Sep 25 LaJet Coors Classic Texas350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rex Caldwell (1)
Oct 2 Texas Open Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert (8)
Oct 9 Southern Open Georgia250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Black (1)
Oct 23 Walt Disney World Golf Classic Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart (2)
Oct 30 Pensacola Open Florida250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber (3)

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)Notes
Oct 16 Ryder Cup Floridan/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event
Nov 6 Kapalua International Hawaii300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
Dec 11 World Cup Indonesian/a Flag of the United States.svg Rex Caldwell and
Flag of the United States.svg John Cook
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Barr
Nov 27 Skins Game Arizona360,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player New tournament
Limited-field event
Dec 11 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic Florida550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples and
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson
Team event
Dec 18 Chrysler Team Championship Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller and
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
New tournament
Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton 426,668
2 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller 417,597
3 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins 319,271
4 Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete 313,845
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 306,133
6 Flag of the United States.svg Rex Caldwell 284,434
7 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw 275,474
8 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber 268,294
9 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 257,066
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 256,158

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton [6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd [7] [8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd [9]

See also

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. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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