1983 Senior PGA Tour

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1983 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationMarch 18, 1983 (1983-03-18) – December 4, 1983 (1983-12-04)
Number of official events16
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Don January (6)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Don January
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 Senior PGA Tour was the fourth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1983 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [a] Notes
Mar 20 Greater Daytona Senior Classic Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (1)New tournament
May 22 Hall of Fame Tournament North Carolina150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rod Funseth (1)New tournament
Jun 5 Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic Nevada200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (6)New tournament
Jun 12 Senior Tournament Players Championship Ohio250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (7)New tournament
Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 26 Peter Jackson Champions Canada200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (7)
Jul 3 Marlboro Classic Massachusetts150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (8)
Jul 10 Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic New York150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (2)
Jul 17 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am Rhode Island150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (8)Pro-Am
Jul 25 U.S. Senior Open Minnesota175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (3) Senior major championship
Aug 21 Denver Post Champions of Golf Colorado150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (9)
Sep 4 Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic Kentucky150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (10)New tournament
Sep 25 World Seniors Invitational North Carolina152,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (1)
Oct 2 United Virginia Bank Seniors Virginia150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (9)New tournament
Oct 16 Suntree Classic Florida135,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (11)
Oct 23 Hilton Head Seniors International South Carolina150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (10)
Dec 4 Boca Grove Seniors Classic Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (5)New tournament

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Don January 237,571
2 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber 231,008
3 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 136,749
4 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 130,002
5 Flag of the United States.svg Rod Funseth 120,367

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Don January [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.

References

  1. ↑ "1984 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1983 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1983 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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