1983 European Tour

1983 European Tour season

Duration	8 April 1983 (1983-04-08) – 6 November 1983 (1983-11-06)
Number of official events	27 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins	Nick Faldo (5)
Official money list	Nick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Grant Turner
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The 1983 European Tour, titled as the 1983 PGA European Tour, ^[1] was the 12th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1983

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Timex Open and the Glasgow Golf Classic, ^[2] and the loss of the Welsh Golf Classic. ^[3] A new Welsh Open was scheduled, to replace the classic, but cancelled prior to the start of the season. ^[4]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1983 season. ^[5]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
11 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$500,000	Seve Ballesteros (19)	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
17 Apr	Tunisian Open	Tunisia	60,000	Mark James (6)
24 Apr	Cepsa Madrid Open	Spain	55,000	Sandy Lyle (8)
1 May	Italian Open	Italy	55,000	Bernhard Langer (5)
8 May	Paco Rabanne Open de France	France	50,000	Nick Faldo (6)
15 May	Martini International	England	80,000	Nick Faldo (7)
22 May	Car Care Plan International	England	60,000	Nick Faldo (8)
30 May	Sun Alliance PGA Championship	England	90,000	Seve Ballesteros (20)
5 Jun	Silk Cut Masters	Wales	100,000	Ian Woosnam (2)
12 Jun	Jersey Open	Jersey	50,000	Jeff Hall (1)
19 Jun	Timex Open	France	50,000	Manuel Ballesteros (1)	New to European Tour
19 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$500,000	Larry Nelson (n/a)	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
26 Jun	Glasgow Golf Classic	Scotland	80,000	Bernhard Langer (6)	New tournament
3 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	85,000	Sam Torrance (6)
9 Jul	State Express Classic	England	90,000	Hugh Baiocchi (6)
17 Jul	The Open Championship	England	400,000	Tom Watson (8)	Major championship
24 Jul	Lawrence Batley International	England	100,000	Nick Faldo (9)
31 Jul	Lufthansa German Open	West Germany	65,000	Corey Pavin (1)
7 Aug	KLM Dutch Open	Netherlands	80,000	Ken Brown (2)
7 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$600,000	Hal Sutton (n/a)	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
14 Aug	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	110,000	Seve Ballesteros (21)
21 Aug	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	110,000	John Bland (1)
28 Aug	Welsh Open	Wales	–	Cancelled
4 Sep	Panasonic European Open	England	140,000	Isao Aoki (1)
11 Sep	Ebel European Masters Swiss Open	Switzerland	125,000	Nick Faldo (10)
18 Sep	St. Mellion Timeshare TPC	England	80,000	Bernhard Langer (7)
25 Sep	Bob Hope British Classic	England	110,000	José María Cañizares (5)	Pro-Am
2 Oct	Trophée Lancôme	France	85,000	Seve Ballesteros (22)	Limited-field event
23 Oct	Benson & Hedges Spanish Open	Spain	55,000	Eamonn Darcy (2)
30 Oct	Sanyo Open	Spain	80,000	Des Smyth (5)
6 Nov	Portuguese Open	Portugal	45,000	Sam Torrance (7)

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner(s)	Notes
9 Oct	Suntory World Match Play Championship	England	125,000	Greg Norman	Limited-field event
16 Oct	Cacharel World Under-25 Championship	France	n/a	Michael McLean
16 Oct	Ryder Cup	United States	n/a	Team USA	Team event
11 Dec	World Cup	Indonesia	n/a	Rex Caldwell and John Cook	Team event
	World Cup Individual Trophy			Dave Barr

Official money list

The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. ^[6]

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Nick Faldo	119,416
2	Seve Ballesteros	99,502
3	Bernhard Langer	73,734
4	José María Cañizares	68,345
5	Sandy Lyle	54,218
6	Sam Torrance	50,381
7	Ken Brown	44,350
8	Eamonn Darcy	43,299
9	Ian Woosnam	43,000
10	Brian Waites	42,826

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Grant Turner	[7]

Notes

1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. "1983 "Euro" tour the richest ever" . Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 19 October 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 9 June 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Euro stake is £2.5m" . The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 19 October 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 9 June 2020– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Open is closed" . Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 5 February 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "1983 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. Lowe, Desmond (10 December 1983). "Accuracy pays for Brian | Faldo headed the money list with a record £119,416 and others in the top ten were" . Football Post. Nottingham, United Kingdom. p. 21. Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Turner rookie of the year" . Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. 21 November 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website