1983 LPGA Tour

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1983 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 27, 1983 (1983-01-27) – November 13, 1983 (1983-11-13)
Number of official events33
Most wins4 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley, Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Farwig
1982
1984

The 1983 LPGA Tour was the 34th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 27 to November 13. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each. JoAnne Carner led the money list with earnings of $291,404.

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There were nine first-time winners in 1983: Lynn Adams, Lauren Howe, Juli Inkster, Alice Miller, Lenore Muraoka, Anne Marie Palli, Lauri Peterson, Kathy Postlewait, and Patti Rizzo. This was the first year that the Nabisco Dinah Shore (now called the Kraft Nabisco Championship) was classified as an LPGA major.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1983 season. [1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 30 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (10)272 (-16)150,00022,500
Feb 6 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (26)285 (-3)150,00022,500
Feb 13 Sarasota Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Donna White (3)284 (-4)175,00026,250
Feb 27 Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Open Arizona Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (10)207 (-9)150,00022,500
Mar 6 Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona Flag of France.svg Anne Marie Palli (1)205 (-14)150,00022,500
Mar 20 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (84)288 (-4)200,00030,000
Apr 3 Nabisco Dinah Shore California Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (17)282 (-6)400,00055,000
Apr 10 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (27)283 (-6)200,00030,000
Apr 17 Combanks Orlando Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Adams (1)208 (-8)150,00022,500
Apr 24 S&H Golf Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (13)277 (-11)150,00022,500
May 1 CPC International South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (14)285 (-3)175,00026,250
May 8 Lady Michelob Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Janet Coles (2)206 (-10)150,00022,500
May 15 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Lenore Muraoka (1)212 (-4)150,00022,500
May 22 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (11)212 (-7)125,00018,750
May 29 Corning Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (5)272 (-16)150,00022,500
Jun 5 West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Alice Miller (1)216 (E)150,00022,500
Jun 12 LPGA Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (6)279 (-9)200,00030,000
Jun 19 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (11)205 (-11)200,00030,000
Jun 26 Rochester International New York Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto (2)282 (-6)200,00030,000
Jul 3 Peter Jackson Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (15)277 (-11)250,00037,500
Jul 17 McDonald's Kids Classic Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (13)286 (-2)350,00052,500
Jul 24 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Howe (1)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Jul 31 U.S. Women's Open Oklahoma Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (12)290 (+6)200,00032,780
Aug 7 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Patti Rizzo (1)277 (-11)175,00026,250
Aug 14 Henredon Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (7)272 (-16)180,00027,000
Aug 21 Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (39)282 (-6)200,00065,000
Aug 28 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (12)277 (-11)200,00030,000
Sep 5 Rail Charity Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Lauri Peterson (1)210 (-6)150,00022,500
Sep 11 Portland Ping Championship Oregon Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (40)212 (-4)150,00022,500
Sep 18 Safeco Classic Washington Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (1)283 (-6)175,00026,250
Sep 26 Inamori Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (8)209 (-10)175,00026,250
Oct 2 San Jose Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Postlewait (1)213 (-5)175,00026,250
Nov 13 Mazda Japan Classic Japan Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (13)206 (-10)300,00037,500

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner JoAnne Carner (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner (5)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Player of the Year Patty Sheehan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year Stephanie Farwig Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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