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1982 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1982 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 44 |
| most_wins | USA Calvin Peete (4) |
| USA Craig Stadler (4) | |
| USA Tom Watson (4) | |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Craig Stadler |
| honor2 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Tom Watson |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Hal Sutton |
| prevseason | [1981](1981-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1983](1983-pga-tour) |
USA Craig Stadler (4) USA Tom Watson (4) 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. The "Tournament Players Association" name had been adopted less than seven months earlier, in late August 1981.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 10 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | 300,000 | USA Craig Stadler (4) | |
| Jan 17 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | 250,000 | USA Ed Fiori (3) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 25 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 300,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (8) | |
| Jan 31 | Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open | California | 300,000 | USA Johnny Miller (22) | |
| Feb 7 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 300,000 | USA Jim Simons (3) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 14 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 325,000 | USA Wayne Levi (4) | |
| Feb 21 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | 300,000 | USA Tom Watson (29) | |
| Feb 28 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | 300,000 | USA Andy Bean (8) | |
| Mar 7 | Bay Hill Classic | Florida | 300,000 | USA Tom Kite (4) | |
| Mar 14 | Honda Inverrary Classic | Florida | 400,000 | USA Hale Irwin (14) | |
| Mar 21 | [Tournament Players Championship](1982-tournament-players-championship) | Florida | 500,000 | USA Jerry Pate (8) | Special event |
| Mar 28 | Sea Pines Heritage | South Carolina | 300,000 | USA Tom Watson (30) | Invitational |
| Apr 5 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 300,000 | USA Danny Edwards (3) | |
| Apr 11 | **[Masters Tournament](1982-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 365,000 | USA **Craig Stadler** (5) | Major championship |
| Apr 11 | Magnolia Classic | Mississippi | 75,000 | USA Payne Stewart (n/a) | Second Tour |
| Apr 18 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 350,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (9) | Winners-only event |
| Apr 18 | Tallahassee Open | Florida | 100,000 | AUS Bob Shearer (1) | Alternate event |
| Apr 25 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 300,000 | USA Scott Hoch (2) | |
| May 2 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 350,000 | USA Bob Gilder (3) | |
| May 9 | Michelob-Houston Open | Texas | 350,000 | USA Ed Sneed (4) | |
| May 16 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 350,000 | USA Jack Nicklaus (71) | Invitational |
| May 23 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 300,000 | USA Keith Fergus (2) | |
| May 30 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 350,000 | USA Raymond Floyd (16) | Invitational |
| Jun 6 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 400,000 | USA Craig Stadler (6) | |
| Jun 13 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | 400,000 | USA Raymond Floyd (17) | |
| Jun 20 | **[U.S. Open](1982-u-s-open-golf)** | California | 375,000 | USA **Tom Watson** (31) | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 400,000 | USA Bob Gilder (4) | |
| Jul 4 | Western Open | Illinois | 350,000 | USA Tom Weiskopf (16) | |
| Jul 11 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 250,000 | USA Calvin Peete (2) | |
| Jul 18 | **[The Open Championship](1982-open-championship)** | Scotland | £250,000 | USA **Tom Watson** (32) | Major championship |
| Jul 18 | Miller High Life QCO | Illinois | 200,000 | USA Payne Stewart (1) | Alternate event |
| Jul 25 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 350,000 | USA Calvin Peete (3) | |
| Aug 1 | Canadian Open | Canada | 425,000 | USA Bruce Lietzke (9) | |
| Aug 8 | **[PGA Championship](1982-pga-championship)** | Oklahoma | 450,000 | USA **Raymond Floyd** (18) | Major championship |
| Aug 15 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 300,000 | USA Tim Norris (1) | |
| Aug 22 | Buick Open | Michigan | 350,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (10) | |
| Aug 29 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | 400,000 | USA Craig Stadler (7) | Limited-field event |
| Sep 5 | B.C. Open | New York | 275,000 | USA Calvin Peete (4) | |
| Sep 12 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 300,000 | USA Bob Gilder (5) | |
| Sep 19 | Hall of Fame | North Carolina | 250,000 | USA Jay Haas (4) | |
| Sep 26 | Southern Open | Georgia | 250,000 | USA Bobby Clampett (1) | |
| Oct 3 | Texas Open | Texas | 250,000 | USA Jay Haas (5) | |
| Oct 10 | LaJet Classic | Texas | 350,000 | USA Wayne Levi (5) | |
| Oct 24 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 200,000 | USA Calvin Peete (5) | |
| Oct 31 | Walt Disney World Golf Classic | Florida | 400,000 | USA 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 | USA David Ishii | New tournament |
| Dec 5 | [World Cup](1982-world-cup-men-s-golf) | Mexico | n/a | ESP José María Cañizares and | |
| ESP Manuel Piñero | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1982-world-cup-men-s-golf) | ESP Manuel Piñero | ||||
| Dec 31 | JCPenney Mixed Team Classic | Florida | 550,000 | USA JoAnne Carner and | |
| USA John Mahaffey | Team event |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Craig Stadler | 446,462 |
| 2 | USA Raymond Floyd | 386,809 |
| 3 | USA Tom Kite | 341,081 |
| 4 | USA Calvin Peete | 318,470 |
| 5 | USA Tom Watson | 316,483 |
| 6 | USA Bob Gilder | 308,648 |
| 7 | USA Lanny Wadkins | 306,827 |
| 8 | USA Wayne Levi | 280,681 |
| 9 | USA Jerry Pate | 280,141 |
| 10 | USA Curtis Strange | 263,378 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Tom Watson | |||||||||
| Rookie of the Year | USA Hal Sutton | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award) | USA Tom Kite | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy) | USA Tom Kite | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/438963160/ | title=Eight Players Dominate Tour | newspaper=Victoria Advocate | location=Victoria, Texas | date=7 November 1982 | access-date=6 November 2023 | page=17 (3B in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
Notes
References
References
- (March 20, 1982). "Tour Changes Its Name Again". The New York Times.
- (March 20, 1982). "Professional golf gets a new look". Montreal Gazette.
- (August 31, 1981). "Pro Golf Tour Changes Name". The New York Times.
- "1982 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1983 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1982 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (8 December 1982). "PGA picks Watson Player of the Year". St. Lucie News Tribune.
- Johnson, Andy. (19 March 2020). "The Bear Apparent". The Fried Egg.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- (7 November 1982). "Eight Players Dominate Tour". Victoria Advocate.
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