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1983 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1983 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 27 |
| most_wins | ENG Nick Faldo (5) |
| honor1 | Official money list |
| honoree1 | ENG Nick Faldo |
| honor2 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree2 | ENG Grant Turner |
| prevseason | [1982](1982-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [1984](1984-european-tour) |
The 1983 European Tour, titled as the 1983 PGA European Tour, 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, and the loss of the Welsh Golf Classic. A new Welsh Open was scheduled, to replace the classic, but cancelled prior to the start of the season.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | Notes | |||
| 11 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](1983-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$500,000 | ESP **Seve Ballesteros** (19) | Major championship |
| 17 Apr | Tunisian Open | Tunisia | 60,000 | ENG Mark James (6) | |
| 24 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 55,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (8) | |
| 1 May | Italian Open | Italy | 55,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (5) | |
| 8 May | Paco Rabanne Open de France | France | 50,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (6) | |
| 15 May | Martini International | England | 80,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (7) | |
| 22 May | Car Care Plan International | England | 60,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (8) | |
| 30 May | Sun Alliance PGA Championship | England | 90,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (20) | |
| 5 Jun | Silk Cut Masters | Wales | 100,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (2) | |
| 12 Jun | Jersey Open | Jersey | 50,000 | ENG Jeff Hall (1) | |
| 19 Jun | Timex Open | France | 50,000 | ESP Manuel Ballesteros (1) | New to European Tour |
| 19 Jun | **[U.S. Open](1983-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$500,000 | USA **Larry Nelson** (n/a) | Major championship |
| 26 Jun | Glasgow Golf Classic | Scotland | 80,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (6) | New tournament |
| 3 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 85,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (6) | |
| 9 Jul | State Express Classic | England | 90,000 | ZAF Hugh Baiocchi (6) | |
| 17 Jul | **[The Open Championship](1983-open-championship)** | England | 400,000 | USA **Tom Watson** (8) | Major championship |
| 24 Jul | Lawrence Batley International | England | 100,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (9) | |
| 31 Jul | Lufthansa German Open | West Germany | 65,000 | USA Corey Pavin (1) | |
| 7 Aug | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 80,000 | SCO Ken Brown (2) | |
| 7 Aug | **[PGA Championship](1983-pga-championship)** | United States | US$600,000 | USA **Hal Sutton** (n/a) | Major championship |
| 14 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 110,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (21) | |
| 21 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 110,000 | ZAF John Bland (1) | |
| 28 Aug | Welsh Open | Wales | – | *Cancelled* | |
| 4 Sep | Panasonic European Open | England | 140,000 | JPN Isao Aoki (1) | |
| 11 Sep | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | 125,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (10) | |
| 18 Sep | St. Mellion Timeshare TPC | England | 80,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (7) | |
| 25 Sep | Bob Hope British Classic | England | 110,000 | ESP José María Cañizares (5) | Pro-Am |
| 2 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | 85,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (22) | Limited-field event |
| 23 Oct | Benson & Hedges Spanish Open | Spain | 55,000 | IRL Eamonn Darcy (2) | |
| 30 Oct | Sanyo Open | Spain | 80,000 | IRL Des Smyth (5) | |
| 6 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 45,000 | SCO 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 | AUS Greg Norman | Limited-field event |
| 16 Oct | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France | n/a | ENG Michael McLean | |
| 16 Oct | [Ryder Cup](1983-ryder-cup) | United States | n/a | USA Team USA | Team event |
| 11 Dec | [World Cup](1983-world-cup-men-s-golf) | Indonesia | n/a | USA Rex Caldwell and | |
| USA John Cook | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1983-world-cup-men-s-golf) | CAN Dave Barr |
Official money list
The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Nick Faldo | 119,416 |
| 2 | ESP Seve Ballesteros | 99,502 |
| 3 | FRG Bernhard Langer | 73,734 |
| 4 | ESP José María Cañizares | 68,345 |
| 5 | SCO Sandy Lyle | 54,218 |
| 6 | SCO Sam Torrance | 50,381 |
| 7 | SCO Ken Brown | 44,350 |
| 8 | IRL Eamonn Darcy | 43,299 |
| 9 | WAL Ian Woosnam | 43,000 |
| 10 | ENG Brian Waites | 42,826 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ENG Grant Turner |
Notes
References
References
- "Tour History". European Tour.
- (19 October 1982). "1983 "Euro" tour the richest ever". Aberdeen Evening Express.
- (19 October 1982). "Euro stake is £2.5m". The Guardian.
- (5 February 1983). "Open is closed". Aberdeen Evening Express.
- "1983 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- 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.
- (21 November 1983). "Turner rookie of the year". Evening Chronicle.
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