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1983 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1983 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 43 |
| most_wins | ESP Seve Ballesteros (2) |
| USA Jim Colbert (2) | |
| USA Mark McCumber (2) | |
| USA Gil Morgan (2) | |
| USA Calvin Peete (2) | |
| USA Hal Sutton (2) | |
| USA Lanny Wadkins (2) | |
| USA Fuzzy Zoeller (2) | |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Hal Sutton |
| honor2 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Hal Sutton |
| prevseason | [1982](1982-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1984](1984-pga-tour) |
USA Jim Colbert (2) USA Mark McCumber (2) USA Gil Morgan (2) USA Calvin Peete (2) USA Hal Sutton (2) USA Lanny Wadkins (2) USA Fuzzy Zoeller (2) The 1983 PGA Tour was the 68th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 15th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Changes for 1983
This was also the first season of the "All-Exempt Tour" which provided many more exemptions per year. For example, those that finished in the top 125 of the money list maintained full-time status rather than the top 60 which had been the historic benchmark.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 9 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | 300,000 | USA Gil Morgan (5) | |
| Jan 16 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | 300,000 | USA Gil Morgan (6) | |
| Jan 23 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | 375,000 | USA Keith Fergus (3) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 30 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 350,000 | USA Bob Gilder (6) | |
| Feb 6 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 325,000 | USA Tom Kite (5) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 13 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 325,000 | JPN Isao Aoki (1) | |
| Feb 20 | Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open | California | 300,000 | USA Gary Hallberg (1) | |
| Feb 27 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | 300,000 | USA Gary Koch (3) | |
| Mar 6 | Honda Inverrary Classic | Florida | 400,000 | USA Johnny Miller (23) | |
| Mar 13 | Bay Hill Classic | Florida | 350,000 | USA Mike Nicolette (1) | |
| Mar 20 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 400,000 | USA Bill Rogers (6) | |
| Mar 28 | [Tournament Players Championship](1983-tournament-players-championship) | Florida | 700,000 | USA Hal Sutton (2) | Special event |
| Apr 3 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 400,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (11) | |
| Apr 10 | **[Masters Tournament](1983-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 500,000 | ESP **Seve Ballesteros** (4) | Major championship |
| Apr 18 | Sea Pines Heritage | South Carolina | 350,000 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller (4) | Invitational |
| Apr 24 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 400,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (12) | Winners-only event |
| May 1 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 400,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (9) | |
| May 8 | Houston Coca-Cola Open | Texas | 400,000 | AUS David Graham (8) | |
| May 15 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 400,000 | USA Jim Colbert (7) | Invitational |
| May 22 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 400,000 | USA Calvin Peete (6) | |
| May 29 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 400,000 | USA Hale Irwin (15) | Invitational |
| Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 400,000 | USA Fred Couples (1) | |
| Jun 12 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 450,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (5) | |
| Jun 19 | **[U.S. Open](1983-u-s-open-golf)** | Pennsylvania | 500,000 | USA **Larry Nelson** (6) | Major championship |
| Jun 26 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | 400,000 | USA Larry Mize (1) | |
| Jul 3 | Western Open | Illinois | 400,000 | USA Mark McCumber (2) | |
| Jul 10 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 250,000 | USA Morris Hatalsky (2) | |
| Jul 17 | **[The Open Championship](1983-open-championship)** | England | £400,000 | USA **Tom Watson** (33) | Major championship |
| Jul 17 | Miller High Life QCO | Illinois | 200,000 | USA Danny Edwards (4) | Alternate event |
| Jul 24 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 350,000 | USA Calvin Peete (7) | |
| Jul 31 | Canadian Open | Canada | 350,000 | USA John Cook (2) | |
| Aug 7 | **[PGA Championship](1983-pga-championship)** | California | 600,000 | USA **Hal Sutton** (3) | Major championship |
| Aug 14 | Buick Open | Michigan | 350,000 | USA Wayne Levi (6) | |
| Aug 21 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 300,000 | USA Curtis Strange (4) | |
| Aug 28 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | 400,000 | ZWE Nick Price (1) | Limited-field event |
| Sep 4 | B.C. Open | New York | 300,000 | USA Pat Lindsey (1) | |
| Sep 11 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 350,000 | USA Mark Lye (1) | |
| Sep 18 | Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic | Nevada | 750,000 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller (5) | New Pro-Am tournament |
| Sep 25 | LaJet Coors Classic | Texas | 350,000 | USA Rex Caldwell (1) | |
| Oct 2 | Texas Open | Texas | 300,000 | USA Jim Colbert (8) | |
| Oct 9 | Southern Open | Georgia | 250,000 | USA Ronnie Black (1) | |
| Oct 23 | Walt Disney World Golf Classic | Florida | 400,000 | USA Payne Stewart (2) | |
| Oct 30 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 250,000 | USA Mark McCumber (3) |
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 | |||
| Oct 16 | [Ryder Cup](1983-ryder-cup) | Florida | n/a | USA Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 6 | Kapalua International | Hawaii | 300,000 | AUS Greg Norman | |
| Dec 11 | [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 | ||||
| Nov 27 | Skins Game | Arizona | 360,000 | ZAF Gary Player | New limited-field event |
| Dec 11 | JCPenney Mixed Team Classic | Florida | 550,000 | USA Fred Couples and | |
| AUS Jan Stephenson | Team event | ||||
| Dec 18 | Chrysler Team Championship | Florida | 400,000 | USA Johnny Miller and | |
| USA Jack Nicklaus | New 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 Hal Sutton | 426,668 |
| 2 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller | 417,597 |
| 3 | USA Lanny Wadkins | 319,271 |
| 4 | USA Calvin Peete | 313,845 |
| 5 | USA Gil Morgan | 306,133 |
| 6 | USA Rex Caldwell | 284,434 |
| 7 | USA Ben Crenshaw | 275,474 |
| 8 | USA Mark McCumber | 268,294 |
| 9 | USA Tom Kite | 257,066 |
| 10 | USA Jack Nicklaus | 256,158 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Hal Sutton | |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | USA Raymond Floyd | |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | USA Raymond Floyd |
Notes
References
References
- Radosta, John. (1983-01-03). "PGA Tour Preview 1983; Under a New Format, Scramble Resumes for Money". The New York Times.
- Boswell, Thomas. (March 1, 1983). "Sitting here in limbo: PGA rabbits face extinction due to new tour rule". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
- "1983 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1984 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1983 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (21 October 1983). "Hal Sutton: Player of Year on PGA Tour". The Bellingham Herald.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- (31 October 1983). "McCumber wins at Pensacola; Zoeller fails to catch Sutton". The Courier-Journal.
- Rickard, Jack. (12 November 1983). "Nicklaus and Watson didn't win on'83 tour". Tucson Citizen.
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