1982–83 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1982–83 Southern Africa Tour 1983 1 12 y – 1983 3 5 y 8 ZAF 1982 John Bland (2) Order of Merit ZIM Nick Price 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 Southern Africa Tour was the 12th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline The early part of the season was dominated by two unheralded Americans Corey Pavin and Charlie Bolling. They respectively won the top two events, the Lexington PGA and Datsun South African Open. In the middle of the season a number of local golfers won their first events on tour, including Wayne Westner, Gavan Levenson, and Teddy Webber. It was winless Nick Price, however, who won the Order of Merit by virtue of a number of runner-up finishes. At the first event, the Gordon's Gin Classic, South Africa's David Frost won over Nick Price while American rookie Corey Pavin finished joint third.Frost chips away to victory https://www.newspapers.com/image/750920122/ 17 January 1983 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 22 2023-09-21 Newspapers.com subscription The following week, at the Lexington PGA, American Charlie Bolling had the 54-hole lead but "faded" with a final round 72 to finish third.January 23, 1983 Corey's first win https://www.newspapers.com/image/877289764/ 2023-11-11 Sunday Sun en Pavin, meanwhile, recorded a 66 in the final round to defeat Price by a shot.Pavin pips Price with final 66 https://www.newspapers.com/image/750920476/ 24 January 1983 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 22 2023-09-21 Newspapers.com subscription Bolling, however, came back and won the following week at the Datsun South African Open.Bolling triumphs as Bennett slips https://www.newspapers.com/image/750921006/ 31 January 1983 Adrian Frederick The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 19 2023-09-21 Newspapers.com subscription The Daily Telegraph noted, "both major Sunshine Circuit titles have gone to young Americans not good enough to win their players card on the United States tour." A number of South Africans won their first significant tournaments late in the year. Wayne Westner won the fourth event of the year, the ICL Tournament Players Classic.Westner wins ICL https://www.newspapers.com/image/135058395/ 6 February 1983 The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida 527 (E7 in paper) 2023-09-21 Newspapers.com subscription It was his first win on tour. The following week, Gavan Levenson shot a course record 62 to win the Sigma Vaals Reef Open by two shots over Nick Price. He won $5,700.Golf https://www.newspapers.com/image/392698829/ 14 February 1983 The Independent-Record Helena, Montana 11 (3B in paper) 2023-09-21 Newspapers.com subscription It was also his first win on tour. In mid-February, at the Quindrink Golf Classic, Zimbabwean Teddy Webber shot a final round 68 to overcome a four stroke deficit and defeat third round leader Fulton Allem by one shot. It was also his first win on tour.South African overcomes deficit https://www.newspapers.com/image/106225677/ 20 February 1983 The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana 71 (3D in paper) 2023-09-21 Newspapers.com subscription Though he did not win a tournament, Price won the Order of Merit. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1982–83 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=183S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1982/83 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 22 September 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Southern Africa Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Southern Africa Tour members.Notes 15 Jan Gordon's Gin Classic Transvaal 100,000 ZAF 1982 David Frost (1) 22 Jan Lexington PGA Championship Transvaal 100,000 USA Corey Pavin (1) 29 Jan Datsun South African Open Cape 90,000 USA Charlie Bolling (1) 5 Feb ICL Tournament Players Classic Transvaal 40,000 ZAF 1982 Wayne Westner (1) 12 Feb Sigma Vaal Reefs Open Transvaal 40,000 ZAF 1982 Gavan Levenson (1) 19 Feb Quindrink Golf Classic Natal 40,000 ZIM Teddy Webber (1) 26 Feb Holiday Inns Pro-Am Swaziland 40,000 ZAF 1982 John Bland (7) Pro-Am 5 Mar Kodak Golf Classic Transvaal 40,000 ZAF 1982 John Bland (8) New tournament Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerNotes5 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeTransvaalUS$1,000,000USA Raymond FloydLimited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.South Africa and international sports factfinder Anton Berkovitz Andrew Samson D. Nelson 1993 1868061019 https://books.google.com/books?id=XH8wAQAAIAAJ 96 13 September 2023 PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZIM Nick Price 31,9692 ZAF 1982 David Frost 29,8203 USA Charlie Bolling 23,6694 USA Corey Pavin 23,6595 ZAF 1982 John Bland 22,187 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour