1983 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1983 LPGA Tour 1983 1 27 – 1983 11 13 33 4 USA Pat Bradley, USA Patty Sheehan Money leader USA JoAnne Carner Player of the Year USA Patty Sheehan Vare Trophy USA JoAnne Carner Rookie of the Year USA 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, 1983. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, with four each. JoAnne Carner led the money list with earnings of $291,404. There were nine first-time winners in 1983: Lynn Adams, Lauren Howe, Juli Inkster, Alice Miller, Lenore Muraoka, Anne Marie Palli, Lauri Peterson, Kathy Postlewait, and Patti Rizzo. This was the first year that the Nabisco Dinah Shore (now called the Chevron Championship) was classified as an LPGA major. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1983 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095854/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf June 29, 2011 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 30 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida USA Pat Bradley (10) 272 (−16) 150,000 22,500 Feb 6 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida USA Nancy Lopez (26) 285 (−3) 150,000 22,500 Feb 13 Sarasota Classic Florida USA Donna White (3) 284 (−4) 175,000 26,250 Feb 27 Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Open Arizona AUS Jan Stephenson (10) 207 (−9) 150,000 22,500 Mar 6 Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona FRA Anne Marie Palli (1) 205 (−14) 150,000 22,500 Mar 20 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii USA Kathy Whitworth (84) 288 (−4) 200,000 30,000 Apr 3 Nabisco Dinah Shore California USA Amy Alcott (17) 282 (−6) 400,000 55,000 Apr 10 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada USA Nancy Lopez (27) 283 (−6) 200,000 30,000 Apr 17 Combanks Orlando Classic Florida USA Lynn Adams (1) 208 (−8) 150,000 22,500 Apr 24 S&H Golf Classic Florida USA Hollis Stacy (13) 277 (−11) 150,000 22,500 May 1 CPC International South Carolina USA Hollis Stacy (14) 285 (−3) 175,000 26,250 May 8 Lady Michelob Georgia USA Janet Coles (2) 206 (−10) 150,000 22,500 May 15 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia USA Lenore Muraoka (1) 212 (−4) 150,000 22,500 May 22 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New Jersey USA Pat Bradley (11) 212 (−7) 125,000 18,750 May 29 Corning Classic New York USA Patty Sheehan (5) 272 (−16) 150,000 22,500 Jun 5 West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia USA Alice Miller (1) 216 (E) 150,000 22,500 Jun 12 LPGA Championship Ohio USA Patty Sheehan (6) 279 (−9) 200,000 30,000 Jun 19 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania AUS Jan Stephenson (11) 205 (−11) 200,000 30,000 Jun 26 Rochester International New York JPN Ayako Okamoto (2) 282 (−6) 200,000 30,000 Jul 3 Peter Jackson Classic Canada USA Hollis Stacy (15) 277 (−11) 250,000 37,500 Jul 17 McDonald's Kids Classic Pennsylvania USA Beth Daniel (13) 286 (−2) 350,000 52,500 Jul 24 Mayflower Classic Indiana USA Lauren Howe (1) 280 (−8) 200,000 30,000 Jul 31 U.S. Women's Open Oklahoma AUS Jan Stephenson (12) 290 (+6) 200,000 32,780 Aug 7 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts USA Patti Rizzo (1) 277 (−11) 175,000 26,250 Aug 14 Henredon Classic North Carolina USA Patty Sheehan (7) 272 (−16) 180,000 27,000 Aug 21 Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio USA JoAnne Carner (39) 282 (−6) 200,000 65,000 Aug 28 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado USA Pat Bradley (12) 277 (−11) 200,000 30,000 Sep 5 Rail Charity Classic Illinois USA Lauri Peterson (1) 210 (−6) 150,000 22,500 Sep 11 Portland Ping Championship Oregon USA JoAnne Carner (40) 212 (−4) 150,000 22,500 Sep 18 Safeco Classic Washington USA Juli Inkster (1) 283 (−6) 175,000 26,250 Sep 26 Inamori Classic California USA Patty Sheehan (8) 209 (−10) 175,000 26,250 Oct 2 San Jose Classic California USA Kathy Postlewait (1) 213 (−5) 175,000 26,250 Nov 13 Mazda Japan Classic Japan USA Pat Bradley (13) 206 (−10) 300,000 37,500 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner JoAnne Carner (3) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner (5) Player of the Year Patty Sheehan Rookie of the Year Stephanie Farwig References External links LPGA Tour official site 1983 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour