1983 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1983 PGA Tour 1983 1 6 – 1983 10 30 43 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) Money list USA Hal Sutton PGA Player of the Year USA Hal Sutton 1982 1984 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.Radosta John 1983-01-03 PGA Tour Preview 1983; Under a New Format, Scramble Resumes for Money The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/03/sports/pga-tour-preview-1983-under-a-new-format-scramble-resumes-for-money.html C-11 2020-05-11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZdfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4215%2C210811 Lewiston Morning Tribune Lewiston, Idaho Washington Post Boswell Thomas Thomas Boswell Sitting here in limbo: PGA rabbits face extinction due to new tour rule March 1, 1983 4C 5 November 2023 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1983.html 1983 Schedule PGA Tour 5 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20180906044957/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1983.html 6 September 20181984 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1984_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 5 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.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 1947 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 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 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 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 England £400,000 USA Tom Watson (33) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. 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 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 500,000 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. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesOct 16Ryder CupFloridan/aUSA Team USATeam eventNov 6Kapalua InternationalHawaii300,000AUS Greg NormanDec 11World CupIndonesian/aUSA Rex Caldwell andUSA John CookTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyCAN Dave BarrNov 27Skins GameArizona360,000ZAF 1982 Gary PlayerNew limited-field eventDec 11JCPenney Mixed Team ClassicFlorida550,000USA Fred Couples andAUS Jan StephensonTeam eventDec 18Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida400,000USA Johnny Miller andUSA Jack NicklausNew team event Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1983.html 1983 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20170401070247/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1983.html 1 April 2017 5 November 2023 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Hal Sutton 426,6682 USA Fuzzy Zoeller 417,5973 USA Lanny Wadkins 319,2714 USA Calvin Peete 313,8455 USA Gil Morgan 306,1336 USA Rex Caldwell 284,4347 USA Ben Crenshaw 275,4748 USA Mark McCumber 268,2949 USA Tom Kite 257,06610 USA Jack Nicklaus 256,158 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Hal Sutton https://www.newspapers.com/image/770276844/ Hal Sutton: Player of Year on PGA Tour The Bellingham Herald Bellingham, Washington 21 October 1983 5 November 2023 8 (2B in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) USA Raymond Floyd https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards PGA Tour 22 October 2023https://www.newspapers.com/image/110644227/ McCumber wins at Pensacola; Zoeller fails to catch Sutton Associated Press The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky 31 October 1983 5 November 2023 8 Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) USA Raymond Floyd https://www.newspapers.com/image/578610749/ Nicklaus and Watson didn't win on'83 tour Tucson Citizen Jack Rickard Tucson, Arizona 12 November 1983 5 November 2023 14 (4B in paper) Newspapers.com subscription See also 1983 Senior PGA Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour