1983 PGA Tour
The 1983 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 43 official money golf tournaments. Seve Ballesteros, Jim Colbert, Mark McCumber, Gil Morgan, Calvin Peete, Hal Sutton, Lanny Wadkins, and Fuzzy Zoeller won the most tournaments, two, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
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 historic benchmark.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1983 season. "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 | Winner's share |
Jan 9 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | Gil Morgan | 271 | 300,000 | 54,000 |
Jan 16 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | Gil Morgan | 270 | 300,000 | 54,000 |
Jan 23 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | Keith Fergus | 335 | 375,000 | 67,500 |
Jan 30 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Bob Gilder | 271 | 350,000 | 63,000 |
Feb 6 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | Tom Kite | 276 | 325,000 | 58,500 |
Feb 13 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | Isao Aoki | 268 | 325,000 | 58,500 |
Feb 20 | Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open | California | Gary Hallberg | 271 | 300,000 | 54,000 |
Feb 27 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | Gary Koch | 271 | 300,000 | 54,000 |
Mar 6 | Honda Inverrary Classic | Florida | Johnny Miller | 278 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
Mar 13 | Bay Hill Classic | Florida | Mike Nicolette | 283 | 350,000 | 63,000 |
Mar 20 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | Bill Rogers | 274 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
Mar 28 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | Hal Sutton | 283 | 700,000 | 126,000 |
Apr 3 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Lanny Wadkins | 275 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Seve Ballesteros | 280 | 500,000 | 90,000 |
Apr 18 | Sea Pines Heritage | South Carolina | Fuzzy Zoeller | 275 | 350,000 | 63,000 |
Apr 24 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | Lanny Wadkins | 280 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
May 1 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Ben Crenshaw | 273 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
May 8 | Houston Coca-Cola Open | Texas | David Graham | 275 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
May 15 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Jim Colbert | 278 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
May 22 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | Calvin Peete | 206 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
May 29 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Hale Irwin | 281 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | Fred Couples | 287 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
Jun 12 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | Seve Ballesteros | 276 | 450,000 | 81,000 |
Jun 19 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania | Larry Nelson | 280 | 500,000 | 72,000 |
Jun 26 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | Larry Mize | 274 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
Jul 3 | Western Open | Illinois | Mark McCumber | 284 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
Jul 10 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Morris Hatalsky | 275 | 250,000 | 45,000 |
Jul 17 | British Open | England | Tom Watson | 275 | 600,000 | 60,000 |
Jul 17 | Miller High Life QCO | Illinois | Danny Edwards | 266 | 200,000 | 36,000 |
Jul 24 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | Calvin Peete | 276 | 350,000 | 63,000 |
Jul 31 | Canadian Open | Canada | John Cook | 277 | 350,000 | 63,000 |
Aug 7 | PGA Championship | California | Hal Sutton | 274 | 600,000 | 100,000 |
Aug 14 | Buick Open | Michigan | Wayne Levi | 272 | 350,000 | 63,000 |
Aug 21 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | Curtis Strange | 268 | 300,000 | 54,000 |
Aug 28 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | Nick Price | 270 | 400,000 | 100,000 |
Sep 4 | B.C. Open | New York | Pat Lindsey | 268 | 300,000 | 54,000 |
Sep 11 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | Mark Lye | 273 | 350,000 | 63,000 |
Sep 18 | Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic | Nevada | Fuzzy Zoeller | 340 | 750,000 | 135,000 |
Sep 25 | LaJet Coors Classic | Texas | Rex Caldwell | 282 | 350,000 | 63,000 |
Oct 2 | Texas Open | Texas | Jim Colbert | 261 | 300,000 | 54,000 |
Oct 9 | Southern Open | Georgia | Ronnie Black | 271 | 250,000 | 45,000 |
Oct 23 | Walt Disney World Golf Classic | Florida | Payne Stewart | 269 | 400,000 | 72,000 |
Oct 30 | Pensacola Open | Florida | Mark McCumber | 266 | 250,000 | 45,000 |
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Leaders
Scoring Average leadersRank | Player | Country | Average |
1 | Raymond Floyd | 70.61 | |
2 | Calvin Peete | 70.62 | |
3 | Don Pooley | 70.80 | |
4 | Hale Irwin | 70.82 | |
5 | Jack Nicklaus | 70.88 |
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Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Events | Wins |
1 | Hal Sutton | 426,668 | 30 | 2 | |
2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 417,597 | 28 | 2 | |
3 | Lanny Wadkins | 319,271 | 25 | 2 | |
4 | Calvin Peete | 313,845 | 24 | 2 | |
5 | Gil Morgan | 306,133 | 25 | 2 |
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Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Wins |
1 | Jack Nicklaus | 4,248,229 | 71 | |
2 | Tom Watson | 3,103,902 | 33 | |
3 | Lee Trevino | 2,754,184 | 28 | |
4 | Raymond Floyd | 2,387,149 | 18 | |
5 | Hale Irwin | 2,372,659 | 15 |
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