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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotes Jan 9 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona 300,000 Gil Morgan (5) Jan 16 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 300,000 Gil Morgan (6) Jan 23 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 375,000 Keith Fergus (3) Pro-Am Jan 30 Phoenix Open Arizona 350,000 Bob Gilder (6) Feb 6 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 325,000 Tom Kite (5) Pro-Am Feb 13 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 325,000 Isao Aoki (1) Feb 20 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open California 300,000 Gary Hallberg (1) Feb 27 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 300,000 Gary Koch (3) Mar 6 Honda Inverrary Classic Florida 400,000 Johnny Miller (23) Mar 13 Bay Hill Classic Florida 350,000 Mike Nicolette (1) Mar 20 USF&G Classic Louisiana 400,000 Bill Rogers (6) Mar 28 Tournament Players Championship Florida 700,000 Hal Sutton (2) Special event Apr 3 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 400,000 Lanny Wadkins (11) Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 500,000 Seve Ballesteros (4) Major championship Apr 18 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina 350,000 Fuzzy Zoeller (4) Invitational Apr 24 MONY Tournament of Champions California 400,000 Lanny Wadkins (12) Winners-only event May 1 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 400,000 Ben Crenshaw (9) May 8 Houston Coca-Cola Open Texas 400,000 David Graham (8) May 15 Colonial National Invitation Texas 400,000 Jim Colbert (7) Invitational May 22 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 400,000 Calvin Peete (6) May 29 Memorial Tournament Ohio 400,000 Hale Irwin (15) Invitational Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland 400,000 Fred Couples (1) Jun 12 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 450,000 Seve Ballesteros (5) Jun 19 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 500,000 Larry Nelson (6) Major championship Jun 26 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 400,000 Larry Mize (1) Jul 3 Western Open Illinois 400,000 Mark McCumber (2) Jul 10 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 250,000 Morris Hatalsky (2) Jul 17 The Open Championship England £400,000 Tom Watson (33) Major championship Jul 17 Miller High Life QCO Illinois 200,000 Danny Edwards (4) Alternate event Jul 24 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 350,000 Calvin Peete (7) Jul 31 Canadian Open Canada 350,000 John Cook (2) Aug 7 PGA Championship California 600,000 Hal Sutton (3) Major championship Aug 14 Buick Open Michigan 350,000 Wayne Levi (6) Aug 21 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 300,000 Curtis Strange (4) Aug 28 World Series of Golf Ohio 500,000 Nick Price (1) Limited-field event Sep 4 B.C. Open New York 300,000 Pat Lindsey (1) Sep 11 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 350,000 Mark Lye (1) Sep 18 Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic Nevada 750,000 Fuzzy Zoeller (5) New Pro-Am tournament Sep 25 LaJet Coors Classic Texas 350,000 Rex Caldwell (1) Oct 2 Texas Open Texas 300,000 Jim Colbert (8) Oct 9 Southern Open Georgia 250,000 Ronnie Black (1) Oct 23 Walt Disney World Golf Classic Florida 400,000 Payne Stewart (2) Oct 30 Pensacola Open Florida 250,000 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/a Team USATeam eventNov 6Kapalua InternationalHawaii300,000 Greg NormanDec 11World CupIndonesian/a Rex Caldwell and John CookTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Dave BarrNov 27Skins GameArizona360,000 Gary PlayerNew limited-field eventDec 11JCPenney Mixed Team ClassicFlorida550,000 Fred Couples and Jan StephensonTeam eventDec 18Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida400,000 Johnny Miller and Jack NicklausNew 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 Hal Sutton 426,6682 Fuzzy Zoeller 417,5973 Lanny Wadkins 319,2714 Calvin Peete 313,8455 Gil Morgan 306,1336 Rex Caldwell 284,4347 Ben Crenshaw 275,4748 Mark McCumber 268,2949 Tom Kite 257,06610 Jack Nicklaus 256,158
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Hal Sutton Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Raymond Floyd Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Raymond Floyd
See also 1983 Senior PGA Tour
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