The 1982 European Tour, titled as the 1982 PGA European Tour, was the 11th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1982 It was the first year that the schedule included a tournament outside Europe, visiting North Africa for the Tunisian Open.
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tunisian Open, the Car Care Plan International and the Sanyo Open, the return of the Portuguese Open; and the Trophée Lancôme became a counting event for the first time.
Shortly after the start of the season, the Greater Manchester Open was cancelled.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerNotes11 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$365,000 Craig Stadler (n/a)Major championship18 AprTunisian OpenTunisia60,000 Antonio Garrido (4)New tournament25 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain45,000 Seve Ballesteros (17)2 MayItalian OpenItaly50,000 Mark James (5)9 MayPaco Rabanne Open de FranceFrance45,000 Seve Ballesteros (18)16 MayMartini InternationalEngland65,000 Bernard Gallacher (8)23 MayCar Care Plan InternationalEngland60,000 Brian Waites (2)New tournament31 MaySun Alliance PGA ChampionshipEngland80,000 Tony Jacklin (8)6 JunJersey OpenJersey40,000 Bernard Gallacher (9)13 JunDunlop MastersEngland85,000 Greg Norman (7)20 JunCold Shield Greater Manchester OpenEngland–Cancelled20 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$375,000 Tom Watson (6)Major championship27 JunCoral ClassicWales50,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (1)4 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden65,000 Bob Byman (4)10 JulState Express English ClassicEngland80,000 Greg Norman (8)18 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland250,000 Tom Watson (7)Major championship25 JulLawrence Batley InternationalEngland80,000 Sandy Lyle (7)1 AugLufthansa German OpenWest Germany45,000 Bernhard Langer (4)8 AugKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands40,000 Paul Way (1)8 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$450,000 Raymond Floyd (n/a)Major championship15 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland80,000 John O'Leary (2)22 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland100,000 Greg Norman (9)29 AugEbel Swiss OpenSwitzerland60,000 Ian Woosnam (1)5 SepEuropean Open ChampionshipEngland120,000 Manuel Piñero (7)19 SepHaig Whisky TPCScotland70,000 Nick Faldo (5)26 SepBob Hope British ClassicEngland90,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (2)Pro-Am3 OctBenson & Hedges Spanish OpenSpain50,000 Sam Torrance (4)10 OctSanyo OpenSpain60,000 Neil Coles (7)New to European Tour24 OctTrophée LancômeFrance65,000 David Graham (n/a)Upgraded to official eventLimited-field event7 NovPortuguese OpenPortugal40,000 Sam Torrance (5)
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)Notes12 SepHennessy Cognac CupEnglandn/a Team GB&ITeam eventHennessy Cognac Cup Individual Trophy Mark James17 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland100,000 Seve BallesterosLimited-field event30 OctCacharel World Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/a Ian Woosnam5 DecWorld CupMexicon/a José María Cañizares and Manuel PiñeroTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Manuel Piñero
Official money list The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.
Position Player Prize money (£)1 Greg Norman 66,4062 Sandy Lyle 61,5183 Sam Torrance 61,5174 Nick Faldo 56,8845 Manuel Piñero 54,2116 Bernhard Langer 43,8487 Gordon Brand Jnr 38,8428 Ian Woosnam 38,8209 Bernard Gallacher 38,58910 Seve Ballesteros 38,437
Awards AwardWinner Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Gordon Brand Jnr
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