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.

1983 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1983 (1983-01-06) – October 30, 1983 (1983-10-30)
Number of official events43
Most wins2:
Spain Seve Ballesteros
United States Jim Colbert
United States Mark McCumber
United States Gil Morgan
United States Calvin Peete
United States Hal Sutton
United States Lanny Wadkins
United States Fuzzy Zoeller
Money winnerUnited States Hal Sutton
Player of the YearUnited States Hal Sutton
← 1982
1984 →

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.[1][2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[3][4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 9Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenArizona300,000United States Gil Morgan (5)
Jan 16Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia300,000United States Gil Morgan (6)
Jan 23Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia375,000United States Keith Fergus (3)Pro-Am
Jan 30Phoenix OpenArizona350,000United States Bob Gilder (6)
Feb 6Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia325,000United States Tom Kite (5)Pro-Am
Feb 13Hawaiian OpenHawaii325,000Japan Isao Aoki (1)
Feb 20Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego OpenCalifornia300,000United States Gary Hallberg (1)
Feb 27Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida300,000United States Gary Koch (3)
Mar 6Honda Inverrary ClassicFlorida400,000United States Johnny Miller (23)
Mar 13Bay Hill ClassicFlorida350,000United States Mike Nicolette (1)
Mar 20USF&G ClassicLouisiana400,000United States Bill Rogers (6)
Mar 28Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida700,000United States Hal Sutton (2)Special event
Apr 3Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina400,000United States Lanny Wadkins (11)
Apr 10Masters TournamentGeorgia500,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (4)Major championship
Apr 18Sea Pines HeritageSouth Carolina350,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (4)Invitational
Apr 24MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia400,000United States Lanny Wadkins (12)Winners-only event
May 1Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas400,000United States Ben Crenshaw (9)
May 8Houston Coca-Cola OpenTexas400,000Australia David Graham (8)
May 15Colonial National InvitationTexas400,000United States Jim Colbert (7)Invitational
May 22Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia400,000United States Calvin Peete (6)
May 29Memorial TournamentOhio400,000United States Hale Irwin (15)Invitational
Jun 5Kemper OpenMaryland400,000United States Fred Couples (1)
Jun 12Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York450,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (5)
Jun 19U.S. OpenPennsylvania500,000United States Larry Nelson (6)Major championship
Jun 26Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee400,000United States Larry Mize (1)
Jul 3Western OpenIllinois400,000United States Mark McCumber (2)
Jul 10Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin250,000United States Morris Hatalsky (2)
Jul 17The Open ChampionshipEngland£400,000United States Tom Watson (33)Major championship
Jul 17Miller High Life QCOIllinois200,000United States Danny Edwards (4)Alternate event
Jul 24Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia350,000United States Calvin Peete (7)
Jul 31Canadian OpenCanada350,000United States John Cook (2)
Aug 7PGA ChampionshipCalifornia600,000United States Hal Sutton (3)Major championship
Aug 14Buick OpenMichigan350,000United States Wayne Levi (6)
Aug 21Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut300,000United States Curtis Strange (4)
Aug 28World Series of GolfOhio400,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (1)Limited-field event
Sep 4B.C. OpenNew York300,000United States Pat Lindsey (1)
Sep 11Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts350,000United States Mark Lye (1)
Sep 18Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity ClassicNevada750,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (5)New tournament
Pro-Am
Sep 25LaJet Coors ClassicTexas350,000United States Rex Caldwell (1)
Oct 2Texas OpenTexas300,000United States Jim Colbert (8)
Oct 9Southern OpenGeorgia250,000United States Ronnie Black (1)
Oct 23Walt Disney World Golf ClassicFlorida400,000United States Payne Stewart (2)
Oct 30Pensacola OpenFlorida250,000United States Mark McCumber (3)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Oct 16 Ryder Cup Florida n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 6 Kapalua International Hawaii 300,000 Australia Greg Norman
Dec 11 World Cup Indonesia n/a United States Rex Caldwell and
United States John Cook		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Canada Dave Barr
Nov 27 Skins Game Arizona 360,000 South Africa Gary Player New tournament
Limited-field event
Dec 11 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic Florida 550,000 United States Fred Couples and
Australia Jan Stephenson		 Team event
Dec 18 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 400,000 United States Johnny Miller and
United States Jack Nicklaus		 New tournament
Team event

Money leaders

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]

PositionPlayerEventsPrize money ($)
1United States Hal Sutton30426,668
2United States Fuzzy Zoeller28417,597
3United States Lanny Wadkins25319,271
4United States Calvin Peete24313,845
5United States Gil Morgan25306,133

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)United States Hal Sutton
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Hal Sutton
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States Raymond Floyd
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States Raymond Floyd

Notes
  1. The 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.

References
  1. Radosta, John (January 3, 1983). "PGA Tour Preview 1983; Under a New Format, Scramble Resumes for Money". The New York Times. p. C-11. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. Boswell, Thomas (March 1, 1983). "Sitting here in limbo: PGA rabbits face extinction due to new tour rule". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Washington Post). p. 4C.
  3. "1983 Schedule". PGA Tour.
  4. "1984 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
  5. "Money Leaders – 1983". PGA Tour.
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