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.
| Duration | January 6, 1983 – October 30, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 43 |
| Most wins |  Seve Ballesteros (2) Jim Colbert (2) Mark McCumber (2) Gil Morgan (2) Calvin Peete (2) Hal Sutton (2) Lanny Wadkins (2) Fuzzy Zoeller (2) |
| Money list | Hal Sutton |
| PGA Player of the Year | Hal Sutton |
← 1982 1984 → | |
Changes for 1983
editThis 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.[1][2]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[3][4]
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | Ryder Cup | Florida | n/a | Team USA
|
Team event |
| Nov 6 | Kapalua International | Hawaii | 300,000 |  Greg Norman
|
|
| Dec 11 | World Cup | Indonesia | n/a | Rex Caldwell and John Cook
|
Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy |  Dave Barr
|
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| Nov 27 | Skins Game | Arizona | 360,000 |  Gary Player
|
New limited-field event |
| Dec 11 | JCPenney Mixed Team Classic | Florida | 550,000 | Fred Couples and Jan Stephenson
|
Team event |
| Dec 18 | Chrysler Team Championship | Florida | 400,000 | Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus
|
New team event |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton |
426,668 |
| 2 | Fuzzy Zoeller |
417,597 |
| 3 | Lanny Wadkins |
319,271 |
| 4 | Calvin Peete |
313,845 |
| 5 | Gil Morgan |
306,133 |
| 6 | Rex Caldwell |
284,434 |
| 7 | Ben Crenshaw |
275,474 |
| 8 | Mark McCumber |
268,294 |
| 9 | Tom Kite |
257,066 |
| 10 | Jack Nicklaus |
256,158 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Player of the Year | Hal Sutton |
[6] |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Raymond Floyd |
[7][8] |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Raymond Floyd |
[9] |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Boswell, Thomas (March 1, 1983). "Sitting here in limbo: PGA rabbits face extinction due to new tour rule". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Washington Post. p. 4C. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1983 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1984 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1983 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Hal Sutton: Player of Year on PGA Tour". The Bellingham Herald. Bellingham, Washington. October 21, 1983. p. 8 (2B in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "McCumber wins at Pensacola; Zoeller fails to catch Sutton". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 31, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rickard, Jack (November 12, 1983). "Nicklaus and Watson didn't win on'83 tour". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. p. 14 (4B in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.