1983 European Tour

The 1983 European Tour was the 12th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.

1983 European Tour season
Duration14 April 1983 (1983-04-14) – 6 November 1983 (1983-11-06)
Number of official events27[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins5:
England Nick Faldo
Official money listEngland Nick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearEngland Grant Turner
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The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events".

The Official Money List was won by England's Nick Faldo, who won five tournaments during the season.

Changes for 1983

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Timex Open and the Glasgow Golf Classic,[1] and the loss of the Welsh Golf Classic.[2] A new Welsh Open was scheduled, to replace the classic, but cancelled prior to the start of the season.[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] Notes
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$500,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (19) Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
17 Apr Tunisian Open Tunisia 60,000 England Mark James (6)
24 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain 55,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (8)
1 May Italian Open Italy 55,000 West Germany Bernhard Langer (5)
8 May Paco Rabanne Open de France France 50,000 England Nick Faldo (6)
15 May Martini International England 80,000 England Nick Faldo (7)
22 May Car Care Plan International England 60,000 England Nick Faldo (8)
30 May Sun Alliance PGA Championship England 90,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (20)
5 Jun Silk Cut Masters Wales 100,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (2)
12 Jun Jersey Open Jersey 50,000 England Jeff Hall (1)
19 Jun Timex Open France 50,000 Spain Manuel Ballesteros (1) New to European Tour
19 Jun U.S. Open United States US$500,000 United States Larry Nelson (n/a) Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
26 Jun Glasgow Golf Classic Scotland 80,000 West Germany Bernhard Langer (6) New tournament
3 Jul Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden 85,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (6)
9 Jul State Express Classic England 90,000 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi (6)
17 Jul The Open Championship England 400,000 United States Tom Watson (8) Major championship
24 Jul Lawrence Batley International England 100,000 England Nick Faldo (9)
31 Jul Lufthansa German Open West Germany 65,000 United States Corey Pavin (1)
7 Aug KLM Dutch Open Netherlands 80,000 Scotland Ken Brown (2)
7 Aug PGA Championship United States US$600,000 United States Hal Sutton (n/a) Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
14 Aug Carroll's Irish Open Ireland 110,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (21)
21 Aug Benson & Hedges International Open England 110,000 South Africa John Bland (1)
28 Aug Welsh Open Wales – Cancelled
4 Sep Panasonic European Open England 140,000 Japan Isao Aoki (1)
11 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland 125,000 England Nick Faldo (10)
18 Sep St. Mellion Timeshare TPC England 80,000 West Germany Bernhard Langer (7)
25 Sep Bob Hope British Classic England 110,000 Spain José María Cañizares (5) Pro-Am
2 Oct Trophée Lancôme France 85,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (22) Limited-field event
23 Oct Benson & Hedges Spanish Open Spain 55,000 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy (2)
30 Oct Sanyo Open Spain 80,000 Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (5)
6 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal 45,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (7)

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner(s) Notes
9 Oct Suntory World Match Play Championship England 125,000 Australia Greg Norman Limited-field event
16 Oct Cacharel World Under-25 Championship France n/a England Michael McLean
16 Oct Ryder Cup United States n/a Team USA Team event
11 Dec World Cup Indonesia n/a United States Rex Caldwell and
United States John Cook		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Canada Dave Barr

Official money list

The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1England Nick Faldo119,416
2Spain Seve Ballesteros99,502
3West Germany Bernhard Langer73,734
4Spain José María Cañizares68,345
5Scotland Sandy Lyle54,218
6Scotland Sam Torrance50,381
7Scotland Ken Brown44,350
8Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy43,299
9Wales Ian Woosnam43,000
10England Brian Waites42,826

Awards
AwardWinner
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearEngland Grant Turner

See also

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References
  1. "1983 "Euro" tour the richest ever". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 19 October 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Euro stake is £2.5m". The Guardian. London, England. 19 October 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Open is closed". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 5 February 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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