1983 Senior PGA Tour
The 1983 Senior PGA Tour was the fourth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 16 official money events with purses totalling $2,612,000, including two majors. Don January won the most tournaments, six. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1983 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in italics.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
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Mar 20 | Greater Daytona Senior Classic | Florida | 150,000 | Gene Littler (1) | 203 (−13) | 25,000 |
May 22 | Hall of Fame Tournament | North Carolina | 150,000 | Rod Funseth (1) | 198 (−18) | 25,000 |
Jun 5 | Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic | Nevada | 200,000 | Don January (6) | 208 (−8) | 33,500 |
Jun 12 | Senior Tournament Players Championship | Ohio | 250,000 | Miller Barber (7) | 278 (−10) | 40,000 |
Jun 26 | Peter Jackson Champions | Canada | 200,000 | Don January (7) | 274 (−10) | 33,250 |
Jul 3 | Marlboro Classic | Massachusetts | 150,000 | Don January (8) | 273 (−11) | 25,000 |
Jul 10 | Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic | New York | 150,000 | Gene Littler (2) | 275 (−9) | 25,000 |
Jul 17 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am | Rhode Island | 150,000 | Miller Barber (8) | 200 (−16) | 25,000 |
Jul 25 | U.S. Senior Open | Minnesota | 175,000 | Billy Casper (3) | 288 (+4) | 30,566 |
Aug 21 | Denver Post Champions of Golf | Colorado | 150,000 | Don January (9) | 271 (−17) | 25,000 |
Sep 4 | Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic | Kentucky | 150,000 | Don January (10) | 269 (−19) | 25,000 |
Sep 25 | World Seniors Invitational | North Carolina | 152,000 | Doug Sanders (1) | 283 (−5) | 25,000 |
Oct 2 | United Virginia Bank Seniors | Virginia | 150,000 | Miller Barber (9) | 211 (−5) | 25,000 |
Oct 16 | Suntree Classic | Florida | 135,000 | Don January (11) | 274 (−14) | 22,500 |
Oct 23 | Hilton Head Seniors International | South Carolina | 150,000 | Miller Barber (10) | 281 (−7) | 25,000 |
Dec 4 | Boca Grove Seniors Classic | Florida | 150,000 | Arnold Palmer (5) | 271 (−17) | 25,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | United States | 69.46 |
2 | Miller Barber | United States | 70.15 |
3 | Doug Sanders | United States | 70.44 |
4 | Billy Casper | United States | 70.75 |
5 | Gene Littler | United States | 70.81 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | United States | 237,571 | 13 | 6 |
2 | Miller Barber | United States | 231,008 | 16 | 4 |
3 | Billy Casper | United States | 136,749 | 13 | 1 |
4 | Gene Littler | United States | 130,002 | 13 | 2 |
5 | Rod Funseth | United States | 120,367 | 14 | 1 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | United States | 463,393 | 11 |
2 | Miller Barber | United States | 421,034 | 10 |
3 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 258,392 | 5 |
4 | Gene Littler | United States | 227,649 | 2 |
5 | Billy Casper | United States | 224,589 | 3 |
Source:[4]
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Don January | United States |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Don January | United States |
See also[]
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References[]
- ^ "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 21–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 1983 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 1983 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 1983 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
External links[]
- PGA Tour Champions seasons
- 1983 in golf