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:
Nick Faldo
Official Money List Nick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Grant Turner
← 1982
1984 →

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. The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events".

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

Official Money List

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Official Money List". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.

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

Awards
AwardWinner
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Grant Turner

See also

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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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