1983 Senior PGA Tour
| Duration | March 18, 1983 – December 4, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Don January (6) |
| Money list | Don January |
← 1982 → | |
The 1983 Senior PGA Tour was the fourth season of the
professional golf tour
in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | Greater Daytona Senior Classic |
Florida | 150,000 | Gene Littler (1) |
New tournament |
| May 22 | Hall of Fame Tournament | North Carolina | 150,000 | Rod Funseth (1) |
New tournament |
| Jun 5 | Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic |
Nevada | 200,000 | Don January (6) |
New tournament |
| Jun 12 | Senior Tournament Players Championship |
Ohio | 250,000 | Miller Barber (7) |
New tournament Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 26 | Peter Jackson Champions |
Canada | 200,000 | Don January (7) |
|
| Jul 3 | Marlboro Classic |
Massachusetts | 150,000 | Don January (8) |
|
| Jul 10 | Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic |
New York | 150,000 | Gene Littler (2) |
|
| Jul 17 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am |
Rhode Island | 150,000 | Miller Barber (8) |
Pro-Am |
| Jul 25 | U.S. Senior Open | Minnesota | 175,000 | Billy Casper (3) |
Senior major championship |
| Aug 21 | Denver Post Champions of Golf |
Colorado | 150,000 | Don January (9) |
|
| Sep 4 | Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic |
Kentucky | 150,000 | Don January (10) |
New tournament |
| Sep 25 | World Seniors Invitational |
North Carolina | 152,000 | Doug Sanders (1) |
|
| Oct 2 | United Virginia Bank Seniors |
Virginia | 150,000 | Miller Barber (9) |
New tournament |
| Oct 16 | Suntree Classic |
Florida | 135,000 | Don January (11) |
|
| Oct 23 | Hilton Head Seniors International |
South Carolina | 150,000 | Miller Barber (10) |
|
| Dec 4 | Boca Grove Seniors Classic |
Florida | 150,000 | Arnold Palmer (5) |
New tournament |
Money list
The
money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don January |
237,571 |
| 2 | Miller Barber |
231,008 |
| 3 | Billy Casper |
136,749 |
| 4 | Gene Littler |
130,002 |
| 5 | Rod Funseth |
120,367 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |
Don January |
[4] |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
References
- ^ "1984 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "1983 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "1983 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.