1982 European Tour

The 1982 European Tour was the 11th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association. It was the first year that the schedule included a tournament outside Europe, visiting North Africa for the Tunisian Open.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by Australia's Greg Norman.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1982 European Tour schedule which was made up of 27 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England, Wales and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tunisian Open, the Car Care Plan International and the Sanyo Open, the return of the Portuguese Open, and the loss of the Greater Manchester Open.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner Notes
15–18 Apr Tunisian Open Tunisia Spain Antonio Garrido New tournament
22–25 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain Spain Seve Ballesteros
29 Apr–2 May Italian Open Italy England Mark James
6–9 May Paco Rabanne Open de France France Spain Seve Ballesteros
13–16 May Martini International England Scotland Bernard Gallacher
20–23 May Car Care Plan International England England Brian Waites New tournament
28–31 May Sun Alliance PGA Championship England England Tony Jacklin
3–6 Jun Jersey Open Jersey Scotland Bernard Gallacher
10–13 Jun Dunlop Masters England Australia Greg Norman
24–27 Jun Coral Classic Wales Scotland Gordon Brand, Jnr
1–4 Jul Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden United States Bob Byman
7–10 Jul State Express Classic England Australia Greg Norman
15–18 Jul The Open Championship England United States Tom Watson
22–25 Jul Lawrence Batley International England Scotland Sandy Lyle
27 Jul–1 Aug Lufthansa German Open West Germany West Germany Bernhard Langer
5–8 Aug KLM Dutch Open Netherlands England Paul Way
12–15 Aug Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland John O'Leary
19–22 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Australia Greg Norman
26–29 Aug Ebel Swiss Open Switzerland Wales Ian Woosnam
2–5 Sept European Open England Spain Manuel Piñero
16–19 Sept Haig Whisky TPC Scotland England Nick Faldo
23–26 Sept Bob Hope British Classic England Scotland Gordon Brand, Jnr
30 Sept–3 Oct Benson and Hedges Spanish Open Spain Scotland Sam Torrance
7–10 Oct Sanyo Open Spain England Neil Coles New tournament
14–17 Oct Suntory World Match Play England Spain Seve Ballesteros
21–24 Oct Lancome Trophy France Australia David Graham
4–7 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal Scotland Sam Torrance

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.

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Greg Norman  Australia 66,406
2 Sandy Lyle  Scotland 61,518
3 Sam Torrance  Scotland 61,517
4 Nick Faldo  England 56,884
5 Manuel Piñero  Spain 54,211
6 Bernhard Langer  West Germany 43,848
7 Gordon Brand, Jnr  Scotland 38,842
8 Ian Woosnam  Wales 38,820
9 Bernard Gallacher  Scotland 38,589
10 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 38,437

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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