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.
The Order of Merit was won by England's Nick Faldo, who won five tournaments during the season.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1983 European Tour schedule which was made up of 28 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 Timex Open and the Glasgow Golf Classic, and the loss of the Welsh Golf Classic.
Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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14–17 Apr | Tunisian Open | Tunisia | Mark James | |
21–24 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | Sandy Lyle | |
28 Apr–1 May | Italian Open | Italy | Bernhard Langer | |
5–8 May | Paco Rabanne Open de France | France | Nick Faldo | |
12–15 May | Martini International | England | Nick Faldo | |
19–22 May | Car Care Plan International | England | Nick Faldo | |
27–30 May | Sun Alliance PGA Championship | England | Seve Ballesteros | |
2–5 Jun | Silk Cut Masters | Wales | Ian Woosnam | |
8–12 Jun | Jersey Open | Jersey | Jeff Hall | |
16–19 Jun | Timex Open | France | Manuel Ballesteros | New tournament |
23–26 Jun | Glasgow Golf Classic | Scotland | Bernhard Langer | New tournament |
30 Jun–3 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | Sam Torrance | |
6–9 Jul | State Express Classic | England | Hugh Baiocchi | |
14–17 Jul | The Open Championship | England | Tom Watson | |
21–24 Jul | Lawrence Batley International | England | Nick Faldo | |
28–31 Jul | Lufthansa German Open | West Germany | Corey Pavin | |
4–6 Aug | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | Ken Brown | |
11–14 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Republic of Ireland | Seve Ballesteros | |
18–21 Aug | Benson and Hedges International Open | England | John Bland | |
1–4 Sept | Panasonic European Open | England | Isao Aoki | |
8–11 Sept | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | Nick Faldo | |
15–18 Sept | St. Mellion Timeshare TPC | England | Bernhard Langer | |
22–25 Sept | Bob Hope British Classic | England | José Maria Cañizares | |
29 Sept–2 Oct | Lancome Trophy | France | Seve Ballesteros | |
6–8 Oct | Suntory World Match Play | England | Greg Norman | |
20–23 Oct | Benson and Hedges Spanish Open | Spain | Eamonn Darcy | |
27–30 Oct | Sanyo Open | Spain | Des Smyth | |
3–6 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 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 (£) |
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1 | Nick Faldo | England | 119,416 |
2 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 99,502 |
3 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 73,734 |
4 | José Maria Cañizares | Spain | 68,345 |
5 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 54,218 |
6 | Sam Torrance | Scotland | 50,381 |
7 | Ken Brown | Scotland | 44,350 |
8 | Eamonn Darcy | Ireland | 43,299 |
9 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | 43,000 |
10 | Brian Waites | England | 42,826 |
See also
External links
- 1983 season results on the PGA European Tour website
- 1983 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website