The 1983 European Tour, titled as the 1983 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 12th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
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There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Timex Open and the Glasgow Golf Classic,[2] and the loss of the Welsh Golf Classic.[3] A new Welsh Open was scheduled, to replace the classic, but cancelled prior to the start of the season.[4]
The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[5]
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Tournament |
Host country |
Purse (£) |
Winner[lower-alpha 2] |
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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) |
Pro-Am |
2 Oct |
Trophée Lancôme |
France |
85,000 |
Seve Ballesteros (22) |
Limited-field event |
23 Oct |
Benson & Hedges Spanish Open |
Spain |
55,000 |
Eamonn Darcy (2) |
|
30 Oct |
Sanyo Open |
Spain |
80,000 |
Des Smyth (5) |
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6 Nov |
Portuguese Open |
Portugal |
45,000 |
Sam Torrance (7) |
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]
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Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
1 | Nick Faldo | 119,416 |
2 | Seve Ballesteros | 99,502 |
3 | Bernhard Langer | 73,734 |
4 | José María Cañizares | 68,345 |
5 | Sandy Lyle | 54,218 |
6 | Sam Torrance | 50,381 |
7 | Ken Brown | 44,350 |
8 | Eamonn Darcy | 43,299 |
9 | Ian Woosnam | 43,000 |
10 | Brian Waites | 42,826 |
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One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members 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.
Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
"Euro stake is £2.5m". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 19 October 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
"Open is closed". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 5 February 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Turner rookie of the year". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. 21 November 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.