# 1983 PGA Tour

The 1983 PGA Tour was the 68th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 15th season since separating from the PGA of America.

## Changes for 1983

This was also the first season of the "All-Exempt Tour" which provided many more exemptions per year. For example, those that finished in the top 125 of the money list maintained full-time status rather than the top 60 which had been the historic benchmark.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 9 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | 300,000 | Gil Morgan (5) | |
| Jan 16 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | 300,000 | Gil Morgan (6) | |
| Jan 23 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | 375,000 | Keith Fergus (3) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 30 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 350,000 | Bob Gilder (6) | |
| Feb 6 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 325,000 | Tom Kite (5) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 13 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 325,000 | Isao Aoki (1) | |
| Feb 20 | Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open | California | 300,000 | Gary Hallberg (1) | |
| Feb 27 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | 300,000 | Gary Koch (3) | |
| Mar 6 | Honda Inverrary Classic | Florida | 400,000 | Johnny Miller (23) | |
| Mar 13 | Bay Hill Classic | Florida | 350,000 | Mike Nicolette (1) | |
| Mar 20 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 400,000 | Bill Rogers (6) | |
| Mar 28 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | 700,000 | Hal Sutton (2) | Special event |
| Apr 3 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 400,000 | Lanny Wadkins (11) | |
| Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 500,000 | Seve Ballesteros (4) | Major championship |
| Apr 18 | Sea Pines Heritage | South Carolina | 350,000 | Fuzzy Zoeller (4) | Invitational |
| Apr 24 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 400,000 | Lanny Wadkins (12) | Winners-only event |
| May 1 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 400,000 | Ben Crenshaw (9) | |
| May 8 | Houston Coca-Cola Open | Texas | 400,000 | David Graham (8) | |
| May 15 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 400,000 | Jim Colbert (7) | Invitational |
| May 22 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 400,000 | Calvin Peete (6) | |
| May 29 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 400,000 | Hale Irwin (15) | Invitational |
| Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 400,000 | Fred Couples (1) | |
| Jun 12 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 450,000 | Seve Ballesteros (5) | |
| Jun 19 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania | 500,000 | Larry Nelson (6) | Major championship |
| Jun 26 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | 400,000 | Larry Mize (1) | |
| Jul 3 | Western Open | Illinois | 400,000 | Mark McCumber (2) | |
| Jul 10 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 250,000 | Morris Hatalsky (2) | |
| Jul 17 | The Open Championship | England | £400,000 | Tom Watson (33) | Major championship |
| Jul 17 | Miller High Life QCO | Illinois | 200,000 | Danny Edwards (4) | Alternate event |
| Jul 24 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 350,000 | Calvin Peete (7) | |
| Jul 31 | Canadian Open | Canada | 350,000 | John Cook (2) | |
| Aug 7 | PGA Championship | California | 600,000 | Hal Sutton (3) | Major championship |
| Aug 14 | Buick Open | Michigan | 350,000 | Wayne Levi (6) | |
| Aug 21 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 300,000 | Curtis Strange (4) | |
| Aug 28 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | 400,000 | Nick Price (1) | Limited-field event |
| Sep 4 | B.C. Open | New York | 300,000 | Pat Lindsey (1) | |
| Sep 11 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 350,000 | Mark Lye (1) | |
| Sep 18 | Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic | Nevada | 750,000 | Fuzzy Zoeller (5) | New Pro-Am tournament |
| Sep 25 | LaJet Coors Classic | Texas | 350,000 | Rex Caldwell (1) | |
| Oct 2 | Texas Open | Texas | 300,000 | Jim Colbert (8) | |
| Oct 9 | Southern Open | Georgia | 250,000 | Ronnie Black (1) | |
| Oct 23 | Walt Disney World Golf Classic | Florida | 400,000 | Payne Stewart (2) | |
| Oct 30 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 250,000 | Mark McCumber (3) | |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Oct 16 | Ryder Cup | Florida | n/a | Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 6 | Kapalua International | Hawaii | 300,000 | Greg Norman | |
| Dec 11 | World Cup | Indonesia | n/a | Rex Caldwell and John Cook | Team event |
| Dec 11 | World Cup Individual Trophy | Indonesia | n/a | Dave Barr | |
| Nov 27 | Skins Game | Arizona | 360,000 | Gary Player | New limited-field event |
| Dec 11 | JCPenney Mixed Team Classic | Florida | 550,000 | Fred Couples and Jan Stephenson | Team event |
| Dec 18 | Chrysler Team Championship | Florida | 400,000 | Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus | New team event |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Hal Sutton | 426,668 |
| 2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 417,597 |
| 3 | Lanny Wadkins | 319,271 |
| 4 | Calvin Peete | 313,845 |
| 5 | Gil Morgan | 306,133 |
| 6 | Rex Caldwell | 284,434 |
| 7 | Ben Crenshaw | 275,474 |
| 8 | Mark McCumber | 268,294 |
| 9 | Tom Kite | 257,066 |
| 10 | Jack Nicklaus | 256,158 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Player of the Year | Hal Sutton |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Raymond Floyd |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Raymond Floyd |