1982 PGA Tour

{{short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1982

| tour = PGA Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1982|1|7}} – {{end date|1982|10|31}}

| no_of_events = 44

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Calvin Peete (4)
{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler (4)
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson (4)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler

| honor2 = PGA Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Hal Sutton

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 1981

| nextseason = 1983

}}

The 1982 PGA Tour was the 67th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 14th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Changes for 1982

The season began as the TPA Tour, then reverted to the PGA Tour in mid-March.{{cite news |title=Tour Changes Its Name Again |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA071EFA3D5D0C738EDDAA0894DA484D81 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 20, 1982 |access-date=April 1, 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6vwuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=76QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1245%2C4101878 |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Professional golf gets a new look |date=March 20, 1982 |page=H10 |access-date=6 November 2023}} The "Tournament Players Association" name had been adopted less than seven months earlier, in late August 1981.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/31/sports/pro-golf-tour-changes-name.html |title=Pro Golf Tour Changes Name |date=August 31, 1981 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=6 November 2023}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1982.html |title=1982 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906113726/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1982.html |archive-date=6 September 2018}}{{Cite web |title=1983 PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1983_pgatour.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=6 November 2023}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(US$)

!Winner{{efn|The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.}}

!Notes

Jan 10Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenArizonaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler (4)
Jan 17Bob Hope Desert ClassicCaliforniaalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Fiori (3)Pro-Am
Jan 25Phoenix OpenArizonaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Lanny Wadkins (8)
Jan 31Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego OpenCaliforniaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Miller (22)
Feb 7Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCaliforniaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Simons (3)Pro-Am
Feb 14Hawaiian OpenHawaiialign=right|325,000{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Levi (4)
Feb 21Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCaliforniaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson (29)
Feb 28Doral-Eastern OpenFloridaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Bean (8)
Mar 7Bay Hill ClassicFloridaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite (4)
Mar 14Honda Inverrary ClassicFloridaalign=right|400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin (14)
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| Mar 21

Tournament Players ChampionshipFloridaalign=right|500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Pate (8)Special event
Mar 28Sea Pines HeritageSouth Carolinaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson (30)Invitational
Apr 5Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolinaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Edwards (3)
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| Apr 11

Masters TournamentGeorgiaalign=right|365,000{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler (5)Major championship
Apr 11Magnolia ClassicMississippialign=right|75,000{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart (n/a)Second Tour{{efn|name=alt|Official money; unofficial win.}}
Apr 18MONY Tournament of ChampionsCaliforniaalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Lanny Wadkins (9)Winners-only event
Apr 18Tallahassee OpenFloridaalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer (1)Alternate event
Apr 25USF&G ClassicLouisianaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Hoch (2)
May 2Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexasalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gilder (3)
May 9Michelob-Houston OpenTexasalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Sneed (4)
May 16Colonial National InvitationTexasalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (71)Invitational
May 23Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgiaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Keith Fergus (2)
May 30Memorial TournamentOhioalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd (16)Invitational
Jun 6Kemper OpenMarylandalign=right|400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler (6)
Jun 13Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennesseealign=right|400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd (17)
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| Jun 20

U.S. OpenCaliforniaalign=right|375,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson (31)Major championship
Jun 27Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew Yorkalign=right|400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gilder (4)
Jul 4Western OpenIllinoisalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Weiskopf (16)
Jul 11Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsinalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Calvin Peete (2)
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| Jul 18

The Open ChampionshipScotlandalign=right|£250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson (32)Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}}
Jul 18Miller High Life QCOIllinoisalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart (1)Alternate event
Jul 25Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginiaalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Calvin Peete (3)
Aug 1Canadian OpenCanadaalign=right|425,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Lietzke (9)
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| Aug 8

PGA ChampionshipOklahomaalign=right|450,000{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd (18)Major championship
Aug 15Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticutalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Norris (1)
Aug 22Buick OpenMichiganalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Lanny Wadkins (10)
Aug 29World Series of GolfOhioalign=right|400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler (7)Limited-field event
Sep 5B.C. OpenNew Yorkalign=right|275,000{{flagicon|USA}} Calvin Peete (4)
Sep 12Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusettsalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gilder (5)
Sep 19Hall of FameNorth Carolinaalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Haas (4)
Sep 26Southern OpenGeorgiaalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Clampett (1)
Oct 3Texas OpenTexasalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Haas (5)
Oct 10LaJet ClassicTexasalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Levi (5)
Oct 24Pensacola OpenFloridaalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Calvin Peete (5)
Oct 31Walt Disney World Golf ClassicFloridaalign=right|400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Hal Sutton (1)

=Unofficial events=

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
($)

!Winner(s)

!Notes

Nov 13

|Kapalua Open

|Hawaii

|align=right|110,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Ishii

|New tournament

rowspan=2|Dec 5

|World Cup

|rowspan=2|Mexico

|rowspan=2 align=center|n/a

|{{flagicon|ESP}} José María Cañizares and
{{flagicon|ESP}} Manuel Piñero

|Team event

World Cup Individual Trophy

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Manuel Piñero

|

Dec 31

|JCPenney Mixed Team Classic

|Florida

|align=right|550,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner and
{{flagicon|USA}} John Mahaffey

|Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1982.html |title=1982 Official money |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401072245/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1982.html |archive-date=1 April 2017 |access-date=6 November 2023}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadleralign=center|446,462
align=center|2{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floydalign=center|386,809
align=center|3{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kitealign=center|341,081
align=center|4{{flagicon|USA}} Calvin Peetealign=center|318,470
align=center|5{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watsonalign=center|316,483
align=center|6{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gilderalign=center|308,648
align=center|7{{flagicon|USA}} Lanny Wadkinsalign=center|306,827
align=center|8{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Levialign=center|280,681
align=center|9{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Patealign=center|280,141
align=center|10{{flagicon|USA}} Curtis Strangealign=center|263,378

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

PGA Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/778915967/ |title=PGA picks Watson Player of the Year |newspaper=St. Lucie News Tribune |location=Fort Pierce, Florida |date=8 December 1982 |access-date=6 November 2023 |page=18 (B2 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Rookie of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Hal Sutton{{cite web |url=https://thefriedegg.com/hal-sutton-profile/ |title=The Bear Apparent |work=The Fried Egg |first=Andy |last=Johnson |date=19 March 2020 |access-date=21 August 2024}}
Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award){{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award |title=2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=22 October 2023}}
Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy){{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/438963160/ |title=Eight Players Dominate Tour |newspaper=Victoria Advocate |location=Victoria, Texas |date=7 November 1982 |access-date=6 November 2023 |page=17 (3B in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

See also

Notes

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References

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