1982 Senior PGA Tour

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

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{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1982

| tour = Senior PGA Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1982|4|1}} – {{end date|1982|12|5}}

| no_of_events = 11

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Miller Barber (3)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Miller Barber

| prevseason = 1981

| nextseason = 1983

}}

The 1982 Senior PGA Tour was the third season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.{{cite web |title=1983 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1983_champions.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=5 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/media.nsf/2c47cc31e412bc4985256e6e00287832/3b11341dae1ad9b38525753e005e561b/$FILE/2004-mg-ct.pdf |title=2004 Champions Tour Media Guide {{!}} Tournament Chronology |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=4 December 2023 |pages=219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document) |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071856/https://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/media.nsf/2c47cc31e412bc4985256e6e00287832/3b11341dae1ad9b38525753e005e561b/$FILE/2004-mg-ct.pdf}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(US$)

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

!Notes

Apr 4Michelob Senior ClassicFloridaalign=right|125,000{{flagicon|USA}} Don January (4)
Jun 13Marlboro ClassicMassachusettsalign=right|150,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (3)
Jun 27Peter Jackson ChampionsCanadaalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalby (2)
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|Jul 11

U.S. Senior OpenOregonalign=right|150,000{{flagicon|USA}} Miller Barber (4)Senior major championship
Aug 15Denver Post Champions of GolfColoradoalign=right|150,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (4)
Aug 22Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf ClassicNew Yorkalign=right|150,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Collins (1)
Aug 28Shootout at Jeremy RanchUtahalign=right|150,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper (1)New tournament
Sep 19Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-AmRhode Islandalign=right|125,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper (2)New to Senior PGA Tour
Pro-Am
Oct 17Suntree ClassicFloridaalign=right|135,000{{flagicon|USA}} Miller Barber (5)
Oct 24Hilton Head Seniors InternationalSouth Carolinaalign=right|112,500{{flagicon|USA}} Miller Barber (6)
{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Sikes (1)
New tournament
Title shared
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|Dec 5

PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFloridaalign=right|150,000{{flagicon|USA}} Don January (5)Senior major championship, 1983 season.

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.1982.html |title=1982 Money list |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140601051051/http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.1982.html |archive-date=1 June 2014}}

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

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Miller Barberalign=center|106,890
align=center|2{{flagicon|USA}} Don Januaryalign=center|99,508
align=center|3{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalbyalign=center|94,540
align=center|4{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmeralign=center|73,848
align=center|5{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casperalign=center|71,979

Awards

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

Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award){{flagicon|USA}} Don January{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/stats/detail/108 |title=1982 Scoring average |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=5 December 2023}}

Notes

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References

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