1983 European Tour

Golf tour season

1983 European Tour seasonDuration| 8 April 1983 (1983-04-08) – 6 November 1983 (1983-11-06)

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Number of official events| 27[a]
Most wins|  Nick Faldo (5)
Official money list|  Nick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year|  Grant Turner

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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.

## Changes for 1983

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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]

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[5]

Date  | Tournament  | Host country  | Purse
(£)  | Winner[b] | Notes

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11 Apr  | Masters Tournament | United States  | US$500,000  |  Seve Ballesteros (19)  | Major championship[c]
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[c]
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[c]
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)  |
6 Nov  | Portuguese Open | Portugal  | 45,000  |  Sam Torrance (7)  |

### Unofficial events

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

Date  | Tournament  | Host country  | Purse
(£)  | Winner(s)  | Notes

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9 Oct  | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England  | 125,000  |  Greg Norman | Limited-field event
16 Oct  | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France  | n/a  |  Michael McLean |
16 Oct  | Ryder Cup | United States  | n/a  |  Team USA  | Team event
11 Dec  | World Cup | Indonesia  | n/a  |  Rex Caldwell and
John Cook | Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy |  Dave Barr |

## Official money list

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The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]

Position | Player | Prize money (£)

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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

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Ref.

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Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Grant Turner | [7]

## Notes

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1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

## References

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1. ^ "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. ^ "1983 "Euro" tour the richest ever". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 19 October 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "Euro stake is £2.5m". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 19 October 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Open is closed". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 5 February 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "1983 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. ^ Lowe, Desmond (10 December 1983). "Accuracy pays for Brian | Faldo headed the money list with a record £119,416 and others in the top ten were". Football Post. Nottingham, United Kingdom. p. 21. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Turner rookie of the year". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. 21 November 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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