The 1983 Senior PGA Tour was the fourth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

1983 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationMarch 18, 1983 (1983-03-18) – December 4, 1983 (1983-12-04)
Number of official events16
Most winsUnited States Don January (6)
Money listUnited States Don January
1982
1984

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Mar 20 Greater Daytona Senior Classic Florida 150,000   Gene Littler (1) New tournament
May 22 Hall of Fame Tournament North Carolina 150,000   Rod Funseth (1) New tournament
Jun 5 Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic Nevada 200,000   Don January (6) New tournament
Jun 12 Senior Tournament Players Championship Ohio 250,000   Miller Barber (7) New tournament
Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 26 Peter Jackson Champions Canada 200,000   Don January (7)
Jul 3 Marlboro Classic Massachusetts 150,000   Don January (8)
Jul 10 Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic New York 150,000   Gene Littler (2)
Jul 17 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am Rhode Island 150,000   Miller Barber (8) Pro-Am
Jul 25 U.S. Senior Open Minnesota 175,000   Billy Casper (3) Senior major championship
Aug 21 Denver Post Champions of Golf Colorado 150,000   Don January (9)
Sep 4 Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic Kentucky 150,000   Don January (10) New tournament
Sep 25 World Seniors Invitational North Carolina 152,000   Doug Sanders (1)
Oct 2 United Virginia Bank Seniors Virginia 150,000   Miller Barber (9) New tournament
Oct 16 Suntree Classic Florida 135,000   Don January (11)
Oct 23 Hilton Head Seniors International South Carolina 150,000   Miller Barber (10)
Dec 4 Boca Grove Seniors Classic Florida 150,000   Arnold Palmer (5) New tournament

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Don January 237,571
2   Miller Barber 231,008
3   Billy Casper 136,749
4   Gene Littler 130,002
5   Rod Funseth 120,367

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Don January [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "1984 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1983 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "1983 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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