1982_European_Tour
1982 European Tour
Golf tour season
The 1982 European Tour, titled as the 1982 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 11th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
| Duration | 15 April 1982 (1982-04-15) – 7 November 1982 (1982-11-07) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins |  Greg Norman (3) |
| Official money list | Greg Norman |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Gordon Brand Jnr |
← 1981 1983 → | |
It was the first year that the schedule included a tournament outside Europe, visiting North Africa for the Tunisian Open.[1][2]
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tunisian Open, the Car Care Plan International[2] and the Sanyo Open, the return of the Portuguese Open; and the Trophée Lancôme became a counting event for the first time.[3]
Shortly after the start of the season, the Greater Manchester Open was cancelled.[4]
The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.[5]
Unofficial events
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | Hennessy Cognac Cup | England | n/a |   Team GB&I |
Team event |
| Hennessy Cognac Cup Individual Trophy |  Mark James |
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| 17 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 100,000 |  Seve Ballesteros |
Limited-field event |
| 30 Oct | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France | n/a |  Ian Woosnam |
|
| 5 Dec | World Cup | Mexico | n/a | José María Cañizares and Manuel Piñero |
Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | Manuel Piñero |
The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 66,406 |
| 2 | Sandy Lyle | 61,518 |
| 3 | Sam Torrance | 61,517 |
| 4 | Nick Faldo | 56,884 |
| 5 | Manuel Piñero | 54,211 |
| 6 |  Bernhard Langer | 43,848 |
| 7 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 38,842 |
| 8 | Ian Woosnam | 38,820 |
| 9 | Bernard Gallacher | 38,589 |
| 10 | Seve Ballesteros | 38,437 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gordon Brand Jnr | [7] |
- 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.
- "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- Dobereiner, Peter (7 December 1981). "European prizes shooting up". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 19. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tour tourney". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 15 March 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Hennessy, John (22 April 1982). "Tournament cancelled". The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 22. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- "1982 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- Laidlaw, Renton (9 November 1982). "Paying homage to Henry - the man who gave status to the game | Stylish". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 43. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Williams, Michael (8 November 1982). "Brand-Rookie of year". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 22. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.