1983_European_Tour
1983 European Tour
Golf tour season
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.
| Duration | 8 April 1983 (1983-04-08) – 6 November 1983 (1983-11-06) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins |  Nick Faldo (5) |
| Official money list | Nick Faldo |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Grant Turner |
← 1982 1984 → | |
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]
The following table lists official events during the 1983 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Grant Turner | [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.
- "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.
- "Euro stake is £2.5m". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 19 October 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Open is closed". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 5 February 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "1983 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- 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.
- "Turner rookie of the year". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. 21 November 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.