1982 PGA Championship

The 1982 PGA Championship was the 64th PGA Championship, held August 5–8 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Raymond Floyd won his second PGA Championship, three strokes ahead of runner-up Lanny Wadkins, the 1977 champion.[2] A few weeks shy of age 40, Floyd shot an opening round 63 (−7) and led wire-to-wire to secure the third of his four major titles.[3] He won his first PGA Championship thirteen years earlier, in 1969.[4]

1982 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 5–8, 1982
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma
36.070°N 95.946°W / 36.070; -95.946
Course(s)Southern Hills Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,862 yards (6,275 m)[1]
Field150 players, 74 after cut[1]
Cut145 (+5)
Prize fund$450,000
Winner's share$65,000
Champion
Raymond Floyd
272 (−8)
Location map
Southern Hills Country Club
Location in the United States
Southern Hills Country Club
Location in Oklahoma

Temperatures exceeded 100 °F (38 °C) during the first two rounds and after a third round 68 (−2), Floyd was at 200 (−10), five shots ahead of Greg Norman and Jay Haas.[5][6] At the end of a lackluster final round, Floyd had an opportunity to break the PGA's 72-hole record of 271, set 18 years earlier by Bobby Nichols in 1964, but double-bogeyed the final hole.[4][7] The record lasted a dozen more years, until broken by Nick Price in 1994.

The winner's share of $65,000 was the last in five figures at the PGA Championship. It rose over 50% to $100,000 the following year and to $125,000 in 1984, nearly doubling in just two years.

This was the fourth major for Southern Hills, which previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1970 and the U.S. Open in 1958 and 1977. The PGA Championship returned in 1994 and 2007 and the U.S. Open in 2001.

Floyd's win marked the tenth and most recent time that all four major championships were won by Americans in a calendar year.

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4474594063666141753832153733,4383751694444652074075693544343,4246,862
Par444453434354344345443570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 5, 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Raymond Floyd63−7
T2 Bob Gilder66−4
Greg Norman
T4 Rex Caldwell67−3
Fred Couples
Nick Faldo
T7 Rex Caldwell68−2
David Graham
Vance Heafner
John Jackson
Mark Pfeil
Jim Simons

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, August 6, 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Raymond Floyd63-69=132−8
2 Bob Gilder66-68=134−6
T3 Greg Norman66-69=135−5
Jim Simons68-67=135
T5 Nick Faldo67-70=137−3
Jay Haas71-66=137
T7 Fred Couples67-71=138−2
Lon Hinkle70-68=138
T9 Seve Ballesteros71-68=139−1
David Graham68-71=139
Vance Heafner68-71=139
Calvin Peete69-70=139
Lanny Wadkins71-68=139

Source:[9]

Third round

Saturday, August 7, 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Raymond Floyd63-69-68=200−10
T2 Jay Haas71-66-68=205−5
Greg Norman66-69-70=205
4 Bob Gilder66-68-72=206−4
5 Calvin Peete69-70-68=207−3
T6 Seve Ballesteros71-68-69=208−2
Jim Simons68-67-73=208
Lanny Wadkins71-68-69=208
9 Lon Hinkle70-68-71=209−1
T10 Fred Couples67-71-72=210E
Danny Edwards71-71-68=210
Nick Faldo67-70-73=210
Gil Morgan76-66-68=210
Hal Sutton72-68-70=210

Source:[5][6]

Final round

Sunday, August 8, 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Raymond Floyd63-69-68-72=272−865,000
2 Lanny Wadkins71-68-69-67=275−545,000
T3 Fred Couples67-71-72-66=276−427,500
Calvin Peete69-70-68-69=276
T5 Jay Haas71-66-68-72=277−316,000
Greg Norman66-69-70-72=277
Jim Simons68-67-73-69=277
8 Bob Gilder66-68-72-72=278−211,000
T9 Lon Hinkle70-68-71-71=280E7,919
Tom Kite73-70-70-67=280
Jerry Pate72-69-70-69=280
Tom Watson72-69-71-68=280

Source:[10]

Scorecard
Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par444453434434534444
Floyd−10−10−9−9−8−8−8−9−8−7−7−8−8−8−9−10−10−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[11]

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 1982 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  2. Pomerantz, Gary (August 9, 1982). "When Floyd talks, he listens". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 15. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  3. Jenkins, Dan (August 16, 1982). "He beat the heat by catching fire". Sports Illustrated. p. 26. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  4. "Floyd wins 2nd PGA title". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. August 9, 1982. p. 1-part 2.
  5. "It's Floyd by five with 18 left". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. August 8, 1982. p. 1C.
  6. "Floyd charges to five-shot lead in PGA". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 8, 1982. p. sec D. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  7. Parascenzo, Marino (August 9, 1982). "Floyd survives final round to win PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
  8. Pomerantz, Gary (August 6, 1982). "In the heat, only Floyd stays cool". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  9. Pomerantz, Gary (August 7, 1982). "Gilder closes gap on Floyd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  10. "1982 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  11. Pomerantz, Gary (August 9, 1982). "Winning Floyd shows he can't lose his cool". Milwaukee Journal. (Washington Post). p. 1-part 3.
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