1982 Senior PGA Tour

The 1982 Senior PGA Tour was the third season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

1982 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationApril 1, 1982 (1982-04-01) – December 5, 1982 (1982-12-05)
Number of official events11
Most wins Miller Barber (3)
Money list Miller Barber
1981
1983

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Apr 4Michelob Senior ClassicFlorida125,000 Don January (4)
Jun 13Marlboro ClassicMassachusetts150,000 Arnold Palmer (3)
Jun 27Peter Jackson ChampionsCanada200,000 Bob Goalby (2)
Jul 11U.S. Senior OpenOregon150,000 Miller Barber (4)Senior major championship
Aug 15Denver Post Champions of GolfColorado150,000 Arnold Palmer (4)
Aug 22Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf ClassicNew York150,000 Bill Collins (1)
Aug 28Shootout at Jeremy RanchUtah150,000 Billy Casper (1)New tournament
Sep 19Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-AmRhode Island125,000 Billy Casper (2)New to Senior PGA Tour
Pro-Am
Oct 17Suntree ClassicFlorida135,000 Miller Barber (5)
Oct 24Hilton Head Seniors InternationalSouth Carolina112,500 Miller Barber (6)
Dan Sikes (1)
New tournament
Title shared
Dec 5PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida150,000 Don January (5)Senior major championship

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Miller Barber106,890
2 Don January99,508
3 Bob Goalby94,540
4 Arnold Palmer73,848
5 Billy Casper71,979

Awards

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

Notes

  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

  1. "1983 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. "1982 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. "1982 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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