1983 European Tour
Introduction The '''1983 European Tour''', titled as the '''1983 PGA European Tour''', was the 12th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1983 There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Timex Open and the Glasgow Golf Classic, and the loss of the Welsh Golf Classic. A new Welsh Open was scheduled, to replace the classic, but cancelled prior to the start of the season.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerNotes11 Apr'''Masters Tournament'''United StatesUS$500,000 '''Seve Ballesteros''' (19)Major championship17 AprTunisian OpenTunisia60,000 Mark James (6)24 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain55,000 Sandy Lyle (8)1 MayItalian OpenItaly55,000 Bernhard Langer (5)8 MayPaco Rabanne Open de FranceFrance50,000 Nick Faldo (6)15 MayMartini InternationalEngland80,000 Nick Faldo (7)22 MayCar Care Plan InternationalEngland60,000 Nick Faldo (8)30 MaySun Alliance PGA ChampionshipEngland90,000 Seve Ballesteros (20)5 JunSilk Cut MastersWales100,000 Ian Woosnam (2)12 JunJersey OpenJersey50,000 Jeff Hall (1)19 JunTimex OpenFrance50,000 Manuel Ballesteros (1)New to European Tour19 Jun'''U.S. Open'''United StatesUS$500,000 '''Larry Nelson''' (n/a)Major championship26 JunGlasgow Golf ClassicScotland80,000 Bernhard Langer (6)New tournament3 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden85,000 Sam Torrance (6)9 JulState Express ClassicEngland90,000 Hugh Baiocchi (6)17 Jul'''The Open Championship'''England400,000 '''Tom Watson''' (8)Major championship24 JulLawrence Batley InternationalEngland100,000 Nick Faldo (9)31 JulLufthansa German OpenWest Germany65,000 Corey Pavin (1)7 AugKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands80,000 Ken Brown (2)7 Aug'''PGA Championship'''United StatesUS$600,000 '''Hal Sutton''' (n/a)Major championship14 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland110,000 Seve Ballesteros (21)21 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland110,000 John Bland (1)28 AugWelsh OpenWales–''Cancelled''4 SepPanasonic European OpenEngland140,000 Isao Aoki (1)11 SepEbel European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland125,000 Nick Faldo (10)18 SepSt. Mellion Timeshare TPCEngland80,000 Bernhard Langer (7)25 SepBob Hope British ClassicEngland110,000 José María Cañizares (5)Pro-Am2 OctTrophée LancômeFrance85,000 Seve Ballesteros (22)Limited-field event23 OctBenson & Hedges Spanish OpenSpain55,000 Eamonn Darcy (2)30 OctSanyo OpenSpain80,000 Des Smyth (5)6 NovPortuguese OpenPortugal45,000 Sam Torrance (7)===Unofficial events===The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)Notes9 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland125,000 Greg NormanLimited-field event16 OctCacharel World Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/a Michael McLean16 OctRyder CupUnited Statesn/a Team USATeam event11 DecWorld CupIndonesian/a Rex Caldwell and John CookTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Dave Barr
Official money list The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.Position  Player  Prize money (£)1   Nick Faldo 119,4162   Seve Ballesteros 99,5023   Bernhard Langer 73,7344   José María Cañizares 68,3455   Sandy Lyle 54,2186   Sam Torrance 50,3817   Ken Brown 44,3508   Eamonn Darcy 43,2999   Ian Woosnam 43,00010   Brian Waites 42,826
Awards AwardWinner Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year   Grant Turner
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