Golf tour season
The1983 Senior PGA Tour was the fourth season of theSenior PGA Tour , the mainprofessional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date Tournament Location PurseUS$ ) Winner[ a] Notes Mar 20 Greater Daytona Senior Classic Florida 150,000 Gene Littler (1)New tournament May 22 Hall of Fame Tournament North Carolina 150,000 Rod Funseth (1)New tournament Jun 5 Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic Nevada 200,000 Don January (6)New tournament Jun 12 Senior Tournament Players Championship Ohio 250,000 Miller Barber New tournamentSenior PGA Tour major championship Jun 26 Peter Jackson Champions Canada 200,000 Don January (7)Jul 3 Marlboro Classic Massachusetts 150,000 Don January (8)Jul 10 Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic New York 150,000 Gene Littler (2)Jul 17 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am Rhode Island 150,000 Miller Barber (8)Pro-Am Jul 25 U.S. Senior Open Minnesota 175,000 Billy Casper Senior major championship Aug 21 Denver Post Champions of Golf Colorado 150,000 Don January (9)Sep 4 Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic Kentucky 150,000 Don January (10)New tournament Sep 25 World Seniors Invitational North Carolina 152,000 Doug Sanders (1)Oct 2 United Virginia Bank Seniors Virginia 150,000 Miller Barber (9)New tournament Oct 16 Suntree Classic Florida 135,000 Don January (11)Oct 23 Hilton Head Seniors International South Carolina 150,000 Miller Barber (10)Dec 4 Boca Grove Seniors Classic Florida 150,000 Arnold Palmer (5)New tournament
Themoney list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3]
^ 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.
Don January (6)