The 1982 European Tour, titled as the 1982 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 11th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

1982 European Tour season
Duration15 April 1982 (1982-04-15) – 7 November 1982 (1982-11-07)
Number of official events27[a]
Most winsAustralia Greg Norman (3)
Official money listAustralia Greg Norman
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearScotland Gordon Brand Jnr
1981
1983

Changes for 1982

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It was the first year that the schedule included a tournament outside Europe, visiting North Africa for the Tunisian Open.[1][2]

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tunisian Open, the Car Care Plan International[2] and the Sanyo Open, the return of the Portuguese Open; and the Trophée Lancôme became a counting event for the first time.[3]

Shortly after the start of the season, the Greater Manchester Open was cancelled.[4]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.[5]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)
Winner[b] Notes
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$365,000   Craig Stadler (n/a) Major championship[c]
18 Apr Tunisian Open Tunisia 60,000   Antonio Garrido (4) New tournament
25 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain 45,000   Seve Ballesteros (17)
2 May Italian Open Italy 50,000   Mark James (5)
9 May Paco Rabanne Open de France France 45,000   Seve Ballesteros (18)
16 May Martini International England 65,000   Bernard Gallacher (8)
23 May Car Care Plan International England 60,000   Brian Waites (2) New tournament
31 May Sun Alliance PGA Championship England 80,000   Tony Jacklin (8)
6 Jun Jersey Open Jersey 40,000   Bernard Gallacher (9)
13 Jun Dunlop Masters England 85,000   Greg Norman (7)
20 Jun Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open England Cancelled
20 Jun U.S. Open United States US$375,000   Tom Watson (6) Major championship[c]
27 Jun Coral Classic Wales 50,000   Gordon Brand Jnr (1)
4 Jul Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden 65,000   Bob Byman (4)
10 Jul State Express English Classic England 80,000   Greg Norman (8)
18 Jul The Open Championship England 250,000   Tom Watson (7) Major championship
25 Jul Lawrence Batley International England 80,000   Sandy Lyle (7)
1 Aug Lufthansa German Open West Germany 45,000   Bernhard Langer (4)
8 Aug KLM Dutch Open Netherlands 40,000   Paul Way (1)
8 Aug PGA Championship United States US$450,000   Raymond Floyd (n/a) Major championship[c]
15 Aug Carroll's Irish Open Ireland 80,000   John O'Leary (2)
22 Aug Benson & Hedges International Open England 100,000   Greg Norman (9)
29 Aug Ebel Swiss Open Switzerland 60,000   Ian Woosnam (1)
5 Sep European Open Championship England 120,000   Manuel Piñero (7)
19 Sep Haig Whisky TPC Scotland 70,000   Nick Faldo (5)
26 Sep Bob Hope British Classic England 90,000   Gordon Brand Jnr (2) Pro-Am
3 Oct Benson & Hedges Spanish Open Spain 50,000   Sam Torrance (4)
10 Oct Sanyo Open Spain 60,000   Neil Coles (7) New to European Tour
24 Oct Trophée Lancôme France 65,000   David Graham (n/a) Upgraded to official event
Limited-field event
7 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal 40,000   Sam Torrance (5)

Unofficial events

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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
12 Sep Hennessy Cognac Cup England n/a    Team GB&I Team event
Hennessy Cognac Cup Individual Trophy   Mark James
17 Oct Suntory World Match Play Championship England 100,000   Seve Ballesteros Limited-field event
30 Oct Cacharel World Under-25 Championship France n/a   Ian Woosnam
5 Dec World Cup Mexico n/a   José María Cañizares and
  Manuel Piñero
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy   Manuel Piñero

Official money list

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The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]

Position Player Prize money (£)
1   Greg Norman 66,406
2   Sandy Lyle 61,518
3   Sam Torrance 61,517
4   Nick Faldo 56,884
5   Manuel Piñero 54,211
6   Bernhard Langer 43,848
7   Gordon Brand Jnr 38,842
8   Ian Woosnam 38,820
9   Bernard Gallacher 38,589
10   Seve Ballesteros 38,437

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year   Gordon Brand Jnr [7]

Notes

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  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Dobereiner, Peter (7 December 1981). "European prizes shooting up". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 19. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tour tourney". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 15 March 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Hennessy, John (22 April 1982). "Tournament cancelled". The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 22. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "1982 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ Laidlaw, Renton (9 November 1982). "Paying homage to Henry - the man who gave status to the game | Stylish". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 43. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Williams, Michael (8 November 1982). "Brand-Rookie of year". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 22. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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