1983 - Men America
The winners in the category "1983 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Played as the Bob Hope Desert Classic (Jan 19-23). Fergus (USA) beat Rex Caldwell (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [La Quinta CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Bermuda Dunes CC; Indian Wells CC; Tamarisk CC].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Antonio Ortiz (Arg) finished in second place behind Sowa (Arg). [San Andres GC, Buenos Aires].
America
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Played as the Bay Hill Classic (March 10-13). Nicolette (USA) beat Greg Norman (Aus) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his only win on the PGA Tour. [Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL].
America
Georgia-Pacific
Played as the Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic (May 19-22). Second-placed Chip Beck (USA), Don Pooley (USA) and Jim Colbert (USA) finished 2 shots behind Peete (USA). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Atlanta CC, Marietta, Georgia].
America
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Played as the B.C. Open (Sept 1-4). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lindsey (USA), who recorded his only win on the PGA Tour. [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark McCumber (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. 36-hole Monday finish required after two earlier days lost to rain. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].
America
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Second-placed Mark James (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Fernandez (Arg). [Sao Paulo GC, Santo Amoro, Sao Paulo, Brazil].
America
Buick
Played as the Buick Open (Aug 11-14). Second-placed Calvin Peete (USA) and Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Wayne Levi (USA). [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 28-31). John Cook (USA) beat Johnny Miller (USA) with a birdie at the sixth playoff hole, to record his second PGA Tour win. [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
America
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 12-15). Jim Colbert (USA) beat Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) with a par at the sixth playoff hole. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
Chrysler
Played as the inaugural Chrysler Team Championship (Dec 15-18; PGA Tr post-season two-man better-ball unofficial money event). Second-placed Al Geiberger & Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) finished 1 shot behind winning team of Johnny Miller & Jack Nicklaus. Reduced to 54 holes due to rain. [No.1 course, Boca West CC, Boca Raton, FL. Earlier rounds also used the No.2 course, and Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton].
America
Chrysler
Played as the inaugural Chrysler Team Championship (Dec 15-18; PGA Tr post-season two-man better-ball unofficial money event). Second-placed Al Geiberger & Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) finished 1 shot behind winning team of Johnny Miller & Jack Nicklaus. Reduced to 54 holes due to rain. [No.1 course, Boca West CC, Boca Raton, FL. Earlier rounds also used the No.2 course, and Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton].
America
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Played as the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (Apr 28-May 1). Second-placed Hal Sutton (USA) and Brad Bryant (USA) finished 1 shot behind Crenshaw (USA). [Sports Club course, Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, nr Dallas, TX].
America
Honda
Played as the Honda Inverrary Classic (March 3-6; for the last time at Inverrary CC). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 2 shots behind Miller (USA). [East course, Inverrary CC, Ft Lauderdale, FL].
America
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Played as the Doral-Eastern Open (Feb 24-27). Second-placed Ed Fiori (USA) finished 5 shots behind Gary Koch (USA). [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
America
Isuzu
Played as the Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open (Feb 17-20). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Hallberg (USA). [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
America
Glen Campbell
Played as the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open (Jan 13-16). Second-placed Gibby Gilbert (USA), Mark McCumber (USA) and Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 2 shots behind Morgan (USA), who posted back-to-back wins in the first two PGA Tour events of 1983. [Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, CA].
America
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Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (July 7-10). Morris Hatalsky (USA) beat George Cadle (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record his second PGA Tour win. [Tuckaway CC, Franklin, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
America
Sea Pines
Played as the Sea Pines Heritage Classic (April 14-17). Second-placed Jim Nelford (Can) finished 2 shots behind Zoeller (USA). [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].
America
Coca-Cola
Played as the Houston Coca-Cola Open (May 5-8). Second-placed Lee Elder (USA), Lee Trevino (USA) and Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 5 shots behind David Graham (Aus), who recorded the last of his eight PGA Tour wins. [The Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX].
America
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Played as the Jamaica Open (Nov 9-12). Second-placed Jeff Lewis (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lane (Eng). [Caymanas G&CC, nr Spanish Town, Jamaica].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (Dec 10/11; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second placed Lou Hinkle (USA) & Jane Geddes (USA) finished 5 shots behind the winning team of Fred Couples (USA) & Jan Stephenson (Aus). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
Miller High-Life
Played as the Miller High Life Quad Cities Open (July 14-17). Edwards (USA) beat Morris Hatalsky (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
America
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Played as the Kapalua International (Nov 2-5; PGA Tour post-season unofficial money event). Second-placed Lanny Wadkins (USA), Ben Crenshaw (USA) and Scott Simpson (USA) finished 6 shots behind Norman (Aus), who recorded his first win in America. [Bay course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
America
Kemper Insurance
Played as the Kemper Open (June 2-5). 23-year-old Fred Couples (USA) beat Gil Morgan (USA), Tze-chung "T.C." Chen (Taiw) and Scott Simpson (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record the first of his 15 PGA Tour wins. Barry Jaeckel (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Blue course, Congressional CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
America
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Played as The Memorial Tournament (May 26-29). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) and David Graham (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Irwin (USA), who recorded his fifteenth PGA Tour win. [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].
America
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Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Won by Armour III (USA). [CS&DC de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico].
America
Anheuser-Busch
Played as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic (July 21-24). Second-placed Tim Norris (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Calvin Peete (USA). [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
America
Bank of Boston
Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 8-11). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA), Sammy Rachels (USA) and Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 1 shot behind 30-year-old Mark Lye (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
America
USF&G
Played as the USF&G Classic (March 17-20). Second-placed David Edwards (USA), Jay Haas (USA) and Vance Heafner (USA) finished 3 shots behind Bill Rogers (USA), who recorded the last of his six PGA Tour wins. [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Feb 3-6). Second-placed Rex Caldwell (USA) and Calvin Peete (USA) finished 2 shots behind Kite (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
America
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Played as the Pensacola Open (Oct 27-30). Second-placed Lon Hinkle (USA) and Mark Lye (USA) finished 4 shots behind McCumber (USA). [Perdido Bay GC, Pensacola, FL].
America
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 27-30). Gilder (USA) beat Rex Caldwell (USA) with a birdie at the eighth playoff hole, to record the last of his six PGA Tour wins. Johnny Miller (USA) and Mark O'Meara (USA) were eliminated at the second playoff hole. [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
America
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Played as the Tournament Players Championship (March 24-27). Second-placed Bob Eastwood (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sutton (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL].
America
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Played as the Magnolia State Classic (April 8-11; unofficial PGA Tour "satellite" event). Second-placed Sammy Rachels (USA) finished 2 shots behind Cochran (USA). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Hattiesburg CC, Hattiesburg, MS].
America
MONY
Played as the MONY Tournament of Champions (April 21-24). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Wadkins (USA). [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].
America
PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (Philadelphia section of PGA of America event). Won by Pete Oakley (USA) for the second time in four years. [Shawnee Inn & CC, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania].
America
Panasonic
Played as the inaugural Panasonic Las Vegas Pro-celebrity Classic (Sept 14-18). Second-placed Rex Caldwell (USA) finished 4 shots behind Zoeller (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Las Vegas CC, Las Vegas, NV. Earlier rounds also at: Desert Inn CC (now Wynn G&CC) (now Wynn G&CC), Dunes CC and Showboat CC (now Wildhorse GC)].
America
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Played as the inaugural PGA Tour Skins Game (four-man PGA Tour unofficial money event). Player (RSA) won with a total of 7 skins worth $170,000. Second was Arnold Palmer (USA) 8 skins worth $140,000. Third was Jack Nicklaus (USA) 2 skins worth $40,000. Fourth was Tom Watson (USA) 1 skin worth $10,000. The event is remembered not just for the golf, but for Tom Watson accusing Gary Player of removing a rooted leaf from behind his ball (which the Rules of Golf prohibit). Player insisted the leaf was loose and could be removed as a loose impediment. [Desert Highlands GC, Scottsdale, Arizona].
America
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Played as the Hawaiian Open (Feb 10-13). Second-placed Jack Renner (USA) finished 1 shot behind 40-year-old Isao Aoki (Jpn), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. Aoki became the first Japanese winner of a PGA Tour event. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
America
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Played as the Southern Open (Oct 6-9). 25-year-old Ronnie Black (USA) beat Sam Torrance (Scot) with a six-foot birdie at the fourth playoff hole (par-4 13th), to record the first of his two PGA Tour wins. [Green Island CC, Columbus, Georgia].
America
LaJet/Coors
Played as the LaJet Coors Classic (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) finished 1 shot behind Caldwell (USA), who claimed his only win on the PGA Tour. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].
America
Manufactures Hanover
Played as the Manufactures Hanover Westchester Classic (June 9-12). Second-placed Andy Bean (USA) and Craig Stadler (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].
America
Danny Thomas
Played as the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic (June 23-26). Second-placed Fuzzy Zoeller (USA), Sammy Rachels (USA) and Chip Beck (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Mize (USA). [South course, Colonial CC, Cordova, nr Memphis, TN].
America
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Played as the Tallahassee Open (April 21-24; unofficial PGA Tour "satellite" event). Charles (NZ) beat Greg Powers (USA) with a 48-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole. [Killearn CC, Tallahassee, FL].
America
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Played as the Texas Open (Sep 29-Oct 2). Second-placed Mark Pfeil (USA) finished 5 shots behind Jim Colbert (USA), who recorded the last of his eight PGA Tour wins. [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].
America
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Played as the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open (Aug 18-21). Second-placed Jay Haas (USA) and Jack Renner (USA) finished 1 shot behind Curtis Strange (USA). [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
America
Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Jan 6-9). Gil Morgan (USA) beat Curtis Strange (USA) and Lanny Wadkins (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his fifth PGA Tour win. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
Disney World
Played as the Walt Disney World Golf Classic (Oct 19-23). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) and Mark McCumber (USA) finished 2 shots behind Payne Stewart (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
America
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Played as the World Series of Golf (Aug 25-28). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 4 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Nick Price (Zim). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
America
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (Mar 31-Apr 3). Second-placed Craig Stadler (USA) and Denis Watson (Zim) finished 5 shots behind Wadkins (USA). [Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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