season was played from January 7 to October 31. The season consisted of 44 official money events.
won the most tournaments, four, and there were five first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1982 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st Prize ($ The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States. The U.S. dollar is normally abbreviated as the dollar sign, $, or as USD or US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies and from others that use the $ symbol. It is divided into 100 cents .The U.S... ) |
| Jan 10 |
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open |
ArizonaThe State of Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in size by the four Phoenix metropolitan area cities of Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, and Scottsdale.Arizona was the 48th and... |
USA Craig Stadler Craig Robert Stadler is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. He is known to fans as "The Walrus" because of his distinct mustache and heavyset build.... (4) |
266 (-14) |
54,000 |
| Jan 17 |
Bob Hope Desert Classic |
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil... |
USA Ed Fiori Edward Ray Fiori is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Fiori was born in Lynwood, California. As a youth, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his Downey, California home to practice his game. He attended the... (3) |
335 (-25) |
50,000 |
| Jan 25 |
Phoenix Open |
ArizonaThe State of Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in size by the four Phoenix metropolitan area cities of Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, and Scottsdale.Arizona was the 48th and... |
USA Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.... (8) |
263 (-21) |
54,000 |
| Jan 31 |
Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open |
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil... |
USA Johnny Miller John Laurence Miller is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s, ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus, and is currently the lead golf analyst for NBC... (22) |
270 (-18) |
54,000 |
| Feb 7 |
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil... |
USA Jim Simons Jim Simons was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.Simons was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania... (3) |
274 (-14) |
54,000 |
| Feb 14 |
Hawaiian Open |
HawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states, and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It is located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August... |
USA Wayne Levi Wayne John Levi is an American golfer.He was born in Little Falls, New York. He turned professional in 1973 and went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. In 1990 he had four wins and was the PGA Tour Player of the Year. He played on the 1991 Ryder Cup team... (4) |
277 (-11) |
58,500 |
| Feb 21 |
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open |
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil... |
USA Tom WatsonThomas Sturges "Tom" Watson is an American PGA Tour golfer and now mostly Champions Tour golfer.In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times... (29) |
271 (-13) |
54,000 |
| Feb 28 |
Doral-Eastern Open |
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States... |
USA Andy Bean Thomas Andrew "Andy" Bean is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level including 11 PGA Tour victories.... (8) |
278 (-10) |
54,000 |
| Mar 7 |
Bay Hill Classic |
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States... |
USA Tom KiteThomas Oliver Kite, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1989 and 1994.... (4) |
278 (-6) |
54,000 |
| Mar 14 |
Honda Inverrary Classic |
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States... |
USA Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was... (14) |
269 (-19) |
72,000 |
| Mar 21 |
Tournament Players Championship |
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States... |
USA Jerry Pate Jerome Kendrick "Jerry" Pate is an American golfer.Jerry Pate was born in Macon, Georgia. He later attended the University of Alabama and had a distinguished amateur career. He won the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1974 and the following year he was a member of victorious U.S. teams at the Walker... (8) |
280 (-8) |
90,000 |
| Mar 28 |
Sea Pines Heritage |
South CarolinaSouth Carolina is a U.S. state that borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence from the British Crown during the American Revolution. The colony was... |
USA Tom WatsonThomas Sturges "Tom" Watson is an American PGA Tour golfer and now mostly Champions Tour golfer.In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times... (30) |
280 (-4) |
54,000 |
| Apr 5 |
Greater Greensboro Open |
North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties... |
USA Danny Edwards Danny Edwards is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. He is the older brother of former PGA Tour player David Edwards.... (3) |
285 (-3) |
54,000 |
| Apr 11 |
MastersThe Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year... |
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January... |
USA Craig Stadler Craig Robert Stadler is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. He is known to fans as "The Walrus" because of his distinct mustache and heavyset build.... (5) |
284 (-4) |
64,000 |
| Apr 18 |
Tallahassee Open |
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States... |
AUS Bob Shearer Robert A. Shearer is an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.Shearer won the 1969 Australian Amateur and turned pro in 1970. He won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Mert four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982. He spent five years on the European Tour and then nine on the PGA Tour... (1) |
272 (-16) |
18,000 |
| Apr 18 |
MONY Tournament of Champions |
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil... |
USA Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.... (9) |
280 (-8) |
63,000 |
| Apr 25 |
USF&G Classic |
LouisianaThe State of Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state divided into parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties... |
USA Scott Hoch Scott Mabon Hoch is an American golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002.Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina... (2) |
206 (-10) |
54,000 |
| May 2 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"... |
USA Bob Gilder Robert Bryan Gilder is an American professional golfer. He won six tournaments in his PGA Tour career and currently plays on the Champions Tour where he has nine wins.-Biography:... (3) |
266 (-14) |
63,000 |
| May 9 |
Michelob-Houston Open |
TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"... |
USA Ed Sneed Ed Sneed is an American professional golfer, sportscaster and course design consultant, who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.... (4) |
275 (-9) |
63,000 |
| May 16 |
Colonial National Invitation |
TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"... |
USA Jack NicklausJack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is regarded by many to be the greatest professional golfer of all time. Nicklaus, who holds the record for the most victories in major championships , was continuously ranked as the world's number one golfer on McCormack's World Golf... (71) |
273 (-7) |
63,000 |
| May 23 |
Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic |
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January... |
USA Keith Fergus Keith Carlton Fergus is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour.... (2) |
273 (-15) |
54,000 |
| May 30 |
Memorial TournamentThe Memorial Tournament is a PGA Tour golf tournament which is closely associated with Jack Nicklaus. It is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Nicklaus' home town of Columbus. The golf course passes through a large neighborhood called... |
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents... |
USA Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.... (16) |
281 (-7) |
63,000 |
| Jun 6 |
Kemper Open |
MarylandMaryland is a state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east. It is comparable in size to the European country of Belgium. According to the U.S... |
USA Craig Stadler Craig Robert Stadler is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. He is known to fans as "The Walrus" because of his distinct mustache and heavyset build.... (6) |
275 (-13) |
72,000 |
| Jun 13 |
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic |
TennesseeTennessee is a state located in the Southeastern United States. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 6,214,888, an increase of nearly 9.5% since 2000. Tennessee is the 14th fastest growing state in the US and is ranked 17th by population. It is ranked 36th by total land area. In... |
USA Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.... (17) |
271 (-17) |
72,000 |
| Jun 20 |
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil... |
USA Tom WatsonThomas Sturges "Tom" Watson is an American PGA Tour golfer and now mostly Champions Tour golfer.In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times... (31) |
282 (-6) |
60,000 |
| Jun 27 |
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic |
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
USA Bob Gilder Robert Bryan Gilder is an American professional golfer. He won six tournaments in his PGA Tour career and currently plays on the Champions Tour where he has nine wins.-Biography:... (4) |
261 (-19) |
72,000 |
| Jul 4 |
Western Open The Western Open, a professional golf tournament, was first played in 1899. At the time of its 2006 playing, the Western Open was the 3rd oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the British Open and U.S. Open... |
IllinoisIllinois , the 21st state admitted to the United States of America, is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the nation... |
USA Tom Weiskopf Thomas Daniel Weiskopf is an American professional golfer who was most successful in the 1970s.Weiskopf was born in Massillon, Ohio. He attended Benedictine High School and The Ohio State University and turned professional in 1964. His first win on the PGA Tour came at the Andy-Williams-San Diego... (16) |
276 (-12) |
63,000 |
| Jul 11 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
WisconsinWisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the... |
USA Calvin Peete Calvin Peete is an American golfer. He was the most successful African-American on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, before the emergence of Tiger Woods.... (2) |
274 (-14) |
45,000 |
| Jul 18 |
Miller High Life QCO |
IllinoisIllinois , the 21st state admitted to the United States of America, is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the nation... |
USA Payne Stewart William Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won three majors in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42.... (1) |
268 (-12) |
36,000 |
| Jul 18 |
British OpenThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
USA Tom WatsonThomas Sturges "Tom" Watson is an American PGA Tour golfer and now mostly Champions Tour golfer.In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times... (32) |
284 (-4) |
54,400 |
| Jul 25 |
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic |
VirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue... |
USA Calvin Peete Calvin Peete is an American golfer. He was the most successful African-American on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, before the emergence of Tiger Woods.... (3) |
203 (-10) |
63,000 |
| Aug 1 |
Canadian OpenThe RBC Canadian Open is a golf tournament which was founded in 1904.As a national open, and especially as the most accessible non-U.S. national open for American golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional tour system became dominant in golf... |
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
USA Bruce Lietzke Bruce Alan Lietzke is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas... (9) |
277 (-7) |
76,500 |
| Aug 8 |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour... |
OklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state... |
USA Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.... (18) |
272 (-8) |
65,000 |
| Aug 15 |
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
ConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and New York to the west and south .... |
USA Tim Norris Tim Norris is a current college head golf coach and a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s.... (1) |
259 (-25) |
54,000 |
| Aug 22 |
Buick Open The Buick Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament from 1958 to 2009. In 2007, the tournament was held at the end of June, a change from its traditional spot between The Open Championship and the PGA Championship... |
MichiganMichigan is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Ojibwe term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... |
USA Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.... (10) |
273 (-15) |
63,000 |
| Aug 26 |
Southern Open |
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January... |
USA Bobby Clampett Robert Daniel Clampett, Jr. is a television golf analyst, golf course architect, writer, and professional golfer, who played on the PGA Tour from 1980 to 1995. Nearing age 50, he competes in a few pro events each year, and will become eligible for the Champions Tour in 2010.-College and amateur... (1) |
266 (-14) |
45,000 |
| Aug 29 |
World Series of Golf |
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents... |
USA Craig Stadler Craig Robert Stadler is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. He is known to fans as "The Walrus" because of his distinct mustache and heavyset build.... (7) |
278 (-2) |
100,000 |
| Sep 5 |
B.C. Open The Dick's Sporting Goods Open is a Champions Tour golf tournament which debuted in July 2007 and supplanted the B.C. Open, a now-defunct PGA Tour event, that was held annually from 1971 to 2006.... |
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
USA Calvin Peete Calvin Peete is an American golfer. He was the most successful African-American on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, before the emergence of Tiger Woods.... (4) |
265 (-19) |
49,500 |
| Sep 12 |
Bank of Boston Classic |
MassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Most of its population of... |
USA Bob Gilder Robert Bryan Gilder is an American professional golfer. He won six tournaments in his PGA Tour career and currently plays on the Champions Tour where he has nine wins.-Biography:... (5) |
271 (-13) |
54,000 |
| Sep 19 |
Hall of Fame The Hall of Fame tournament was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1973 to 1982. It was played at the Pinehurst Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina which was home to the World Golf Hall of Fame at the time.... |
North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties... |
USA Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas is an American professional golfer.Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team of the middle 1970s with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman that Golf World has called "the... (4) |
276 (-8) |
45,000 |
| Oct 3 |
Texas Open |
TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"... |
USA Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas is an American professional golfer.Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team of the middle 1970s with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman that Golf World has called "the... (5) |
262 (-18) |
45,000 |
| Oct 10 |
LaJet Classic |
TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"... |
USA Wayne Levi Wayne John Levi is an American golfer.He was born in Little Falls, New York. He turned professional in 1973 and went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. In 1990 he had four wins and was the PGA Tour Player of the Year. He played on the 1991 Ryder Cup team... (5) |
271 (-17) |
63,000 |
| Oct 24 |
Pensacola Open This article is about the former PGA Tour event, for information on the former Nationwide Tour event, see Pensacola Classic.The Pensacola Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour... |
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States... |
USA Calvin Peete Calvin Peete is an American golfer. He was the most successful African-American on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, before the emergence of Tiger Woods.... (5) |
268 (-16) |
36,000 |
| Oct 31 |
Walt Disney World Golf Classic |
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States... |
USA Hal Sutton Hal Evan Sutton is an American professional golfer.Sutton was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. A promising golfer at the Centenary College of Louisiana, he was named Golf Magazines 1980 College Player of the Year... (1) |
269 (-19) |
72,000 |