1982 European Tour

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

Duration	15 April 1982 (1982-04-15) – 7 November 1982 (1982-11-07)
Number of official events	27[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins	Greg Norman (3)
Official money list	Greg Norman
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Gordon Brand Jnr
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Changes for 1982

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

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner[lower-alpha 2]	Notes
11 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$365,000	Craig Stadler (n/a)	Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
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[lower-alpha 3]
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[lower-alpha 3]
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

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

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

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

Notes

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. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. 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.

External links

• Official website