1982 Senior PGA Tour
The 1982 Senior PGA Tour was the third season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980. The season consisted of 11 official money events with purses totalling $1,597,500, including two majors. Miller Barber won the most tournaments, three. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
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. Senior majors are shown in bold.Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | Score | 1st prize |
Apr 4 | Michelob Senior Classic | Florida | 125,000 | ![]() | 278 | 20,000 |
Jun 13 | Marlboro Classic | Massachusetts | 150,000 | ![]() | 276 | 25,000 |
Jun 27 | Peter Jackson Champions | Canada | 200,000 | ![]() | 273 | 32,500 |
Jul 11 | U.S. Senior Open | Oregon | 150,000 | ![]() | 282 | 28,648 |
Aug 15 | Denver Post Champions of Golf | Colorado | 150,000 | ![]() | 275 | 25,000 |
Aug 22 | Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic | New York | 150,000 | ![]() | 285 | 25,000 |
Aug 28 | Shootout at Jeremy Ranch | Utah | 150,000 | ![]() | 279 | 25,000 |
Sep 19 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am | Rhode Island | 125,000 | ![]() | 206 | 22,500 |
Oct 17 | Suntree Classic | Florida | 135,000 | ![]() | 264 | 22,500 |
Oct 24 | Hilton Head Seniors International | South Carolina | 112,500 | ![]() ![]() | 138 | 15,000 |
Dec 5 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 150,000 | ![]() | 288 | 25,000 |
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Leaders
Money List leadersRank | Player | Country | Earnings | Events | Wins |
1 | Miller Barber | 106,890 | 10 | 3 | |
2 | Don January | 99,508 | 8 | 2 | |
3 | Bob Goalby | 94,540 | 10 | 1 | |
4 | Arnold Palmer | 73,848 | 7 | 2 | |
5 | Billy Casper | 71,979 | 8 | 2 |
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