1983 European Tour
The 1983 European Tour was the 12th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.
The Order of Merit was won by England's Nick Faldo, who won five tournaments during the season.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1983 European Tour schedule which was made up of 28 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England, Wales and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Timex Open and the Glasgow Golf Classic, and the loss of the Welsh Golf Classic.
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*The three majors played in the United States were not official money events, but wins in them were retroactively made official.
Official Money List
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Official Money List". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo |  | 119,416 |
| 2 | Seve Ballesteros |  | 99,502 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer |  | 73,734 |
| 4 | José Maria Cañizares | | 68,345 |
| 5 | Sandy Lyle |  | 54,218 |
| 6 | Sam Torrance | | 50,381 |
| 7 | Ken Brown | | 44,350 |
| 8 | Eamonn Darcy |  | 43,299 |
| 9 | Ian Woosnam | .svg.png){kind=small} | 43,000 |
| 10 | Brian Waites | | 42,826 |