1983 Masters Tournament

1983 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 7–11, 1983
Location Augusta, Georgia
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,905 yards (6,314 m)[1]
Field 82 players, 49 after cut
Cut 147 (+3)
Prize fund $500,000
Winner's share $90,000
Champion
Spain Seve Ballesteros
280 (−8)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

The 1983 Masters Tournament was the 47th Masters Tournament, held April 7–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Seve Ballesteros won his second Masters and third major title, four strokes ahead of runners-up Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite.[2] Play on Friday was postponed due to heavy rain, and the final round was completed on Monday for the first time since 1973.[3]

Defending champion Craig Stadler was tied for the 54-hole lead with 1976 champion Raymond Floyd, with Ballesteros one stroke back, and two-time champion Tom Watson an additional stroke behind.[4] Ballesteros got off to a fast start in the final round on Monday with a birdie-eagle start. With another birdie at the difficult par-3 fourth, he added four pars and another birdie at the ninth for a five-under 31 on the front nine. Ballesteros cruised to a 69 (−3) and a comfortable win as neither Stadler, Floyd, nor Watson broke par.[2][5]

During the postponement of Friday's round, the possibility was raised that the tournament would not complete the entire 72 holes,[6][7] as the southeastern U.S. was experiencing heavy rains and flooding and forecasts were not favorable.[8][9]

Saturday's second round went off from split tees (1st and 10th)[10][11] and six players did not complete their rounds until early Sunday morning.[12] With this extension, the tournament committee did not attempt to complete the final two rounds on Sunday, opting for the third round only on Sunday and the fourth on Monday.[10][12]

Four-time champion Arnold Palmer, 53, opened with a 68 on Thursday and made the cut at the Masters for the final time.[13] In his 29th Masters, he stated that the conditions on Saturday were the worst he had ever seen at Augusta.[14] Five-time winner Jack Nicklaus, 43, withdrew before his second round start time due to back spasms experienced while warming up Saturday morning.[3][12] It was only his second withdrawal as a pro, the first was three years earlier at the 1980 World Series of Golf.[15] Nicklaus had missed only one cut in the previous 23 Masters and made ten consecutive after this year, including his record sixth green jacket in 1986.

It was the final major championship for Sam Snead, 70, a three-time Masters champion. He withdrew after a first round 79 as he assessed he could not make the cut.[13]

Caddie policy change

This was the first year that players were allowed to use their own caddies, rather than those of Augusta National.[3][16][17] Twelve players continued to use caddies from the club, including Nicklaus.[18] The first female caddie at the Masters appeared this year as George Archer, the 1969 champion, employed his 19-year-old daughter Elizabeth. She had carried the bag for her father for twenty previous events since the summer of 1980.[18][19] Archer finished tied for twelfth, one of his better finishes at Augusta.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Seve Ballesteros Spain198068707369280−81
Raymond Floyd United States197667727175285−3T4
Tom Watson United States1977, 198170717173285−3T4
Craig Stadler United States198269726976286−2T6
George Archer United States196971737174289+1T12
Fuzzy Zoeller United States197970747672292+4T20
Charles Coody United States197168757974296+8T36
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		68747678296+8T36
Gay Brewer United States196772738076301+1347

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Billy Casper United States19707276148+4
Tommy Aaron United States19737675151+7
Gary Player South Africa1961, 1974, 19787378151+7
Bob Goalby United States19687679155+11
Art Wall, Jr. United States19597484158+14
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965,
1966, 1972, 1975		73WD
Sam Snead United States1949, 1952, 195479WD
Doug Ford United States195785WD

Source:[12]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Raymond Floyd United States67−5
Gil Morgan United States
Jack Renner United States
T4Seve Ballesteros Spain68−4
Charles Coody United States
Jim Hallet (a) United States
Arnold Palmer United States
J. C. Snead United States
T9Bruce Lietzke United States69−3
Craig Stadler United States

Source:[1]

Second round

Saturday, April 9, 1983
Sunday, April 10, 1983

Play on Friday was completely washed out due to rain and the second round started on Saturday;[20]
six players did not finish the second round until Sunday morning.[21]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gil Morgan United States67-70=137−7
2Seve Ballesteros Spain68-70=138−6
T3Keith Fergus United States70-69=139−5
Raymond Floyd United States67-72=139
T5Nick Faldo England70-70=140−4
Jodie Mudd United States72-68=140
T7Fred Couples United States73-68=141−3
Craig Stadler United States69-72=141
Tom Watson United States70-71=141
T10Jay Haas United States73-69=142−2
Gary Hallberg United States71-71=142
Tom Kite United States70-72=142
Wayne Levi United States72-70=142
Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan72-70=142
Peter Oosterhuis England73-69=142
Arnold Palmer United States68-74=142
Jack Renner United States67-75=142
J. C. Snead United States68-74=142

Source:[12][21]

Third round

Sunday, April 10, 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Raymond Floyd United States67-72-71=210−6
Craig Stadler United States69-72-69=210
3Seve Ballesteros Spain68-70-73=211−5
T4Jodie Mudd United States72-68-72=212−4
Tom Watson United States70-71-71=212
T6Keith Fergus United States70-69-74=213−3
Gil Morgan United States67-70-76=213
8Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan72-70-72=214−2
T9George Archer United States71-73-71=215−1
Jay Haas United States73-69-73=215
Tom Kite United States70-72-73=215
Johnny Miller United States72-72-71=215
Greg Norman Australia71-74-70=215
Scott Simpson United States70-73-72=215
Lee Trevino United States71-72-72=215

Source:[22]

Final round

Monday, April 11, 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Seve Ballesteros Spain68-70-73-69=280−890,000
T2Ben Crenshaw United States76-70-70-68=284−444,000
Tom Kite United States70-72-73-69=284
T4Raymond Floyd United States67-72-71-75=285−322,000
Tom Watson United States70-71-71-73=285
T6Hale Irwin United States72-73-72-69=286−217,400
Craig Stadler United States69-72-69-76=286
T8Gil Morgan United States67-70-76-74=287−114,500
Dan Pohl United States74-72-70-71=287
Lanny Wadkins United States73-70-73-71=287

Source:[23]

Scorecard

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
Spain Ballesteros−6−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−8
United States CrenshawE−1−2−2−2−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−4−4−4−4−4−4
United States Kite−1−2−1−1EEEEEEE−1−2−3−3−2−3−4
United States Floyd−6−6−6−6−5−4−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−3
United States Watson−4−5−5−5−6−6−5−7−6−5−4−4−5−3−3−3−3−3
United States Stadler−5−6−6−6−6−5−6−6−6−6−5−4−4−3−2−2−2−2
United States Irwin+1E−1−1−1−1−1−1EEEEE−1−1−2−2−2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

References

  1. 1 2 "Masters Thursday's results". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 9, 1983. p. 19.
  2. 1 2 Parascenzo, Marino (April 12, 1983). "Ballesteros takes Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  3. 1 2 3 Jenkins, Dan (April 18, 1983). "Another Green Jacket for Seve". Sports Illustrated: 30.
  4. ↑ "Stadler bids for second straight". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 11, 1983. p. 15.
  5. ↑ "Ballesteros ends Masters race early". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 12, 1983. p. 15.
  6. ↑ "Masters may not see champion". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 9, 1983. p. 17.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Dave (April 9, 1983). "Arnie isn't upset by the rain". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (New York Times). p. 17.
  8. ↑ "Record floods plague South". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. April 9, 1983. p. 1, part 1.
  9. ↑ "Thousands flee floods". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 9, 1983. p. 1.
  10. 1 2 Breitenbucher, Cathy (April 9, 1983). "Rains dampen Masters". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  11. ↑ "Scoreboard: 47th Masters". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (tee times). April 9, 1983. p. 19.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Morgan goes to the front while Nicklaus backs out". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. April 10, 1983. p. 3E.
  13. 1 2 "Arnie stirs memories". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 8, 1983. p. 25.
  14. ↑ "Morgan leads after 2 incomplete rounds". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. Associated Press. April 10, 1983. p. 1C.
  15. ↑ "Back spasms take Jack Nicklaus out of Masters field". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. Associated Press. April 10, 1983. p. 1C.
  16. ↑ Wade, Harless (April 7, 1983). "Augusta loses caddy tradition". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. (Dallas Morning News). p. C1.
  17. ↑ Anderson, Dave (April 10, 1983). "New Masters caddies collide". Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. p. 6D.
  18. 1 2 Greenday, Joe (April 11, 1983). "Elizabeth Archer enjoying a first in golf at Masters". Boca Raton News. Florida. Knight Ridder Newspapers. p. 1D.
  19. ↑ "Pro Archer has daughter carry bag". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Associated Press. August 17, 1980. p. 8B.
  20. ↑ "They're still waiting for skies to clear at Augusta". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1983. p. 1B.
  21. 1 2 "Morgan goes to the front as Nicklaus backs out". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. April 10, 1983. p. 3E.
  22. ↑ "A great 'final four' at the Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). April 11, 1983. p. 1B.
  23. ↑ "Masters: final scores". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. April 12, 1983. p. 17.
Preceded by
1982 PGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1983 U.S. Open

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