1983 PGA Championship

1983 PGA Championship
Finishing hole at Riviera Country Club
Tournament information
Dates August 4–7, 1983
Location Los Angeles, California
Course(s) Riviera Country Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71
Length 6,946 yards (6,351 m)
Field 150 players, 87 after cut[1]
Cut 147 (+5)
Prize fund $600,000
Winner's share $100,000
Champion
United States Hal Sutton
274 (−10)
Riviera CC
Location in the United States
Riviera CC
Location in California

The 1983 PGA Championship was the 65th PGA Championship, held August 4–7 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Hal Sutton led wire-to-wire to win his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus, a five-time champion.[2] Nicklaus shot a final round 66 (−5) for his 19th and final runner-up finish in a major championship.[3] Sutton was under scrutiny as he entered the weekend; two weeks earlier in Virginia, he had a six-shot lead after 54 holes, shot a final round 77, and finished third.[4]

It was the second major at Riviera, following the U.S. Open in 1948, won by Ben Hogan. The PGA Championship returned to the course in 1995, and it hosts a regular event on the PGA Tour, originally known as the Los Angeles Open.

Only the third PGA Championship in California, it was preceded by 1929 in Los Angeles at Hillcrest and 1977 at Pebble Beach. The 1962 event was originally awarded to Brentwood in L.A., but was moved to Philadelphia at Aronimink.[5][6]

This was the first major championship to award a six-figure winner's share, $100,000, up substantially from the $65,000 of the previous year. The first five-figure winner's share in a major was the 1958 Masters and the 2001 Masters was the first to break seven figures.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1971,
1973 1975, 1980		73657166275−92
Lee Trevino United States197470687471283−1T14
David Graham Australia197970697470283−1T14
Raymond Floyd United States1969, 198269757169284ET20
Larry Nelson United States198172686880288+4T36
Bobby Nichols United States196475697470288+4T36
Gary Player South Africa1962, 197274687374289+5T42

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
John Mahaffey United States19787772149+7
Al Geiberger United States19667475149+7
Lanny Wadkins United States19777080150+8
Dave Stockton United States1970, 19767874152+10
Jerry Barber United States19618083163+21

Source:[7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 4, 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hal Sutton United States65–6
T2Scott Simpson United States66–5
Buddy Whitten United States
T4Danny Edwards United States67−4
John Fought United States
Bruce Lietzke United States
T7Ben Crenshaw United States68−3
Keith Fergus United States
Jay Haas United States
Pat McGowan United States
Jim Thorpe United States

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, August 5, 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hal Sutton United States65-66=131−11
2Ben Crenshaw United States68-66=134−8
3Pat McGowan United States68-67=135−7
T4John Fought United States67-69=136−6
Gibby Gilbert United States70-66=136
Buddy Whitten United States66-70=136
T7Keith Fergus United States68-70=138−4
Bruce Lietzke United States67-71=138
Jack Nicklaus United States73-65=138
Lee Trevino United States70-68=138

Source:[9]

Third round

Saturday, August 6, 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hal Sutton United States65-66-72=203−10
2Ben Crenshaw United States68-66-71=205−8
3John Fought United States67-69-71=207−6
T4Bruce Lietzke United States67-71-70=208−5
Pat McGowan United States68-67-73=208
Larry Nelson United States68-67-73=208
T7Jay Haas United States68-72-69=209−4
Jack Nicklaus United States73-65-71=209
Scott Simpson United States66-73-70=209
Buddy Whitten United States66-70-73=209

Source:[10]

Final round

Sunday, August 7, 1983

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Hal Sutton United States65-66-72-71=274−10100,000
2Jack Nicklaus United States73-65-71-66=275−960,000
3Peter Jacobsen United States73-70-68-65=276−840,000
4Pat McGowan United States68-67-73-69=277−730,000
5John Fought United States67-69-71-71=278−625,000
T6Bruce Lietzke United States67-71-70-71=279−519,000
Fuzzy Zoeller United States72-71-67-69=279
8Dan Pohl United States72-70-69-69=280−416,000
T9Ben Crenshaw United States68-66-71-77=282−210,880
Jay Haas United States68-72-69-73=282
Mike Reid United States69-71-72-70=282
Scott Simpson United States66-73-70-73=282
Doug Tewell United States74-72-69-67=282

Source:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Tournament Info for: 1983 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ Parascenzo, Marino (August 8, 1983). "Out of Bear's reach, Sutton wins PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.
  3. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (August 15, 1983). "There's a new bear on the loose". Sports Illustrated: 16.
  4. ↑ "Peete wins from 6 back". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 25, 1983. p. 13.
  5. ↑ "PGA opens its doors to Negroes, world golfers". Florence Times. Alabama. Associated Press. November 10, 1961. p. 4, section 2.
  6. ↑ "PGA group abolishes 'Caucasian'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. November 10, 1961. p. 22.
  7. 1 2 "1983 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ "PGA Championship". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 5, 1983. p. 4, part 2.
  9. ↑ "Golf: PGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 6, 1983. p. 18.
  10. ↑ Boswell, Thomas (August 7, 1983). "Can Sutton win the PGA?". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
Preceded by
1983 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1984 Masters

Coordinates: 34°03′00″N 118°30′04″W / 34.050°N 118.501°W / 34.050; -118.501

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