1983 PGA Championship
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]
 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 | |
 Hal Sutton | |
| 274 (−10) | |
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, increasing 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.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 4, 1983
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | United States | 65 | −6 |
| T2 | Scott Simpson | United States | 66 | −5 |
| Buddy Whitten | United States | |||
| T4 | Danny Edwards | United States | 67 | −4 |
| John Fought | United States | |||
| Bruce Lietzke | United States | |||
| T7 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 68 | −3 |
| Keith Fergus | United States | |||
| Jay Haas | United States | |||
| Pat McGowan | United States | |||
| Jim Thorpe | United States |
Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, August 5, 1983
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | United States | 65-66=131 | −11 |
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 68-66=134 | −8 |
| 3 | Pat McGowan | United States | 68-67=135 | −7 |
| T4 | John Fought | United States | 67-69=136 | −6 |
| Gibby Gilbert | United States | 70-66=136 | ||
| Buddy Whitten | United States | 66-70=136 | ||
| T7 | Keith Fergus | United States | 68-70=138 | −4 |
| Bruce Lietzke | United States | 67-71=138 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 73-65=138 | ||
| Lee Trevino | United States | 70-68=138 |
Source:[8]
Third round
Saturday, August 6, 1983
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | United States | 65-66-72=203 | −10 |
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 68-66-71=205 | −8 |
| 3 | John Fought | United States | 67-69-71=207 | −6 |
| T4 | Bruce Lietzke | United States | 67-71-70=208 | −5 |
| Pat McGowan | United States | 68-67-73=208 | ||
| Larry Nelson | United States | 68-67-73=208 | ||
| T7 | Jay Haas | United States | 68-72-69=209 | −4 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 73-65-71=209 | ||
| Scott Simpson | United States | 66-73-70=209 | ||
| Buddy Whitten | United States | 66-70-73=209 |
Source:[9]
Final round
Sunday, August 7, 1983
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | United States | 65-66-72-71=274 | −10 | 100,000 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 73-65-71-66=275 | −9 | 60,000 |
| 3 | Peter Jacobsen | United States | 73-70-68-65=276 | −8 | 40,000 |
| 4 | Pat McGowan | United States | 68-67-73-69=277 | −7 | 30,000 |
| 5 | John Fought | United States | 67-69-71-71=278 | −6 | 25,000 |
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke | United States | 67-71-70-71=279 | −5 | 19,000 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States | 72-71-67-69=279 | |||
| 8 | Dan Pohl | United States | 72-70-69-69=280 | −4 | 16,000 |
| T9 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 68-66-71-77=282 | −2 | 10,880 |
| Jay Haas | United States | 68-72-69-73=282 | |||
| Mike Reid | United States | 69-71-72-70=282 | |||
| Scott Simpson | United States | 66-73-70-73=282 | |||
| Doug Tewell | United States | 74-72-69-67=282 |
Source:[10]
References
- "Tournament Info for: 1983 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- Parascenzo, Marino (August 8, 1983). "Out of Bear's reach, Sutton wins PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.
- Jenkins, Dan (August 15, 1983). "There's a new bear on the loose". Sports Illustrated: 16.
- "Peete wins from 6 back". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 25, 1983. p. 13.
- "PGA opens its doors to Negroes, world golfers". Florence Times. Alabama. Associated Press. November 10, 1961. p. 4, section 2.
- "PGA group abolishes 'Caucasian'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. November 10, 1961. p. 22.
- "PGA Championship". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 5, 1983. p. 4, part 2.
- "Golf: PGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 6, 1983. p. 18.
- Boswell, Thomas (August 7, 1983). "Can Sutton win the PGA?". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- "1983 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
External links
- About.com: 1983 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1983 PGA Championship
- Yahoo! Sports: 1983 PGA Championship leaderboard
| Preceded by 1983 Open Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1984 Masters |