1982 European Tour Explained
| Year: | 1982 |
| Tour: | European Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 27 |
| Most Wins: |  Greg Norman (3) |
| Honor1: | Official money list |
| Honoree1: | Greg Norman |
| Honor2: | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree2: | Gordon Brand Jnr |
| Prevseason: | 1981 |
| Nextseason: | 1983 |
The 1982 European Tour, titled as the 1982 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 11th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1982
It was the first year that the schedule included a tournament outside Europe, visiting North Africa for the Tunisian Open.[1] [2]
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tunisian Open, the Car Care Plan International[2] and the Sanyo Open, the return of the Portuguese Open; and the Trophée Lancôme became a counting event for the first time.[3]
Shortly after the start of the season, the Greater Manchester Open was cancelled.[4]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse
(£) | Winner | Notes |
|---|
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$365,000 |  Craig Stadler (n/a) | Major championship |
| 18 Apr | Tunisian Open | Tunisia | 60,000 |  Antonio Garrido (4) | New tournament |
| 25 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 45,000 | Seve Ballesteros (17) | |
| 2 May | Italian Open | Italy | 50,000 | Mark James (5) | |
| 9 May | Paco Rabanne Open de France | France | 45,000 | Seve Ballesteros (18) | |
| 16 May | Martini International | England | 65,000 | Bernard Gallacher (8) | |
| 23 May | Car Care Plan International | England | 60,000 | Brian Waites (2) | New tournament |
| 31 May | Sun Alliance PGA Championship | England | 80,000 | Tony Jacklin (8) | |
| 6 Jun | Jersey Open | Jersey | 40,000 | Bernard Gallacher (9) | |
| 13 Jun | Dunlop Masters | England | 85,000 | Greg Norman (7) | |
| 20 Jun | Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | England | – | Cancelled | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$375,000 | Tom Watson (6) | Major championship |
| 27 Jun | Coral Classic | Wales | 50,000 | Gordon Brand Jnr (1) | |
| 4 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 65,000 | Bob Byman (4) | |
| 10 Jul | State Express English Classic | England | 80,000 | Greg Norman (8) | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | England | 250,000 | Tom Watson (7) | Major championship |
| 25 Jul | Lawrence Batley International | England | 80,000 | Sandy Lyle (7) | |
| 1 Aug | Lufthansa German Open | West Germany | 45,000 | Bernhard Langer (4) | |
| 8 Aug | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 40,000 | Paul Way (1) | |
| 8 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$450,000 | Raymond Floyd (n/a) | Major championship |
| 15 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 80,000 |  John O'Leary (2) | |
| 22 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 100,000 | Greg Norman (9) | |
| 29 Aug | Ebel Swiss Open | Switzerland | 60,000 | Ian Woosnam (1) | |
| 5 Sep | European Open Championship | England | 120,000 | Manuel Piñero (7) | |
| 19 Sep | Haig Whisky TPC | Scotland | 70,000 | Nick Faldo (5) | |
| 26 Sep | Bob Hope British Classic | England | 90,000 | Gordon Brand Jnr (2) | Pro-Am |
| 3 Oct | Benson & Hedges Spanish Open | Spain | 50,000 | Sam Torrance (4) | |
| 10 Oct | Sanyo Open | Spain | 60,000 | Neil Coles (7) | New to European Tour |
| 24 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | 65,000 | David Graham (n/a) | Upgraded to official event
Limited-field event |
| 7 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 40,000 | Sam Torrance (5) | | |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Official money list
The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|
| 1 | | 66,406 |
| 2 | | 61,518 |
| 3 | | 61,517 |
| 4 | | 56,884 |
| 5 | | 54,211 |
| 6 | | 43,848 |
| 7 | | 38,842 |
| 8 | | 38,820 |
| 9 | | 38,589 |
| 10 | | 38,437 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Tour History . European Tour . 17 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html . 4 April 2010.
- News: Dobereiner . Peter . European prizes shooting up . The Guardian . London, United Kingdom . 7 December 1981 . 19 . Newspapers.com . 9 June 2020 . subscription.
- News: Tour tourney . Aberdeen Evening Express . Aberdeen, United Kingdom . 15 March 1982 . 14 . British Newspaper Archive . 9 June 2020 . subscription.
- News: Hennessy . John . Tournament cancelled . The Times . London, United Kingdom . 22 April 1982 . 22 . The Times Digital Archive . 9 June 2020 . limited.
- Web site: 1982 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 20 October 2023.
- News: Paying homage to Henry - the man who gave status to the game Stylish . Evening Standard . Renton . Laidlaw . London, United Kingdom . 43 . 9 November 1982 . 21 October 2023 . subscription . Newspapers.com.
- News: Brand-Rookie of year . The Daily Telegraph . Michael . Williams . London, United Kingdom . 22 . 8 November 1982 . 21 October 2023 . subscription . Newspapers.com.
