1982 European Tour


The 1982 European Tour was the 11th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association. It was the first year that the schedule included a tournament outside Europe, visiting North Africa for the Tunisian Open.
The Official Money List was won by Australia's Greg Norman.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1982 European Tour schedule which was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Official Money List, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tunisian Open, the Car Care Plan International and the Sanyo Open, the return of the Portuguese Open; and the Lancome Trophy became a counting event for the first time.
Shortly after the start of the season, the Greater Manchester Open was cancelled.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
8–11 AprMasters TournamentUnited States Craig Stadler Major championship; non-tour event
15–18 AprTunisian OpenTunisia Antonio Garrido New tournament
22–25 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain Seve Ballesteros
29 Apr – 2 MayItalian OpenItaly Mark James
6–9 MayPaco Rabanne Open de FranceFrance Seve Ballesteros
13–16 MayMartini InternationalEngland Bernard Gallacher
20–23 MayCar Care Plan InternationalEngland Brian Waites New tournament
28–31 MaySun Alliance PGA ChampionshipEngland Tony Jacklin
3–6 JunJersey OpenJersey Bernard Gallacher
10–13 JunDunlop MastersEngland Greg Norman
17–20 JunU.S. OpenUnited States Tom Watson Major championship; non-tour event
17–20 JunGreater Manchester OpenEnglandCancelled
24–27 JunCoral ClassicWales Gordon Brand, Jnr
1–4 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden Bob Byman
7–10 JulState Express ClassicEngland Greg Norman
15–18 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland Tom Watson Major championship
22–25 JulLawrence Batley InternationalEngland Sandy Lyle
27 Jul – 1 AugLufthansa German OpenWest Germany Bernhard Langer
5–8 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited States Raymond Floyd Major championship; non-tour event
5–8 AugKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands Paul Way
12–15 AugCarroll's Irish OpenRepublic of Ireland John O'Leary
19–22 AugBenson and Hedges International OpenEngland Greg Norman
26–29 AugEbel Swiss OpenSwitzerland Ian Woosnam
2–5 SepEuropean OpenEngland Manuel Piñero
9–12 SepHennessy Cognac CupEngland Great Britain and IrelandApproved special event; team event
9–12 SepHennessy Cognac Cup IndividualEngland Mark James Approved special event
16–19 SepHaig Whisky TPCScotland Nick Faldo
23–26 SepBob Hope British ClassicEngland Gordon Brand, Jnr
30 Sep – 3 OctBenson and Hedges Spanish OpenSpain Sam Torrance
7–10 OctSanyo OpenSpain Neil Coles New tournament
14–17 OctSuntory World Match PlayEngland Seve Ballesteros Approved special event
21–24 OctLancome TrophyFrance David Graham
27–30 OctCacharel World Under-25 ChampionshipFrance Ian Woosnam Approved special event
4–7 NovPortuguese OpenPortugal Sam Torrance

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.
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money
1Greg Norman66,406
2Sandy Lyle61,518
3Sam Torrance61,517
4Nick Faldo56,884
5Manuel Piñero54,211
6Bernhard Langer43,848
7Gordon Brand, Jnr38,842
8Ian Woosnam38,820
9Bernard Gallacher38,589
10Seve Ballesteros38,437

Awards