1983 LPGA Tour


The 1983 LPGA Tour was the 34th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 27 to November 13. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each. JoAnne Carner led the money list with earnings of $291,404.
There were nine first-time winners in 1983: Lynn Adams, Lauren Howe, Juli Inkster, Alice Miller, Lenore Muraoka, Anne Marie Palli, Lauri Peterson, Kathy Postlewait, and Patti Rizzo. This was the first year that the Nabisco Dinah Shore was classified as an LPGA major.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1983 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse 1st prize
Jan 30Mazda Classic of Deer CreekFlorida Pat Bradley 272 150,00022,500
Feb 6Elizabeth Arden ClassicFlorida Nancy Lopez 285 150,00022,500
Feb 13Sarasota ClassicFlorida Donna White 284 175,00026,250
Feb 27Tucson Conquistadores LPGA OpenArizona Jan Stephenson 207 150,00022,500
Mar 6Samaritan Turquoise ClassicArizona Anne Marie Palli 205 150,00022,500
Mar 20Women's Kemper OpenHawaii Kathy Whitworth 288 200,00030,000
Apr 3Nabisco Dinah ShoreCalifornia Amy Alcott 282 400,00055,000
Apr 10J&B Scotch Pro-AmNevada Nancy Lopez 283 200,00030,000
Apr 17Combanks Orlando ClassicFlorida Lynn Adams 208 150,00022,500
Apr 24S&H Golf ClassicFlorida Hollis Stacy 277 150,00022,500
May 1CPC InternationalSouth Carolina Hollis Stacy 285 175,00026,250
May 8Lady MichelobGeorgia Janet Coles 206 150,00022,500
May 15United Virginia Bank ClassicVirginia Lenore Muraoka 212 150,00022,500
May 22Chrysler-Plymouth Charity ClassicNew Jersey Pat Bradley 212 125,00018,750
May 29Corning ClassicNew York Patty Sheehan 272 150,00022,500
Jun 5West Virginia LPGA ClassicWest Virginia Alice Miller 216 150,00022,500
Jun 12LPGA ChampionshipOhio Patty Sheehan 279 200,00030,000
Jun 19Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvania Jan Stephenson 205 200,00030,000
Jun 26Rochester InternationalNew York Ayako Okamoto 282 200,00030,000
Jul 3Peter Jackson ClassicCanada Hollis Stacy 277 250,00037,500
Jul 17McDonald's Kids ClassicPennsylvania Beth Daniel 286 350,00052,500
Jul 24Mayflower ClassicIndiana Lauren Howe 280 200,00030,000
Jul 31U.S. Women's OpenOklahoma Jan Stephenson 290 200,00032,780
Aug 7Boston Five ClassicMassachusetts Patti Rizzo 277 175,00026,250
Aug 14Henredon ClassicNorth Carolina Patty Sheehan 272 180,00027,000
Aug 21Chevrolet World Championship of Women's GolfOhio JoAnne Carner 282 200,00065,000
Aug 28Columbia Savings ClassicColorado Pat Bradley 277 200,00030,000
Sep 5Rail Charity ClassicIllinois Lauri Peterson 210 150,00022,500
Sep 11Portland Ping ChampionshipOregon JoAnne Carner 212 150,00022,500
Sep 18Safeco ClassicWashington Juli Inkster 283 175,00026,250
Sep 26Inamori ClassicCalifornia Patty Sheehan 209 175,00026,250
Oct 2San Jose ClassicCalifornia Kathy Postlewait 213 175,00026,250
Nov 13Mazda Japan ClassicJapan Pat Bradley 206 300,00037,500

Awards