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 $291,404.
There were nine first-time winners in 1983: Lynn Adams , Lauren Howe , Juli Inkster , Alice Miller , Lenore Muraoka , Anne Marie Palli , Lauri Peterson , Kathy Postlewait , and Patti Rizzo . This was the first year that the Nabisco Dinah Shore (now called the Kraft Nabisco Championship ) was classified as an LPGA major .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results [ edit ] The following table shows all the official money events for the 1983 season.[1] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 30
Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida Pat Bradley (10)272 (-16)
150,000
22,500
Feb 6
Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida Nancy Lopez (26)285 (-3)
150,000
22,500
Feb 13
Sarasota Classic Florida Donna White (3)284 (-4)
175,000
26,250
Feb 27
Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Open Arizona Jan Stephenson (10)207 (-9)
150,000
22,500
Mar 6
Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona Anne Marie Palli (1)205 (-14)
150,000
22,500
Mar 20
Women's Kemper Open Hawaii Kathy Whitworth (84)288 (-4)
200,000
30,000
Apr 3
Nabisco Dinah Shore California Amy Alcott (17)282 (-6)
400,000
55,000
Apr 10
J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada Nancy Lopez (27)283 (-6)
200,000
30,000
Apr 17
Combanks Orlando Classic Florida Lynn Adams (1)208 (-8)
150,000
22,500
Apr 24
S&H Golf Classic Florida Hollis Stacy (13)277 (-11)
150,000
22,500
May 1
CPC International South Carolina Hollis Stacy (14)285 (-3)
175,000
26,250
May 8
Lady Michelob Georgia Janet Coles (2)206 (-10)
150,000
22,500
May 15
United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Lenore Muraoka (1)212 (-4)
150,000
22,500
May 22
Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New Jersey Pat Bradley (11)212 (-7)
125,000
18,750
May 29
Corning Classic New York Patty Sheehan (5)272 (-16)
150,000
22,500
Jun 5
West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia Alice Miller (1)216 (E)
150,000
22,500
Jun 12
LPGA Championship Ohio Patty Sheehan (6)279 (-9)
200,000
30,000
Jun 19
Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Jan Stephenson (11)205 (-11)
200,000
30,000
Jun 26
Rochester International New York Ayako Okamoto (2)282 (-6)
200,000
30,000
Jul 3
Peter Jackson Classic Canada Hollis Stacy (15)277 (-11)
250,000
37,500
Jul 17
McDonald's Kids Classic Pennsylvania Beth Daniel (13)286 (-2)
350,000
52,500
Jul 24
Mayflower Classic Indiana Lauren Howe (1)280 (-8)
200,000
30,000
Jul 31
U.S. Women's Open Oklahoma Jan Stephenson (12)290 (+6)
200,000
32,780
Aug 7
Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Patti Rizzo (1)277 (-11)
175,000
26,250
Aug 14
Henredon Classic North Carolina Patty Sheehan (7)272 (-16)
180,000
27,000
Aug 21
Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio JoAnne Carner (39)282 (-6)
200,000
65,000
Aug 28
Columbia Savings Classic Colorado Pat Bradley (12)277 (-11)
200,000
30,000
Sep 5
Rail Charity Classic Illinois Lauri Peterson (1)210 (-6)
150,000
22,500
Sep 11
Portland Ping Championship Oregon JoAnne Carner (40)212 (-4)
150,000
22,500
Sep 18
Safeco Classic Washington Juli Inkster (1)283 (-6)
175,000
26,250
Sep 26
Inamori Classic California Patty Sheehan (8)209 (-10)
175,000
26,250
Oct 2
San Jose Classic California Kathy Postlewait (1)213 (-5)
175,000
26,250
Nov 13
Mazda Japan Classic Japan Pat Bradley (13)206 (-10)
300,000
37,500
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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