1983 LPGA Tour
# 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 (now called the Kraft Nabisco Championship) 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.

| 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 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Country |
| - | - | - |
| Money winner | JoAnne Carner (3) | United States |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | JoAnne Carner (5) | United States |
| Player of the Year | Patty Sheehan | United States |
| Rookie of the Year | Stephanie Farwig | United States |
