The PGA Championship
| Tournament Info for: 1983 PGA Championship | ||
| Date: | August 04 - 07, 1983 |
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| Site: | Riviera Country Club | |
| Champion: | Hal Sutton | |
| Purse: | $600,000.00 | |
| Field: | 150 | |
| Cut at: | 60 | |
| Par: | 35 - 36 - 71 (6,946 yards) |
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| Players Advanced: | 147 | |
Followed up with rounds of 66, 72 and 71 for a "wire-to-wire" victory in spite of a last-day charge by Jack Nicklaus, A brilliant 6-under-par 65 provided Hal Sutton the opening-round lead. The 1982 Rookie of the Year who added his fourth second-place PGA Championship finish to his record-tying five PGA victories. The one-stroke win led to Sutton's No. 1 money-winning year and his first PGA Player of the Year Award.
| Results | |||||||
| Course Average | Under Par | At Par | Over Par | Low Rounds | Round Leader | Hal Sutton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1: | 73.35 | 26 | 12 | 112 | 65 Hal Sutton | 65 Hal Sutton | 65 |
| Round 2: | 73.52 | 30 | 15 | 105 | 65 Jack Nicklaus | 131 Hal Sutton | 131 |
| Round 3: | 73.29 | 18 | 9 | 60 | 67 Barry Jaeckel, Fuzzy Zoeller | 203 Hal Sutton | 203 |
| Round 4: | 72.79 | 20 | 11 | 56 | 65 Peter Jacobsen | 274 Hal Sutton | 274 |
| Totals: | 73.29 | 94 | 47 | 333 | |||
