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1982 PGA Championship

The 1982 PGA Championship was the 64th PGA Championship, held August 5–8 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Raymond Floyd won his second PGA Championship, three strokes ahead of runner-up Lanny Wadkins, the 1977 champion.[2] A few weeks shy of age 40, Floyd shot an opening round 63 (−7) and led wire-to-wire to secure the third of his four major titles.[3] He won his first PGA Championship thirteen years earlier, in 1969.[4]

1982 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 5–8, 1982
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma
36°04′12″N 95°56′46″W / 36.070°N 95.946°W / 36.070; -95.946
Course(s)Southern Hills Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,862 yards (6,275 m)[1]
Field150 players, 74 after cut[1]
Cut145 (+5)
Prize fund$450,000
Winner's share$65,000
Champion
United States Raymond Floyd
272 (−8)
Location map
Southern Hills Country Club is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Southern Hills Country Club is located in Oklahoma
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Location in Oklahoma
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Temperatures exceeded 100 °F (38 °C) during the first two rounds and after a third round 68 (−2), Floyd was at 200 (−10), five shots ahead of Greg Norman and Jay Haas.[5][6] At the end of a lackluster final round, Floyd had an opportunity to break the PGA's 72-hole record of 271, set 18 years earlier by Bobby Nichols in 1964, but double-bogeyed the final hole.[4][7] The record lasted a dozen more years, until broken by Nick Price in 1994.

The winner's share of $65,000 was the last in five figures at the PGA Championship. It rose over 50% to $100,000 the following year and to $125,000 in 1984, nearly doubling in just two years.

This was the fourth major for Southern Hills, which previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1970 and the U.S. Open in 1958 and 1977. The PGA Championship returned in 1994 and 2007 and the U.S. Open in 2001.

Floyd's win marked the tenth and most recent time that all four major championships were won by Americans in a calendar year.

Course layout edit

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 447 459 406 366 614 175 383 215 373 3,438 375 169 444 465 207 407 569 354 434 3,424 6,862
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 35 70

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, August 5, 1982

Place Player Score To par
1   Raymond Floyd 63 −7
T2   Bob Gilder 66 −4
  Greg Norman
T4   Rex Caldwell 67 −3
  Fred Couples
  Nick Faldo
T7   Rex Caldwell 68 −2
  David Graham
  Vance Heafner
  John Jackson
  Mark Pfeil
  Jim Simons

Source:[8]

Second round edit

Friday, August 6, 1982

Place Player Score To par
1   Raymond Floyd 63-69=132 −8
2   Bob Gilder 66-68=134 −6
T3   Greg Norman 66-69=135 −5
  Jim Simons 68-67=135
T5   Nick Faldo 67-70=137 −3
  Jay Haas 71-66=137
T7   Fred Couples 67-71=138 −2
  Lon Hinkle 70-68=138
T9   Seve Ballesteros 71-68=139 −1
  David Graham 68-71=139
  Vance Heafner 68-71=139
  Calvin Peete 69-70=139
  Lanny Wadkins 71-68=139

Source:[9]

Third round edit

Saturday, August 7, 1982

Place Player Score To par
1   Raymond Floyd 63-69-68=200 −10
T2   Jay Haas 71-66-68=205 −5
  Greg Norman 66-69-70=205
4   Bob Gilder 66-68-72=206 −4
5   Calvin Peete 69-70-68=207 −3
T6   Seve Ballesteros 71-68-69=208 −2
  Jim Simons 68-67-73=208
  Lanny Wadkins 71-68-69=208
9   Lon Hinkle 70-68-71=209 −1
T10   Fred Couples 67-71-72=210 E
  Danny Edwards 71-71-68=210
  Nick Faldo 67-70-73=210
  Gil Morgan 76-66-68=210
  Hal Sutton 72-68-70=210

Source:[5][6]

Final round edit

Sunday, August 8, 1982

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Raymond Floyd 63-69-68-72=272 −8 65,000
2   Lanny Wadkins 71-68-69-67=275 −5 45,000
T3   Fred Couples 67-71-72-66=276 −4 27,500
  Calvin Peete 69-70-68-69=276
T5   Jay Haas 71-66-68-72=277 −3 16,000
  Greg Norman 66-69-70-72=277
  Jim Simons 68-67-73-69=277
8   Bob Gilder 66-68-72-72=278 −2 11,000
T9   Lon Hinkle 70-68-71-71=280 E 7,919
  Tom Kite 73-70-70-67=280
  Jerry Pate 72-69-70-69=280
  Tom Watson 72-69-71-68=280

Source:[10]

Scorecard edit

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Final round

Hole   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18 
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4
  Floyd −10 −10 −9 −9 −8 −8 −8 −9 −8 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1982 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Pomerantz, Gary (August 9, 1982). "When Floyd talks, he listens". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 15. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Dan (August 16, 1982). "He beat the heat by catching fire". Sports Illustrated. p. 26. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Floyd wins 2nd PGA title". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. August 9, 1982. p. 1-part 2.
  5. ^ a b "It's Floyd by five with 18 left". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. August 8, 1982. p. 1C.
  6. ^ a b "Floyd charges to five-shot lead in PGA". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 8, 1982. p. sec D. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  7. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (August 9, 1982). "Floyd survives final round to win PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
  8. ^ Pomerantz, Gary (August 6, 1982). "In the heat, only Floyd stays cool". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  9. ^ Pomerantz, Gary (August 7, 1982). "Gilder closes gap on Floyd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  10. ^ "1982 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  11. ^ Pomerantz, Gary (August 9, 1982). "Winning Floyd shows he can't lose his cool". Milwaukee Journal. (Washington Post). p. 1-part 3.

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