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]
Tournament summary
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, also at Southern Hills.
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 time that all four major championships were won by Americans in a calendar year. This was the last time this happened until 2024.[8]
Course layout
| 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
First round
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
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| Vance Heafner
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| John Jackson
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| Mark Pfeil
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| Jim Simons
|
Source:[9]
Second round
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:[10]
Third round
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 |
Final round
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:[11]
Scorecard
| 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:[12]
References
- ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1982 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Pomerantz, Gary (August 9, 1982). "When Floyd talks, he listens". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 15. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (August 16, 1982). "He beat the heat by catching fire". Sports Illustrated. p. 26. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ a b "Floyd wins 2nd PGA title". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. August 9, 1982. p. 1-part 2.
- ^ a b "It's Floyd by five with 18 left". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. August 8, 1982. p. 1C.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (August 9, 1982). "Floyd survives final round to win PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
- ^ Schwarb, John (July 21, 2024). "Xander Schauffele Wins British Open for Second Major Title of 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Pomerantz, Gary (August 6, 1982). "In the heat, only Floyd stays cool". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- ^ Pomerantz, Gary (August 7, 1982). "Gilder closes gap on Floyd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- ^ "1982 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ Pomerantz, Gary (August 9, 1982). "Winning Floyd shows he can't lose his cool". Milwaukee Journal. (Washington Post). p. 1-part 3.
External links
- PGA.com – 1982 PGA Championship