Bob Gilder finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. That $63,000 is worth about $216,904 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1982 Byron Nelson Golf Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 69% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1982 Byron Nelson Golf Classic prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Gilder | -14 | $54,000 | $63,000 +17% |
| 2 | Curtis Strange | -9 | $32,400 | $37,800 +17% |
| T3 | Tom Watson | -7 | $17,400 | $18,200 |
| T3 | David Graham | -7 | $17,400 | $18,200 |
| T3 | Dan Halldorson | -7 | $17,400 | $18,200 |
| T6 | Phillip Hancock | -6 | $10,050 | $11,331 |
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke | -6 | $10,050 | $11,331 |
| T6 | George Archer | -6 | $10,050 | $11,331 |
| T6 | Bob Shearer | -6 | $10,050 | $11,331 |
| T10 | Bobby Wadkins | -4 | $7,758 | |
| T10 | Jim Colbert | -4 | $7,758 | |
| T10 | Pat Lindsey | -4 | $7,758 | |
| T10 | Jack Newton | -4 | $7,758 | |
| T10 | Lon Hinkle | -4 | $7,758 | |
| T10 | Scott Hoch | -4 | $7,758 | |
| T16 | Vance Heafner | -3 | $4,650 | $5,600 |
| T16 | Bruce Fleisher | -3 | $4,650 | $5,600 |
| T16 | Mike Reid | -3 | $4,650 | $5,600 |
| T19 | D.A. Weibring | -2 | $4,725 | |
| T19 | Tim Graham | -2 | $4,725 | |
| T21 | Steve Melnyk | -1 | $4,060 | |
| T21 | Bob Eastwood | -1 | $4,060 | |
| T23 | Jay Cudd | E | $3,028 | |
| T23 | Ray Floyd | E | $3,028 | |
| T23 | Mike Holland | E | $3,028 | |
| T23 | Tom Jones | E | $3,028 | |
| T23 | Ron Streck | E | $3,028 | |
| T23 | Lance Ten Broeck | E | $3,028 | |
| T29 | Jerry Heard | +1 | $2,432 | |
| T29 | Barry Harwell | +1 | $2,432 | |
| T31 | Thomas Gray | +2 | $1,942 | |
| T31 | Tom Kite | +2 | $1,942 | |
| T31 | Antonio Cerdá | +2 | $1,942 | |
| T31 | Woody Blackburn | +2 | $1,942 | |
| T31 | Howard Twitty | +2 | $1,942 | |
| T31 | Calvin Peete | +2 | $1,942 | |
| T31 | Don Reese | +2 | $1,942 | |
| T31 | Scott Simpson | +2 | $1,942 | |
| T39 | Jack Renner | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | Tom Purtzer | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | Leonard Thompson | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | Eric Batten | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | George Burns | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | Forrest Fezler | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | Morris Hatalsky | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | Mark Hayes | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | Mike Nicolette | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T39 | Mark Lye | +3 | $1,261 | |
| T49 | Blaine McCallister | +4 | $873 | |
| T49 | Al Geiberger | +4 | $873 | |
| T49 | Jim Dent | +4 | $873 | |
| T49 | John Schroeder | +4 | $873 | |
| T53 | Dave Eichelberger | +5 | $810 | |
| T53 | John Adams | +5 | $810 | |
| T53 | Gavan Levenson | +5 | $810 | |
| T53 | Pat McGowan | +5 | $810 | |
| T57 | Jim Nelford | +6 | $788 | |
| T57 | Frank Conner | +6 | $788 | |
| T59 | Mike Donald | +7 | $666 | $763 |
| T59 | Gibby Gilbert | +7 | $666 | $763 |
| T59 | Jack Ferenz | +7 | $666 | $763 |
| T59 | Greg Powers | +7 | $666 | $763 |
| T59 | Lee Trevino | +7 | $666 | $763 |
| T64 | Dave Stockton | +8 | $728 | |
| T64 | Hal Sutton | +8 | $728 | |
| T64 | Larry Ziegler | +8 | $728 | |
| T64 | Dan Pohl | +8 | $728 | |
| T64 | Stanton Altgelt | +8 | $728 | |
| T69 | Gary McCord | +9 | $594 | $696 |
| T69 | Clarence Rose | +9 | $594 | $696 |
| T69 | Jet Ozaki | +9 | $594 | $696 |
| T69 | Scott Watkins | +9 | $594 | $696 |
| T73 | Steve Jones | +10 | $668 | |
| T73 | Mike Booker | +10 | $668 | |
| T73 | Lennie Clements | +10 | $668 | |
| T73 | Charlie Gibson | +10 | $668 | |
| T77 | Allen Miller | +11 | $648 | |
| T77 | Danny Walters | +11 | $648 | |
| 79 | Ed Dougherty | +12 | $637 | |
| 80 | Bob Proben | +16 | $630 | |
| MC | Mark Pfeil | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Pancratz | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Powell | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Rinker | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Sander | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sanders | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Selser | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Shaw | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Cesar Sanudo | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | R. H. Sikes | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanny Wadkins | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Dunaway | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Guttenberg | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Zokol | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Alan Tapie | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Tewell | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Valentine | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | David Thore | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Thorpe | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | John Traub | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Perry | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gravley | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Payne Stewart | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Coody | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Couples | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crenshaw | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Devlin | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Curl | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Glisson | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Chain | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Calfee | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Calvin | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Campbell | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Britton | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Bryant | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Bean | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Ackerman | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Brannan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Barber | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Miller Barber | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Anton | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Antunes | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Wally Armstrong | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Lindy Miller | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Orville Moody | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Rives McBee | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Jodie Mudd | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Norris | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Nichols | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike McCullough | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark McCumber | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Rik Massengale | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Liebler | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Littler | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Kern | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Koch | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Kratzert | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Inman | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Inskeep | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Barry Jaeckel | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Babe Hiskey | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Commans | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Hager | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Skeeter Heath | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Hill | +5 | $0 | |
| DQ | Bill Loeffler | Not known | ||
| DQ | Terry Mauney | Not known | ||
| DQ | Perry Arthur | Not known | ||
| DQ | Scott Steger | Not known | ||
| — | Tommy Aaron | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Simpson | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Smith | Not known | ||
| — | Mick Soli | Not known | ||
| — | David Sann | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Pearson | Not known | ||
| — | Robert Thompson | Not known | ||
| — | Rocky Thompson | Not known | ||
| — | Jeff Thomsen | Not known | ||
| — | Gary Trivisonno | Not known | ||
| — | Ralph Terry | Not known | ||
| — | Bobby Wilson | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Woodard | Not known | ||
| — | Kermit Zarley | Not known | ||
| — | Charlie Krenkel | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Dickson | Not known | ||
| — | Jerry Impellittiere | Not known | ||
| — | Denis Watson | Not known | ||
| — | DeWitt Weaver | Not known | ||
| — | Randy Hartzell | Not known | ||
| — | Charlie MacK | Not known | ||
| — | Burt Baine | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Burton | Not known | ||
| — | Paul Azinger | Not known | ||
| — | Butch Baird | Not known | ||
| — | Tommy Armour III | Not known | ||
| — | Dave Barr | Not known | ||
| — | Ray Barr Jr. | Not known | ||
| — | Billy Bassler | Not known | ||
| — | Beau Baugh | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Borg | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Brauch | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Bertoncino | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Black | Not known | ||
| — | Ronnie Black | Not known | ||
| — | Michael Burke Jr. | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Buttner | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Byman | Not known | ||
| — | Mark Calcavecchia | Not known | ||
| — | Bobby Cole | Not known | ||
| — | Dick Goetz | Not known | ||
| — | Buzz Fly | Not known | ||
| — | Buddy Gardner | Not known | ||
| — | Terry Diehl | Not known | ||
| — | Dale Douglass | Not known | ||
| — | Johnny Elam | Not known | ||
| — | John Mazza | Not known | ||
| — | Don Levin | Not known | ||
| — | John Lister | Not known | ||
| — | Rod Nuckolls | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Morley | Not known | ||
| — | Al Morton | Not known | ||
| — | Larry Mize | Not known | ||
| — | Ken Green | Not known | ||
| — | Steve Hart | Not known | ||
| — | Grier Jones | Not known | ||
| — | Kenny Knox | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Kiely | Not known |
AT&T Byron Nelson winner's share over time
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1982 Byron Nelson Golf Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1982 Byron Nelson Golf Classic get?
Bob Gilder won $63,000 from a $350,000 purse.
What was the 1982 Byron Nelson Golf Classic purse?
$350,000.
How much did last place get at the 1982 Byron Nelson Golf Classic?
The smallest check was $630, to Bob Proben (80).
How many players made the cut at the 1982 Byron Nelson Golf Classic?
80 players made the cut and finished, and 68 players missed it.