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1983 PGA Championship payout Major

Hal Sutton won $100,000 from a $600,000 purse. 87 players were paid, and the smallest check was $1,500.

Riviera Country Club

$600KPurse
$100KWinner's share
$2KSmallest check
87Players paid
67%To the top 10
63Missed the cut

Hal Sutton finished -10 and took 17% of the purse. That $100,000 is worth about $333,577 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1983 PGA Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 67% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$100K1$100KT6T9T14T23T30T36T42T47T55T61T6773T7787Smallest check $2K

1983 PGA Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Hal Sutton-10$65,000$100,000 +54%
2Jack Nicklaus-9$45,000$60,000 +33%
3Peter Jacobsen-8$27,500$40,000 +45%
4Pat McGowan-7$30,000
5John Fought-6$16,000$25,000 +56%
T6Bruce Lietzke-5$19,000
T6Fuzzy Zoeller-5$19,000
8Dan Pohl-4$11,000$16,000 +45%
T9Mike Reid-2$7,919$10,880
T9Scott Simpson-2$7,919$10,880
T9Doug Tewell-2$7,919$10,880
T9Jay Haas-2$7,919$10,880
T9Ben Crenshaw-2$7,919$10,880
T14Keith Fergus-1$5,750$6,750
T14David Graham-1$5,750$6,750
T14Hale Irwin-1$5,750$6,750
T14Roger Maltbie-1$5,750$6,750
T14Jim Thorpe-1$5,750$6,750
T14Lee Trevino-1$5,750$6,750
T20Danny EdwardsE$4,750
T20Ray FloydE$4,750
T20John CookE$4,750
T23Fred Couples+1$3,912
T23Chip Beck+1$3,912
T23Jerry Pate+1$3,912
T23Don Pooley+1$3,912
T27Bobby Wadkins+2$3,200
T27Buddy Whitten+2$3,200
T27Seve Ballesteros+2$3,200
T30Andy Bean+3$2,650
T30Bob Boyd+3$2,650
T30Johnny Miller+3$2,650
T30Tom Weiskopf+3$2,650
T30Mark Pfeil+3$2,650
T30Jim Simons+3$2,650
T36Tim Simpson+4$2,088
T36Bob Shearer+4$2,088
T36Larry Nelson+4$2,088
T36Bobby Nichols+4$2,088
T36Calvin Peete+4$2,088
T36Jim Colbert+4$2,088
T42Lou Graham+5$1,643$1,875
T42Gary Hallberg+5$1,643$1,875
T42Greg Norman+5$1,643$1,875
T42Barry Jaeckel+5$1,643$1,875
T42Gary Player+5$1,643$1,875
T47Tom Watson+6$1,730
T47Lon Hinkle+6$1,730
T47Morris Hatalsky+6$1,730
T47Vance Heafner+6$1,730
T47Mike Nicolette+6$1,730
T47Peter Oosterhuis+6$1,730
T47Larry Mize+6$1,730
T47Gibby Gilbert+6$1,730
T55Ed Fiori+7$1,610
T55Charles Coody+7$1,610
T55George Burns+7$1,610
T55John Adams+7$1,610
T55Gil Morgan+7$1,610
T55Jack Renner+7$1,610
T61Jim Nelford+8$1,138$1,565
T61Scott Hoch+8$1,138$1,565
T63Bob Gilder+9$1,535
T63Mark Lye+9$1,535
T63Bruce Fleisher+9$1,535
T63Craig Stadler+9$1,535
T67Arnold Palmer+10$1,110$1,506
T67Nick Price+10$1,110$1,506
T67Mike Donald+10$1,110$1,506
T67George Archer+10$1,110$1,506
T67Tom Kite+10$1,110$1,506
72Chen Tze-chung+11$1,100$1,500 +36%
73Larry Gilbert+12$1,100$1,500 +36%
T74Rex Caldwell+13$1,100$1,500
T74Pat Lindsey+13$1,100$1,500
76Ron Streck+14$1,500
T77Jim Logue+16$1,500
T77Bobby Heins+16$1,500
T77Bill Britton+16$1,500
T80Lee Elder+17$1,500
T80Ed Sneed+17$1,500
T82Bob Eastwood+18$1,500
T82Allen Miller+18$1,500
T84Robert Hoyt+19$1,500
T84Leonard Thompson+19$1,500
86Curtis Strange+20$1,500
87Jim King+24$1,500
MCMark Hayes+6$0
MCVic Lipscomb+10$0
MCGene Littler+11$0
MCGary Koch+8$0
MCBob Lendzion+6$0
MCJohn Mahaffey+7$0
MCJohn Jackson+7$0
MCJim Masserio+7$0
MCJack McConachie+24$0
MCGary McCord+10$0
MCMike McCullough+8$0
MCMark McCumber+7$0
MCKevin Morris+9$0
MCTommy Nakajima+8$0
MCDon Padgett+7$0
MCTim Norris+8$0
MCAndy North+7$0
MCMark O'Meara+6$0
MCBob Elliott+10$0
MCNick Faldo+9$0
MCDavid Edwards+8$0
MCAl Geiberger+7$0
MCJohn Gentile+13$0
MCDan Halldorson+8$0
MCPhillip Hancock+14$0
MCThomas Gray+15$0
MCHubert Green+6$0
MCBrad Bryant+7$0
MCJim Albus+7$0
MCIsao Aoki+9$0
MCDave Barber+9$0
MCJerry Barber+21$0
MCBilly Casper+7$0
MCBobby Clampett+11$0
MCSteve Benson+11$0
MCTim Collins+10$0
MCMike Sullivan+9$0
MCD.A. Weibring+8$0
MCJim White+10$0
MCLanny Wadkins+8$0
MCPete Oakley+7$0
MCRick Werner+10$0
MCRick Karbowski+10$0
MCBruce Ashworth+8$0
MCDenis Husse+22$0
MCDon Maddox+13$0
MCTom Robertson+9$0
MCJack Sommers+10$0
MCJohn Elliott+10$0
MCRobbie Gilmore+18$0
MCPaul Wise+7$0
MCMike Wynn+7$0
MCGene Borek+7$0
MCJohn Kirchner+28$0
MCEd Whitman+8$0
MCPayne Stewart+7$0
MCDave Stockton+10$0
MCJ. C. Snead+12$0
MCTom Purtzer+7$0
MCVictor Regalado+8$0
MCBill Rogers+11$0
MCClarence Rose+13$0
MCJack Seltzer+9$0

PGA Championship winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M3437404447505356596265687174778083$100K8689929598010407101316192226

1983 PGA Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1983 PGA Championship get?

Hal Sutton won $100,000 from a $600,000 purse.

What was the 1983 PGA Championship purse?

$600,000.

How much did last place get at the 1983 PGA Championship?

The smallest check was $1,500, to Jim King (87).

How many players made the cut at the 1983 PGA Championship?

87 players made the cut and finished, and 63 players missed it.

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