Fuzzy Zoeller finished -9 and took 18% of the purse. That $63,000 is worth about $210,153 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1983 Sea Pines Heritage purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1983 Sea Pines Heritage 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 | Fuzzy Zoeller | -9 | $54,000 | $63,000 +17% |
| 2 | Jim Nelford | -7 | $32,400 | $37,800 +17% |
| T3 | Mac O'Grady | -5 | $20,400 | $20,300 |
| T3 | Bob Eastwood | -5 | $20,400 | $20,300 |
| T5 | David Graham | -4 | $11,462 | |
| T5 | Calvin Peete | -4 | $11,462 | |
| T5 | Mark McCumber | -4 | $11,462 | |
| T5 | Hale Irwin | -4 | $11,462 | |
| T5 | Tom Kite | -4 | $11,462 | |
| T5 | Craig Stadler | -4 | $11,462 | |
| T11 | Lee Trevino | -3 | $6,900 | $7,700 |
| T11 | Fred Couples | -3 | $6,900 | $7,700 |
| T11 | Ben Crenshaw | -3 | $6,900 | $7,700 |
| T11 | Andy Bean | -3 | $6,900 | $7,700 |
| T15 | Woody Blackburn | -2 | $4,950 | $5,775 |
| T15 | Lou Graham | -2 | $4,950 | $5,775 |
| T15 | Mark McNulty | -2 | $4,950 | $5,775 |
| T15 | Lanny Wadkins | -2 | $4,950 | $5,775 |
| T19 | Leonard Thompson | -1 | $4,725 | |
| T19 | Jim Thorpe | -1 | $4,725 | |
| T21 | Joey Rassett | E | $3,372 | $4,060 |
| T21 | Peter Jacobsen | E | $3,372 | $4,060 |
| T23 | Donnie Hammond | +1 | $3,360 | |
| T23 | Larry Mize | +1 | $3,360 | |
| T23 | Doug Tewell | +1 | $3,360 | |
| T26 | Bob Shearer | +2 | $2,520 | $2,432 |
| T26 | Scott Simpson | +2 | $2,520 | $2,432 |
| T26 | Nick Price | +2 | $2,520 | $2,432 |
| T26 | Scott Hoch | +2 | $2,520 | $2,432 |
| T26 | Barry Jaeckel | +2 | $2,520 | $2,432 |
| T26 | Gary Koch | +2 | $2,520 | $2,432 |
| T26 | Chip Beck | +2 | $2,520 | $2,432 |
| T26 | John Cook | +2 | $2,520 | $2,432 |
| T34 | Isao Aoki | +3 | $1,585 | $1,806 |
| T34 | Lee Elder | +3 | $1,585 | $1,806 |
| T34 | Joe Inman | +3 | $1,585 | $1,806 |
| T34 | Allen Miller | +3 | $1,585 | $1,806 |
| T34 | J. C. Snead | +3 | $1,585 | $1,806 |
| T39 | Denis Watson | +4 | $1,435 | |
| T39 | Bob Murphy | +4 | $1,435 | |
| T39 | Don Pooley | +4 | $1,435 | |
| T39 | Forrest Fezler | +4 | $1,435 | |
| T39 | Jay Haas | +4 | $1,435 | |
| T44 | Rex Caldwell | +5 | $1,088 | |
| T44 | Vance Heafner | +5 | $1,088 | |
| T44 | Phillip Hancock | +5 | $1,088 | |
| T44 | Steve Hart | +5 | $1,088 | |
| T44 | Tom Jenkins | +5 | $1,088 | |
| T49 | Pat McGowan | +7 | $855 | |
| T49 | George Burns | +7 | $855 | |
| T49 | Jim Colbert | +7 | $855 | |
| T49 | George Archer | +7 | $855 | |
| T49 | Thomas Gray | +7 | $855 | |
| T49 | Jim Dent | +7 | $855 | |
| T55 | Terry Diehl | +8 | $780 | |
| T55 | Dave Eichelberger | +8 | $780 | |
| T55 | Al Geiberger | +8 | $780 | |
| T55 | Wally Armstrong | +8 | $780 | |
| T55 | David Peoples | +8 | $780 | |
| T55 | Pat Lindsey | +8 | $780 | |
| T55 | Morris Hatalsky | +8 | $780 | |
| T55 | Ken Green | +8 | $780 | |
| T63 | Victor Regalado | +9 | $746 | |
| T63 | John Fought | +9 | $746 | |
| T65 | Lennie Clements | +10 | $633 | $728 |
| T65 | Brad Bryant | +10 | $633 | $728 |
| T65 | Tom Weiskopf | +10 | $633 | $728 |
| T68 | Gary Player | +11 | $710 | |
| T68 | John Mahaffey | +11 | $710 | |
| T70 | Buddy Gardner | +13 | $696 | |
| T70 | Clarence Rose | +13 | $696 | |
| 72 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | +15 | $588 | $686 +17% |
| T73 | Bruce Fleisher | +16 | $676 | |
| T73 | Miller Barber | +16 | $676 | |
| MC | Doug Black | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Booros | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Boyd | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Bright | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Britton | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Curt Byrum | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Adams | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Clampett | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Conner | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Coody | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hubert Green | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Hallberg | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Halldorson | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | David Edwards | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Fiori | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Faldo | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Donald | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Devlin | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Cudd | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Rogers | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Purtzer | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Powers | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Melnyk | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Nuckolls | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Mitchell | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Holland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Lyn Lott | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Lye | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Sneed | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Payne Stewart | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Sullivan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Ziegler | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Spelman | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Drury | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | David Dupre | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Watson | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Howard Twitty | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Valentine | +7 | $0 | |
| DQ | Jodie Mudd | -5 | Not known | |
| DQ | Antonio Cerdá | Not known | ||
| WD | Jack Renner | +5 | Not known | |
| WD | Bobby Wadkins | +3 | Not known | |
| WD | D.A. Weibring | Not known | ||
| WD | Tim Simpson | +5 | Not known |
RBC Heritage winner's share over time
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1983 Sea Pines Heritage payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1983 Sea Pines Heritage get?
Fuzzy Zoeller won $63,000 from a $350,000 purse.
What was the 1983 Sea Pines Heritage purse?
$350,000.
How much did last place get at the 1983 Sea Pines Heritage?
The smallest check was $676, to Miller Barber (T73).
How many players made the cut at the 1983 Sea Pines Heritage?
74 players made the cut and finished, and 40 players missed it.