1983 PGA Championship: Hal Sutton wins at Riviera Country Club
Hal Sutton won the 1983 PGA Championship at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California with 274 (−10), by 1 stroke over Jack Nicklaus.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1983 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 4, 1983 to August 7, 1983
- Course
- Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
- Edition
- 65th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 71 · 6,946 yards
- Field
- 150
- Made the cut
- 87 (cut at 147)
- Purse
- $600,000 · winner's share $100,000
- Champion
- Hal Sutton · age 25 · United States · born Shreveport, Louisiana
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 65-66-72-71 = 274 (−10) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Jack Nicklaus
- 54-hole leader
- Hal Sutton (203)
- Low club professional
- Buddy Whitten (286)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | 65 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | 65 | 71 | 66 | 275 | −9 |
What happened at the 1983 PGA Championship
Hal Sutton, who had blown a six-shot final-round lead two weeks earlier, led wire to wire at Riviera for his only major.
Jack Nicklaus started the final round six back, shot 66 and finished one stroke short, his fourth PGA runner-up finish.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).