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1982 Canadian Open payout

Bruce Lietzke won $76,500 from a $425,000 purse. 74 players were paid, and the smallest check was $822.

$425KPurse
$76KWinner's share
$822Smallest check
74Players paid
60%To the top 10
63Missed the cut

Bruce Lietzke finished -7 and took 18% of the purse. That $76,500 is worth about $263,384 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1982 Canadian Open 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.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1$76KT5T11T15T19T26T26T32T40T44T50T56T58T6674Smallest check $822

1982 Canadian Open prize money for every player

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

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Bruce Lietzke-7$76,500$76,500
2Hal Sutton-5$31,733$45,900 +45%
T3Tommy Valentine-4$24,650
T3Charles Coody-4$24,650
T5Nick Faldo-3$16,150$13,919
T5Andy Bean-3$16,150$13,919
T5Johnny Miller-3$16,150$13,919
T5Larry Nelson-3$16,150$13,919
T5Lou Graham-3$16,150$13,919
T5Vance Heafner-3$16,150$13,919
T11Wayne Levi-1$9,350
T11Steve Melnyk-1$9,350
T11Tom Weiskopf-1$9,350
T11Peter Oosterhuis-1$9,350
T15Mark PfeilE$7,650$7,012
T15Pat LindseyE$7,650$7,012
T15Morris HatalskyE$7,650$7,012
T15Jerry AndersonE$7,650$7,012
T19George Burns+1$4,796
T19Keith Fergus+1$4,796
T19Barry Jaeckel+1$4,796
T19Dan Pohl+1$4,796
T19Greg Norman+1$4,796
T19Clarence Rose+1$4,796
T19Bobby Wadkins+1$4,796
T26Jim Rutledge+2$3,081
T26Dan Halldorson+2$3,081
T26David Graham+2$3,081
T26Jack Newton+2$3,081
T26Mike Nicolette+2$3,081
T26Bill Calfee+2$3,081
T32David Edwards+3$2,253
T32Brad Bryant+3$2,253
T32Wally Armstrong+3$2,253
T32Perry Arthur+3$2,253
T32Blaine McCallister+3$2,253
T32Tom Jenkins+3$2,253
T32Ron Streck+3$2,253
T32Denis Watson+3$2,253
T40Bob Shearer+4$1,700
T40Allen Miller+4$1,700
T40Bob Murphy+4$1,700
T40Bruce Devlin+4$1,700
T44Fred Couples+5$1,254$1,284
T44Mark Lye+5$1,254$1,284
T44Scott Simpson+5$1,254$1,284
T44J. C. Snead+5$1,254$1,284
T44Mike Reid+5$1,254$1,284
T44Jim Thorpe+5$1,254$1,284
T50Gary Koch+6$1,045
T50Bobby Clampett+6$1,045
T50Dave Barr+6$1,045
T53Tommy Armour III+7$990
T53Dale Douglass+7$990
T53Mike Donald+7$990
T56Jack Ferenz+8$968
T56Lon Hinkle+8$968
T58Buddy Gardner+9$940
T58George Archer+9$940
T58George Cadle+9$940
T58Skip Dunaway+9$940
T62Jeff Thomsen+10$905$904
T62Lance Ten Broeck+10$905$904
T62Ed Fiori+10$905$904
T62Peter Jacobsen+10$905$904
T66Erin Fostey+11$880$873
T66Jim Nelford+11$880$873
T66Bruce Douglass+11$880$873
T69Tom Chain+12$854
T69Payne Stewart+12$854
T71Mick Soli+13$841$840
T71Thomas Gray+13$841$840
73John Traub+16$829
74Mark Calcavecchia+20$822
MCBill Buttner+15$0
MCMichael Brannan+8$0
MCBill Britton+7$0
MCDoug Black+14$0
MCRonnie Black+4$0
MCWoody Blackburn+8$0
MCTommy Aaron+8$0
MCJohn Adams+12$0
MCEric Batten+10$0
MCBeau Baugh+4$0
MCPaul Azinger+7$0
MCTerry Diehl+9$0
MCBen Crenshaw+7$0
MCJay Cudd+6$0
MCJim Colbert+5$0
MCRon Commans+12$0
MCFrank Conner+9$0
MCMiller Barber+12$0
MCAntonio Cerdá+11$0
MCEd Dougherty+5$0
MCBob Eastwood+8$0
MCForrest Fezler+4$0
MCPhillip Hancock+8$0
MCJohn Fought+6$0
MCJim Dent+8$0
MCGary Hallberg+9$0
MCTom Kite+6$0
MCJerry Heard+16$0
MCMark Hayes+7$0
MCBob Gilder+6$0
MCJay Haas+5$0
MCLindy Miller+5$0
MCLarry Mize+5$0
MCSteven Liebler+9$0
MCPat McGowan+4$0
MCJack Nicklaus+4$0
MCBilly Kratzert+7$0
MCGavan Levenson+9$0
MCRik Massengale+5$0
MCGary McCord+8$0
MCGary Trivisonno+5$0
MCHoward Twitty+6$0
MCScott Watkins+5$0
MCMike Sullivan+5$0
MCDanny Talbot+6$0
MCRichard Zokol+6$0
MCMike Smith+6$0
MCJim Simons+10$0
MCLarry Rinker+5$0
MCJohn Schroeder+7$0
MCEd Selser+8$0
MCTom Shaw+7$0
MCTim Norris+8$0
MCAndy North+4$0
MCRod Nuckolls+5$0
MCMark O'Meara+8$0
MCBobby Pancratz+11$0
MCRick Pearson+6$0
MCGary Player+5$0
MCBob Proben+9$0
MCTom Purtzer+5$0
MCJodie Mudd+5$0
MCVictor Regalado+4$0
DQRon GarciaNot known
DQDon LevinNot known
DQJohn MazzaNot known
DQAl MortonNot known
DQJoe HagerNot known
DQAl BaldingNot known
DQRod CurlNot known
—Roger CalvinNot known
—Doug CampbellNot known
—Ray Barr Jr.Not known
—Bob AckermanNot known
—Mike BookerNot known
—Rick BorgNot known
—Jim BertoncinoNot known
—Buzz FlyNot known
—Gene GeorgeNot known
—Charlie GibsonNot known
—Steve HartNot known
—Barry HarwellNot known
—Ken GreenNot known
—Tim GrahamNot known
—Tom InskeepNot known
—Tom JonesNot known
—Mike McCulloughNot known
—Randy HartzellNot known
—Mike GoveNot known
—DeWitt WeaverNot known
—Doug PerryNot known
—Bob BurtonNot known
—Scott ErwinNot known
—Kermit ZarleyNot known
—Alan TapieNot known
—Robert ThompsonNot known
—Rocky ThompsonNot known
—Don ReeseNot known
—Jeff SandersNot known
—Scott StegerNot known
WDGreg Powers+4Not known
WDBilly Glisson+8Not known
WDButch Baird+7Not known
WDBruce Fleisher+9Not known
WDLee Elder+4Not known

RBC Canadian Open winner's share over time

This year is labeled. Full tournament history →

$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M808182$76K838485868788899091929394959697989900010203040506070809101112131415161718192223242526

1982 Canadian Open payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1982 Canadian Open get?

Bruce Lietzke won $76,500 from a $425,000 purse.

What was the 1982 Canadian Open purse?

$425,000.

How much did last place get at the 1982 Canadian Open?

The smallest check was $822, to Mark Calcavecchia (74).

How many players made the cut at the 1982 Canadian Open?

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

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