Lanny Wadkins finished -21 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $185,918 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1982 Phoenix Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1982 Phoenix Open 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 | Lanny Wadkins | -21 | $54,000 | $54,000 |
| 2 | Jerry Pate | -15 | $32,400 | $32,400 |
| 3 | Mike Reid | -14 | $17,400 | $20,400 +17% |
| T4 | Andy Bean | -13 | $12,400 | |
| T4 | Morris Hatalsky | -13 | $12,400 | |
| T4 | Larry Nelson | -13 | $12,400 | |
| T7 | D.A. Weibring | -12 | $9,675 | |
| T7 | Fuzzy Zoeller | -12 | $9,675 | |
| T9 | Tom Purtzer | -11 | $8,400 | $7,800 |
| T9 | Jim Simons | -11 | $8,400 | $7,800 |
| T9 | Scott Simpson | -11 | $8,400 | $7,800 |
| T9 | John Cook | -11 | $8,400 | $7,800 |
| T13 | Tom Kite | -10 | $6,000 | |
| T13 | Craig Stadler | -10 | $6,000 | |
| 15 | Gibby Gilbert | -9 | $5,400 | |
| T16 | Bob Gilder | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | Fred Couples | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | Mike Donald | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | George Archer | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | Billy Kratzert | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | Bruce Lietzke | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | Terry Mauney | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | Jay Haas | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | Scott Hoch | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T16 | Hale Irwin | -7 | $3,810 | |
| T26 | Dan Halldorson | -6 | $2,085 | |
| T26 | Homero Blancas | -6 | $2,085 | |
| T26 | Rex Caldwell | -6 | $2,085 | |
| T26 | Ben Crenshaw | -6 | $2,085 | |
| T26 | Curtis Strange | -6 | $2,085 | |
| T26 | Jack Renner | -6 | $2,085 | |
| T26 | Calvin Peete | -6 | $2,085 | |
| T26 | Tom Weiskopf | -6 | $2,085 | |
| T34 | Jim Dent | -5 | $1,620 | |
| T34 | David Graham | -5 | $1,620 | |
| T34 | Wayne Levi | -5 | $1,620 | |
| T37 | Dave Eichelberger | -4 | $1,350 | |
| T37 | Bob Byman | -4 | $1,350 | |
| T37 | Jim Colbert | -4 | $1,350 | |
| T37 | Lonnie Nielsen | -4 | $1,350 | |
| T37 | J. C. Snead | -4 | $1,350 | |
| T42 | Bill Calfee | -3 | $1,080 | $1,050 |
| T42 | Keith Fergus | -3 | $1,080 | $1,050 |
| T42 | Allen Miller | -3 | $1,080 | $1,050 |
| T42 | Barry Harwell | -3 | $1,080 | $1,050 |
| T42 | Don January | -3 | $1,080 | $1,050 |
| T47 | Tom Jenkins | -2 | $781 | |
| T47 | Gary Hallberg | -2 | $781 | |
| T47 | Roger Maltbie | -2 | $781 | |
| T47 | Bob Eastwood | -2 | $781 | |
| T47 | Mike Sullivan | -2 | $781 | |
| T47 | Victor Regalado | -2 | $781 | |
| T53 | Dan Pohl | -1 | $694 | |
| T53 | Johnny Miller | -1 | $694 | |
| T53 | John Mahaffey | -1 | $694 | |
| T53 | Vance Heafner | -1 | $694 | |
| T57 | Peter Jacobsen | E | $669 | $663 |
| T57 | Phillip Hancock | E | $669 | $663 |
| T57 | Ed Fiori | E | $669 | $663 |
| T57 | George Burns | E | $669 | $663 |
| T57 | Robert Thompson | E | $669 | $663 |
| T57 | Tim Simpson | E | $669 | $663 |
| T63 | Leonard Thompson | +1 | $627 | |
| T63 | Andy North | +1 | $627 | |
| T63 | Bill Rogers | +1 | $627 | |
| T63 | Bobby Wadkins | +1 | $627 | |
| T63 | Lee Elder | +1 | $627 | |
| T63 | Ken Green | +1 | $627 | |
| 69 | Paul Azinger | +2 | $585 | $606 +4% |
| T70 | Miller Barber | +3 | $597 | |
| T70 | Clyde Rego | +3 | $597 | |
| 72 | Bud Allin | +4 | $588 | |
| 73 | Nick Faldo | +7 | $582 | |
| 74 | Steve Hart | +8 | $576 | |
| 75 | Mike Nicolette | +9 | $570 | |
| T76 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | +10 | $561 | |
| T76 | Steve Spray | +10 | $561 | |
| 78 | Gary Trivisonno | +11 | $552 | |
| MC | Howard Twitty | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Valentine | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Trevino | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Sneed | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Streck | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Cesar Sanudo | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Schroeder | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Nelford | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Oosterhuis | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Arnold Palmer | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Pooley | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Powers | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Watkins | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wiebe | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bert Yancey | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Jet Ozaki | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Nichols | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary McCord | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike McCullough | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat McGowan | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gil Morgan | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Morley | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Mitchell | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Majure | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Lyn Lott | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Lye | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Edwards | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Littler | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hayes | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hubert Green | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Hager | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Barry Jaeckel | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Jackson | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Skeeter Heath | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Holland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Inman | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Ferenz | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Forrest Fezler | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Garrett | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Dougherty | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Douglass | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dale Douglass | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lennie Clements | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Curl | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Butch Baird | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Barber | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ray Barr Jr. | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Britton | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Bryant | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Booker | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Booros | +6 | $0 | |
| DQ | Roger Calvin | Not known | ||
| DQ | Doug Campbell | Not known | ||
| DQ | Jeff Sanders | Not known | ||
| DQ | John Traub | Not known | ||
| — | Charles Coody | Not known | ||
| — | Alan Tapie | Not known | ||
| — | Lance Ten Broeck | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Tewell | Not known | ||
| — | Barney Thompson | Not known | ||
| — | Rocky Thompson | Not known | ||
| — | Jeff Thomsen | Not known | ||
| — | David Thore | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Thorpe | Not known | ||
| — | David Sann | Not known | ||
| — | Curtis Sifford | Not known | ||
| — | R. H. Sikes | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Smith | Not known | ||
| — | Scott Steger | Not known | ||
| — | Payne Stewart | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Storey | Not known | ||
| — | Mick Soli | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Preston | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Proben | Not known | ||
| — | Dana Quigley | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Ralston | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Reasor | Not known | ||
| — | Don Reese | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Pearson | Not known | ||
| — | Rod Nuckolls | Not known | ||
| — | Mark Pfeil | Not known | ||
| — | Clarence Rose | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Sander | Not known | ||
| — | Larry Rinker | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Dickson | Not known | ||
| — | Joe Haase | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Nuckolls | Not known | ||
| — | Brien Charter | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Perry | Not known | ||
| — | George Shortridge | Not known | ||
| — | John Dahl | Not known | ||
| — | Kermit Zarley | Not known | ||
| — | Richard Zokol | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Duden | Not known | ||
| — | Charlie Krenkel | Not known | ||
| — | Jim White | Not known | ||
| — | Craig Bunker | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Burton | Not known | ||
| — | Kenny Diskin | Not known | ||
| — | Ron Garcia | Not known | ||
| — | John Hall | Not known | ||
| — | Randy Hartzell | Not known | ||
| — | Val Heim | Not known | ||
| — | Bruce MacDonald | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Rarick | Not known | ||
| — | Steve Weidner | Not known | ||
| — | Robert Powers | Not known | ||
| — | Antonio Cerdá | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Chain | Not known | ||
| — | Bobby Cole | Not known | ||
| — | Ron Commans | Not known | ||
| — | Mark Calcavecchia | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Borg | Not known | ||
| — | Michael Brannan | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Brauch | Not known | ||
| — | Michael Burke Jr. | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Buttner | Not known | ||
| — | Billy Bassler | Not known | ||
| — | Tommy Aaron | Not known | ||
| — | John Adams | Not known | ||
| — | Chip Beck | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Bertoncino | Not known | ||
| — | Don Bies | Not known | ||
| — | Ronnie Black | Not known | ||
| — | Woody Blackburn | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Barber | Not known | ||
| — | Terry Anton | Not known | ||
| — | Tommy Armour III | Not known | ||
| — | Wally Armstrong | Not known | ||
| — | Terry Diehl | Not known | ||
| — | Jay Cudd | Not known | ||
| — | Danny Edwards | Not known | ||
| — | Johnny Elam | Not known | ||
| — | Gene George | Not known | ||
| — | Charlie Gibson | Not known | ||
| — | Dick Goetz | Not known | ||
| — | Woody Fitzhugh | Not known | ||
| — | Buzz Fly | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Ford | Not known | ||
| — | Buddy Gardner | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Inskeep | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Hill | Not known | ||
| — | Babe Hiskey | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Johnston | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Jones | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Kiely | Not known | ||
| — | Kenny Knox | Not known | ||
| — | Gary Koch | Not known | ||
| — | Don Levin | Not known | ||
| — | Steven Liebler | Not known | ||
| — | George Lanning | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Loeffler | Not known | ||
| — | Pat Lindsey | Not known | ||
| — | Larry Mize | Not known | ||
| — | Fred Marti | Not known | ||
| — | Rik Massengale | Not known | ||
| — | John Mazza | Not known | ||
| — | Blaine McCallister | Not known | ||
| — | Jack McConachie | Not known | ||
| — | Al Morton | Not known | ||
| WD | Dave Barr | +4 | Not known | |
| WD | Frank Conner | +6 | Not known | |
| WD | Rod Funseth | +9 | Not known | |
| WD | Ed Selser | +12 | Not known |
WM Phoenix Open winner's share over time
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1982 Phoenix Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1982 Phoenix Open get?
Lanny Wadkins won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.
What was the 1982 Phoenix Open purse?
$300,000.
How much did last place get at the 1982 Phoenix Open?
The smallest check was $552, to Gary Trivisonno (78).
How many players made the cut at the 1982 Phoenix Open?
78 players made the cut and finished, and 55 players missed it.