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.
1982 Canadian 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 | Bruce Lietzke | -7 | $76,500 | $76,500 |
| 2 | Hal Sutton | -5 | $31,733 | $45,900 +45% |
| T3 | Tommy Valentine | -4 | $24,650 | |
| T3 | Charles Coody | -4 | $24,650 | |
| T5 | Nick Faldo | -3 | $16,150 | $13,919 |
| T5 | Andy Bean | -3 | $16,150 | $13,919 |
| T5 | Johnny Miller | -3 | $16,150 | $13,919 |
| T5 | Larry Nelson | -3 | $16,150 | $13,919 |
| T5 | Lou Graham | -3 | $16,150 | $13,919 |
| T5 | Vance Heafner | -3 | $16,150 | $13,919 |
| T11 | Wayne Levi | -1 | $9,350 | |
| T11 | Steve Melnyk | -1 | $9,350 | |
| T11 | Tom Weiskopf | -1 | $9,350 | |
| T11 | Peter Oosterhuis | -1 | $9,350 | |
| T15 | Mark Pfeil | E | $7,650 | $7,012 |
| T15 | Pat Lindsey | E | $7,650 | $7,012 |
| T15 | Morris Hatalsky | E | $7,650 | $7,012 |
| T15 | Jerry Anderson | E | $7,650 | $7,012 |
| T19 | George Burns | +1 | $4,796 | |
| T19 | Keith Fergus | +1 | $4,796 | |
| T19 | Barry Jaeckel | +1 | $4,796 | |
| T19 | Dan Pohl | +1 | $4,796 | |
| T19 | Greg Norman | +1 | $4,796 | |
| T19 | Clarence Rose | +1 | $4,796 | |
| T19 | Bobby Wadkins | +1 | $4,796 | |
| T26 | Jim Rutledge | +2 | $3,081 | |
| T26 | Dan Halldorson | +2 | $3,081 | |
| T26 | David Graham | +2 | $3,081 | |
| T26 | Jack Newton | +2 | $3,081 | |
| T26 | Mike Nicolette | +2 | $3,081 | |
| T26 | Bill Calfee | +2 | $3,081 | |
| T32 | David Edwards | +3 | $2,253 | |
| T32 | Brad Bryant | +3 | $2,253 | |
| T32 | Wally Armstrong | +3 | $2,253 | |
| T32 | Perry Arthur | +3 | $2,253 | |
| T32 | Blaine McCallister | +3 | $2,253 | |
| T32 | Tom Jenkins | +3 | $2,253 | |
| T32 | Ron Streck | +3 | $2,253 | |
| T32 | Denis Watson | +3 | $2,253 | |
| T40 | Bob Shearer | +4 | $1,700 | |
| T40 | Allen Miller | +4 | $1,700 | |
| T40 | Bob Murphy | +4 | $1,700 | |
| T40 | Bruce Devlin | +4 | $1,700 | |
| T44 | Fred Couples | +5 | $1,254 | $1,284 |
| T44 | Mark Lye | +5 | $1,254 | $1,284 |
| T44 | Scott Simpson | +5 | $1,254 | $1,284 |
| T44 | J. C. Snead | +5 | $1,254 | $1,284 |
| T44 | Mike Reid | +5 | $1,254 | $1,284 |
| T44 | Jim Thorpe | +5 | $1,254 | $1,284 |
| T50 | Gary Koch | +6 | $1,045 | |
| T50 | Bobby Clampett | +6 | $1,045 | |
| T50 | Dave Barr | +6 | $1,045 | |
| T53 | Tommy Armour III | +7 | $990 | |
| T53 | Dale Douglass | +7 | $990 | |
| T53 | Mike Donald | +7 | $990 | |
| T56 | Jack Ferenz | +8 | $968 | |
| T56 | Lon Hinkle | +8 | $968 | |
| T58 | Buddy Gardner | +9 | $940 | |
| T58 | George Archer | +9 | $940 | |
| T58 | George Cadle | +9 | $940 | |
| T58 | Skip Dunaway | +9 | $940 | |
| T62 | Jeff Thomsen | +10 | $905 | $904 |
| T62 | Lance Ten Broeck | +10 | $905 | $904 |
| T62 | Ed Fiori | +10 | $905 | $904 |
| T62 | Peter Jacobsen | +10 | $905 | $904 |
| T66 | Erin Fostey | +11 | $880 | $873 |
| T66 | Jim Nelford | +11 | $880 | $873 |
| T66 | Bruce Douglass | +11 | $880 | $873 |
| T69 | Tom Chain | +12 | $854 | |
| T69 | Payne Stewart | +12 | $854 | |
| T71 | Mick Soli | +13 | $841 | $840 |
| T71 | Thomas Gray | +13 | $841 | $840 |
| 73 | John Traub | +16 | $829 | |
| 74 | Mark Calcavecchia | +20 | $822 | |
| MC | Bill Buttner | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Brannan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Britton | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Black | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Ronnie Black | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Blackburn | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Aaron | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | John Adams | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Batten | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Beau Baugh | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Diehl | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crenshaw | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Cudd | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Colbert | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Commans | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Conner | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Miller Barber | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Antonio Cerdá | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Dougherty | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Eastwood | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Forrest Fezler | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Hancock | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | John Fought | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Dent | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Hallberg | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Kite | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Heard | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hayes | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Gilder | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Haas | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lindy Miller | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Liebler | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat McGowan | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Nicklaus | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Kratzert | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Gavan Levenson | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rik Massengale | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary McCord | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Trivisonno | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Howard Twitty | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Watkins | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Sullivan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Talbot | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Zokol | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Smith | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Simons | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Rinker | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Schroeder | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Selser | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Shaw | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Norris | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy North | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Nuckolls | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Pancratz | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Pearson | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Player | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Proben | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Purtzer | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jodie Mudd | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Victor Regalado | +4 | $0 | |
| DQ | Ron Garcia | Not known | ||
| DQ | Don Levin | Not known | ||
| DQ | John Mazza | Not known | ||
| DQ | Al Morton | Not known | ||
| DQ | Joe Hager | Not known | ||
| DQ | Al Balding | Not known | ||
| DQ | Rod Curl | Not known | ||
| — | Roger Calvin | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Campbell | Not known | ||
| — | Ray Barr Jr. | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Ackerman | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Booker | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Borg | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Bertoncino | Not known | ||
| — | Buzz Fly | Not known | ||
| — | Gene George | Not known | ||
| — | Charlie Gibson | Not known | ||
| — | Steve Hart | Not known | ||
| — | Barry Harwell | Not known | ||
| — | Ken Green | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Graham | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Inskeep | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Jones | Not known | ||
| — | Mike McCullough | Not known | ||
| — | Randy Hartzell | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Gove | Not known | ||
| — | DeWitt Weaver | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Perry | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Burton | Not known | ||
| — | Scott Erwin | Not known | ||
| — | Kermit Zarley | Not known | ||
| — | Alan Tapie | Not known | ||
| — | Robert Thompson | Not known | ||
| — | Rocky Thompson | Not known | ||
| — | Don Reese | Not known | ||
| — | Jeff Sanders | Not known | ||
| — | Scott Steger | Not known | ||
| WD | Greg Powers | +4 | Not known | |
| WD | Billy Glisson | +8 | Not known | |
| WD | Butch Baird | +7 | Not known | |
| WD | Bruce Fleisher | +9 | Not known | |
| WD | Lee Elder | +4 | Not known |
RBC Canadian Open winner's share over time
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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.