Jay Haas finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. That $45,000 is worth about $154,932 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1982 Texas Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 65% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1982 Texas 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 | Jay Haas | -18 | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| 2 | Curtis Strange | -15 | $27,000 | $27,000 |
| 3 | Keith Fergus | -13 | $13,000 | $17,000 +31% |
| 4 | Larry Ziegler | -11 | $12,000 | |
| T5 | D.A. Weibring | -10 | $9,500 | |
| T5 | Leonard Thompson | -10 | $9,500 | |
| T7 | Tim Simpson | -8 | $6,768 | |
| T7 | Peter Oosterhuis | -8 | $6,768 | |
| T7 | Steven Veriato | -8 | $6,768 | |
| T7 | David Graham | -8 | $6,768 | |
| T7 | Tom Kite | -8 | $6,768 | |
| T7 | Gary McCord | -8 | $6,768 | |
| T7 | Bill Calfee | -8 | $6,768 | |
| T14 | Jim Colbert | -7 | $4,375 | |
| T14 | John Mahaffey | -7 | $4,375 | |
| T14 | Jim Thorpe | -7 | $4,375 | |
| T14 | Tom Purtzer | -7 | $4,375 | |
| T18 | Clarence Rose | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | J. C. Snead | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Doug Tewell | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Hal Sutton | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Craig Stadler | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Allen Miller | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Gil Morgan | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Lee Trevino | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Bobby Wadkins | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Bruce Lietzke | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Gary Koch | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Hubert Green | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T18 | Charles Coody | -6 | $3,375 | $2,519 |
| T31 | Stanton Altgelt | -5 | $1,450 | |
| T31 | Bill Bergin | -5 | $1,450 | |
| T31 | Beau Baugh | -5 | $1,450 | |
| T31 | Billy Kratzert | -5 | $1,450 | |
| T31 | Johnny Miller | -5 | $1,450 | |
| T31 | Jeff Sanders | -5 | $1,450 | |
| T37 | Pat Lindsey | -4 | $1,175 | |
| T37 | George Archer | -4 | $1,175 | |
| T37 | Mike Donald | -4 | $1,175 | |
| T40 | Ben Crenshaw | -3 | $925 | |
| T40 | Tom Jenkins | -3 | $925 | |
| T40 | Forrest Fezler | -3 | $925 | |
| T40 | Lee Elder | -3 | $925 | |
| T40 | Ron Streck | -3 | $925 | |
| T40 | Mike Nicolette | -3 | $925 | |
| T40 | Mark O'Meara | -3 | $925 | |
| T47 | Bob Murphy | -2 | $634 | |
| T47 | Dan Halldorson | -2 | $634 | |
| T47 | Steven Liebler | -2 | $634 | |
| T47 | Mark McCumber | -2 | $634 | |
| T47 | Antonio Cerdá | -2 | $634 | |
| T47 | Bob Eastwood | -2 | $634 | |
| T47 | Tommy Armour III | -2 | $634 | |
| T47 | Brad Bryant | -2 | $634 | |
| T55 | Wally Armstrong | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T55 | Bruce Devlin | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T55 | George Cadle | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T55 | Pat McGowan | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T55 | Mike McCullough | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T55 | Joe Hager | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T55 | Vance Heafner | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T55 | Ed Fiori | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T55 | Jack Newton | -1 | $558 | $555 |
| T64 | Mike Sullivan | E | $520 | |
| T64 | Al Geiberger | E | $520 | |
| T64 | Dave Eichelberger | E | $520 | |
| T64 | Tommy Aycock | E | $520 | |
| T64 | Butch Baird | E | $520 | |
| T69 | Skeeter Heath | +1 | $502 | $498 |
| T69 | Ed Sneed | +1 | $502 | $498 |
| T69 | Dan Pohl | +1 | $502 | $498 |
| T69 | Lindy Miller | +1 | $502 | $498 |
| T73 | Jim Barber | +2 | $485 | $475 |
| T73 | John Adams | +2 | $485 | $475 |
| T73 | Bill Britton | +2 | $485 | $475 |
| T73 | Mike Booker | +2 | $485 | $475 |
| T73 | Bruce Douglass | +2 | $485 | $475 |
| T78 | Frank Conner | +3 | $455 | |
| T78 | Rik Massengale | +3 | $455 | |
| T78 | Blaine McCallister | +3 | $455 | |
| T81 | Mark Hayes | +4 | $442 | |
| T81 | Jim Dent | +4 | $442 | |
| T83 | Rod Curl | +5 | $430 | |
| T83 | Jim Nelford | +5 | $430 | |
| T83 | Charlie Krenkel | +5 | $430 | |
| T86 | Mike Morley | +6 | $412 | |
| T86 | Lance Ten Broeck | +6 | $412 | |
| T86 | Rex Caldwell | +6 | $412 | |
| T86 | Don Levin | +6 | $412 | |
| 90 | Howard Twitty | +11 | $400 | |
| MC | Tommy Valentine | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanny Wadkins | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Denis Watson | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Kermit Zarley | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | R. H. Sikes | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Findlay | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Miles Prestomon | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tony Farmer | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Presley | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Thompson | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Steger | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Stockton | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mick Soli | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Rinker | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Rogers | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Pfeil | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Mitchell | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Griff Moody | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Pooley | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Powers | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Price | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Wayne Levi | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Pate | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lamore | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Batten | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Holland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Knox | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Grier Jones | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Jones | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Mauney | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Maltbie | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark McNulty | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Heard | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Hill | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lon Hinkle | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Hallberg | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Hancock | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Gibson | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gove | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lou Graham | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ray Floyd | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Epps | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Fought | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Buddy Gardner | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Calvin | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Cole | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Commans | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Diehl | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Edwards | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Brannan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Brauch | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Black | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ronnie Black | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Blackburn | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chip Beck | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Buckman | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Burke Jr. | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | George Burns | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Anton | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Miller Barber | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Barr | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ray Barr Jr. | +11 | $0 | |
| DQ | Jack Ferenz | Not known | ||
| DQ | Victor Regalado | Not known | ||
| DQ | Jeff Thomsen | +5 | Not known | |
| — | David Thore | Not known | ||
| — | Skip Dunaway | Not known | ||
| — | Mark Guttenberg | Not known | ||
| — | Richard Zokol | Not known | ||
| — | DeWitt Weaver | Not known | ||
| — | Rod Nuckolls | Not known | ||
| — | Brien Charter | Not known | ||
| — | Burt Baine | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Burton | Not known | ||
| — | Scott Erwin | Not known | ||
| — | Clyde Rego | Not known | ||
| — | Don Reese | Not known | ||
| — | David Sann | Not known | ||
| — | Ed Selser | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Shaw | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Smith | Not known | ||
| — | Rocky Thompson | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Pearson | Not known | ||
| — | Bobby Pancratz | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Garrett | Not known | ||
| — | Buzz Fly | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Graham | Not known | ||
| — | Thomas Gray | Not known | ||
| — | Gene George | Not known | ||
| — | Babe Hiskey | Not known | ||
| — | Lyn Lott | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Inskeep | Not known | ||
| — | Gavan Levenson | Not known | ||
| — | Billy Bassler | Not known | ||
| — | Paul Azinger | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Buttner | Not known | ||
| — | David Edwards | Not known | ||
| — | Johnny Elam | Not known | ||
| — | Ed Dougherty | Not known | ||
| — | Jay Cudd | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Campbell | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Chain | Not known | ||
| — | Mark Calcavecchia | Not known | ||
| WD | Bill Johnston | +5 | Not known | |
| WD | Lonnie Nielsen | +2 | Not known |
Valero Texas Open winner's share over time
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1982 Texas Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1982 Texas Open get?
Jay Haas won $45,000 from a $250,000 purse.
What was the 1982 Texas Open purse?
$250,000.
How much did last place get at the 1982 Texas Open?
The smallest check was $400, to Howard Twitty (90).
How many players made the cut at the 1982 Texas Open?
90 players made the cut and finished, and 63 players missed it.