Played as the Fuji Electric Grand Slam (March 29-31; Snr PGA Tour unofficial money event). Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) finished 4 shots behind Barber (USA), who won on his 60th birthday. [Oak Hills CC, nr Katori, Chiba, Japan].

Played as the Vintage Chrysler Invitational. Second-placed Don Bies (USA), Larry Mowry (USA) and Bob Charles (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA), who recorded the last of his 24 US Snr Tr wins. [Vintage Club, Palm Desert, California].

Played as the MONY Senior Tournament of Champions (Jan 5-8; Senior PGA Tour season-opener). Second-placed Dale Douglass (USA) finished 1 shot behind Miller Barber (USA), who won this event for the second time in four years. [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].

Played as the Showdown Classic. Second-placed Orville Moody (USA), Dick Rhyan (USA) and Ben Smith (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Barber (USA). [Jeremy Ranch G&CC, Park City, nr Salt Lake City, Utah].

Played as the Fairfield Barnett Classic. Second-placed Homero Blancas (USA) finished 5 shots behind Barber (USA). [Suntree CC, Melbourne, Florida].

Played as the Newport Cup (Sept 25-27). Second-placed Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Barber (USA). [Newport CC, Newport, Rhode Island].

Played as the Mazda Champions (Dec 18-20; unofficial 54-hole better-ball team event; teams comprised an LPGA Tr and Snr PGA Tr player). Second-placed team of Colleen Walker (USA) & Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 3 shots behind Nancy Lopez (USA) & Miller Barber (USA). [Tryall Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica].

Played as the Showdown Classic. Second-placed Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA). [Jeremy Ranch G&CC, Park City, nr Salt Lake City, Utah].

Played as the MONY Senior Tournament of Champions (Jan 8-11; Senior PGA Tour season-opener). Second-placed Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 5 shots behind Miller Barber (USA). [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].

Played as the PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational. Second-placed Gay Brwer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Barber (USA). [Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina].

Played as the Coca-Cola Seniors Grand Slam (Oct 4-6). Second-placed Billy Casper (USA) finished 3 shots behind Barber (USA). [Oak Hills CC, nr Katori, Chiba, Japan].

Played as the Shootout at Jeremy Ranch (unofficial two-man better-ball event; Snr Tr player paired with a PGA Tr player). Ben Crenshaw (USA) & Miller Barber (USA) beat Gene Littler (USA) & John Mahaffey (USA) with an eagle at the first playoff hole (par-5 16th). [Jeremy Ranch G&CC, Park City, nr Salt Lake City, Utah].

Played as the inaugural Sunrise Senior Classic (Feb 8-10; Snr PGA Tour season-opener). Second-placed Orville Moody (USA) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA). [TPC at Monte Carlo, Fort Pierce, FL; renamed as Panther Woods CC; now called Meadowood G&TC].

The US Senior Open (June 27-30). Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Barber (USA), who won this event for the third time in four years. [Edgewood Tahoe GC, Lake Tahoe, NV].

Played as the Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic (unofficial 36-hole event). Arnold Palmer and Miller Barber shared first prize after the tournament was shortened due to bad weather. [Memorial Park GC, Houston, TX].

Played as the Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic. Second-placed Rod Funseth (USA) finished 3 shots behind Barber (USA). [Bellevue CC, Syracuse, New York].

Played as the inaugural (and only) Roy Clark Senior Challenge (June 15-17). Second-placed Don January (USA) and Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA). [Tulsa CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma].

The US Senior Open (Jun 28-Jul 1). Second-placed Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Barber (USA). [East course, Oak Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].

Played as the Denver Post Champions of Golf. Second-placed Gay Brewer (USA) finished 3 shots behind Barber (USA). [Plum Creek GC, Castle Rock, Colorado; at the time known as TPC Plum Creek].

Played as the Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am. Second-placed Gay Brewer (USA) finished 5 shots behind Barber (USA). [Newport CC, Newport, Rhode Island].

Played as the inaugural United Virginia Bank Seniors Classic. Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg), Rod Funseth (USA) and Don January (USA) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA). [Hermitage CC, Manikin-Sabot, Virginia].

Played as the Hilton Head Seniors International (Oct 20-23). Second-placed Gay Brewer (USA), Jim Ferree (USA) and Gene Littler (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Barber (USA). [Shipyard GC, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina].

Played as the inaugural Senior Tournament Players Championship (June 9-12). Second-placed Gene Littler (USA) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA). [Canterbury GC, Beachwood, Ohio].

Barber (USA) won his second straight Arnold Palmer Award as the Senior PGA Tour 1982 leading money winner, with earnings of $106,890 on the Tour. Don January (USA) was second with $99,508; Bob Goalby (USA) was third with $94,540.

The US Senior Open (July 8-11). Second-placed Gene Littler (USA) and Dan Sikes Jr (USA) finished 4 shots behind Barber (USA), the only player to finish under par. [Portland GC, Portland, Oregon].

Played as the inaugural Hilton Head Seniors International (Oct 21-24). Miller Barber (USA) and Dan Sikes (USA) were tied after the first two rounds. They shared the first prize when the last two rounds were cancelled due to bad weather. [Shipyard GC, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina].

Played as the Suntree Classic. Second-placed Don January (USA) finished 5 shots behind Barber (USA). [Suntree CC, Melbourne, Florida].

Played as the Vintage Invitational (unofficial US Snr Tr event). Second-placed Arnold Palmer (USA), Dan Sikes (USA) and Art Wall (USA) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA). [Vintage Club, Palm Desert, California].

Barber (USA) won the Arnold Palmer Award as the Senior PGA Tour 1981 leading money winner, with earnings of $83,136 on the Tour. Don January (USA) was second with $74,175; Bob Goalby (USA) was third with $66,494.

Played as the World Seniors Invitational. Second-placed and defending champion Gene littler (USA) finished 3 shots behind Barber (USA). [Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina].

Played as the inaugural Peter Jackson Champions (June 12-14). First-time Snr PGA Tour winner Barber (USA) beat Gene Littler (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Capilano G&CC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Can].

Played as the PGA Seniors' Championship (Dec 3-6; Snr PGA Tr season-ending event). Second-placed and defending champion Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Miller Barber (USA). [Soffer course, Miami Turnberry Resort, Aventura, FL; at the time called the South course, Turnberry Isle Resort].

Played as the Suntree Seniors Classic. Second-placed Bob Goalby (USA) finished 4 shots behind Barber (USA). [Suntree CC, Melbourne, Florida].

Barber (USA) won the Byron Nelson Award, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the Senior PGA Tour.

Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 12-15). Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) and defending champion Jerry Pate (USA) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA), who recorded the last of his 11 PGA Tour wins. [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].

Played as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic (Sep 29-Oct 2; formerly the Kaiser Intl Open Invitational). Second-placed George Archer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Miller Barber (USA), who recorded his second win in this event and tenth PGA Tour win overall. [North course, Silverado Resort, Napa, CA].

Played as the Ohio Kings Island Open (Sept 19-22). Second-placed George Johnson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Miller Barber (USA). ["The Grizzly" course, City of Mason Golf Ctr, Mason, OH; at the time called Nicklaus Golf Ctr].

Played as the inaugural World Open Golf Championship (Nov 8-11 and 14-17; 144-hole event spread over 2 weeks, for the biggest first prize the game had ever known). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 3 shots behind Barber (USA). [No.2 course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina; two of the eight rounds were played on the No.4 course].

Played as the Dean Martin Tucson Open (Jan 20-24). Miller Barber (USA) beat George Archer (USA) with a birdie-two at the third sudden-death playoff hole (par-3 17th), after they tied an 18-hole Monday playoff, in which they both shot an even-par 72. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].

Played as the Phoenix Open Invitational (Jan 21-24). Second-placed Dan Sikes (USA) and Billy Casper (USA) finished 2 shots behind Barber (USA). [Arizona CC, Phoenix, AZ].

Played as the Greater New Orleans Open Invitational (April 17-20). Miller Barber (USA) beat Bob Charles (NZ) and Howie Johnson (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his fifth PGA Tour win. Monday finish required due to rain and lightning delays on Sunday. [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].

Played as the Kaiser International Open Invitational (Jan 16-19). Second-placed Bruce Devlin (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Miller Barber (USA). Reduced to 36-holes; Saturday and Sunday rounds were rained out; Barber was awarded only half of the first-place prize money. A second edition of the event was organised for November 1969, which Jack Nicklaus won. [North course, Silverado Resort, Napa, CA; North and South courses used during first two rounds].

Played as the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (April 25-28). Second-placed Kermit Zarley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA). [Preston Trail GC, Dallas, TX].

Played as the Cajun Classic (Nov 19-22; PGA Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Gay Brewer (USA) and Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 5 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Barber (USA). First round washed out due to heavy rain, and 36 holes played on the Sunday. [Oakbourne CC, Lafayette, Louisiana].

Played as the Metropolitan Open. (Sept 19-21, 23; Metropolitan Golf Assoc event). Miller Barber (USA) beat Tom Nieporte (USA) in an 18-hole Sunday playoff (Barber even-par 70, Nieporte 77). [Nassau CC, Glen Cove, Long Island, NY].