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1985 PGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1985 PGA Championship |
| dates | August 8–11, 1985 |
| location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| course | Cherry Hills Country Club |
| org | PGA of America |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| par | 71 |
| yardage | 7089 yd |
| field | 150 players, |
| 76 after cut | |
| cut | 147 (+5) |
| purse | $700,000 |
| winners_share | $125,000 |
| champion | USA Hubert Green |
| score | 278 (−6) |
| previous | [1984](1984-pga-championship) |
| next | [1986](1986-pga-championship) |
| map | USA#USA Colorado |
| map_relief | yes |
| map_label | Cherry Hills |
| map_caption | Location in the United States##Location in Colorado |
| coordinates |
76 after cut |USA |USA Colorado The 1985 PGA Championship was the 67th PGA Championship, held August 8–11 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Hubert Green won his second major title, two strokes ahead of defending champion Lee Trevino. It was Green's 19th and final victory on the PGA Tour.
Trevino led after 36 holes at 134 (−8), but a 75 (+4) on Saturday allowed Green to take the lead at 206 (−7), three strokes ahead. An eagle on Sunday at the fifth hole gave the 45-year-old Trevino a one stroke lead, but four three-putts produced an even-par round with six bogeys. The two were tied as late as the 15th tee; Green continued making pars, while Trevino bogeyed 15 and 17. Trevino admitted that the $50 heavy putter which helped him win in 1984 on wetter, softer greens in Alabama hurt him on the drier, faster greens in Colorado, especially on Sunday.
This was the fifth major championship at Cherry Hills, which hosted the PGA Championship in 1941 and the U.S. Open in 1938, 1960, and 1978. The average elevation of the course exceeds 5300 ft above sea level. As of 2025, it is the most recent major played in the Mountain time zone.
Course layout
Main article: Cherry Hills Country Club
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 346 | 421 | 328 | 431 | 543 | 171 | 405 | 234 | 438 | **3,317** | 437 | 577 | 207 | 387 | 470 | 215 | 433 | 555 | 491 | **3,772** | **7,089** |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | **35** | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | **36** | **71** |
Source:
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
- 7083 yd, par 71 - 1978 U.S. Open
- 7004 yd, par 71 - 1960 U.S. Open
- 6888 yd, par 71 - 1941 PGA Championship
- 6888 yd, par 71 - 1938 U.S. Open
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 8, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Doug Tewell | 64 | −7 |
| T2 | USA Peter Jacobsen | 66 | −5 |
| USA Jack Nicklaus | |||
| USA Corey Pavin | |||
| USA Lee Trevino | |||
| T6 | USA Danny Edwards | 67 | −4 |
| USA Hubert Green | |||
| USA Tom Watson | |||
| 9 | USA Morris Hatalsky | 68 | −3 |
| T10 | TWN Chen Tze-ming | 69 | −2 |
| USA Tom Kite | |||
| FRG Bernhard Langer | |||
| USA Bob Lohr | |||
| USA Roger Maltbie | |||
| USA Gil Morgan | |||
| USA Calvin Peete | |||
| USA Hal Sutton |
Source:
Second round
Friday, August 9, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Lee Trevino | 66-68=134 | −8 | |
| 2 | USA Fred Couples | 70-65=135 | −7 | |
| T3 | USA Hubert Green | 67-69=136 | −6 | |
| USA Doug Tewell | 64-72=136 | |||
| T5 | USA Peter Jacobsen | 66-71=137 | −5 | |
| USA Tom Watson | 67-70=137 | |||
| 7 | USA Lanny Wadkins | 70-69=139 | −3 | |
| T8 | USA Mark Pfeil | 70-70=140 | −2 | |
| USA Scott Simpson | 72-68=140 | |||
| T10 | USA Andy Bean | 71-70=141 | −1 | |
| FRG Bernhard Langer | 69-72=141 | |||
| USA Wayne Levi | 72-69=141 | |||
| USA Larry Mize | 71-70=141 | |||
| USA Jack Nicklaus | 66-75=141 | |||
| USA Tim Norris | 71-70=141 | |||
| USA Corey Pavin | 66-75=141 | |||
| USA Calvin Peete | 69-72=141 | |||
| USA Don Pooley | 70-71=141 |
Source:
Third round
Saturday, August 10, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Hubert Green | 67-69-70=206 | −7 |
| 2 | USA Lee Trevino | 66-68-75=209 | −4 |
| T3 | USA Fred Couples | 70-65-76=211 | −2 |
| ZWE Nick Price | 73-73-65=211 | ||
| USA Tom Watson | 67-70-74=211 | ||
| T6 | USA Peter Jacobsen | 66-71-75=212 | −1 |
| USA Scott Simpson | 72-68-72=212 | ||
| USA Lanny Wadkins | 70-69-73=212 | ||
| T9 | ESP Seve Ballesteros | 73-72-68=213 | E |
| USA Andy Bean | 71-70-72=213 | ||
| USA Doug Tewell | 64-72-77=213 |
Source:
Final round
Sunday, August 11, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Hubert Green** | 67-69-70-72=278 | −6 | 125,000 |
| 2 | USA Lee Trevino | 66-68-75-71=280 | −4 | 75,000 |
| T3 | USA Andy Bean | 71-70-72-68=281 | −3 | 42,500 |
| TWN Chen Tze-ming | 69-76-71-65=281 | |||
| 5 | ZWE Nick Price | 73-73-65-71=282 | −2 | 25,000 |
| T6 | USA Fred Couples | 70-65-76-72=283 | −1 | 17,125 |
| USA Buddy Gardner | 73-73-70-67=283 | |||
| USA Corey Pavin | 66-75-73-69=283 | |||
| USA Tom Watson | 67-70-74-72=283 | |||
| T10 | USA Peter Jacobsen | 66-71-75-72=284 | E | 12,625 |
| USA Lanny Wadkins | 70-69-73-72=284 |
Source:
Scorecard
| Birdie | Eagle | Bogey |
|---|
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| USA Green | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | |
| USA Trevino | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:
References
References
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- Green, Bob. (August 12, 1985). "Hubert in the Green as Trevino stumbles". Spokesman-Review.
- "Tournament Info for: 1985 PGA Championship". PGA.com.
- McDermott, Barry. (August 19, 1985). "The Greening of the PGA".
- (August 10, 1985). "Trevino has PGA lead by one shot as Nicklaus fades". Toledo Blade.
- (August 11, 1985). "Green leads by 3 in PGA tourney". Toledo Blade.
- (August 12, 1985). "Green outduels Trevino by 2". Milwaukee Sentinel.
- (August 7, 1985). "Hole-by-hole at Cherry Hill(s)". Beaver County Times.
- (August 8, 1985). "PGA course description". Gainesville Sun.
- (August 9, 1985). "Jacobsen hot, Tewell even hotter". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Glick, Shav. (August 10, 1985). "For a man in his 60s, Trevino's only 45". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Glick, Shav. (August 11, 1985). "Green survives rock-hard greens". Eugene Register-Guard.
- "1985 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com.
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