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1985 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1985 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 43 |
| most_wins | USA Curtis Strange (3) |
| USA Lanny Wadkins (3) | |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Curtis Strange |
| honor2 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Lanny Wadkins |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Phil Blackmar |
| prevseason | [1984](1984-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1986](1986-pga-tour) |
USA Lanny Wadkins (3) The 1985 PGA Tour was the 70th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 17th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1985 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 13 | Bob Hope Classic | California | 500,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (13) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 20 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 450,000 | USA Calvin Peete (9) | |
| Jan 27 | Los Angeles Open | California | 400,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (14) | |
| Feb 3 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 500,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (2) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 10 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 500,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (3) | |
| Feb 17 | Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open | California | 400,000 | USA Woody Blackburn (2) | |
| Feb 24 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | 400,000 | USA Mark McCumber (4) | |
| Mar 3 | Honda Classic | Florida | 500,000 | USA Curtis Strange (6) | |
| Mar 10 | Hertz Bay Hill Classic | Florida | 500,000 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller (7) | |
| Mar 17 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 400,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (7) | |
| Mar 24 | Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 950,000 | USA Curtis Strange (7) | |
| Mar 31 | [Tournament Players Championship](1985-tournament-players-championship) | Florida | 900,000 | USA Calvin Peete (10) | Special event |
| Apr 7 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 400,000 | USA Joey Sindelar (1) | |
| Apr 14 | **[Masters Tournament](1985-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 700,000 | FRG **Bernhard Langer** (1) | Major championship |
| Apr 21 | Sea Pines Heritage | South Carolina | 400,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (2) | Invitational |
| Apr 28 | Houston Open | Texas | 500,000 | USA Raymond Floyd (19) | |
| May 5 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 400,000 | USA Tom Kite (8) | Winners-only event |
| May 12 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 500,000 | USA Bob Eastwood (3) | |
| May 19 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 500,000 | USA Corey Pavin (2) | Invitational |
| May 26 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 579,230 | USA Hale Irwin (17) | Invitational |
| Jun 2 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 500,000 | USA Bill Glasson (1) | |
| Jun 9 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 500,000 | USA Roger Maltbie (4) | |
| Jun 16 | **[U.S. Open](1985-u-s-open-golf)** | Michigan | 650,000 | USA **Andy North** (3) | Major championship |
| Jun 23 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 500,000 | USA Wayne Levi (8) | |
| Jun 30 | St. Jude Memphis Classic | Tennessee | 500,000 | USA Hal Sutton (4) | |
| Jul 7 | Canadian Open | Canada | 480,000 | USA Curtis Strange (8) | |
| Jul 14 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 500,000 | USA Mark Wiebe (1) | |
| Jul 21 | **[The Open Championship](1985-open-championship)** | England | £530,000 | SCO **Sandy Lyle** (1) | Major championship |
| Jul 21 | Lite Quad Cities Open | Illinois | 300,000 | USA Dan Forsman (1) | Alternate event |
| Jul 28 | Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 600,000 | USA Phil Blackmar (1) | |
| Aug 4 | Western Open | Illinois | 500,000 | USA Scott Verplank (a) (1) | |
| Aug 11 | **[PGA Championship](1985-pga-championship)** | Colorado | 700,000 | USA **Hubert Green** (19) | Major championship |
| Aug 18 | Buick Open | Michigan | 450,000 | USA Ken Green (1) | |
| Aug 25 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 700,000 | USA Roger Maltbie (5) | Limited-field event |
| Sep 1 | B.C. Open | New York | 300,000 | USA Joey Sindelar (2) | |
| Sep 8 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 400,000 | USA George Burns (3) | |
| Sep 15 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 300,000 | USA Jim Thorpe (1) | |
| Sep 22 | Southwest Golf Classic | Texas | 400,000 | USA Hal Sutton (5) | |
| Sep 29 | Texas Open | Texas | 350,000 | USA John Mahaffey (8) | |
| Oct 6 | Southern Open | Georgia | 350,000 | USA Tim Simpson (1) | |
| Oct 13 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 400,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (15) | |
| Oct 20 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 300,000 | USA Danny Edwards (5) | |
| Oct 27 | Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship | Arizona | 700,000 | USA Jim Thorpe (2) | Limited-field event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| Sep 15 | [Ryder Cup](1985-ryder-cup) | England | n/a | EUR Team Europe | Team event |
| Nov 10 | Nissan Cup | Florida | 800,000 | USA Team USA | New tournament |
| Team event | |||||
| Nissan Cup Individual Trophy | n/a | SCO Sandy Lyle | |||
| Nov 17 | Isuzu Kapalua International | Hawaii | 500,000 | USA Mark O'Meara | |
| Nov 24 | [World Cup](1985-world-cup-men-s-golf) | California | 743,000 | CAN Dave Barr and | |
| CAN Dan Halldorson | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1985-world-cup-men-s-golf) | ENG Howard Clark | ||||
| Dec 1 | Skins Game | California | 450,000 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller | Limited-field event |
| Dec 8 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 600,000 | USA Larry Rinker and | |
| USA Laurie Rinker | Team event | ||||
| Dec 14 | Chrysler Team Championship | Florida | 550,000 | USA Raymond Floyd and | |
| USA Hal Sutton | Team event |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Curtis Strange | 542,321 |
| 2 | USA Lanny Wadkins | 446,893 |
| 3 | USA Calvin Peete | 384,489 |
| 4 | USA Jim Thorpe | 379,091 |
| 5 | USA Raymond Floyd | 378,989 |
| 6 | USA Corey Pavin | 367,506 |
| 7 | USA Hal Sutton | 365,340 |
| 8 | USA Roger Maltbie | 360,554 |
| 9 | USA John Mahaffey | 341,595 |
| 10 | USA Mark O'Meara | 340,840 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Lanny Wadkins | |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Phil Blackmar | |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | USA Don Pooley | |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | USA Don Pooley |
Notes
References
References
- "1985 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1986 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1985 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (26 October 1985). "Lanny Wadkins PGA Player of the Year". Centre Daily Times.
- Boyce, John. (23 February 1986). "Blackmar A Tall Man On The Rise". The Victoria Advocate.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- (21 October 1985). "Edwards gets Pensacola Open victory {{!}} Don Pooley wins Vardon Trophy for lowest average score over 1985 tour". Messenger-Inquirer.
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