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.

1985 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 10, 1985 (1985-01-10) – October 27, 1985 (1985-10-27)
Number of official events43
Most winsUnited States Curtis Strange (3)
United States Lanny Wadkins (3)
Money listUnited States Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Lanny Wadkins
Rookie of the YearUnited States Phil Blackmar
1984
1986

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1985 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 13 Bob Hope Classic California 500,000   Lanny Wadkins (13) Pro-Am
Jan 20 Phoenix Open Arizona 450,000   Calvin Peete (9)
Jan 27 Los Angeles Open California 400,000   Lanny Wadkins (14)
Feb 3 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 500,000   Mark O'Meara (2) Pro-Am
Feb 10 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 500,000   Mark O'Meara (3)
Feb 17 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open California 400,000   Woody Blackburn (2)
Feb 24 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 400,000   Mark McCumber (4)
Mar 3 Honda Classic Florida 500,000   Curtis Strange (6)
Mar 10 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 500,000   Fuzzy Zoeller (7)
Mar 17 USF&G Classic Louisiana 400,000   Seve Ballesteros (7)
Mar 24 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 950,000   Curtis Strange (7)
Mar 31 Tournament Players Championship Florida 900,000   Calvin Peete (10) Special event
Apr 7 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 400,000   Joey Sindelar (1)
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 700,000   Bernhard Langer (1) Major championship
Apr 21 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina 400,000   Bernhard Langer (2) Invitational
Apr 28 Houston Open Texas 500,000   Raymond Floyd (19)
May 5 MONY Tournament of Champions California 400,000   Tom Kite (8) Winners-only event
May 12 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 500,000   Bob Eastwood (3)
May 19 Colonial National Invitation Texas 500,000   Corey Pavin (2) Invitational
May 26 Memorial Tournament Ohio 579,230   Hale Irwin (17) Invitational
Jun 2 Kemper Open Maryland 500,000   Bill Glasson (1)
Jun 9 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 500,000   Roger Maltbie (4)
Jun 16 U.S. Open Michigan 650,000   Andy North (3) Major championship
Jun 23 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 500,000   Wayne Levi (8)
Jun 30 St. Jude Memphis Classic Tennessee 500,000   Hal Sutton (4)
Jul 7 Canadian Open Canada 480,000   Curtis Strange (8)
Jul 14 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 500,000   Mark Wiebe (1)
Jul 21 The Open Championship England £530,000   Sandy Lyle (1) Major championship[b]
Jul 21 Lite Quad Cities Open Illinois 300,000   Dan Forsman (1) Alternate event
Jul 28 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 600,000   Phil Blackmar (1)
Aug 4 Western Open Illinois 500,000   Scott Verplank (a) (1)
Aug 11 PGA Championship Colorado 700,000   Hubert Green (19) Major championship
Aug 18 Buick Open Michigan 450,000   Ken Green (1)
Aug 25 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 700,000   Roger Maltbie (5) Limited-field event
Sep 1 B.C. Open New York 300,000   Joey Sindelar (2)
Sep 8 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 400,000   George Burns (3)
Sep 15 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 300,000   Jim Thorpe (1)
Sep 22 Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000   Hal Sutton (5)
Sep 29 Texas Open Texas 350,000   John Mahaffey (8)
Oct 6 Southern Open Georgia 350,000   Tim Simpson (1)
Oct 13 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 400,000   Lanny Wadkins (15)
Oct 20 Pensacola Open Florida 300,000   Danny Edwards (5)
Oct 27 Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship Arizona 700,000   Jim Thorpe (2) Limited-field event

Unofficial events

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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 England n/a   Team Europe Team event
Nov 10 Nissan Cup Florida 800,000   Team USA New tournament
Team event
Nissan Cup Individual Trophy n/a   Sandy Lyle
Nov 17 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 500,000   Mark O'Meara
Nov 24 World Cup California 743,000   Dave Barr and
  Dan Halldorson
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy   Howard Clark
Dec 1 Skins Game California 450,000   Fuzzy Zoeller Limited-field event
Dec 8 JCPenney Classic Florida 600,000   Larry Rinker and
  Laurie Rinker
Team event
Dec 14 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 550,000   Raymond Floyd and
  Hal Sutton
Team event

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Curtis Strange 542,321
2   Lanny Wadkins 446,893
3   Calvin Peete 384,489
4   Jim Thorpe 379,091
5   Raymond Floyd 378,989
6   Corey Pavin 367,506
7   Hal Sutton 365,340
8   Roger Maltbie 360,554
9   John Mahaffey 341,595
10   Mark O'Meara 340,840

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year   Lanny Wadkins [4]
Rookie of the Year   Phil Blackmar [5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Don Pooley [6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Don Pooley [7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ "1985 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "1986 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "1985 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lanny Wadkins PGA Player of the Year". Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. October 26, 1985. p. 22 (C-4 in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Boyce, John (February 23, 1986). "Blackmar A Tall Man On The Rise". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 4B. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "Edwards gets Pensacola Open victory | Don Pooley wins Vardon Trophy for lowest average score over 1985 tour". Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, Kentucky. October 21, 1985. p. 12 (4B in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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