1985 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1985 PGA Tour 1985 1 10 – 1985 10 27 43 USA Curtis Strange (3)USA Lanny Wadkins (3) Money list USA Curtis Strange PGA Player of the Year USA Lanny Wadkins Rookie of the Year USA Phil Blackmar 1984 1986 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.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1985.html 1985 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 5 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20180907025337/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1985.html 7 September 20181986 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1986_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 5 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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.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 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 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 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 England £530,000 SCO Sandy Lyle (1) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. 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 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. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesSep 15Ryder CupEnglandn/aEUR Team EuropeTeam eventNov 10Nissan CupFlorida800,000USA Team USANew tournamentTeam eventNissan Cup Individual Trophyn/aSCO Sandy LyleNov 17Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii500,000USA Mark O'MearaNov 24World CupCalifornia743,000CAN Dave Barr andCAN Dan HalldorsonTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyENG Howard ClarkDec 1Skins GameCalifornia450,000USA Fuzzy ZoellerLimited-field eventDec 8JCPenney ClassicFlorida600,000USA Larry Rinker andUSA Laurie RinkerTeam eventDec 14Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida550,000USA Raymond Floyd andUSA Hal SuttonTeam event Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1985.html 1985 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20170401071532/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1985.html 1 April 2017 5 November 2023 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Curtis Strange 542,3212 USA Lanny Wadkins 446,8933 USA Calvin Peete 384,4894 USA Jim Thorpe 379,0915 USA Raymond Floyd 378,9896 USA Corey Pavin 367,5067 USA Hal Sutton 365,3408 USA Roger Maltbie 360,5549 USA John Mahaffey 341,59510 USA Mark O'Meara 340,840 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Lanny Wadkins https://www.newspapers.com/image/755951655/ Lanny Wadkins PGA Player of the Year Centre Daily Times State College, Pennsylvania 26 October 1985 5 November 2023 22 (C-4 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Rookie of the Year USA Phil Blackmar Blackmar A Tall Man On The Rise The Victoria Advocate Victoria, Texas 23 February 1986 4B John Boyce https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oI1HAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Wn8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=938%2C1432821 21 August 2024 Google News Archive Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) USA Don Pooley https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards PGA Tour 22 October 2023 Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) USA Don Pooley https://www.newspapers.com/image/381952795/ Edwards gets Pensacola Open victory Don Pooley wins Vardon Trophy for lowest average score over 1985 tour Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro, Kentucky 21 October 1985 5 November 2023 12 (4B in paper) Newspapers.com subscription See also 1985 Senior PGA Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour