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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotes 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 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 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/a Team EuropeTeam eventNov 10Nissan CupFlorida800,000 Team USANew tournamentTeam eventNissan Cup Individual Trophyn/a Sandy LyleNov 17Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii500,000 Mark O'MearaNov 24World CupCalifornia743,000 Dave Barr and Dan HalldorsonTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Howard ClarkDec 1Skins GameCalifornia450,000 Fuzzy ZoellerLimited-field eventDec 8JCPenney ClassicFlorida600,000 Larry Rinker and Laurie RinkerTeam eventDec 14Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida550,000 Raymond Floyd and Hal SuttonTeam 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 Curtis Strange 542,3212 Lanny Wadkins 446,8933 Calvin Peete 384,4894 Jim Thorpe 379,0915 Raymond Floyd 378,9896 Corey Pavin 367,5067 Hal Sutton 365,3408 Roger Maltbie 360,5549 John Mahaffey 341,59510 Mark O'Meara 340,840
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Lanny Wadkins Rookie of the Year Phil Blackmar Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Don Pooley Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Don Pooley
See also 1985 Senior PGA Tour
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