1984 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1984 (1984-01-05) – October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30)
Number of official events43
Most winsZimbabwe Denis Watson (3)
United States Tom Watson (3)
Money listUnited States Tom Watson
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tom Watson
← 1983
1985 →

The 1984 PGA Tour was the 69th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 16th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 8Seiko-Tucson Match Play ChampionshipArizona708,000United States Tom Watson (34)
Jan 15Bob Hope ClassicCalifornia400,000United States John Mahaffey (7)Pro-Am
Jan 22Phoenix OpenArizona400,000United States Tom Purtzer (2)
Jan 29Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego OpenCalifornia400,000United States Gary Koch (4)
Feb 5Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia400,000United States Hale Irwin (16)Pro-Am
Feb 12Hawaiian OpenHawaii500,000United States Jack Renner (3)
Feb 19Los Angeles OpenCalifornia400,000United States David Edwards (2)
Mar 4Honda ClassicFlorida500,000United States Bruce Lietzke (10)
Mar 11Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida400,000United States Tom Kite (6)
Mar 18Bay Hill ClassicFlorida400,000United States Gary Koch (5)
Mar 25USF&G ClassicLouisiana400,000United States Bob Eastwood (1)
Apr 1Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida800,000United States Fred Couples (2)Special event
Apr 8Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina400,000United States Andy Bean (9)
Apr 15Masters TournamentGeorgia600,000United States Ben Crenshaw (10)Major championship
Apr 22Sea Pines HeritageSouth Carolina400,000England Nick Faldo (1)Invitational
Apr 29Houston Coca-Cola OpenTexas500,000United States Corey Pavin (1)
May 6MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia400,000United States Tom Watson (35)Winners-only event
May 13Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas500,000United States Craig Stadler (8)
May 20Colonial National InvitationTexas500,000United States Peter Jacobsen (2)Invitational
May 27Memorial TournamentOhio565,500United States Jack Nicklaus (72)Invitational
Jun 3Kemper OpenMaryland400,000Australia Greg Norman (1)
Jun 10Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York500,000United States Scott Simpson (2)
Jun 18U.S. OpenNew York600,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (6)Major championship
Jun 24Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia400,000United States Tom Kite (7)
Jul 1Canadian OpenCanada525,000Australia Greg Norman (2)
Jul 8Western OpenIllinois400,000United States Tom Watson (36)
Jul 15Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia350,000United States Ronnie Black (2)
Jul 22Miller High Life QCOIllinois200,000United States Scott Hoch (3)
Jul 22The Open ChampionshipScotland£425,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (6)Major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 29Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut400,000United States Peter Jacobsen (3)
Aug 5Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee500,000United States Bob Eastwood (2)
Aug 12Buick OpenMichigan400,000Zimbabwe Denis Watson (1)
Aug 19PGA ChampionshipAlabama700,000United States Lee Trevino (29)Major championship
Aug 26NEC World Series of GolfOhio700,000Zimbabwe Denis Watson (2)Limited-field event
Sep 2B.C. OpenNew York300,000United States Wayne Levi (7)
Sep 9Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts350,000United States George Archer (13)
Sep 16Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin300,000United States Mark O'Meara (1)
Sep 23Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,122,500Zimbabwe Denis Watson (3)
Sep 30LaJet Golf ClassicTexas350,000United States Curtis Strange (5)
Oct 7Texas OpenTexas350,000United States Calvin Peete (8)
Oct 14Southern OpenGeorgia300,000United States Hubert Green (18)
Oct 21Walt Disney World Golf ClassicFlorida400,000United States Larry Nelson (7)
Oct 28Pensacola OpenFlorida300,000United States Billy Kratzert (4)

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
Nov 11 Kapalua International Hawaii 450,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle
Nov 18 World Cup Italy 150,000 Spain José María Cañizares and
Spain José Rivero		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Spain José María Cañizares
Nov 25 Skins Game Arizona 360,000 United States Jack Nicklaus Limited-field event
Dec 9 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic Florida 550,000 United States Vicki Alvarez and
United States Mike Donald		 Team event
Dec 16 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 400,000 United States Phil Hancock and
United States Ron Streck		 Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Tom Watson476,260
2United States Mark O'Meara465,873
3United States Andy Bean422,995
4Zimbabwe Denis Watson408,562
5United States Tom Kite348,640
6United States Bruce Lietzke342,853
7United States Fred Couples334,573
8United States Craig Stadler324,241
9Australia Greg Norman310,230
10United States Peter Jacobsen295,025

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tom Watson[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States Calvin Peete[5]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States Calvin Peete[6]

See also

Notes

  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

  1. ↑ "1984 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1985 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1984 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Tom Watson captures Player-of-Year Award". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 29, 1984. p. 23 (C3 in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tom clips Denis". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 4, 1984. p. 48 (C12 in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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