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
← 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.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 13Bob Hope ClassicCalifornia500,000United States Lanny Wadkins (13)Pro-Am
Jan 20Phoenix OpenArizona450,000United States Calvin Peete (9)
Jan 27Los Angeles OpenCalifornia400,000United States Lanny Wadkins (14)
Feb 3Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia500,000United States Mark O'Meara (2)Pro-Am
Feb 10Hawaiian OpenHawaii500,000United States Mark O'Meara (3)
Feb 17Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego OpenCalifornia400,000United States Woody Blackburn (2)
Feb 24Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida400,000United States Mark McCumber (4)
Mar 3Honda ClassicFlorida500,000United States Curtis Strange (6)
Mar 10Hertz Bay Hill ClassicFlorida500,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (7)
Mar 17USF&G ClassicLouisiana400,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (7)
Mar 24Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalNevada950,000United States Curtis Strange (7)
Mar 31Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida900,000United States Calvin Peete (10)Special event
Apr 7Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina400,000United States Joey Sindelar (1)
Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia700,000West Germany Bernhard Langer (1)Major championship
Apr 21Sea Pines HeritageSouth Carolina400,000West Germany Bernhard Langer (2)Invitational
Apr 28Houston OpenTexas500,000United States Raymond Floyd (19)
May 5MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia400,000United States Tom Kite (8)Winners-only event
May 12Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas500,000United States Bob Eastwood (3)
May 19Colonial National InvitationTexas500,000United States Corey Pavin (2)Invitational
May 26Memorial TournamentOhio579,230United States Hale Irwin (17)Invitational
Jun 2Kemper OpenMaryland500,000United States Bill Glasson (1)
Jun 9Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York500,000United States Roger Maltbie (4)
Jun 16U.S. OpenMichigan650,000United States Andy North (3)Major championship
Jun 23Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia500,000United States Wayne Levi (8)
Jun 30St. Jude Memphis ClassicTennessee500,000United States Hal Sutton (4)
Jul 7Canadian OpenCanada480,000United States Curtis Strange (8)
Jul 14Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia500,000United States Mark Wiebe (1)
Jul 21The Open ChampionshipEngland£530,000Scotland Sandy Lyle (1)Major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 21Lite Quad Cities OpenIllinois300,000United States Dan Forsman (1)Alternate event
Jul 28Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut600,000United States Phil Blackmar (1)
Aug 4Western OpenIllinois500,000United States Scott Verplank (a) (1)
Aug 11PGA ChampionshipColorado700,000United States Hubert Green (19)Major championship
Aug 18Buick OpenMichigan450,000United States Ken Green (1)
Aug 25NEC World Series of GolfOhio700,000United States Roger Maltbie (5)Limited-field event
Sep 1B.C. OpenNew York300,000United States Joey Sindelar (2)
Sep 8Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts400,000United States George Burns (3)
Sep 15Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin300,000United States Jim Thorpe (1)
Sep 22Southwest Golf ClassicTexas400,000United States Hal Sutton (5)
Sep 29Texas OpenTexas350,000United States John Mahaffey (8)
Oct 6Southern OpenGeorgia350,000United States Tim Simpson (1)
Oct 13Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida400,000United States Lanny Wadkins (15)
Oct 20Pensacola OpenFlorida300,000United States Danny Edwards (5)
Oct 27Seiko-Tucson Match Play ChampionshipArizona700,000United States 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 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 Scotland Sandy Lyle
Nov 17 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 500,000 United States Mark O'Meara
Nov 24 World Cup California 743,000 Canada Dave Barr and
Canada Dan Halldorson		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy England Howard Clark
Dec 1 Skins Game California 450,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller Limited-field event
Dec 8 JCPenney Classic Florida 600,000 United States Larry Rinker and
United States Laurie Rinker		 Team event
Dec 14 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 550,000 United States Raymond Floyd and
United States Hal Sutton		 Team event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Curtis Strange542,321
2United States Lanny Wadkins446,893
3United States Calvin Peete384,489
4United States Jim Thorpe379,091
5United States Raymond Floyd378,989
6United States Corey Pavin367,506
7United States Hal Sutton365,340
8United States Roger Maltbie360,554
9United States John Mahaffey341,595
10United States Mark O'Meara340,840

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Lanny Wadkins[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States Don Pooley[5]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States Don Pooley[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. ↑ "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. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "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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