1984 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 2, 1984 (1984-01-02) – December 9, 1984 (1984-12-09)
Number of official events22
Most winsUnited States Miller Barber (4)
Money listUnited States Don January
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The 1984 Senior PGA Tour was the fifth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 8 Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship Arizona 306,000 United States Gene Littler (3) New tournament
Jan 22 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 200,000 United States Arnold Palmer (6) Senior major championship
Mar 25 Vintage Invitational California 300,000 United States Don January (12) New to Senior PGA Tour
Apr 8 Daytona Beach Seniors Golf Classic Florida 150,000 United States Orville Moody (1)
Apr 22 Senior PGA Tour Roundup Arizona 200,000 United States Billy Casper (4) New tournament
May 6 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California 100,000 United States Orville Moody (2) New tournament
Jun 3 Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic Nevada 220,000 United States Dan Sikes (2)
Jun 17 Roy Clark Senior Challenge Oklahoma 200,000 United States Miller Barber (11) New tournament
Jun 24 Senior Tournament Players Championship Ohio 240,000 United States Arnold Palmer (7) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 1 U.S. Senior Open New York 200,000 United States Miller Barber (12) Senior major championship
Jul 8 Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic New York 200,000 United States Miller Barber (13)
Jul 15 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am Rhode Island 150,000 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (2) Pro-Am
Jul 29 Denver Post Champions of Golf Colorado 200,000 United States Miller Barber (14)
Aug 12 du Maurier Champions Canada 225,000 United States Don January (13)
Sep 3 Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic Kentucky 175,000 United States Gay Brewer (1)
Sep 9 United Virginia Bank Seniors Virginia 200,000 United States Dan Sikes (3)
Sep 16 World Seniors Invitational North Carolina 150,000 Australia Peter Thomson (1)
Sep 23 Digital Middlesex Classic Massachusetts 175,000 United States Don January (14)
Oct 14 Suntree Senior Classic Florida 150,000 United States Lee Elder (1)
Oct 21 Hilton Head Seniors International South Carolina 200,000 United States Lee Elder (2)
Dec 2 Quadel Seniors Classic Florida 200,000 United States Arnold Palmer (8)
Dec 9 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 225,000 Australia Peter Thomson (2) Senior major championship

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Don January 328,597
2 United States Miller Barber 299,099
3 Australia Peter Thomson 228,940
4 United States Arnold Palmer 184,582
5 United States Orville Moody 183,920

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Don January [4]

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.

References

  1. ^ "1985 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1984 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "1984 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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