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
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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[a] Notes
Jan 13 Bob Hope Classic California 500,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (13) Pro-Am
Jan 20 Phoenix Open Arizona 450,000 United States Calvin Peete (9)
Jan 27 Los Angeles Open California 400,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (14)
Feb 3 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 500,000 United States Mark O'Meara (2) Pro-Am
Feb 10 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 500,000 United States Mark O'Meara (3)
Feb 17 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open California 400,000 United States Woody Blackburn (2)
Feb 24 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 400,000 United States Mark McCumber (4)
Mar 3 Honda Classic Florida 500,000 United States Curtis Strange (6)
Mar 10 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 500,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller (7)
Mar 17 USF&G Classic Louisiana 400,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (7)
Mar 24 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 950,000 United States Curtis Strange (7)
Mar 31 Tournament Players Championship Florida 900,000 United States Calvin Peete (10) Special event
Apr 7 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 400,000 United States Joey Sindelar (1)
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 700,000 West Germany Bernhard Langer (1) Major championship
Apr 21 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina 400,000 West Germany Bernhard Langer (2) Invitational
Apr 28 Houston Open Texas 500,000 United States Raymond Floyd (19)
May 5 MONY Tournament of Champions California 400,000 United States Tom Kite (8) Winners-only event
May 12 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 500,000 United States Bob Eastwood (3)
May 19 Colonial National Invitation Texas 500,000 United States Corey Pavin (2) Invitational
May 26 Memorial Tournament Ohio 579,230 United States Hale Irwin (17) Invitational
Jun 2 Kemper Open Maryland 500,000 United States Bill Glasson (1)
Jun 9 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 500,000 United States Roger Maltbie (4)
Jun 16 U.S. Open Michigan 650,000 United States Andy North (3) Major championship
Jun 23 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 500,000 United States Wayne Levi (8)
Jun 30 St. Jude Memphis Classic Tennessee 500,000 United States Hal Sutton (4)
Jul 7 Canadian Open Canada 480,000 United States Curtis Strange (8)
Jul 14 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 500,000 United States Mark Wiebe (1)
Jul 21 The Open Championship England £530,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (1) Major championship[b]
Jul 21 Lite Quad Cities Open Illinois 300,000 United States Dan Forsman (1) Alternate event
Jul 28 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 600,000 United States Phil Blackmar (1)
Aug 4 Western Open Illinois 500,000 United States Scott Verplank (a) (1)
Aug 11 PGA Championship Colorado 700,000 United States Hubert Green (19) Major championship
Aug 18 Buick Open Michigan 450,000 United States Ken Green (1)
Aug 25 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 700,000 United States Roger Maltbie (5) Limited-field event
Sep 1 B.C. Open New York 300,000 United States Joey Sindelar (2)
Sep 8 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 400,000 United States George Burns (3)
Sep 15 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 300,000 United States Jim Thorpe (1)
Sep 22 Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000 United States Hal Sutton (5)
Sep 29 Texas Open Texas 350,000 United States John Mahaffey (8)
Oct 6 Southern Open Georgia 350,000 United States Tim Simpson (1)
Oct 13 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 400,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (15)
Oct 20 Pensacola Open Florida 300,000 United States Danny Edwards (5)
Oct 27 Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship Arizona 700,000 United 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]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Curtis Strange 542,321
2 United States Lanny Wadkins 446,893
3 United States Calvin Peete 384,489
4 United States Jim Thorpe 379,091
5 United States Raymond Floyd 378,989
6 United States Corey Pavin 367,506
7 United States Hal Sutton 365,340
8 United States Roger Maltbie 360,554
9 United States John Mahaffey 341,595
10 United States Mark O'Meara 340,840

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United 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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