1985 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 8, 1986 (1986-02-08) – November 23, 1985 (1985-11-23)
Number of official events24
Most winsUnited States Peter Thomson (9)
Money listUnited States Peter Thomson
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The 1985 Senior PGA Tour was the sixth 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 1985 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Feb 10 Sunrise Senior Classic Florida 200,000 United States Miller Barber (15) New tournament
Mar 17 Vintage Invitational California 300,000 Australia Peter Thomson (3)
Mar 24 Senior PGA Tour Roundup Arizona 200,000 United States Don January (15)
Mar 31 American Golf Carta Blanca Johnny Mathis Classic California 250,000 Australia Peter Thomson (4) New tournament
May 5 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California 100,000 Australia Peter Thomson (5)
May 12 Dominion Seniors Texas 200,000 United States Don January (16) New tournament
May 19 United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship Pennsylvania 200,000 United States Don January (17) New tournament
Jun 2 Denver Post Champions of Golf Colorado 200,000 United States Lee Elder (3)
Jun 9 The Champions Classic Nevada 200,000 Australia Peter Thomson (6)
Jun 16 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am Texas 175,000 Australia Peter Thomson (7) New tournament
Pro-Am
Jun 23 Senior Tournament Players Championship Ohio 240,000 United States Arnold Palmer (9) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 30 U.S. Senior Open Nevada 225,000 United States Miller Barber (16) Senior major championship
Jul 6 The Greenbrier American Express Championship West Virginia 200,000 United States Don January (18) New tournament
Jul 21 MONY Syracuse Senior's Classic New York 200,000 Australia Peter Thomson (8)
Jul 28 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am Rhode Island 175,000 United States Lee Elder (4) Pro-Am
Aug 4 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 200,000 United States Lee Elder (5)
Aug 18 du Maurier Champions Canada 225,000 Australia Peter Thomson (9)
Sep 1 Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic Kentucky 200,000 United States Lee Elder (6)
Sep 15 United Virginia Bank Seniors Virginia 250,000 Australia Peter Thomson (10)
Sep 22 PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational North Carolina 200,000 United States Miller Barber (17)
Oct 13 Hilton Head Seniors International South Carolina 200,000 United States Mike Fetchick (1)
Oct 20 Barnett Suntree Senior Classic Florida 165,000 Australia Peter Thomson (11)
Oct 27 Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship Arizona 300,000 South Africa Harold Henning (1)
Nov 23 Quadel Seniors Classic Florida 200,000 South Africa Gary Player (1)

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 Australia Peter Thomson 386,724
2 United States Lee Elder 307,795
3 United States Don January 247,006
4 United States Miller Barber 241,999
5 United States Gene Littler 200,981

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. ^ "1986 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. ^ "1985 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "1985 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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