1985 PGA Tour

1985 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 10, 1985 – October 27, 1985
Number of official events	43
Most wins	Curtis Strange (3); Lanny Wadkins (3)
Money list	Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the Year	Lanny Wadkins
Rookie of the Year	Phil Blackmar
	← 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^[a]	Notes
Jan 13	Bob Hope Classic	California	500,000	Lanny Wadkins (13)	Pro-Am
Jan 20	Phoenix Open	Arizona	450,000	Calvin Peete (9)
Jan 27	Los Angeles Open	California	400,000	Lanny Wadkins (14)
Feb 3	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	500,000	Mark O'Meara (2)	Pro-Am
Feb 10	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	500,000	Mark O'Meara (3)
Feb 17	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	California	400,000	Woody Blackburn (2)
Feb 24	Doral-Eastern Open	Florida	400,000	Mark McCumber (4)
Mar 3	Honda Classic	Florida	500,000	Curtis Strange (6)
Mar 10	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	Florida	500,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (7)
Mar 17	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	400,000	Seve Ballesteros (7)
Mar 24	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	950,000	Curtis Strange (7)
Mar 31	Tournament Players Championship	Florida	900,000	Calvin Peete (10)	Special event
Apr 7	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	400,000	Joey Sindelar (1)
Apr 14	Masters Tournament	Georgia	700,000	Bernhard Langer (1)	Major championship
Apr 21	Sea Pines Heritage	South Carolina	400,000	Bernhard Langer (2)	Invitational
Apr 28	Houston Open	Texas	500,000	Raymond Floyd (19)
May 5	MONY Tournament of Champions	California	400,000	Tom Kite (8)	Winners-only event
May 12	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	500,000	Bob Eastwood (3)
May 19	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	500,000	Corey Pavin (2)	Invitational
May 26	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	579,230	Hale Irwin (17)	Invitational
Jun 2	Kemper Open	Maryland	500,000	Bill Glasson (1)
Jun 9	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	500,000	Roger Maltbie (4)
Jun 16	U.S. Open	Michigan	650,000	Andy North (3)	Major championship
Jun 23	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	500,000	Wayne Levi (8)
Jun 30	St. Jude Memphis Classic	Tennessee	500,000	Hal Sutton (4)
Jul 7	Canadian Open	Canada	480,000	Curtis Strange (8)
Jul 14	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	500,000	Mark Wiebe (1)
Jul 21	The Open Championship	England	£530,000	Sandy Lyle (1)	Major championship^[b]
Jul 21	Lite Quad Cities Open	Illinois	300,000	Dan Forsman (1)	Alternate event
Jul 28	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	600,000	Phil Blackmar (1)
Aug 4	Western Open	Illinois	500,000	Scott Verplank (a) (1)
Aug 11	PGA Championship	Colorado	700,000	Hubert Green (19)	Major championship
Aug 18	Buick Open	Michigan	450,000	Ken Green (1)
Aug 25	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	700,000	Roger Maltbie (5)	Limited-field event
Sep 1	B.C. Open	New York	300,000	Joey Sindelar (2)
Sep 8	Bank of Boston Classic	Massachusetts	400,000	George Burns (3)
Sep 15	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	300,000	Jim Thorpe (1)
Sep 22	Southwest Golf Classic	Texas	400,000	Hal Sutton (5)
Sep 29	Texas Open	Texas	350,000	John Mahaffey (8)
Oct 6	Southern Open	Georgia	350,000	Tim Simpson (1)
Oct 13	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Florida	400,000	Lanny Wadkins (15)
Oct 20	Pensacola Open	Florida	300,000	Danny Edwards (5)
Oct 27	Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship	Arizona	700,000	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
Nov 10	Nissan Cup Individual Trophy	Florida	n/a	Sandy Lyle
Nov 17	Isuzu Kapalua International	Hawaii	500,000	Mark O'Meara
Nov 24	World Cup	California	743,000	Dave Barr and Dan Halldorson	Team event
Nov 24	World Cup Individual Trophy	California	743,000	Howard Clark
Dec 1	Skins Game	California	450,000	Fuzzy Zoeller	Limited-field event
Dec 8	JCPenney Classic	Florida	600,000	Larry Rinker and Laurie Rinker	Team event
Dec 14	Chrysler Team Championship	Florida	550,000	Raymond Floyd and 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	Curtis Strange	542,321
2	Lanny Wadkins	446,893
3	Calvin Peete	384,489
4	Jim Thorpe	379,091
5	Raymond Floyd	378,989
6	Corey Pavin	367,506
7	Hal Sutton	365,340
8	Roger Maltbie	360,554
9	John Mahaffey	341,595
10	Mark O'Meara	340,840

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Lanny Wadkins	^[4]
Rookie of the Year	Phil Blackmar	^[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Don Pooley	^[6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Don Pooley	^[7]

Notes

^ 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.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

^ "1985 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ "1986 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ "1985 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ "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.
^ Boyce, John (February 23, 1986). "Blackmar A Tall Man On The Rise". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 4B. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[3] 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.

[unofficial-4] Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

[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.

[5] "1985 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

[6] "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.

[7] Boyce, John (February 23, 1986). "Blackmar A Tall Man On The Rise". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 4B. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Google News Archive.

[8] "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[9] "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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