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The 1985 PGA Tour season was played from January 10 to October 27. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Curtis Strange and Lanny Wadkins won the most tournaments, three, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
[edit] Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1985 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
1st Prize ($) |
| Jan 13 |
Bob Hope Classic |
California |
 Lanny Wadkins (13) |
333 (-27) |
90,000 |
| Jan 20 |
Phoenix Open |
Arizona |
Calvin Peete (9) |
270 (-14) |
81,000 |
| Jan 27 |
Los Angeles Open |
California |
Lanny Wadkins (14) |
264 (-20) |
72,000 |
| Feb 3 |
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
California |
Mark O'Meara (2) |
283 (-5) |
90,000 |
| Feb 10 |
Hawaiian Open |
Hawaii |
Mark O'Meara (3) |
267 (-21) |
90,000 |
| Feb 17 |
Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open |
California |
Woody Blackburn (2) |
269 (-19) |
72,000 |
| Feb 24 |
Doral-Eastern Open |
Florida |
Mark McCumber (4) |
284 (-4) |
72,000 |
| Mar 3 |
Honda Classic |
Florida |
Curtis Strange (6) |
275 (-13) |
90,000 |
| Mar 10 |
Hertz Bay Hill Classic |
Florida |
Fuzzy Zoeller (7) |
275 (-9) |
90,000 |
| Mar 17 |
USF&G Classic |
Louisiana |
 Seve Ballesteros (7) |
205 (-11) |
72,000 |
| Mar 24 |
Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational |
Nevada |
Curtis Strange (7) |
338 (-17) |
171,000 |
| Mar 31 |
Tournament Players Championship |
Florida |
Calvin Peete (10) |
274 (-14) |
162,000 |
| Apr 7 |
Greater Greensboro Open |
North Carolina |
Joey Sindelar (1) |
285 (-3) |
72,000 |
| Apr 14 |
Masters |
Georgia |
 Bernhard Langer (1) |
282 (-6) |
126,000 |
| Apr 21 |
Sea Pines Heritage |
South Carolina |
Bernhard Langer (2) |
273 (-11) |
72,000 |
| Apr 28 |
Houston Open |
Texas |
Raymond Floyd (19) |
277 (-11) |
90,000 |
| May 5 |
MONY Tournament of Champions |
California |
Tom Kite (8) |
275 (-13) |
72,000 |
| May 12 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
Texas |
Bob Eastwood (3) |
272 (-8) |
90,000 |
| May 19 |
Colonial National Invitation |
Texas |
Corey Pavin (2) |
266 (-14) |
90,000 |
| May 26 |
Memorial Tournament |
Ohio |
Hale Irwin (17) |
281 (-7) |
100,000 |
| Jun 2 |
Kemper Open |
Maryland |
Bill Glasson (1) |
278 (-10) |
90,000 |
| Jun 9 |
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic |
New York |
Roger Maltbie (4) |
275 (-9) |
90,000 |
| Jun 16 |
U.S. Open |
Michigan |
Andy North (3) |
279 (-1) |
103,000 |
| Jun 23 |
Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic |
Georgia |
Wayne Levi (8) |
273 (-15) |
90,000 |
| Jun 30 |
St. Jude Memphis Classic |
Tennessee |
Hal Sutton (4) |
279 (-9) |
90,000 |
| Jul 7 |
Canadian Open |
Canada |
Curtis Strange (8) |
279 (-9) |
86,507 |
| Jul 14 |
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic |
Virginia |
Mark Wiebe (1) |
273 (-11) |
90,000 |
| Jul 21 |
Lite Quad Cities Open |
Illinois |
Dan Forsman (1) |
267 (-13) |
54,000 |
| Jul 21 |
British Open |
England |
 Sandy Lyle (1) |
282 (2) |
94,250 |
| Jul 28 |
Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
Connecticut |
Phil Blackmar (1) |
271 (-13) |
108,000 |
| Aug 4 |
Western Open |
Illinois |
Scott Verplank (amateur,1) |
279 (-9) |
90,000 |
| Aug 11 |
PGA Championship |
Colorado |
Hubert Green (19) |
278 (-6) |
125,000 |
| Aug 18 |
Buick Open |
Michigan |
Ken Green (1) |
268 (-20) |
81,000 |
| Aug 25 |
NEC World Series of Golf |
Ohio |
Roger Maltbie (5) |
268 (-12) |
126,000 |
| Sep 1 |
B.C. Open |
New York |
Joey Sindelar (2) |
274 (-10) |
54,000 |
| Sep 8 |
Bank of Boston Classic |
Massachusetts |
George Burns (3) |
267 (-17) |
72,000 |
| Sep 15 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
Wisconsin |
Jim Thorpe (1) |
274 (-14) |
54,000 |
| Sep 22 |
Southwest Golf Classic |
Texas |
Hal Sutton (5) |
273 (-15) |
72,000 |
| Sep 29 |
Texas Open |
Texas |
John Mahaffey (8) |
268 (-12) |
63,000 |
| Oct 6 |
Southern Open |
Georgia |
Tim Simpson (1) |
264 (-16) |
63,000 |
| Oct 13 |
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic |
Florida |
Lanny Wadkins (15) |
267 (-21) |
72,000 |
| Oct 20 |
Pensacola Open |
Florida |
Danny Edwards (5) |
269 (-15) |
54,000 |
| Oct 27 |
Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship |
Arizona |
Jim Thorpe (2) |
4&3 |
150,000 |
[edit] Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Full 1985 Scoring Average List
Money List leaders
Full 1985 Official Money List
Career Money List leaders
| Rank |
Player |
Country |
Earnings ($) |
Wins |
| 1 |
Jack Nicklaus |
United States |
4,686,280 |
72 |
| 2 |
Tom Watson |
United States |
3,806,940 |
36 |
| 3 |
Lee Trevino |
United States |
3,177,975 |
29 |
| 4 |
Raymond Floyd |
United States |
2,868,951 |
19 |
| 5 |
Hale Irwin |
United States |
2,751,050 |
17 |
Full 1985 Career Official Money List
[edit] Awards
[edit] External links
