1985 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | March 28–31, 1985 |
Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
Course(s) |
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1][2] |
Cut | 146 (+2)[3] |
Prize fund | $900,000 |
Winner's share | $162,000 |
Champion | |
Calvin Peete | |
274 (−14) | |
«1984 1986» |
The 1985 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 28–31 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the twelfth Tournament Players Championship.
Calvin Peete shot 66 in the final round for 274 (–14) and the win, three strokes ahead of runner-up D. A. Weibring.[2][4][5] Peete was the only player to break par in all four rounds.[6]
Defending champion Fred Couples finished nineteen strokes back, in a tie for 49th place.
Venue
This was the fourth Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).[2]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1974, 1976, 1978 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 288 | E | T17 |
Hal Sutton | United States | 1983 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 289 | +1 | T22 |
Raymond Floyd | United States | 1981 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 291 | +3 | T33 |
Fred Couples | United States | 1984 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 293 | +5 | T49 |
Lee Trevino | United States | 1980 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 294 | +6 | T55 |
Jerry Pate | United States | 1982 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 296 | +8 | T64 |
Source:[1]
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Hayes | United States | 1977 | 77 | 72 | 149 | +5 |
Lanny Wadkins | United States | 1979 | 80 | 74 | 154 | +10 |
Source:[3]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 28, 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | United States | 67 | −5 |
T2 | Morris Hatalsky | United States | 68 | −4 |
Bernard Langer | West Germany | |||
Larry Rinker | United States | |||
D. A. Weibring | United States | |||
T6 | Ronnie Black | United States | 69 | −3 |
Mark Brooks | United States | |||
Bobby Wadkins | United States | |||
T9 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 70 | −2 |
John Cook | United States | |||
Dan Halldorson | Canada | |||
Tom Kite | United States | |||
Pat McGowan | United States | |||
Mark O'Meara | United States | |||
Calvin Peete | United States | |||
Curtis Strange | United States |
Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, March 29, 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | D. A. Weibring | United States | 68-68=136 | −8 |
T2 | Dan Halldorson | Canada | 70-68=138 | −6 |
Bernard Langer | West Germany | 68-70=138 | ||
T4 | Hale Irwin | United States | 67-72=139 | −5 |
Calvin Peete | United States | 70-69=139 | ||
6 | Larry Rinker | United States | 68-72=140 | −4 |
T7 | Jodie Mudd | United States | 71-70=141 | −3 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-70=141 | ||
T9 | Mike Donald | United States | 71-71=142 | −2 |
Greg Norman | Australia | 71-71=142 | ||
Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-69=142 | ||
J.C. Snead | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
Mike Sullivan | United States | 73-69=142 | ||
Doug Tewell | United States | 75-67=142 | ||
Brett Upper | United States | 72-70=142 | ||
Denis Watson | Zimbabwe | 73-69=142 |
Source:[3]
Third round
Saturday, March 30, 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Hale Irwin | United States | 67-72-69=208 | −8 |
Calvin Peete | United States | 70-69-69=208 | ||
D. A. Weibring | United States | 68-68-72=208 | ||
T4 | Gary Hallberg | United States | 72-71-67=210 | −6 |
Dan Halldorson | Canada | 70-68-72=210 | ||
6 | Larry Rinker | United States | 68-72-71=211 | −5 |
T7 | Dan Forsman | United States | 74-69-69=212 | −4 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-70-71=212 | ||
Payne Stewart | United States | 73-70-69=212 | ||
Greg Twiggs | United States | 73-72-67=212 |
Source:[8]
Final round
Sunday, March 31, 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Calvin Peete | United States | 70-69-69-66=274 | −14 | 162,000 |
2 | D. A. Weibring | United States | 68-68-72-69=277 | −11 | 97,200 |
3 | Larry Rinker | United States | 68-72-71-70=281 | −7 | 61,200 |
4 | Gary Hallberg | United States | 72-71-67-72=282 | −6 | 43,200 |
T5 | Dan Halldorson | Canada | 70-68-72-73=283 | −5 | 34,200 |
Hale Irwin | United States | 67-72-69-75=283 | |||
T7 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 70-75-74-65=284 | −4 | 27,112 |
Lon Hinkle | United States | 71-72-71-70=284 | |||
Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 68-70-75-71=284 | |||
Bruce Lietzke | United States | 71-72-70-71=284 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 12.
- 1 2 3 McDermott, Barry (April 8, 1985). "Call it a major win, for Peete's sake". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
- 1 2 3 "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 30, 1985. p. 14.
- 1 2 Green, Bob (April 1, 1985). "Peete finally breaks - the bank". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- 1 2 "Peete promoting this win to major". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 1B.
- ↑ Verdi, Bob (April 1, 1985). "Peete's TPC title kills a few myths". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 4.
- ↑ "Birdie flies Irwin into lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1985. p. 2D.
- ↑ "Wind blows Weibring off course, nearly out of lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1985. p. 11E.
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