| Year: | 1985 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 43 |
| Most Wins: |  Curtis Strange (3) Lanny Wadkins (3) |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Honoree1: | Curtis Strange |
| Honor2: | PGA Player of the Year |
| Honoree2: | Lanny Wadkins |
| Prevseason: | 1984 |
| Nextseason: | 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.
The following table lists official events during the 1985 season.[1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13 | California | 500,000 | Lanny Wadkins (13) | Pro-Am | ||
| Jan 20 | Arizona | 450,000 | Calvin Peete (9) | |||
| Jan 27 | California | 400,000 | Lanny Wadkins (14) | |||
| Feb 3 | California | 500,000 | Mark O'Meara (2) | Pro-Am | ||
| Feb 10 | Hawaii | 500,000 | Mark O'Meara (3) | |||
| Feb 17 | California | 400,000 | Woody Blackburn (2) | |||
| Feb 24 | Florida | 400,000 | Mark McCumber (4) | |||
| Mar 3 | Florida | 500,000 | Curtis Strange (6) | |||
| Mar 10 | Florida | 500,000 | Fuzzy Zoeller (7) | |||
| Mar 17 | Louisiana | 400,000 |  Seve Ballesteros (7) | |||
| Mar 24 | Nevada | 950,000 | Curtis Strange (7) | |||
| Mar 31 | Florida | 900,000 | Calvin Peete (10) | Special event | ||
| Apr 7 | North Carolina | 400,000 | Joey Sindelar (1) | |||
| Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 700,000 | Bernhard Langer (1) | Major championship | |
| Apr 21 | South Carolina | 400,000 | Bernhard Langer (2) | Invitational | ||
| Apr 28 | Texas | 500,000 | Raymond Floyd (19) | |||
| May 5 | California | 400,000 | Tom Kite (8) | Winners-only event | ||
| May 12 | Texas | 500,000 | Bob Eastwood (3) | |||
| May 19 | Texas | 500,000 | Corey Pavin (2) | Invitational | ||
| May 26 | Ohio | 579,230 | Hale Irwin (17) | Invitational | ||
| Jun 2 | Maryland | 500,000 | Bill Glasson (1) | |||
| Jun 9 | New York | 500,000 | Roger Maltbie (4) | |||
| Jun 16 | U.S. Open | Michigan | 650,000 | Andy North (3) | Major championship | |
| Jun 23 | Georgia | 500,000 | Wayne Levi (8) | |||
| Jun 30 | Tennessee | 500,000 | Hal Sutton (4) | |||
| Jul 7 | Canada | 480,000 | Curtis Strange (8) | |||
| Jul 14 | Virginia | 500,000 | Mark Wiebe (1) | |||
| Jul 21 | The Open Championship | England | £530,000 | Sandy Lyle (1) | Major championship | |
| Jul 21 | Illinois | 300,000 | Dan Forsman (1) | Alternate event | ||
| Jul 28 | Connecticut | 600,000 | Phil Blackmar (1) | |||
| Aug 4 | Illinois | 500,000 | Scott Verplank (a) (1) | |||
| Aug 11 | PGA Championship | Colorado | 700,000 | Hubert Green (19) | Major championship | |
| Aug 18 | Michigan | 450,000 | Ken Green (1) | |||
| Aug 25 | Ohio | 700,000 | Roger Maltbie (5) | Limited-field event | ||
| Sep 1 | New York | 300,000 | Joey Sindelar (2) | |||
| Sep 8 | Massachusetts | 400,000 | George Burns (3) | |||
| Sep 15 | Wisconsin | 300,000 | Jim Thorpe (1) | |||
| Sep 22 | Texas | 400,000 | Hal Sutton (5) | |||
| Sep 29 | Texas | 350,000 | John Mahaffey (8) | |||
| Oct 6 | Georgia | 350,000 | Tim Simpson (1) | |||
| Oct 13 | Florida | 400,000 | Lanny Wadkins (15) | |||
| Oct 20 | Florida | 300,000 | Danny Edwards (5) | |||
| Oct 27 | Arizona | 700,000 | Jim Thorpe (2) | Limited-field event |
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 | 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 | |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | 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 |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 542,321 | ||
| 2 | 446,893 | ||
| 3 | 384,489 | ||
| 4 | 379,091 | ||
| 5 | 378,989 | ||
| 6 | 367,506 | ||
| 7 | 365,340 | ||
| 8 | 360,554 | ||
| 9 | 341,595 | ||
| 10 | 340,840 |
| Award | Winner | ||
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