1985 Senior PGA Tour explained

Year:1985
Tour:Senior PGA Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:24
Most Wins: Peter Thomson (9)
Honor1:Money list
Honoree1: Peter Thomson
Prevseason:1984
Nextseason:1986

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]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerNotes
Feb 10 Florida 200,000 Miller Barber (15) New tournament
Mar 17 California 300,000 Peter Thomson (3)
Mar 24 Arizona 200,000 Don January (15)
Mar 31 California 250,000 Peter Thomson (4) New tournament
May 5 California 100,000 Peter Thomson (5)
May 12 Texas 200,000 Don January (16) New tournament
May 19 Pennsylvania 200,000 Don January (17) New tournament
Jun 2 Colorado 200,000 Lee Elder (3)
Jun 9 Nevada 200,000 Peter Thomson (6)
Jun 16 Texas 175,000 Peter Thomson (7) New tournament
Pro-Am
Jun 23 Senior Tournament Players Championship Ohio 240,000 Arnold Palmer (9) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 30 U.S. Senior Open Nevada 225,000 Miller Barber (16) Senior major championship
Jul 6 West Virginia 200,000 Don January (18) New tournament
Jul 21 New York 200,000 Peter Thomson (8)
Jul 28 Rhode Island 175,000 Lee Elder (4) Pro-Am
Aug 4 Massachusetts 200,000 Lee Elder (5)
Aug 18 Canada 225,000 Peter Thomson (9)
Sep 1 Kentucky 200,000 Lee Elder (6)
Sep 15 Virginia 250,000 Peter Thomson (10)
Sep 22 North Carolina 200,000 Miller Barber (17)
Oct 13 South Carolina 200,000 Mike Fetchick (1)
Oct 20 Florida 165,000 Peter Thomson (11)
Oct 27 Arizona 300,000 Harold Henning (1)
Nov 23 Florida 200,000 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 ($)
1 386,724
2 307,795
3 247,006
4 241,999
5 200,981

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 5 December 2023.
  2. Web site: 2004 Champions Tour Media Guide Tournament Chronology . PGA Tour . 4 December 2023 . 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document) . April 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071856/https://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/media.nsf/2c47cc31e412bc4985256e6e00287832/3b11341dae1ad9b38525753e005e561b/$FILE/2004-mg-ct.pdf.
  3. Web site: 1985 Money list . PGA Tour . 5 December 2023 . http://web.archive.org/web/20140601040944/http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.1985.html . 1 June 2014.
  4. Web site: 1985 Scoring average . PGA Tour . 5 December 2023.