1985 Tournament Players Championship

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.

1985 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 1985
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1][2]
Field144 players, 75 after cut
Cut146 (+2)[3]
Prize fund$900,000
Winner's share$162,000
Champion
Calvin Peete
274 (−14)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

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]

Field

1. Top 125 players, if PGA Tour members, from Final 1984 Official Money List:[7]

Tom Watson, Mark O'Meara, Andy Bean, Denis Watson, Tom Kite, Bruce Lietzke, Fred Couples, Craig Stadler, Greg Norman, Peter Jacobsen, Payne Stewart, Lee Trevino, Gil Morgan, Curtis Strange, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Gary Koch, Corey Pavin, Jack Renner, Wayne Levi, John Mahaffey, Scott Simpson, David Edwards, Bob Eastwood, Calvin Peete, Hal Sutton, Scott Hoch, George Archer, Lanny Wadkins, Gary Hallberg, Hale Irwin, Dan Pohl, Hubert Green, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Larry Mize, George Burns, Nick Faldo, Tom Purtzer, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tim Simpson, Larry Nelson, Billy Kratzert, Jay Haas, Mike Donald, Johnny Miller, Jim Thorpe, Mike Reid, Mark McCumber, Russ Cochran, Seve Ballesteros, Rex Caldwell, Don Pooley, Buddy Gardner, Roger Maltbie, Doug Tewell, David Graham, Joey Sindelar, Larry Rinker, Willie Wood, Dave Barr, Mike Sullivan, Jim Colbert, D. A. Weibring, Nick Price, Bobby Wadkins, Raymond Floyd, Mark Pfeil, Vance Heafner, Tony Sills, Lon Hinkle, Jim Simons, Bernhard Langer, Jim Nelford, Tommy Nakajima, Keith Fergus, Peter Oosterhuis, John Adams, Ron Streck, Brad Faxon, Ralph Landrum, Isao Aoki, Gibby Gilbert, Gary McCord, Donnie Hammond, Loren Roberts, J. C. Snead, John Cook, Sammy Rachels, Clarence Rose, Mike Nicolette, Tim Norris, Allen Miller, Pat Lindsey, Richard Zokol, Frank Conner, Dan Halldorson, TC Chen, Joe Inman, Danny Edwards, Tom Jenkins, Pat McGowan, Dan Forsman, Howard Twitty, Morris Hatalsky, Phil Hancock, Jim Dent, Barry Jaeckel, Victor Regalado, Ken Brown, David Ogrin, Jodie Mudd, Mark Hayes, Mike Smith, Bobby Clampett, Jerry Pate, Ed Fiori, Mac O'Grady, John Fought, Mark Brooks, Lance Ten Broeck, Tommy Valentine, Brett Upper

Mark Lye and Gary Player did not play

2. Designated players

Bill Rogers

3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member

4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Masters Tournament, and World Series of Golf (beginning In 1976)

Andy North, Dave Stockton

5. The leader in Senior PGA Tour official earnings of 1984

Don January (did not to play)

6. The three players, not otherwise eligible, designated by the TPC Committee as "special selections"

Arnold Palmer, Lou Graham

7. To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1985 Official Money List, as of the completion of the USF&G Classic, March 17, 1985[8]

Woody Blackburn, Bill Glasson, Brad Fabel, Paul Azinger, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jay Delsing, Mike Bright, Bob Lohr, Chris Perry, Phil Blackmar, Wayne Grady, Greg Twiggs, Gene Sauers, David Lundstrom

General source:[9]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 28, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hale Irwin United States67−5
T2Morris Hatalsky United States68−4
Bernhard Langer West Germany
Larry Rinker United States
D. A. Weibring United States
T6Ronnie Black United States69−3
Mark Brooks United States
Bobby Wadkins United States
T9Isao Aoki Japan70−2
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:[10]

Second round

Friday, March 29, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1D. A. Weibring United States68-68=136−8
T2Dan Halldorson Canada70-68=138−6
Bernhard Langer West Germany68-70=138
T4Hale Irwin United States67-72=139−5
Calvin Peete United States70-69=139
6Larry Rinker United States68-72=140−4
T7Jodie Mudd United States71-70=141−3
Jack Nicklaus United States71-70=141
T9Mike Donald United States71-71=142−2
Greg Norman Australia71-71=142
Nick Price Zimbabwe73-69=142
J. C. Snead United States71-71=142
Mike Sullivan United States73-69=142
Doug Tewell United States75-67=142
Brett Upper United States72-70=142
Denis Watson Zimbabwe73-69=142

Source:[3]

Third round

Saturday, March 30, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Hale Irwin United States67-72-69=208−8
Calvin Peete United States70-69-69=208
D. A. Weibring United States68-68-72=208
T4Gary Hallberg United States72-71-67=210−6
Dan Halldorson Canada70-68-72=210
6Larry Rinker United States68-72-71=211−5
T7Dan Forsman United States74-69-69=212−4
Jack Nicklaus United States71-70-71=212
Payne Stewart United States73-70-69=212
Greg Twiggs United States73-72-67=212

Source:[11]

Final round

Sunday, March 31, 1985

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Calvin Peete United States70-69-69-66=274−14162,000
2D. A. Weibring United States68-68-72-69=277−1197,200
3Larry Rinker United States68-72-71-70=281−761,200
4Gary Hallberg United States72-71-67-72=282−643,200
T5Dan Halldorson Canada70-68-72-73=283−534,200
Hale Irwin United States67-72-69-75=283
T7Isao Aoki Japan70-75-74-65=284−427,112
Lon Hinkle United States71-72-71-70=284
Bernhard Langer West Germany68-70-75-71=284
Bruce Lietzke United States71-72-70-71=284

Source:[12]

References

  1. "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 12.
  2. McDermott, Barry (April 8, 1985). "Call it a major win, for Peete's sake". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
  3. "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 30, 1985. p. 14.
  4. Green, Bob (April 1, 1985). "Peete finally breaks - the bank". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  5. "Peete promoting this win to major". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 1B.
  6. Verdi, Bob (April 1, 1985). "Peete's TPC title kills a few myths". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 4.
  7. "Official Money – 1984". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  8. "Official Money – 1985". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  9. "1985 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 272. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2020.
  10. "Birdie flies Irwin into lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1985. p. 2D.
  11. "Wind blows Weibring off course, nearly out of lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1985. p. 11E.
  12. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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