1984 Senior PGA Tour
The 1984 Senior PGA Tour was the fifth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 22 official money events with purses totalling $4,366,000, including four majors. Miller Barber won the most tournaments, four. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1984 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 8 | Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship | Arizona | 306,000 | Gene Littler (3) | 1 up | 100,000 |
Jan 22 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 200,000 | Arnold Palmer (6) | 282 (−6) | 35,000 |
Mar 25 | The Vintage Invitational | California | 300,000 | Don January (12) | 280 (−7) | 50,000 |
Apr 8 | Daytona Beach Seniors Golf Classic | Florida | 150,000 | Orville Moody (1) | 213 (−3) | 22,500 |
Apr 22 | Senior PGA Tour Roundup | Arizona | 200,000 | Billy Casper (4) | 202 (−14) | 30,000 |
May 6 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 100,000 | Orville Moody (2) | 288 (E) | 30,000 |
Jun 3 | Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic | Nevada | 220,000 | Dan Sikes (2) | 210 (−6) | 33,750 |
Jun 17 | Roy Clark Senior Challenge | Oklahoma | 200,000 | Miller Barber (11) | 212 (−1) | 30,000 |
Jun 24 | Senior Tournament Players Championship | Ohio | 240,000 | Arnold Palmer (7) | 276 (−8) | 36,000 |
Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | New York | 200,000 | Miller Barber (12) | 286 (−2) | 36,448 |
Jul 8 | Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic | New York | 200,000 | Miller Barber (13) | 206 (−7) | 30,000 |
Jul 15 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am | Rhode Island | 150,000 | Roberto De Vicenzo (2) | 206 (−10) | 22,500 |
Jul 29 | Denver Post Champions of Golf | Colorado | 200,000 | Miller Barber (14) | 208 (−8) | 30,000 |
Aug 12 | du Maurier Champions | Canada | 225,000 | Don January (13) | 194 (−19) | 33,750 |
Sep 3 | Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic | Kentucky | 175,000 | Gay Brewer (1) | 204 (−9) | 26,050 |
Sep 9 | United Virginia Bank Seniors | Virginia | 200,000 | Dan Sikes (3) | 207 (−9) | 30,060 |
Sep 16 | World Seniors Invitational | North Carolina | 150,000 | Peter Thomson (1) | 281 (−7) | 25,000 |
Sep 23 | Digital Middlesex Classic | Massachusetts | 175,000 | Don January (14) | 209 (−7) | 26,000 |
Oct 14 | Suntree Senior Classic | Florida | 150,000 | Lee Elder (1) | 200 (−16) | 22,500 |
Oct 21 | Hilton Head Seniors International | South Carolina | 200,000 | Lee Elder (2) | 203 (−13) | 30,000 |
Dec 2 | Quadel Seniors Classic | Florida | 200,000 | Arnold Palmer (8) | 205 (−11) | 30,060 |
Dec 9 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 225,000 | Peter Thomson (2) | 286 (−2) | 40,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | United States | 70.68 |
2 | Miller Barber | United States | 71.13 |
3 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 71.59 |
4 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 71.80 |
5 | Dan Sikes | United States | 71.86 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | United States | 328,597 | 17 | 3 |
2 | Miller Barber | United States | 299,099 | 22 | 4 |
3 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 228,940 | 20 | 2 |
4 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 184,582 | 13 | 3 |
5 | Orville Moody | United States | 183,920 | 21 | 2 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | United States | 791,990 | 14 |
2 | Miller Barber | United States | 720,134 | 14 |
3 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 442,974 | 8 |
4 | Billy Casper | United States | 395,386 | 4 |
5 | Gene Littler | United States | 358,770 | 3 |
Source:[4]
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Don January | United States |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Don January | United States |
See also[]
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References[]
- ^ "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 1984 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 1984 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 1984 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
External links[]
- PGA Tour Champions seasons
- 1984 in golf