1985 Tournament Players Championship

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1985 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 1985
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394Coordinates: 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 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
United States Calvin Peete
274 (−14)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
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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[]

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

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

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Hale Irwin  United States 67 −5
T2 Morris Hatalsky  United States 68 −4
Bernhard 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:[10]

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
Bernhard 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:[11]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 31, 1985

Champion
(c) = past champion
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

Source:[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b c McDermott, Barry (April 8, 1985). "Call it a major win, for Peete's sake". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
  3. ^ a b "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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