1985 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | March 28–31, 1985 |
Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
Course(s) |
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1][2] |
Cut | 146 (+2)[3] |
Prize fund | $900,000 |
Winner's share | $162,000 |
Champion | |
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274 (−14) | |
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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
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]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1974, 1976, 1978 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 288 | E | T17 |
Hal Sutton | ![]() | 1983 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 289 | +1 | T22 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 1981 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 291 | +3 | T33 |
Fred Couples | ![]() | 1984 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 293 | +5 | T49 |
Lee Trevino | ![]() | 1980 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 294 | +6 | T55 |
Jerry Pate | ![]() | 1982 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 296 | +8 | T64 |
Source:[1]
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Mark Hayes | ![]() | 1977 | 77 | 72 | 149 | +5 |
Lanny Wadkins | ![]() | 1979 | 80 | 74 | 154 | +10 |
Source:[3]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 28, 1985
Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, March 29, 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | D. A. Weibring | ![]() | 68-68=136 | −8 |
T2 | Dan Halldorson | ![]() | 70-68=138 | −6 |
Bernard Langer | ![]() | 68-70=138 | ||
T4 | Hale Irwin | ![]() | 67-72=139 | −5 |
Calvin Peete | ![]() | 70-69=139 | ||
6 | Larry Rinker | ![]() | 68-72=140 | −4 |
T7 | Jodie Mudd | ![]() | 71-70=141 | −3 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 71-70=141 | ||
T9 | Mike Donald | ![]() | 71-71=142 | −2 |
Greg Norman | ![]() | 71-71=142 | ||
Nick Price | ![]() | 73-69=142 | ||
J.C. Snead | ![]() | 71-71=142 | ||
Mike Sullivan | ![]() | 73-69=142 | ||
Doug Tewell | ![]() | 75-67=142 | ||
Brett Upper | ![]() | 72-70=142 | ||
Denis Watson | ![]() | 73-69=142 |
Source:[3]
Third round
Saturday, March 30, 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Hale Irwin | ![]() | 67-72-69=208 | −8 |
Calvin Peete | ![]() | 70-69-69=208 | ||
D. A. Weibring | ![]() | 68-68-72=208 | ||
T4 | Gary Hallberg | ![]() | 72-71-67=210 | −6 |
Dan Halldorson | ![]() | 70-68-72=210 | ||
6 | Larry Rinker | ![]() | 68-72-71=211 | −5 |
T7 | Dan Forsman | ![]() | 74-69-69=212 | −4 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 71-70-71=212 | ||
Payne Stewart | ![]() | 73-70-69=212 | ||
Greg Twiggs | ![]() | 73-72-67=212 |
Source:[8]
Final round
Sunday, March 31, 1985
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Calvin Peete | ![]() | 70-69-69-66=274 | −14 | 162,000 |
2 | D. A. Weibring | ![]() | 68-68-72-69=277 | −11 | 97,200 |
3 | Larry Rinker | ![]() | 68-72-71-70=281 | −7 | 61,200 |
4 | Gary Hallberg | ![]() | 72-71-67-72=282 | −6 | 43,200 |
T5 | Dan Halldorson | ![]() | 70-68-72-73=283 | −5 | 34,200 |
Hale Irwin | ![]() | 67-72-69-75=283 | |||
T7 | Isao Aoki | ![]() | 70-75-74-65=284 | −4 | 27,112 |
Lon Hinkle | ![]() | 71-72-71-70=284 | |||
Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 68-70-75-71=284 | |||
Bruce Lietzke | ![]() | 71-72-70-71=284 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 12.
- 1 2 3 McDermott, Barry (April 8, 1985). "Call it a major win, for Peete's sake". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
- 1 2 3 "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 30, 1985. p. 14.
- 1 2 Green, Bob (April 1, 1985). "Peete finally breaks - the bank". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- 1 2 "Peete promoting this win to major". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 1B.
- ↑ Verdi, Bob (April 1, 1985). "Peete's TPC title kills a few myths". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 4.
- ↑ "Birdie flies Irwin into lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1985. p. 2D.
- ↑ "Wind blows Weibring off course, nearly out of lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1985. p. 11E.