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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 28–31, 1985 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 144 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2)[3] |
| Prize fund | $900,000 |
| Winner's share | $162,000 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 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
Tommy Aaron, Sam Adams, Bud Allin, George Archer, Wally Armstrong, Butch Baird, Miller Barber, Frank Beard, Don Bies, Homero Blancas, Julius Boros, Gay Brewer, George Cadle, Billy Casper, Ron Cerrudo, Jim Colbert, Bobby Cole, Tim Collins, Frank Conner, Charles Coody, Chuck Courtney, Bruce Crampton, Richard Crawford, Ben Crenshaw, Rod Curl, Jim Dent, Bruce Devlin, Bob Dickson, Terry Diehl, Terry Dill, Ed Dougherty, Dale Douglass, Bob Eastwood, Danny Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Lee Elder, Randy Erskine, Tom Evans, Jack Ewing, Forrest Fezler, Pat Fitzsimons, Bruce Fleisher, Raymond Floyd, Al Geiberger, Gibby Gilbert, David Glenz, Bob Goalby, David Graham, Lou Graham, Hubert Green, Bert Greene, Bobby Greenwood, Gary Groh, Mark Hayes, Jerry Heard, Lionel Hebert, Dave Hill, Mike Hill, Larry Hinson, Babe Hiskey, Joe Inman, Hale Irwin, Don Iverson, Tony Jacklin, Don January, Tom Jenkins, George Johnson, Ralph Johnston, Spike Kelley, Tom Kite, George Knudson, Bruce Lietzke, John Lister, Gene Littler, Lyn Lott, Dick Lotz, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Fred Marti, Rik Massengale, Jim Masserio, Gary McCord, Mike McCullough, Jerry McGee, Mac McLendon, Steve Melnyk, Bob Menne, Allen Miller, Bobby Mitchell, Gil Morgan, Mike Morley, Bob Murphy, Larry Nelson, Dwight Nevil, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Andy North, Peter Oosterhuis, Roy Pace, Arnold Palmer, Bob Payne, Eddie Pearce, Gary Player, Joe Porter, Sammy Rachels, Mike Reasor, Victor Regalado, Dick Rhyan, Phil Rodgers, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Bill Rogers, Mason Rudolph, John Schlee, John Schroeder, Tom Shaw, Curtis Sifford, Dan Sikes, Jim Simons, Bob E. Smith, J. C. Snead, Bob Stanton, Nate Starks, Ken Still, Dave Stockton, Alan Tapie, Barney Thompson, Leonard Thompson, Lee Trevino, Bob Unger, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Art Wall Jr., Bobby Walzel, Tom Watson, DeWitt Weaver, Tom Weiskopf, Jim Wiechers, Bob Wynn, Mike Wynn, Kermit Zarley, Bob Zender, Larry Ziegler, Billy Ziobro, Fuzzy Zoeller
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 28, 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Morris Hatalsky | | 68 | −4 |
| Bernard Langer |  | |||
| Larry Rinker | | |||
| D. A. Weibring | | |||
| T6 | Ronnie Black | | 69 | −3 |
| Mark Brooks | | |||
| Bobby Wadkins | | |||
| T9 | Isao Aoki |  | 70 | −2 |
| John Cook | | |||
| Dan Halldorson | .svg.png){kind=small} | |||
| Tom Kite | | |||
| Pat McGowan | | |||
| Mark O'Meara | | |||
| Calvin Peete | | |||
| Curtis Strange | |
Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, March 29, 1985
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source:[9]
References
- "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 12.
- McDermott, Barry (April 8, 1985). "Call it a major win, for Peete's sake". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
- "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 30, 1985. p. 14.
- Green, Bob (April 1, 1985). "Peete finally breaks - the bank". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- "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.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.