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 | |
 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]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 28, 1985
Source:[7]
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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:[8]
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:[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.
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