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.

1985 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 1985
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
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
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
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]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 28, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hale Irwin United States67−5
T2Morris Hatalsky United States68−4
Bernhard Langer West Germany
Larry Rinker United States
D. A. Weibring United States
T6Ronnie Black United States69−3
Mark Brooks United States
Bobby Wadkins United States
T9Isao Aoki Japan70−2
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:[7]

Second round

Friday, March 29, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1D. A. Weibring United States68-68=136−8
T2Dan Halldorson Canada70-68=138−6
Bernhard Langer West Germany68-70=138
T4Hale Irwin United States67-72=139−5
Calvin Peete United States70-69=139
6Larry Rinker United States68-72=140−4
T7Jodie Mudd United States71-70=141−3
Jack Nicklaus United States71-70=141
T9Mike Donald United States71-71=142−2
Greg Norman Australia71-71=142
Nick Price Zimbabwe73-69=142
J. C. Snead United States71-71=142
Mike Sullivan United States73-69=142
Doug Tewell United States75-67=142
Brett Upper United States72-70=142
Denis Watson Zimbabwe73-69=142

Source:[3]

Third round

Saturday, March 30, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Hale Irwin United States67-72-69=208−8
Calvin Peete United States70-69-69=208
D. A. Weibring United States68-68-72=208
T4Gary Hallberg United States72-71-67=210−6
Dan Halldorson Canada70-68-72=210
6Larry Rinker United States68-72-71=211−5
T7Dan Forsman United States74-69-69=212−4
Jack Nicklaus United States71-70-71=212
Payne Stewart United States73-70-69=212
Greg Twiggs United States73-72-67=212

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, March 31, 1985

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Calvin Peete United States70-69-69-66=274−14162,000
2D. A. Weibring United States68-68-72-69=277−1197,200
3Larry Rinker United States68-72-71-70=281−761,200
4Gary Hallberg United States72-71-67-72=282−643,200
T5Dan Halldorson Canada70-68-72-73=283−534,200
Hale Irwin United States67-72-69-75=283
T7Isao Aoki Japan70-75-74-65=284−427,112
Lon Hinkle United States71-72-71-70=284
Bernhard Langer West Germany68-70-75-71=284
Bruce Lietzke United States71-72-70-71=284

Source:[9]

References
  1. "Golf: TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. April 1, 1985. p. 12.
  2. McDermott, Barry (April 8, 1985). "Call it a major win, for Peete's sake". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
  3. "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. "Birdie flies Irwin into lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1985. p. 2D.
  8. "Wind blows Weibring off course, nearly out of lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1985. p. 11E.
  9. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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