1985 PGA Championship
The 1985 PGA Championship was the 67th PGA Championship, held August 8–11 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Hubert Green won his second major title, two strokes ahead of defending champion Lee Trevino. It was Green's 19th and final victory on the PGA Tour.[2][4]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 8–11, 1985 |
| Location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| Course(s) | Cherry Hills Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,089 yards (6,482 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 150 players, 76 after cut[3] |
| Cut | 147 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $700,000 |
| Winner's share | $125,000 |
| Champion | |
 Hubert Green | |
| 278 (−6) | |
Trevino led after 36 holes at 134 (−8),[5] but a 75 (+4) on Saturday allowed Green to take the lead at 206 (−7), three strokes ahead.[6] An eagle on Sunday at the fifth hole gave the 45-year-old Trevino a one stroke lead, but four three-putts produced an even-par round with six bogeys. The two were tied as late as the 15th tee; Green continued making pars, while Trevino bogeyed 15 and 17. Trevino admitted that the $50 heavy putter which helped him win in 1984 on wetter, softer greens in Alabama hurt him on the drier, faster greens in Colorado, especially on Sunday.[7]
This was the fifth major championship at Cherry Hills, which hosted the PGA Championship in 1941 and the U.S. Open in 1938, 1960, and 1978. The average elevation of the course exceeds 5,300 feet (1,620 m) above sea level. As of 2022, it is the most recent major played in the Mountain time zone.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 346 | 421 | 328 | 431 | 543 | 171 | 405 | 234 | 438 | 3,317 | 437 | 577 | 207 | 387 | 470 | 215 | 433 | 555 | 491 | 3,772 | 7,089 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
- 7,083 yards (6,477 m), par 71 - 1978 U.S. Open
- 7,004 yards (6,404 m), par 71 - 1960 U.S. Open
- 6,888 yards (6,298 m), par 71 - 1941 PGA Championship
- 6,888 yards (6,298 m), par 71 - 1938 U.S. Open
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 8, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Tewell | 64 | −7 |
| T2 | Peter Jacobsen | 66 | −5 |
| Jack Nicklaus | |||
| Corey Pavin | |||
| Lee Trevino | |||
| T6 | Danny Edwards | 67 | −4 |
| Hubert Green | |||
| Tom Watson | |||
| 9 | Morris Hatalsky | 68 | −3 |
| T10 |  Chen Tze-ming | 69 | −2 |
| Tom Kite | |||
 Bernhard Langer | |||
| Bob Lohr | |||
| Roger Maltbie | |||
| Gil Morgan | |||
| Calvin Peete | |||
| Hal Sutton |
Source:[10]
Second round
Friday, August 9, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 66-68=134 | −8 |
| 2 | Fred Couples | 70-65=135 | −7 |
| T3 | Hubert Green | 67-69=136 | −6 |
| Doug Tewell | 64-72=136 | ||
| T5 | Peter Jacobsen | 66-71=137 | −5 |
| Tom Watson | 67-70=137 | ||
| 7 | Lanny Wadkins | 70-69=139 | −3 |
| T8 | Mark Pfeil | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| Scott Simpson | 72-68=140 | ||
| T10 | Andy Bean | 71-70=141 | −1 |
| Bernhard Langer | 69-72=141 | ||
| Wayne Levi | 72-69=141 | ||
| Larry Mize | 71-70=141 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | 66-75=141 | ||
| Tim Norris | 71-70=141 | ||
| Corey Pavin | 66-75=141 | ||
| Calvin Peete | 69-72=141 | ||
| Don Pooley | 70-71=141 |
Source:[11]
Third round
Saturday, August 10, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Green | 67-69-70=206 | −7 |
| 2 | Lee Trevino | 66-68-75=209 | −4 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | 70-65-76=211 | −2 |
 Nick Price | 73-73-65=211 | ||
| Tom Watson | 67-70-74=211 | ||
| T6 | Peter Jacobsen | 66-71-75=212 | −1 |
| Scott Simpson | 72-68-72=212 | ||
| Lanny Wadkins | 70-69-73=212 | ||
| T9 |  Seve Ballesteros | 73-72-68=213 | E |
| Andy Bean | 71-70-72=213 | ||
| Doug Tewell | 64-72-77=213 |
Source:[12]
Final round
Sunday, August 11, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Green | 67-69-70-72=278 | −6 | 125,000 |
| 2 | Lee Trevino | 66-68-75-71=280 | −4 | 75,000 |
| T3 | Andy Bean | 71-70-72-68=281 | −3 | 42,500 |
| Chen Tze-ming | 69-76-71-65=281 | |||
| 5 | Nick Price | 73-73-65-71=282 | −2 | 25,000 |
| T6 | Fred Couples | 70-65-76-72=283 | −1 | 17,125 |
| Buddy Gardner | 73-73-70-67=283 | |||
| Corey Pavin | 66-75-73-69=283 | |||
| Tom Watson | 67-70-74-72=283 | |||
| T10 | Peter Jacobsen | 66-71-75-72=284 | E | 12,625 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 70-69-73-72=284 |
Source:[13]
Scorecard
| Birdie | Eagle | Bogey |
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Green | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Trevino | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[7]
References
- "PGA course". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. August 8, 1985. p. 16.
- Green, Bob (August 12, 1985). "Hubert in the Green as Trevino stumbles". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1.
- "Tournament Info for: 1985 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- McDermott, Barry (August 19, 1985). "The Greening of the PGA". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
- "Trevino has PGA lead by one shot as Nicklaus fades". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 10, 1985. p. 12.
- "Green leads by 3 in PGA tourney". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 11, 1985. p. D-1.
- "Green outduels Trevino by 2". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. August 12, 1985. p. 1, part 2.
- "Hole-by-hole at Cherry Hill(s)". Beaver County Times. Pennsylvania. August 7, 1985. p. C4.
- "PGA course description". Gainesville Sun. Florida. Associated Press. August 8, 1985. p. 2E.
- "Jacobsen hot, Tewell even hotter". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. August 9, 1985. p. 1D.
- Glick, Shav (August 10, 1985). "For a man in his 60s, Trevino's only 45". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- Glick, Shav (August 11, 1985). "Green survives rock-hard greens". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1F.
- "1985 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
External links
- GolfCompendium.com – 1985 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1985 PGA Championship
- Cherry Hills Country Club