1984 PGA Tour
Duration | January 5, 1984 | – October 30, 1984
---|---|
Number of official events | 43 |
Most wins | Denis Watson (3) Tom Watson (3) |
Money list | Tom Watson |
PGA Player of the Year | Tom Watson |
← 1983 1985 → |
The 1984 PGA Tour was the 69th season of the
PGA of America
.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 8 | Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship |
Arizona | 708,000 | Tom Watson (34) | |
Jan 15 | Bob Hope Classic |
California | 400,000 | John Mahaffey (7) | Pro-Am |
Jan 22 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 400,000 | Tom Purtzer (2) | |
Jan 29 | Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open |
California | 400,000 | Gary Koch (4) | |
Feb 5 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
California | 400,000 | Hale Irwin (16) | Pro-Am |
Feb 12 | Hawaiian Open |
Hawaii | 500,000 | Jack Renner (3) | |
Feb 19 | Los Angeles Open | California | 400,000 | David Edwards (2) | |
Mar 4 | Honda Classic |
Florida | 500,000 | Bruce Lietzke (10) | |
Mar 11 | Doral-Eastern Open |
Florida | 400,000 | Tom Kite (6) | |
Mar 18 | Bay Hill Classic |
Florida | 400,000 | Gary Koch (5) | |
Mar 25 | USF&G Classic |
Louisiana | 400,000 | Bob Eastwood (1) | |
Apr 1 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | 800,000 | Fred Couples (2) | Special event |
Apr 8 | Greater Greensboro Open |
North Carolina | 400,000 | Andy Bean (9) | |
Apr 15 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 600,000 | Ben Crenshaw (10) | Major championship |
Apr 22 | Sea Pines Heritage |
South Carolina | 400,000 | Nick Faldo (1) | Invitational |
Apr 29 | Houston Coca-Cola Open |
Texas | 500,000 | Corey Pavin (1) | |
May 6 | MONY Tournament of Champions |
California | 400,000 | Tom Watson (35) | Winners-only event |
May 13 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
Texas | 500,000 | Craig Stadler (8) | |
May 20 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 500,000 | Peter Jacobsen (2) | Invitational |
May 27 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 565,500 | Jack Nicklaus (72) | Invitational |
Jun 3 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 400,000 | Greg Norman (1) | |
Jun 10 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic |
New York | 500,000 | Scott Simpson (2) | |
Jun 18 | U.S. Open | New York | 600,000 | Fuzzy Zoeller (6) | Major championship |
Jun 24 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic |
Georgia | 400,000 | Tom Kite (7) | |
Jul 1 | Canadian Open | Canada | 525,000 | Greg Norman (2) | |
Jul 8 | Western Open | Illinois | 400,000 | Tom Watson (36) | |
Jul 15 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic |
Virginia | 350,000 | Ronnie Black (2) | |
Jul 22 | Miller High Life QCO |
Illinois | 200,000 | Scott Hoch (3) | |
Jul 22 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £425,000 | Seve Ballesteros (6) | Major championship[b] |
Jul 29 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
Connecticut | 400,000 | Peter Jacobsen (3) | |
Aug 5 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic |
Tennessee | 500,000 | Bob Eastwood (2) | |
Aug 12 | Buick Open | Michigan | 400,000 | Denis Watson (1) | |
Aug 19 | PGA Championship | Alabama | 700,000 | Lee Trevino (29) | Major championship |
Aug 26 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 700,000 | Denis Watson (2) | Limited-field event |
Sep 2 | B.C. Open | New York | 300,000 | Wayne Levi (7) | |
Sep 9 | Bank of Boston Classic |
Massachusetts | 350,000 | George Archer (13) | |
Sep 16 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 300,000 | Mark O'Meara (1) | |
Sep 23 | Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational |
Nevada | 1,122,500 | Denis Watson (3) | |
Sep 30 | LaJet Golf Classic |
Texas | 350,000 | Curtis Strange (5) | |
Oct 7 | Texas Open |
Texas | 350,000 | Calvin Peete (8) | |
Oct 14 | Southern Open | Georgia | 300,000 | Hubert Green (18) | |
Oct 21 | Walt Disney World Golf Classic | Florida | 400,000 | Larry Nelson (7) | |
Oct 28 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 300,000 | Billy Kratzert (4) |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 11 | Kapalua International | Hawaii | 450,000 | Sandy Lyle | |
Nov 18 | World Cup | Italy | 150,000 | José María Cañizares and José Rivero |
Team event |
World Cup Individual Trophy | José María Cañizares | ||||
Nov 25 | Skins Game | Arizona | 360,000 | Jack Nicklaus | Limited-field event |
Dec 9 | JCPenney Mixed Team Classic
|
Florida | 550,000 | Vicki Alvarez and Mike Donald |
Team event |
Dec 16 | Chrysler Team Championship | Florida | 400,000 | Phil Hancock and Ron Streck |
Team event |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | Tom Watson | 476,260 |
2 | Mark O'Meara | 465,873 |
3 | Andy Bean | 422,995 |
4 | Denis Watson | 408,562 |
5 | Tom Kite | 348,640 |
6 | Bruce Lietzke | 342,853 |
7 | Fred Couples | 334,573 |
8 | Craig Stadler | 324,241 |
9 | Greg Norman | 310,230 |
10 | Peter Jacobsen | 295,025 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
PGA Player of the Year |
Tom Watson | [4] |
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Calvin Peete | [5] |
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Calvin Peete | [6] |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "1984 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1985 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1984 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Tom Watson captures Player-of-Year Award". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 29, 1984. p. 23 (C3 in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Tom clips Denis". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 4, 1984. p. 48 (C12 in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.