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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]

1985 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 8–11, 1985
LocationCherry Hills Village, Colorado
Course(s)Cherry Hills Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,089 yards (6,482 m)[1][2]
Field150 players, 76 after cut[3]
Cut147 (+5)
Prize fund$700,000
Winner's share$125,000
Champion
United States Hubert Green
278 (−6)
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Cherry Hills Country Club is located in the United States
Cherry Hills Country Club
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Location in the United States
Cherry Hills Country Club is located in Colorado
Cherry Hills Country Club
Cherry Hills Country Club
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Location in Colorado

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

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Main article: Cherry Hills Country Club
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

Source:[1][8][9]

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Round summaries

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First round

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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

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Second round

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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

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Third round

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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

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Final round

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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

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Scorecard

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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
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References

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  1. ^ a b "PGA course". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. August 8, 1985. p. 16.
  2. ^ a b Green, Bob (August 12, 1985). "Hubert in the Green as Trevino stumbles". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1.
  3. ^ "Tournament Info for: 1985 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  4. ^ McDermott, Barry (August 19, 1985). "The Greening of the PGA". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
  5. ^ "Trevino has PGA lead by one shot as Nicklaus fades". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 10, 1985. p. 12.
  6. ^ "Green leads by 3 in PGA tourney". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 11, 1985. p. D-1.
  7. ^ a b "Green outduels Trevino by 2". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. August 12, 1985. p. 1, part 2.
  8. ^ "Hole-by-hole at Cherry Hill(s)". Beaver County Times. Pennsylvania. August 7, 1985. p. C4.
  9. ^ "PGA course description". Gainesville Sun. Florida. Associated Press. August 8, 1985. p. 2E.
  10. ^ "Jacobsen hot, Tewell even hotter". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. August 9, 1985. p. 1D.
  11. ^ Glick, Shav (August 10, 1985). "For a man in his 60s, Trevino's only 45". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  12. ^ Glick, Shav (August 11, 1985). "Green survives rock-hard greens". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1F.
  13. ^ "1985 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
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