1984 PGA Tour

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1984 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1984 (1984-01-05) – October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30)
Number of official events43
Most wins Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (3)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
1983
1985

The 1984 PGA Tour was the 69th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 16th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 8 Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship Arizona708,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (34)
Jan 15 Bob Hope Classic California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey (7)Pro-Am
Jan 22 Phoenix Open Arizona400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer (2)
Jan 29 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch (4)
Feb 5 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (16)Pro-Am
Feb 12 Hawaiian Open Hawaii500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Renner (3)
Feb 19 Los Angeles Open California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards (2)
Mar 4 Honda Classic Florida500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (10)
Mar 11 Doral-Eastern Open Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (6)
Mar 18 Bay Hill Classic Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch (5)
Mar 25 USF&G Classic Louisiana400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Eastwood (1)
Apr 1 Tournament Players Championship Florida800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (2)Special event
Apr 8 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean (9)
Apr 15 Masters Tournament Georgia600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (10) Major championship
Apr 22 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina400,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (1)Invitational
Apr 29 Houston Coca-Cola Open Texas500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (1)
May 6 MONY Tournament of Champions California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (35)Winners-only event
May 13 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (8)
May 20 Colonial National Invitation Texas500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen (2)Invitational
May 27 Memorial Tournament Ohio565,500 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (72)Invitational
Jun 3 Kemper Open Maryland400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (1)
Jun 10 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Simpson (2)
Jun 18 U.S. Open New York600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller (6) Major championship
Jun 24 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (7)
Jul 1 Canadian Open Canada525,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (2)
Jul 8 Western Open Illinois400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (36)
Jul 15 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Black (2)
Jul 22 Miller High Life QCO Illinois200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch (3)
Jul 22 The Open Championship Scotland£425,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (6) Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 29 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen (3)
Aug 5 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Eastwood (2)
Aug 12 Buick Open Michigan400,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson (1)
Aug 19 PGA Championship Alabama700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (29) Major championship
Aug 26 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio700,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson (2)Limited-field event
Sep 2 B.C. Open New York300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (7)
Sep 9 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts350,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (13)
Sep 16 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (1)
Sep 23 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,122,500 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson (3)
Sep 30 LaJet Golf Classic Texas350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (5)
Oct 7 Texas Open Texas350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete (8)
Oct 14 Southern Open Georgia300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (18)
Oct 21 Walt Disney World Golf Classic Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (7)
Oct 28 Pensacola Open Florida300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Kratzert (4)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)Notes
Nov 11 Kapalua International Hawaii450,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle
Nov 18 World Cup Italy150,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares and
Flag of Spain.svg José Rivero
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares
Nov 25 Skins Game Arizona360,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus Limited-field event
Dec 9 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic Florida550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Alvarez and
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Donald
Team event
Dec 16 Chrysler Team Championship Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hancock and
Flag of the United States.svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 476,260
2 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 465,873
3 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean 422,995
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson 408,562
5 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 348,640
6 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke 342,853
7 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 334,573
8 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler 324,241
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 310,230
10 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen 295,025

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin [5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete [6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete [7]

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. "1984 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. "1985 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. "1984 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. "Corey Pavin". UCLA Bruins . Retrieved August 21, 2024. After graduation, he quickly made his mark as a pro, earning PGA rookie of the year honors in 1984.
  6. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. "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.