1985 Senior PGA Tour
The 1985 Senior PGA Tour was the sixth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003). The season consisted of 24 official money events with purses totalling $5,005,000, including two majors. Peter Thomson won the most tournaments, nine. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1985 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in italics.
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Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don January |  United States | 70.11 |
| 2 | Peter Thomson |  Australia | 70.17 |
| 3 | Lee Elder | United States | 70.63 |
| 4 | Miller Barber | United States | 71.10 |
| 5 | Gene Littler | United States | 71.19 |
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Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 386,724 | 22 | 9 |
| 2 | Lee Elder | United States | 307,795 | 23 | 4 |
| 3 | Don January | United States | 247,006 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | Miller Barber | United States | 241,999 | 22 | 3 |
| 5 | Gene Littler | United States | 200,981 | 22 | 0 |
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Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don January | United States | 1,038,996 | 18 |
| 2 | Miller Barber | United States | 962,133 | 17 |
| 3 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 706,812 | 11 |
| 4 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 579,998 | 9 |
| 5 | Gene Littler | United States | 559,751 | 3 |
Source:[4]
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Peter Thomson | Australia |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Don January | United States |
See also
References
- ↑ "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 22–23. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Scoring Average – 1985 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Money Leaders – 1985 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Career Money Leaders – 1985 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.