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.
Trevino led after 36 holes at 134, but a 75 on Saturday allowed Green to take the lead at 206, three strokes ahead. 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.
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 above sea level.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3464213284315431714052344383,3174375772073874702154335554913,7727,089
Par444453434354534434543671

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Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 8, 1985
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Doug Tewell64−7
T2Peter Jacobsen66−5
T2Jack Nicklaus66−5
T2Corey Pavin66−5
T2Lee Trevino66−5
T6Danny Edwards67−4
T6Hubert Green67−4
T6Tom Watson67−4
9Morris Hatalsky68−3
T10Chen Tze-ming69−2
T10Tom Kite69−2
T10Bernhard Langer69−2
T10Bob Lohr69−2
T10Roger Maltbie69−2
T10Gil Morgan69−2
T10Calvin Peete69−2
T10Hal Sutton69−2

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Second round

Friday, August 9, 1985
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Trevino66-68=134−8
2Fred Couples70-65=135−7
T3Hubert Green67-69=136−6
T3Doug Tewell64-72=136−6
T5Peter Jacobsen66-71=137−5
T5Tom Watson67-70=137−5
7Lanny Wadkins70-69=139−3
T8Mark Pfeil70-70=140−2
T8Scott Simpson72-68=140−2
T10Andy Bean71-70=141−1
T10Bernhard Langer69-72=141−1
T10Wayne Levi72-69=141−1
T10Larry Mize71-70=141−1
T10Jack Nicklaus66-75=141−1
T10Tim Norris71-70=141−1
T10Corey Pavin66-75=141−1
T10Calvin Peete69-72=141−1
T10Don Pooley70-71=141−1

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Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1985
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hubert Green67-69-70=206−7
2Lee Trevino66-68-75=209−4
T3Fred Couples70-65-76=211−2
T3Nick Price73-73-65=211−2
T3Tom Watson67-70-74=211−2
T6Peter Jacobsen66-71-75=212−1
T6Scott Simpson72-68-72=212−1
T6Lanny Wadkins70-69-73=212−1
T9Seve Ballesteros73-72-68=213E
T9Andy Bean71-70-72=213E
T9Doug Tewell64-72-77=213E

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Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1985
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Hubert Green67-69-70-72=278−6125,000
2Lee Trevino66-68-75-71=280−475,000
T3Andy Bean71-70-72-68=281−342,500
T3Chen Tze-ming69-76-71-65=281−342,500
5Nick Price73-73-65-71=282−225,000
T6Fred Couples70-65-76-72=283−117,125
T6Buddy Gardner73-73-70-67=283−117,125
T6Corey Pavin66-75-73-69=283−117,125
T6Tom Watson67-70-74-72=283−117,125
T10Peter Jacobsen66-71-75-72=284E12,625
T10Lanny Wadkins70-69-73-72=284E12,625

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Scorecard

Final round
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par444453434453443454
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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