1984 PGA Tour

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.

1984 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1984 (1984-01-05) – October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30)
Number of official events43
Most winsZimbabwe Denis Watson (3)
United States Tom Watson (3)
Money listUnited States Tom Watson
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tom Watson
1983
1985

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]Notes
Jan 8Seiko-Tucson Match Play ChampionshipArizona708,000 Tom Watson (34)
Jan 15Bob Hope ClassicCalifornia400,000 John Mahaffey (7)Pro-Am
Jan 22Phoenix OpenArizona400,000 Tom Purtzer (2)
Jan 29Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego OpenCalifornia400,000 Gary Koch (4)
Feb 5Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia400,000 Hale Irwin (16)Pro-Am
Feb 12Hawaiian OpenHawaii500,000 Jack Renner (3)
Feb 19Los Angeles OpenCalifornia400,000 David Edwards (2)
Mar 4Honda ClassicFlorida500,000 Bruce Lietzke (10)
Mar 11Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida400,000 Tom Kite (6)
Mar 18Bay Hill ClassicFlorida400,000 Gary Koch (5)
Mar 25USF&G ClassicLouisiana400,000 Bob Eastwood (1)
Apr 1Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida800,000 Fred Couples (2)Special event
Apr 8Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina400,000 Andy Bean (9)
Apr 15Masters TournamentGeorgia600,000 Ben Crenshaw (10)Major championship
Apr 22Sea Pines HeritageSouth Carolina400,000 Nick Faldo (1)Invitational
Apr 29Houston Coca-Cola OpenTexas500,000 Corey Pavin (1)
May 6MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia400,000 Tom Watson (35)Winners-only event
May 13Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas500,000 Craig Stadler (8)
May 20Colonial National InvitationTexas500,000 Peter Jacobsen (2)Invitational
May 27Memorial TournamentOhio565,500 Jack Nicklaus (72)Invitational
Jun 3Kemper OpenMaryland400,000 Greg Norman (1)
Jun 10Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York500,000 Scott Simpson (2)
Jun 18U.S. OpenNew York600,000 Fuzzy Zoeller (6)Major championship
Jun 24Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia400,000 Tom Kite (7)
Jul 1Canadian OpenCanada525,000 Greg Norman (2)
Jul 8Western OpenIllinois400,000 Tom Watson (36)
Jul 15Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia350,000 Ronnie Black (2)
Jul 22Miller High Life QCOIllinois200,000 Scott Hoch (3)
Jul 22The Open ChampionshipScotland£425,000 Seve Ballesteros (6)Major championship[b]
Jul 29Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut400,000 Peter Jacobsen (3)
Aug 5Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee500,000 Bob Eastwood (2)
Aug 12Buick OpenMichigan400,000 Denis Watson (1)
Aug 19PGA ChampionshipAlabama700,000 Lee Trevino (29)Major championship
Aug 26NEC World Series of GolfOhio700,000 Denis Watson (2)Limited-field event
Sep 2B.C. OpenNew York300,000 Wayne Levi (7)
Sep 9Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts350,000 George Archer (13)
Sep 16Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin300,000 Mark O'Meara (1)
Sep 23Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,122,500 Denis Watson (3)
Sep 30LaJet Golf ClassicTexas350,000 Curtis Strange (5)
Oct 7Texas OpenTexas350,000 Calvin Peete (8)
Oct 14Southern OpenGeorgia300,000 Hubert Green (18)
Oct 21Walt Disney World Golf ClassicFlorida400,000 Larry Nelson (7)
Oct 28Pensacola OpenFlorida300,000 Billy Kratzert (4)

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)Notes
Nov 11Kapalua InternationalHawaii450,000 Sandy Lyle
Nov 18World CupItaly150,000 José María Cañizares and
José Rivero
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy José María Cañizares
Nov 25Skins GameArizona360,000 Jack NicklausLimited-field event
Dec 9JCPenney Mixed Team ClassicFlorida550,000 Vicki Alvarez and
Mike Donald
Team event
Dec 16Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida400,000 Phil Hancock and
Ron Streck
Team event

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Tom Watson476,260
2 Mark O'Meara465,873
3 Andy Bean422,995
4 Denis Watson408,562
5 Tom Kite348,640
6 Bruce Lietzke342,853
7 Fred Couples334,573
8 Craig Stadler324,241
9 Greg Norman310,230
10 Peter Jacobsen295,025

Awards

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AwardWinnerRef.
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

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Notes

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  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.

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
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