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1985 Senior PGA Tour season

Duration	February 8, 1986 (1986-02-08) – November 23, 1985 (1985-11-23)
Number of official events	24
Most wins	Peter Thomson (9)
Money list	Peter Thomson
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The 1985 Senior PGA Tour was the sixth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1985 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner	Notes
Feb 10	Sunrise Senior Classic	Florida	200,000	Miller Barber (15)	New tournament
Mar 17	Vintage Invitational	California	300,000	Peter Thomson (3)
Mar 24	Senior PGA Tour Roundup	Arizona	200,000	Don January (15)
Mar 31	American Golf Carta Blanca Johnny Mathis Classic	California	250,000	Peter Thomson (4)	New tournament
May 5	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	California	100,000	Peter Thomson (5)
May 12	Dominion Seniors	Texas	200,000	Don January (16)	New tournament
May 19	United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship	Pennsylvania	200,000	Don January (17)	New tournament
Jun 2	Denver Post Champions of Golf	Colorado	200,000	Lee Elder (3)
Jun 9	The Champions Classic	Nevada	200,000	Peter Thomson (6)
Jun 16	Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am	Texas	175,000	Peter Thomson (7)	New tournament Pro-Am
Jun 23	Senior Tournament Players Championship	Ohio	240,000	Arnold Palmer (9)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 30	U.S. Senior Open	Nevada	225,000	Miller Barber (16)	Senior major championship
Jul 6	The Greenbrier American Express Championship	West Virginia	200,000	Don January (18)	New tournament
Jul 21	MONY Syracuse Senior's Classic	New York	200,000	Peter Thomson (8)
Jul 28	Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am	Rhode Island	175,000	Lee Elder (4)	Pro-Am
Aug 4	Digital Seniors Classic	Massachusetts	200,000	Lee Elder (5)
Aug 18	du Maurier Champions	Canada	225,000	Peter Thomson (9)
Sep 1	Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic	Kentucky	200,000	Lee Elder (6)
Sep 15	United Virginia Bank Seniors	Virginia	250,000	Peter Thomson (10)
Sep 22	PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational	North Carolina	200,000	Miller Barber (17)
Oct 13	Hilton Head Seniors International	South Carolina	200,000	Mike Fetchick (1)
Oct 20	Barnett Suntree Senior Classic	Florida	165,000	Peter Thomson (11)
Oct 27	Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship	Arizona	300,000	Harold Henning (1)
Nov 23	Quadel Seniors Classic	Florida	200,000	Gary Player (1)

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Peter Thomson	386,724
2	Lee Elder	307,795
3	Don January	247,006
4	Miller Barber	241,999
5	Gene Littler	200,981

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Don January

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.

References

1. "1986 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
3. "1985 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
4. "1985 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

External links

• Official website

• PGA Tour Champions seasons
• 1985 in golf
• 1985 in American sports