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1985 Senior PGA Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	1985
tour	Senior PGA Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	24
most_wins	USA Peter Thomson (9)
honor1	Money list
honoree1	USA Peter Thomson
prevseason	1984
nextseason	1986

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	USA Miller Barber (15)	New tournament
Mar 17	Vintage Invitational	California	300,000	AUS Peter Thomson (3)
Mar 24	Senior PGA Tour Roundup	Arizona	200,000	USA Don January (15)
Mar 31	American Golf Carta Blanca Johnny Mathis Classic	California	250,000	AUS Peter Thomson (4)	New tournament
May 5	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	California	100,000	AUS Peter Thomson (5)
May 12	Dominion Seniors	Texas	200,000	USA Don January (16)	New tournament
May 19	United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship	Pennsylvania	200,000	USA Don January (17)	New tournament
Jun 2	Denver Post Champions of Golf	Colorado	200,000	USA Lee Elder (3)
Jun 9	The Champions Classic	Nevada	200,000	AUS Peter Thomson (6)
Jun 16	Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am	Texas	175,000	AUS Peter Thomson (7)	New tournament
Pro-Am
Jun 23	Senior Tournament Players Championship	Ohio	240,000	USA Arnold Palmer (9)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 30	U.S. Senior Open	Nevada	225,000	USA Miller Barber (16)	Senior major championship
Jul 6	The Greenbrier American Express Championship	West Virginia	200,000	USA Don January (18)	New tournament
Jul 21	MONY Syracuse Senior's Classic	New York	200,000	AUS Peter Thomson (8)
Jul 28	Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am	Rhode Island	175,000	USA Lee Elder (4)	Pro-Am
Aug 4	Digital Seniors Classic	Massachusetts	200,000	USA Lee Elder (5)
Aug 18	du Maurier Champions	Canada	225,000	AUS Peter Thomson (9)
Sep 1	Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic	Kentucky	200,000	USA Lee Elder (6)
Sep 15	United Virginia Bank Seniors	Virginia	250,000	AUS Peter Thomson (10)
Sep 22	PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational	North Carolina	200,000	USA Miller Barber (17)
Oct 13	Hilton Head Seniors International	South Carolina	200,000	USA Mike Fetchick (1)
Oct 20	Barnett Suntree Senior Classic	Florida	165,000	AUS Peter Thomson (11)
Oct 27	Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship	Arizona	300,000	ZAF Harold Henning (1)
Nov 23	Quadel Seniors Classic	Florida	200,000	ZAF 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	AUS Peter Thomson	386,724
2	USA Lee Elder	307,795
3	USA Don January	247,006
4	USA Miller Barber	241,999
5	USA Gene Littler	200,981

Awards

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

Notes

References

"1986 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
"2004 Champions Tour Media Guide {{!}} Tournament Chronology". PGA Tour.
"1985 Money list". PGA Tour.
"1985 Scoring average". PGA Tour.

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