# 1985 Tournament Players Championship

The 1985 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 28–31 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the twelfth Tournament Players Championship.
Calvin Peete shot 66 in the final round for 274 (−14) and the win, three strokes ahead of runner-up D. A. Weibring. Peete was the only player to break par in all four rounds.
Defending champion Fred Couples finished nineteen strokes back, in a tie for 49th place.

## Venue

This was the fourth Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).

## Field

1. Top 125 players, if PGA Tour members, from Final 1984 Official Money List:
Tom Watson, Mark O'Meara, Andy Bean, Denis Watson, Tom Kite, Bruce Lietzke, Fred Couples, Craig Stadler, Greg Norman, Peter Jacobsen, Payne Stewart, Lee Trevino, Gil Morgan, Curtis Strange, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Gary Koch, Corey Pavin, Jack Renner, Wayne Levi, John Mahaffey, Scott Simpson, David Edwards, Bob Eastwood, Calvin Peete, Hal Sutton, Scott Hoch, George Archer, Lanny Wadkins, Gary Hallberg, Hale Irwin, Dan Pohl, Hubert Green, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Larry Mize, George Burns, Nick Faldo, Tom Purtzer, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tim Simpson, Larry Nelson, Billy Kratzert, Jay Haas, Mike Donald, Johnny Miller, Jim Thorpe, Mike Reid, Mark McCumber, Russ Cochran, Seve Ballesteros, Rex Caldwell, Don Pooley, Buddy Gardner, Roger Maltbie, Doug Tewell, David Graham, Joey Sindelar, Larry Rinker, Willie Wood, Dave Barr, Mike Sullivan, Jim Colbert, D. A. Weibring, Nick Price, Bobby Wadkins, Raymond Floyd, Mark Pfeil, Vance Heafner, Tony Sills, Lon Hinkle, Jim Simons, Bernhard Langer, Jim Nelford, Tommy Nakajima, Keith Fergus, Peter Oosterhuis, John Adams, Ron Streck, Brad Faxon, Ralph Landrum, Isao Aoki, Gibby Gilbert, Gary McCord, Donnie Hammond, Loren Roberts, J. C. Snead, John Cook, Sammy Rachels, Clarence Rose, Mike Nicolette, Tim Norris, Allen Miller, Pat Lindsey, Richard Zokol, Frank Conner, Dan Halldorson, TC Chen, Joe Inman, Danny Edwards, Tom Jenkins, Pat McGowan, Dan Forsman, Howard Twitty, Morris Hatalsky, Phil Hancock, Jim Dent, Barry Jaeckel, Victor Regalado, Ken Brown, David Ogrin, Jodie Mudd, Mark Hayes, Mike Smith, Bobby Clampett, Jerry Pate, Ed Fiori, Mac O'Grady, John Fought, Mark Brooks, Lance Ten Broeck, Tommy Valentine, Brett Upper
Mark Lye and Gary Player did not play
2. Designated players
Bill Rogers
3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member
4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Masters Tournament, and World Series of Golf (beginning In 1976)
Andy North, Dave Stockton
5. The leader in Senior PGA Tour official earnings of 1984
Don January (did not to play)
6. The three players, not otherwise eligible, designated by the TPC Committee as "special selections"
Arnold Palmer, Lou Graham
7. To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1985 Official Money List, as of the completion of the USF&G Classic, March 17, 1985
Woody Blackburn, Bill Glasson, Brad Fabel, Paul Azinger, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jay Delsing, Mike Bright, Bob Lohr, Chris Perry, Phil Blackmar, Wayne Grady, Greg Twiggs, Gene Sauers, David Lundstrom
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## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, March 28, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Hale Irwin | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Morris Hatalsky | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Larry Rinker | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | D. A. Weibring | 68 | −4 |
| T6 | Ronnie Black | 69 | −3 |
| T6 | Mark Brooks | 69 | −3 |
| T6 | Bobby Wadkins | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Isao Aoki | 70 | −2 |
| T9 | John Cook | 70 | −2 |
| T9 | Dan Halldorson | 70 | −2 |
| T9 | Tom Kite | 70 | −2 |
| T9 | Pat McGowan | 70 | −2 |
| T9 | Mark O'Meara | 70 | −2 |
| T9 | Calvin Peete | 70 | −2 |
| T9 | Curtis Strange | 70 | −2 |
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### Second round

Friday, March 29, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | D. A. Weibring | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| T2 | Dan Halldorson | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T4 | Hale Irwin | 67-72=139 | −5 |
| T4 | Calvin Peete | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| 6 | Larry Rinker | 68-72=140 | −4 |
| T7 | Jodie Mudd | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T7 | Jack Nicklaus | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T9 | Mike Donald | 71-71=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Greg Norman | 71-71=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Nick Price | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| T9 | J. C. Snead | 71-71=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Mike Sullivan | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Doug Tewell | 75-67=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Brett Upper | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Denis Watson | 73-69=142 | −2 |
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### Third round

Saturday, March 30, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Hale Irwin | 67-72-69=208 | −8 |
| T1 | Calvin Peete | 70-69-69=208 | −8 |
| T1 | D. A. Weibring | 68-68-72=208 | −8 |
| T4 | Gary Hallberg | 72-71-67=210 | −6 |
| T4 | Dan Halldorson | 70-68-72=210 | −6 |
| 6 | Larry Rinker | 68-72-71=211 | −5 |
| T7 | Dan Forsman | 74-69-69=212 | −4 |
| T7 | Jack Nicklaus | 71-70-71=212 | −4 |
| T7 | Payne Stewart | 73-70-69=212 | −4 |
| T7 | Greg Twiggs | 73-72-67=212 | −4 |
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### Final round

Sunday, March 31, 1985
* Champion
* (c) = past champion
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Calvin Peete | 70-69-69-66=274 | −14 | 162,000 |
| 2 | D. A. Weibring | 68-68-72-69=277 | −11 | 97,200 |
| 3 | Larry Rinker | 68-72-71-70=281 | −7 | 61,200 |
| 4 | Gary Hallberg | 72-71-67-72=282 | −6 | 43,200 |
| T5 | Dan Halldorson | 70-68-72-73=283 | −5 | 34,200 |
| T5 | Hale Irwin | 67-72-69-75=283 | −5 | 34,200 |
| T7 | Isao Aoki | 70-75-74-65=284 | −4 | 27,112 |
| T7 | Lon Hinkle | 71-72-71-70=284 | −4 | 27,112 |
| T7 | Bernhard Langer | 68-70-75-71=284 | −4 | 27,112 |
| T7 | Bruce Lietzke | 71-72-70-71=284 | −4 | 27,112 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 11 | Doug Tewell | 75-67-72-71=285 | −3 | 22,500 |
| 12 | Pat McGowan | 70-74-70-72=286 | −2 | 20,700 |
| T13 | Dan Forsman | 74-69-69-75=287 | −1 | 16,875 |
| T13 | Bill Rogers | 73-72-71-71=287 | −1 | 16,875 |
| T13 | Craig Stadler | 73-70-75-69=287 | −1 | 16,875 |
| T13 | Payne Stewart | 73-70-69-75=287 | −1 | 16,875 |
| T17 | Jim Dent | 71-74-74-69=288 | E | 12,600 |
| T17 | Jack Nicklaus (c) | 71-70-71-76=288 | E | 12,600 |
| T17 | Mark O'Meara | 70-75-72-71=288 | E | 12,600 |
| T17 | Don Pooley | 72-72-71-73=288 | E | 12,600 |
| T17 | J. C. Snead | 71-71-74-72=288 | E | 12,600 |
| T22 | Dave Barr | 75-70-71-73=289 | +1 | 8,640 |
| T22 | Ken Brown | 75-70-73-71=289 | +1 | 8,640 |
| T22 | Nick Price | 73-69-72-75=289 | +1 | 8,640 |
| T22 | Hal Sutton (c) | 76-69-70-74=289 | +1 | 8,640 |
| T22 | Brett Upper | 72-70-73-74=289 | +1 | 8,640 |
| T27 | Ed Fiori | 72-72-73-73=290 | +2 | 6,255 |
| T27 | Roger Maltbie | 74-71-70-75=290 | +2 | 6,255 |
| T27 | Clarence Rose | 75-68-72-75=290 | +2 | 6,255 |
| T27 | Joey Sindelar | 73-70-71-76=290 | +2 | 6,255 |
| T27 | Howard Twitty | 74-71-73-72=290 | +2 | 6,255 |
| T27 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 72-74-72-72=290 | +2 | 6,255 |
| T33 | Jim Colbert | 71-73-74-73=291 | +3 | 4,654 |
| T33 | Ben Crenshaw | 72-71-73-75=291 | +3 | 4,654 |
| T33 | Raymond Floyd (c) | 75-71-71-74=291 | +3 | 4,654 |
| T33 | Bob Gilder | 72-74-71-74=291 | +3 | 4,654 |
| T33 | David Graham | 73-71-76-71=291 | +3 | 4,654 |
| T33 | Scott Simpson | 73-73-70-75=291 | +3 | 4,654 |
| T33 | Curtis Strange | 70-73-72-76=291 | +3 | 4,654 |
| T40 | Ronnie Black | 69-75-71-77=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T40 | Mike Bright | 72-73-75-72=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T40 | Keith Fergus | 72-72-75-73=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T40 | Allen Miller | 71-74-74-73=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T40 | Jodie Mudd | 71-70-75-76=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T40 | Mike Nicolette | 77-69-75-71=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T40 | Mark Pfeil | 73-72-71-76=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T40 | Tom Purtzer | 74-69-72-77=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T40 | Mike Reid | 72-74-71-75=292 | +4 | 3,154 |
| T49 | George Archer | 72-74-75-72=293 | +5 | 2,199 |
| T49 | Fred Couples (c) | 73-72-74-74=293 | +5 | 2,199 |
| T49 | Mike Donald | 71-71-77-74=293 | +5 | 2,199 |
| T49 | Greg Norman | 71-71-74-77=293 | +5 | 2,199 |
| T49 | Greg Twiggs | 73-72-67-81=293 | +5 | 2,199 |
| T49 | Richard Zokol | 71-75-70-77=293 | +5 | 2,199 |
| T55 | Gibby Gilbert | 75-70-73-76=294 | +6 | 2,007 |
| T55 | Jay Haas | 73-72-75-74=294 | +6 | 2,007 |
| T55 | Gary Koch | 74-72-76-72=294 | +6 | 2,007 |
| T55 | Andy North | 72-72-75-75=294 | +6 | 2,007 |
| T55 | Chris Perry | 72-71-70-81=294 | +6 | 2,007 |
| T55 | Jack Renner | 75-71-72-76=294 | +6 | 2,007 |
| T55 | Lee Trevino (c) | 73-73-70-78=294 | +6 | 2,007 |
| T55 | Tom Watson | 71-74-72-77=294 | +6 | 2,007 |
| 63 | Barry Jaeckel | 71-73-73-78=295 | +7 | 1,926 |
| T64 | Phil Blackmar | 73-73-79-71=296 | +8 | 1,872 |
| T64 | Tom Kite | 70-75-75-76=296 | +8 | 1,872 |
| T64 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71-75-75-75=296 | +8 | 1,872 |
| T64 | Jerry Pate (c) | 75-70-74-77=296 | +8 | 1,872 |
| T64 | Bobby Wadkins | 69-76-75-76=296 | +8 | 1,872 |
| T69 | Danny Edwards | 74-72-70-81=297 | +9 | 1,791 |
| T69 | Ralph Landrum | 73-73-70-81=297 | +9 | 1,791 |
| T69 | Arnold Palmer | 74-72-75-76=297 | +9 | 1,791 |
| T69 | Denis Watson | 73-69-76-79=297 | +9 | 1,791 |
| 73 | Bobby Clampett | 74-70-76-78=298 | +10 | 1,746 |
| 74 | Dan Pohl | 71-73-74-81=299 | +11 | 1,728 |
| CUT | Paul Azinger | 74-73=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Andy Bean | 74-73=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Mark Brooks | 69-78=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Chen Tze-chung | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Frank Conner | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | John Cook | 70-77=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Brad Faxon | 74-73=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | John Fought | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Buddy Gardner | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Morris Hatalsky | 68-79=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Pat Lindsey | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Willie Wood | 78-69=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Bob Eastwood | 79-69=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Wayne Grady | 75-73=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Hubert Green | 72-76=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Andrew Magee | 79-69=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | John Mahaffey | 76-72=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Mark McCumber | 76-72=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Gil Morgan | 71-77=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Tim Simpson | 72-76=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | David Edwards | 73-76=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Nick Faldo | 79-70=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Mark Hayes (c) | 77-72=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Sandy Lyle | 74-75=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Loren Roberts | 74-75=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Lance Ten Broeck | 75-74=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Seve Ballesteros | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | George Burns | 74-76=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Russ Cochran | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Scott Hoch | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Peter Jacobsen | 75-75=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Larry Mize | 71-79=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Corey Pavin | 73-77=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Victor Regalado | 74-76=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Gene Sauers | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Jim Thorpe | 74-76=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Woody Blackburn | 78-73=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Bill Glasson | 73-78=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Jim Nelford | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Tim Norris | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Brad Fabel | 75-77=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Joe Inman | 77-75=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Wayne Levi | 72-80=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | David Lundstrom | 74-78=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Johnny Miller | 73-79=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Larry Nelson | 76-76=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | David Ogrin | 79-73=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Jim Simons | 77-75=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Tommy Valentine | 78-74=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | John Adams | 72-81=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Phil Hancock | 83-70=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Tony Sills | 77-76=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Tom Jenkins | 77-77=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Billy Kratzert | 77-77=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Dave Stockton | 77-77=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Ron Streck | 74-80=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Lanny Wadkins (c) | 80-74=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Chip Beck | 81-74=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Jay Delsing | 79-76=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Donnie Hammond | 83-72=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Sammy Rachels | 77-78=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Rex Caldwell | 76-80=156 | +12 | |
| CUT | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 73-86=159 | +15 | |
| CUT | Lou Graham | 80-80=160 | +16 | |
| CUT | Bob Lohr | 81-83=164 | +20 | |
| CUT | Gary McCord | 86-78=164 | +20 | |
| WD | Mike Sullivan | 73-69-75=217 | +1 | |
| WD | Mac O'Grady | 77 | +5 | |
| WD | Vance Heafner | 78 | +6 | |
| WD | Mike Smith | 84 | +12 | |
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