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Sunday 31 March 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Peete wins Tournament Players Championship
TPC at Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 March 1985 · Calvin Peete’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse 900,000 USD · dates March 28-31, 1985 from the event article infobox; end date matches the 1985 PGA Tour season table (Mar 31)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- D. A. Weibring USA · 277tied with Peete and Irwin for the 54-hole lead at 208; closed with 69 (back nine 32) and finished three behind (SI feature) Call It A Major Win, For Peete's Sake - Sports Illustrated, April 8, 1985, p. 40 (Barry McDermott)
144 started · cut 146 (+2), 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Tournament Players Championship
TPC at Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC at Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Calvin Peete
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
8 April 1985
We finally won a major.
Sports Illustrated
8 April 1985
I did what I wanted and still lost by three shots. That tells you something about the way Cal played.
Sports Illustrated
8 April 1985
I could have had every good bounce and break there was, and I couldn't have beaten Cal,
Sports Illustrated
8 April 1985
I've been on a mental sabbatical,
Sports Illustrated
8 April 1985 · p. 40 From the print archive
I couldn't protest. If I had talked to him for 20 seconds, he could have fined me again.
Sports Illustrated
8 April 1985 · p. 40 From the print archive
You can't read dirt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Peete | 70 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | D. A. Weibring | 68 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Larry Rinker | 68 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 4 | Gary Hallberg | 72 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Dan Halldorson | 70 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Hale Irwin | 67 · 72 · 69 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Isao Aoki | 70 · 75 · 74 · 65 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Lon Hinkle | 71 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Bernhard Langer | 68 · 70 · 75 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Bruce Lietzke | 71 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
USA; tour wins to date: 10.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet