1984 PGA Tour

1984 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 5, 1984 – October 30, 1984
Number of official events	43
Most wins	Denis Watson (3); Tom Watson (3)
Money list	Tom Watson
PGA Player of the Year	Tom Watson
Rookie of the Year	Corey Pavin
	← 1983 1985 →

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.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner^[a]	Notes
Jan 8	Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship	Arizona	708,000	Tom Watson (34)
Jan 15	Bob Hope Classic	California	400,000	John Mahaffey (7)	Pro-Am
Jan 22	Phoenix Open	Arizona	400,000	Tom Purtzer (2)
Jan 29	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	California	400,000	Gary Koch (4)
Feb 5	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	400,000	Hale Irwin (16)	Pro-Am
Feb 12	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	500,000	Jack Renner (3)
Feb 19	Los Angeles Open	California	400,000	David Edwards (2)
Mar 4	Honda Classic	Florida	500,000	Bruce Lietzke (10)
Mar 11	Doral-Eastern Open	Florida	400,000	Tom Kite (6)
Mar 18	Bay Hill Classic	Florida	400,000	Gary Koch (5)
Mar 25	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	400,000	Bob Eastwood (1)
Apr 1	Tournament Players Championship	Florida	800,000	Fred Couples (2)	Special event
Apr 8	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	400,000	Andy Bean (9)
Apr 15	Masters Tournament	Georgia	600,000	Ben Crenshaw (10)	Major championship
Apr 22	Sea Pines Heritage	South Carolina	400,000	Nick Faldo (1)	Invitational
Apr 29	Houston Coca-Cola Open	Texas	500,000	Corey Pavin (1)
May 6	MONY Tournament of Champions	California	400,000	Tom Watson (35)	Winners-only event
May 13	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	500,000	Craig Stadler (8)
May 20	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	500,000	Peter Jacobsen (2)	Invitational
May 27	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	565,500	Jack Nicklaus (72)	Invitational
Jun 3	Kemper Open	Maryland	400,000	Greg Norman (1)
Jun 10	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	500,000	Scott Simpson (2)
Jun 18	U.S. Open	New York	600,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (6)	Major championship
Jun 24	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	400,000	Tom Kite (7)
Jul 1	Canadian Open	Canada	525,000	Greg Norman (2)
Jul 8	Western Open	Illinois	400,000	Tom Watson (36)
Jul 15	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	350,000	Ronnie Black (2)
Jul 22	Miller High Life QCO	Illinois	200,000	Scott Hoch (3)
Jul 22	The Open Championship	Scotland	£425,000	Seve Ballesteros (6)	Major championship^[b]
Jul 29	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	400,000	Peter Jacobsen (3)
Aug 5	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	Tennessee	500,000	Bob Eastwood (2)
Aug 12	Buick Open	Michigan	400,000	Denis Watson (1)
Aug 19	PGA Championship	Alabama	700,000	Lee Trevino (29)	Major championship
Aug 26	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	700,000	Denis Watson (2)	Limited-field event
Sep 2	B.C. Open	New York	300,000	Wayne Levi (7)
Sep 9	Bank of Boston Classic	Massachusetts	350,000	George Archer (13)
Sep 16	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	300,000	Mark O'Meara (1)
Sep 23	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	1,122,500	Denis Watson (3)
Sep 30	LaJet Golf Classic	Texas	350,000	Curtis Strange (5)
Oct 7	Texas Open	Texas	350,000	Calvin Peete (8)
Oct 14	Southern Open	Georgia	300,000	Hubert Green (18)
Oct 21	Walt Disney World Golf Classic	Florida	400,000	Larry Nelson (7)
Oct 28	Pensacola Open	Florida	300,000	Billy Kratzert (4)

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Nov 11	Kapalua International	Hawaii	450,000	Sandy Lyle
Nov 18	World Cup	Italy	150,000	José María Cañizares and José Rivero	Team event
Nov 18	World Cup Individual Trophy	Italy	150,000	José María Cañizares
Nov 25	Skins Game	Arizona	360,000	Jack Nicklaus	Limited-field event
Dec 9	JCPenney Mixed Team Classic	Florida	550,000	Vicki Alvarez and Mike Donald	Team event
Dec 16	Chrysler Team Championship	Florida	400,000	Phil Hancock and Ron Streck	Team event

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Tom Watson	476,260
2	Mark O'Meara	465,873
3	Andy Bean	422,995
4	Denis Watson	408,562
5	Tom Kite	348,640
6	Bruce Lietzke	342,853
7	Fred Couples	334,573
8	Craig Stadler	324,241
9	Greg Norman	310,230
10	Peter Jacobsen	295,025

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Tom Watson	^[4]
Rookie of the Year	Corey Pavin	^[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Calvin Peete	^[6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Calvin Peete	^[7]

Notes

^ 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.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

^ "1984 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ "1985 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ "1984 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ ^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.
^ "Corey Pavin". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved August 21, 2024. After graduation, he quickly made his mark as a pro, earning PGA rookie of the year honors in 1984.
^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ "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.