The 1984 PGA Championship was the 66th PGA Championship, held August 16–19 at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. Lee Trevino shot four rounds in the 60s to win his second PGA Championship and sixth and final major title, four strokes ahead of runners-up Gary Player and Lanny Wadkins.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 16–19, 1984 |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Course(s) | Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,145 yards (6,533 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 70 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 148 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $700,000 |
| Winner's share | $125,000 |
| Champion | |
 Lee Trevino | |
| 273 (−15) | |
G & CC
G & CC
Trevino, age 44, was tied for the lead after two rounds at 137 (−7) with Player and Wadkins.[3] Despite a double bogey at 18 on Saturday, Trevino carded a 67 (−5) for 204 (−12) and a one shot lead.[4] A 69 on Sunday led to a total of 273 (−15), which set a new record for under-par by five strokes for the championship,[5] which was later broken by Steve Elkington in 1995.
Shoal Creek hosted the PGA Championship again in 1990 and the Regions Tradition, a senior major championship, from 2011 through 2015.
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, August 16, 1984
Friday, August 17, 1984
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Raymond Floyd |
68 | −4 |
| Mike Reid
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| Lanny Wadkins
| |||
| T4 | Dave Barr |
69 | −3 |
| Andy Bean
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| Chip Beck
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| Scott Bess
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 Nick Faldo
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| Gary Hallberg
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 Victor Regalado
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| Scott Simpson
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| Lee Trevino
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Second round edit
Friday, August 17, 1984
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Gary Player |
74-63=137 | −7 |
| Lee Trevino |
69-68=137 | ||
| Lanny Wadkins |
68-69=137 | ||
| T4 | Victor Regalado |
69-69=138 | −6 |
| Scott Simpson |
69-69=138 | ||
| T6 |  Seve Ballesteros |
70-69=139 | −5 |
| Raymond Floyd |
68-71=139 | ||
| Jay Haas |
70-69=139 | ||
| Donnie Hammond |
70-69=139 | ||
| T10 | Gary Hallberg |
69-71=140 | −4 |
| Larry Mize |
71-69=140 | ||
 Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
72-68=140 | ||
| Mike Reid |
68-72=140 |
Source:[7]
Third round edit
Saturday, August 18, 1984
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino |
69-68-67=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Lanny Wadkins |
68-69-68=205 | −11 |
| 3 | Gary Player |
74-63-69=206 | −10 |
| T4 | Larry Mize |
71-69-67=207 | −9 |
| Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
72-68-67=207 | ||
| T6 | Raymond Floyd |
68-71-69=208 | −8 |
| Gary Hallberg |
69-71-68=208 | ||
| 8 | Seve Ballesteros |
70-69-70=209 | −7 |
| T9 | Hubert Green |
70-74-66=210 | −6 |
| Donnie Hammond |
70-69-71=210 | ||
| Calvin Peete |
71-70-69=210 | ||
| Scott Simpson |
69-69-72=210 |
Source:[8]
Final round edit
Sunday, August 19, 1984
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino |
69-68-67-69=273 | −15 | 125,000 |
| T2 | Gary Player |
74-63-69-71=277 | −11 | 62,500 |
| Lanny Wadkins |
68-69-68-72=277 | |||
| 4 | Calvin Peete |
71-70-69-68=278 | −10 | 35,000 |
| 5 | Seve Ballesteros |
70-69-70-70=279 | −9 | 25,000 |
| T6 | Gary Hallberg |
69-71-68-72=280 | −8 | 17,125 |
| Larry Mize |
71-69-67-73=280 | |||
| Scott Simpson |
69-69-72-70=280 | |||
| Hal Sutton |
74-73-64-69=280 | |||
| T10 | Russ Cochran |
73-68-73-67=281 | −7 | 12,083 |
| Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
72-68-67-74=281 | |||
| Victor Regalado |
69-69-73-70=281 |
Scorecard edit
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Trevino |
−13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 |
| Player |
−11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 |
| Wadkins |
−11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −11 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[10]
| Birdie | Bogey |
References edit
- ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1984 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (August 27, 1984). "It's an old man's game after all". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
- ^ "Player dazzles PGA field". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 18, 1984. p. 15.
- ^ "Trevino falters, but keeps PGA lead". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 19, 1985. p. E-1.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (August 20, 1984). "Trevino, at 44, wins PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.
- ^ Asher, Mark (August 17, 1984). "Floyd keeps it straight, leads PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1D.
- ^ a b Asher, Mark (August 18, 1984). "Player sets PGA record with his 63". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- ^ Asher, Mark (August 19, 1984). "Trevino pays up for 'greedy' shot". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- ^ "1984 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ "PGA leader cards". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. August 20, 1984. p. 12.
External links edit
- PGA.com – 1984 PGA Championship