The 1985 PGA Championship was the 67th PGA Championship, held August 8–11 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Hubert Green won his second major title, two strokes ahead of defending champion Lee Trevino. It was Green's 19th and final victory on the PGA Tour.

Trevino led after 36 holes at 134 (−8), but a 75 (+4) on Saturday allowed Green to take the lead at 206 (−7), three strokes ahead. An eagle on Sunday at the fifth hole gave the 45-year-old Trevino a one stroke lead, but four three-putts produced an even-par round with six bogeys. The two were tied as late as the 15th tee; Green continued making pars, while Trevino bogeyed 15 and 17. Trevino admitted that the $50 heavy putter which helped him win in 1984 on wetter, softer greens in Alabama hurt him on the drier, faster greens in Colorado, especially on Sunday.

This was the fifth major championship at Cherry Hills, which hosted the PGA Championship in 1941 and the U.S. Open in 1938, 1960, and 1978. The average elevation of the course exceeds above sea level.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards346421328431543171405234438 3,3174375772073874702154335554913,7727,089Par444453434354534434543671 Source:

Lengths of the course for previous major championships: , par 71 - 1978 U.S. Open , par 71 - 1960 U.S. Open , par 71 - 1941 PGA Championship , par 71 - 1938 U.S. Open

Round summaries First round Thursday, August 8, 1985 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Doug Tewell 64 −7 T2 Peter Jacobsen 66 −5 Jack Nicklaus Corey Pavin Lee Trevino T6 Danny Edwards 67 −4 Hubert Green Tom Watson9 Morris Hatalsky 68 −3 T10 Chen Tze-ming 69 −2 Tom Kite Bernhard Langer Bob Lohr Roger Maltbie Gil Morgan Calvin Peete Hal Sutton Source:

Second round Friday, August 9, 1985 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Lee Trevino 66-68=134 −8 2 Fred Couples 70-65=135 −7 T3 Hubert Green 67-69=136 −6 Doug Tewell 64-72=136T5 Peter Jacobsen 66-71=137 −5 Tom Watson 67-70=1377 Lanny Wadkins 70-69=139 −3 T8 Mark Pfeil 70-70=140 −2 Scott Simpson 72-68=140T10 Andy Bean 71-70=141 −1 Bernhard Langer 69-72=141 Wayne Levi 72-69=141 Larry Mize 71-70=141 Jack Nicklaus 66-75=141 Tim Norris 71-70=141 Corey Pavin 66-75=141 Calvin Peete 69-72=141 Don Pooley 70-71=141 Source:

Third round Saturday, August 10, 1985 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Hubert Green 67-69-70=206 −7 2 Lee Trevino 66-68-75=209 −4 T3 Fred Couples 70-65-76=211 −2 Nick Price 73-73-65=211 Tom Watson 67-70-74=211T6 Peter Jacobsen 66-71-75=212 −1 Scott Simpson 72-68-72=212 Lanny Wadkins 70-69-73=212T9 Seve Ballesteros 73-72-68=213 E Andy Bean 71-70-72=213 Doug Tewell 64-72-77=213 Source:

Final round Sunday, August 11, 1985 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Hubert Green 67-69-70-72=278 −6 125,0002 Lee Trevino 66-68-75-71=280 −4 75,000T3 Andy Bean 71-70-72-68=281 −3 42,500 Chen Tze-ming 69-76-71-65=2815 Nick Price 73-73-65-71=282 −2 25,000T6 Fred Couples 70-65-76-72=283 −1 17,125 Buddy Gardner 73-73-70-67=283 Corey Pavin 66-75-73-69=283 Tom Watson 67-70-74-72=283T10 Peter Jacobsen 66-71-75-72=284 E 12,625 Lanny Wadkins 70-69-73-72=284 Source:

Scorecard BirdieEagleBogey Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par444453434 453443454 Green −7−7−6−6−5−5−6−6−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6 Trevino −4−4−5−4−6−5−6−6−7−6−6−5−6−6−5−5−4−4 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source:

References

External links GolfCompendium.com – 1985 PGA Championship PGA.com – 1985 PGA Championship

Cherry Hills Country Club