1984 PGA Championship

1984 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 16–19, 1984
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
Course(s)Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,145 yards (6,533 m)
Field150 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut148 (+4)
Prize fund$700,000
Winner's share$125,000
Champion
Lee Trevino
273 (−15)
Shoal Creek 
G & CC
Location in the United States
Shoal Creek
G & CC
Location in Alabama

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]

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

First round

Thursday, August 16, 1984
Friday, August 17, 1984

Place Player Score To par
T1 Raymond Floyd 68 −4
Mike Reid
Lanny Wadkins
T4 Dave Barr 69 −3
Andy Bean
Chip Beck
Scott Bess
Nick Faldo
Gary Hallberg
Victor Regalado
Scott Simpson
Lee Trevino

Source:[6][7]

Second round

Gary Player shot a 63, which tied the PGA championship record and set the major championship record relative to par at 9-under.[7] The scoring average on this day was 74.38; by strokes gained above the average, Player's round remains the best major championship round in history.[8]

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

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:[9]

Final round

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

Source:[1][10]

Scorecard

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:[11]

Birdie Bogey

References

  1. ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1984 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  2. ^ McDermott, Barry (August 27, 1984). "It's an old man's game after all". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  3. ^ "Player dazzles PGA field". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 18, 1984. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Trevino falters, but keeps PGA lead". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 19, 1985. p. E-1.
  5. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (August 20, 1984). "Trevino, at 44, wins PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.
  6. ^ Asher, Mark (August 17, 1984). "Floyd keeps it straight, leads PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1D.
  7. ^ a b c Asher, Mark (August 18, 1984). "Player sets PGA record with his 63". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  8. ^ Courchene, Matthew; Courchene, Will. "Best Rounds of All Time". Datagolf. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  9. ^ Asher, Mark (August 19, 1984). "Trevino pays up for 'greedy' shot". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  10. ^ "1984 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "PGA leader cards". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. August 20, 1984. p. 12.

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