1984 Senior PGA Tour
The 1984 Senior PGA Tour was the fifth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 22 official money events with purses totalling $4,366,000, including four majors. Miller Barber won the most tournaments, four. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1984 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 8 | Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship | Arizona | 306,000 | ![]() | 1 up | 100,000 |
Jan 22 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 200,000 | ![]() | 282 (−6) | 35,000 |
Mar 25 | The Vintage Invitational | California | 300,000 | ![]() | 280 (−7) | 50,000 |
Apr 8 | Daytona Beach Seniors Golf Classic | Florida | 150,000 | ![]() | 213 (−3) | 22,500 |
Apr 22 | Senior PGA Tour Roundup | Arizona | 200,000 | ![]() | 202 (−14) | 30,000 |
May 6 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 100,000 | ![]() | 288 (E) | 30,000 |
Jun 3 | Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic | Nevada | 220,000 | ![]() | 210 (−6) | 33,750 |
Jun 17 | Roy Clark Senior Challenge | Oklahoma | 200,000 | ![]() | 212 (−1) | 30,000 |
Jun 24 | Senior Tournament Players Championship | Ohio | 240,000 | ![]() | 276 (−8) | 36,000 |
Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | New York | 200,000 | ![]() | 286 (−2) | 36,448 |
Jul 8 | Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic | New York | 200,000 | ![]() | 206 (−7) | 30,000 |
Jul 15 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am | Rhode Island | 150,000 | ![]() | 206 (−10) | 22,500 |
Jul 29 | Denver Post Champions of Golf | Colorado | 200,000 | ![]() | 208 (−8) | 30,000 |
Aug 12 | du Maurier Champions | Canada | 225,000 | ![]() | 194 (−19) | 33,750 |
Sep 3 | Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic | Kentucky | 175,000 | ![]() | 204 (−9) | 26,050 |
Sep 9 | United Virginia Bank Seniors | Virginia | 200,000 | ![]() | 207 (−9) | 30,060 |
Sep 16 | World Seniors Invitational | North Carolina | 150,000 | ![]() | 281 (−7) | 25,000 |
Sep 23 | Digital Middlesex Classic | Massachusetts | 175,000 | ![]() | 209 (−7) | 26,000 |
Oct 14 | Suntree Senior Classic | Florida | 150,000 | ![]() | 200 (−16) | 22,500 |
Oct 21 | Hilton Head Seniors International | South Carolina | 200,000 | ![]() | 203 (−13) | 30,000 |
Dec 2 | Quadel Seniors Classic | Florida | 200,000 | ![]() | 205 (−11) | 30,060 |
Dec 9 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 225,000 | ![]() | 286 (−2) | 40,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | ![]() | 70.68 |
2 | Miller Barber | ![]() | 71.13 |
3 | Peter Thomson | ![]() | 71.59 |
4 | Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 71.80 |
5 | Dan Sikes | ![]() | 71.86 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | ![]() | 328,597 | 17 | 3 |
2 | Miller Barber | ![]() | 299,099 | 22 | 4 |
3 | Peter Thomson | ![]() | 228,940 | 20 | 2 |
4 | Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 184,582 | 13 | 3 |
5 | Orville Moody | ![]() | 183,920 | 21 | 2 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | ![]() | 791,990 | 14 |
2 | Miller Barber | ![]() | 720,134 | 14 |
3 | Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 442,974 | 8 |
4 | Billy Casper | ![]() | 395,386 | 4 |
5 | Gene Littler | ![]() | 358,770 | 3 |
Source:[4]
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Don January | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Don January | ![]() |
See also
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References
- "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 22. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Scoring Average – 1984 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Money Leaders – 1984 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Career Money Leaders – 1984 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.