1985 PGA Championship


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, but a 75 on Saturday allowed Green to take the lead at 206, 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. As of 2025, it is the most recent major played in the Mountain time zone.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3464213284315431714052344383,3174375772073874702154335554913,7727,089
Par444453434354534434543671

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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
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Second round

Friday, August 9, 1985
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Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1985
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Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1985
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Scorecard

Final round
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Par444453434453443454