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]

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
United States Lee Trevino
273 (−15)
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Shoal Creek  G & CC is located in the United States
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Shoal Creek 
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Shoal Creek G & CC is located in Alabama
Shoal Creek G & CC
Shoal Creek
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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

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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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][9]

Scorecard

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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

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  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 Asher, Mark (August 18, 1984). "Player sets PGA record with his 63". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  8. ^ Asher, Mark (August 19, 1984). "Trevino pays up for 'greedy' shot". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  9. ^ "1984 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "PGA leader cards". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. August 20, 1984. p. 12.
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