 Front cover of the 1985 Masters Guide | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 11–14, 1985 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,905 yards (6,314 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 77 players, 60 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $700,793 |
| Winner's share | $126,000 |
| Champion | |
 Bernhard Langer | |
| 282 (−6) | |
| Location map | |
  Augusta National Location in the United States  Augusta National Location in Georgia | |
The 1985 Masters Tournament was the 49th Masters Tournament, held April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Bernhard Langer won the first of his two major championships, both Masters, two strokes ahead of runners-up Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd, and Curtis Strange. A 69 (−3) on Saturday put Floyd in the lead after 54 holes at 212 (−4); Strange was a stroke back, with Langer and Ballesteros two strokes back.[3] Despite an opening round 80, Strange led by three strokes with six holes to play in the final round, but made key bogeys at 13 and 15 when his attempts to reach both greens in two shots found water instead[4] and finished two strokes back.[5][6] It was Strange's only top-5 finish at Augusta, but he won consecutive U.S. Opens in 1988 and 1989.
Langer, age 27 and dressed in red, birdied four of the last seven holes to win the green jacket.[2][7] The second champion from Europe, he had consecutive rounds of 68 (−4) on the weekend to become the first winner of a major from Germany (then West Germany).[5][6] Langer won a second green jacket eight years later in 1993.
- ^ "Masters final scores (first round)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 12, 1985. p. 32.
- ^ a b Green, Bob (April 15, 1985). "Strange shots gives Langer a Masters title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ "Floyd works mysterious 'game plan' for 69". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 14, 1985. p. 1C.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (April 15, 1985). "It was a Strange way to lose the Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 22.
- ^ a b "It's Langer - after Strange finish". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 15, 1985. p. 1B.
- ^ a b Parascenzo, Marino (April 15, 1985). "Langer finds Masters title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 19.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (April 22, 1985). "Der Meisterswinger". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.