| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 8–11, 1985 |
| Location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| Course(s) | Cherry Hills Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,089 yards (6,482 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 150 players, 76 after cut[3] |
| Cut | 147 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $700,000 |
| Winner's share | $125,000 |
| Champion | |
 Hubert Green | |
| 278 (−6) | |
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.[2][4]
Trevino led after 36 holes at 134 (−8),[5] but a 75 (+4) on Saturday allowed Green to take the lead at 206 (−7), three strokes ahead.[6] 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.[7]
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 5,300 feet (1,620 m) above sea level. As of 2022, it is the most recent major played in the Mountain time zone.
- ^ "PGA course". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. August 8, 1985. p. 16.
- ^ a b Green, Bob (August 12, 1985). "Hubert in the Green as Trevino stumbles". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1985 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (August 19, 1985). "The Greening of the PGA". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
- ^ "Trevino has PGA lead by one shot as Nicklaus fades". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 10, 1985. p. 12.
- ^ "Green leads by 3 in PGA tourney". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. August 11, 1985. p. D-1.
- ^ "Green outduels Trevino by 2". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. August 12, 1985. p. 1, part 2.