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1985-03-28 · 1985 season · All years

1985 Tournament Players Championship payout Players

Calvin Peete won $162,000 from a $900,000 purse. 74 players were paid, and the smallest check was $1,728.

TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course

$900KPurse
$162KWinner's share
$2KSmallest check
74Players paid
60%To the top 10
66Missed the cut

Calvin Peete finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. That $162,000 is worth about $500,371 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1985 Tournament Players Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1$162KT511T13T17T22T27T33T40T40T49T55T55T6474Smallest check $2K

1985 Tournament Players Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Calvin Peete-14$144,000$162,000 +12%
2D.A. Weibring-11$86,400$97,200 +12%
3Larry Rinker-7$46,400$61,200 +32%
4Gary Hallberg-6$43,200
T5Dan Halldorson-5$30,400$34,200
T5Hale Irwin-5$30,400$34,200
T7Lon Hinkle-4$26,800$27,112
T7Bruce Lietzke-4$26,800$27,112
T7Bernhard Langer-4$26,800$27,112
T7Isao Aoki-4$26,800$27,112
11Doug Tewell-3$22,500
12Pat McGowan-2$16,800$20,700 +23%
T13Dan Forsman-1$16,875
T13Craig Stadler-1$16,875
T13Payne Stewart-1$16,875
T13Bill Rogers-1$16,875
T17J. C. SneadE$12,600
T17Jim DentE$12,600
T17Jack NicklausE$12,600
T17Mark O'MearaE$12,600
T17Don PooleyE$12,600
T22Nick Price+1$8,640
T22Dave Barr+1$8,640
T22Ken Brown+1$8,640
T22Hal Sutton+1$8,640
T22Brett Upper+1$8,640
T27Howard Twitty+2$6,255
T27Fuzzy Zoeller+2$6,255
T27Joey Sindelar+2$6,255
T27Clarence Rose+2$6,255
T27Ed Fiori+2$6,255
T27Roger Maltbie+2$6,255
T33Ray Floyd+3$4,050$4,654
T33Bob Gilder+3$4,050$4,654
T33David Graham+3$4,050$4,654
T33Ben Crenshaw+3$4,050$4,654
T33Jim Colbert+3$4,050$4,654
T33Scott Simpson+3$4,050$4,654
T33Curtis Strange+3$4,050$4,654
T40Mark Pfeil+4$3,154
T40Mike Reid+4$3,154
T40Mike Bright+4$3,154
T40Ronnie Black+4$3,154
T40Keith Fergus+4$3,154
T40Allen Miller+4$3,154
T40Tom Purtzer+4$3,154
T40Mike Nicolette+4$3,154
T40Jodie Mudd+4$3,154
T49Greg Norman+5$2,199
T49George Archer+5$2,199
T49Fred Couples+5$2,199
T49Mike Donald+5$2,199
T49Richard Zokol+5$2,199
T49Greg Twiggs+5$2,199
T55Lee Trevino+6$2,007
T55Tom Watson+6$2,007
T55Jack Renner+6$2,007
T55Gibby Gilbert+6$2,007
T55Andy North+6$2,007
T55Chris Perry+6$2,007
T55Jay Haas+6$2,007
T55Gary Koch+6$2,007
63Barry Jaeckel+7$1,926
T64Tom Kite+8$1,688$1,872
T64Jerry Pate+8$1,688$1,872
T64Peter Oosterhuis+8$1,688$1,872
T64Phil Blackmar+8$1,688$1,872
T64Bobby Wadkins+8$1,688$1,872
T69Denis Watson+9$1,791
T69Danny Edwards+9$1,791
T69Arnold Palmer+9$1,791
T69Ralph Landrum+9$1,791
73Bobby Clampett+10$1,746
74Dan Pohl+11$1,728
MCTim Simpson+4$0
MCLoren Roberts+5$0
MCGene Sauers+6$0
MCTony Sills+9$0
MCJim Simons+8$0
MCRon Streck+10$0
MCLance Ten Broeck+5$0
MCJim Thorpe+6$0
MCDave Stockton+10$0
MCLanny Wadkins+10$0
MCWillie Wood+3$0
MCTommy Valentine+8$0
MCJohn Adams+9$0
MCRuss Cochran+6$0
MCMark Brooks+3$0
MCFrank Conner+3$0
MCJohn Cook+3$0
MCBob Eastwood+4$0
MCJay Delsing+11$0
MCWoody Blackburn+7$0
MCGeorge Burns+6$0
MCRex Caldwell+12$0
MCChen Tze-chung+3$0
MCPaul Azinger+3$0
MCSeve Ballesteros+6$0
MCAndy Bean+3$0
MCChip Beck+11$0
MCDavid Edwards+5$0
MCBrad Fabel+8$0
MCNick Faldo+5$0
MCBrad Faxon+3$0
MCJohn Fought+3$0
MCBuddy Gardner+3$0
MCLou Graham+16$0
MCHubert Green+4$0
MCBill Glasson+7$0
MCWayne Grady+4$0
MCDonnie Hammond+11$0
MCPhillip Hancock+9$0
MCMorris Hatalsky+3$0
MCMark Hayes+5$0
MCBilly Kratzert+10$0
MCTom Jenkins+10$0
MCPeter Jacobsen+6$0
MCScott Hoch+6$0
MCJoe Inman+8$0
MCJohnny Miller+8$0
MCLarry Mize+6$0
MCGil Morgan+4$0
MCGary McCord+20$0
MCMark McCumber+4$0
MCPat Lindsey+3$0
MCBob Lohr+20$0
MCDavid Lundstrom+8$0
MCSandy Lyle+5$0
MCAndrew Magee+4$0
MCJohn Mahaffey+4$0
MCWayne Levi+8$0
MCTim Norris+7$0
MCTommy Nakajima+15$0
MCJim Nelford+7$0
MCLarry Nelson+8$0
MCCorey Pavin+6$0
MCDavid Ogrin+8$0
MCSammy Rachels+11$0
MCVictor Regalado+6$0
WDMac O'Grady+5Not known
WDVance Heafner+6Not known
WDMike Smith+12Not known
WDMike Sullivan+1Not known

The Players Championship winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M$5.0M747576777879808182838485$162K86878889909192939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819212223242526

1985 Tournament Players Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1985 Tournament Players Championship get?

Calvin Peete won $162,000 from a $900,000 purse.

What was the 1985 Tournament Players Championship purse?

$900,000.

How much did last place get at the 1985 Tournament Players Championship?

The smallest check was $1,728, to Dan Pohl (74).

How many players made the cut at the 1985 Tournament Players Championship?

74 players made the cut and finished, and 66 players missed it.

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