1984 - Men America
The winners in the category "1984 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Played as the Bob Hope Classic (Jan 11-15). Mahaffey (USA) beat Jim Simons (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole, to win this event for the second time. [Bermuda Dunes CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Indian Wells CC; Eldorado CC; La Quinta CC].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Antonio Ortiz (Arg) finished in second place behind Fernandez (Arg). [Olivos GC, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires].
America
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Played as the Bay Hill Classic (March 15-18). Koch (USA) beat George Burns (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his fifth PGA Tour win. [Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL].
America
Georgia-Pacific
Played as the Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic (June 21-24). Second-placed Don Pooley (USA) finished 5 shots behind Kite (USA). [Atlanta CC, Marietta, Georgia].
America
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Played as the B.C. Open (Aug 30-Sept 2). Second-placed Russ Cochran (USA) and Hal Sutton (USA) finished 1 shot behind Levi (USA). [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (July 5-8). Tom Watson (USA) beat Greg Norman (Aus) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to record the last of his three wins in this event. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Jeff Hart (USA) finished in second place behind defending champion Fernandez (Arg). [Itanhangá GC, Itanhangá, Rio de Janeiro].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Open (Aug 9-12). Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 1 shot 28-year-old Denis Watson (Zim), who recorded the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (75th) (Jun 28-Jul 1). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 2 shots behind Greg Norman (Aus), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
America
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 17-20). Peter Jacobsen (USA) beat Payne Stewart (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his second PGA Tour win. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
Played as the Chile Open (Abierto de Chile). Won by Romero (Arg).
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Team Invitational (Dec 13-16; PGA Tr post-season two-man better-ball unofficial money event). Second-placed Gary Hallberg & Scott Hoch finished 1 shot behind winning team of Phil Hancock and Ron Streck. [No.1 course, Boca West CC, Boca Raton, FL. Earlier rounds also used the No.2 course, and Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Team Invitational (Dec 13-16; PGA Tr post-season two-man better-ball unofficial money event). Second-placed Gary Hallberg & Scott Hoch finished 1 shot behind winning team of Phil Hancock and Ron Streck. [No.1 course, Boca West CC, Boca Raton, FL. Earlier rounds also used the No.2 course, and Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton].
America
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Played as the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 10-13). Second-placed David Edwards (USA) finished 1 shot behind Stadler (USA). [Sports Club course, Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, nr Dallas, TX].
America
Honda
Played as the Honda Classic (Mar 1-4). Bruce Lietzke (USA) beat Andy Bean (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his tenth PGA Tour win. [Eagle Trace GC, Coral Springs, FL; at the time called TPC Eagle Trace].
Played as the Doral-Eastern Open (March 8-11). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 2 shots behind Tom Kite (USA). [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
America
Isuzu
Played as the Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open (Jan 26-29). Koch (USA) beat defending champion Gary Hallberg (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Feb 16-19). Second-placed Jack Renner (USA) finished 3 shots behind Edwards (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].
America
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Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (Sept 13-16). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 5 shots behind 27-year-old Mark O'Meara (USA), who recorded the first of his 16 PGA Tour wins. [Tuckaway CC, Franklin, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
America
Sea Pines
Played as the Sea Pines Heritage Classic (April 19-22). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Faldo (Eng). [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].
America
Coca-Cola
Played as the Houston Coca-Cola Open (April 26-29). Second-placed Buddy Gardner (USA) finished 1 shot behind 24 -year-old Corey Pavin (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [The Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (Dec 6-9; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second-placed Craig Stadler (USA) & Lori Garbacz (USA) and Curtis Strange (USA) & Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mike Donald (USA) & Vicki Alvarez (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
Miller High-Life
Played as the Miller High Life Quad Cities Open (July 19-22). Second-placed George Archer (USA), Vance Heafner (USA) and Dave Stockton (USA) finished 5 shots behind Hoch (USA). [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
America
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Played as the Kapalua International (Nov 8-11; PGA Tour post-season unofficial money event). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 8 shots behind Lyle (Scot). [Bay course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
America
Kemper Insurance
Played as the Kemper Open (May 31-Jun 3). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 5 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Norman (Aus). [Blue course, Congressional CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
America
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Played as The Memorial Tournament (May 24-27). Nicklaus (USA) beat Andy Bean (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole. [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Met Open (Aug 21-23; Metropolitan GA 54-hole event). Second-placed Rick Meskell (USA) finished 2 shots behind 43-year-old Jim Albus (USA), who won this title for the second time. [Old Oaks CC, Purchase, NY].
America
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Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf) (for the last time until 1990). Rick Cramer (USA) and defending champion Tommy Armour III (USA) finished in second place behind Mijovic (Can). [CS&DC de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico].
America
Anheuser-Busch
Played as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic (July 12-15). Second-placed Willie Wood (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ronnie Black (USA), who recorded the second of his two PGA Tour wins. [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
America
Bank of Boston
Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 6-9). Second-placed Frank Conner (USA) and Joey Sindelar (USA) finished 6 shots behind George Archer (USA), who recorded the last of his 13 PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
America
USF&G
Played as the USF&G Classic (March 22-25). Second-placed Larry Rinker (USA) finished 3 shots behind 38-year-old Bob Eastwood (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Feb 2-5). Irwin (USA) beat Jim Nelford (Can) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
America
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Played as the Pensacola Open (Oct 25-28). Second-placed Ken Brown (Scot) and John Mahaffey (USA) finished 2 shots behind Kratzert (USA), who recorded the last of his four PGA Tour wins. [Perdido Bay GC, Pensacola, FL].
America
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 19-22). Second-placed Corey Pavin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Purtzer (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
America
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Played as the Tournament Players Championship (Mar 29-Apr 1). Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) finished 1 shot behind Couples (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL].
America
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Played as the Magnolia State Classic (April 12-15; 54-hole PGA Tour "satellite" event). Ten Broeck (USA) beat Mike Smith (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Hattiesburg CC, Hattiesburg, MS].
America
MONY
Played as the MONY Tournament of Champions (May 3-6). Second-placed Bruce Lietzke (USA) finished 5 shots behind Watson (USA), who recorded the last of three wins in this event. [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].
America
PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (Philadelphia section of PGA of America event). Won by defending champion Pete Oakley (USA). [Shawnee Inn & CC, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania].
America
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational (Sept 19-23). Second-placed Andy Bean (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watson (Zim), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [Las Vegas CC, Las Vegas, NV. Earlier rounds also at: Desert Inn CC (now Wynn G&CC), Showboat CC (now Wildhorse GC) and Tropicana CC].
America
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Played as the Skins Game (Nov 24/25; four-man PGA Tour unofficial money event). With an 8-foot putt on the final green, Nicklaus (USA) won the 9 skins worth $240,000 that had built up on the back-nine. Second was Tom Watson (USA), who won all 9 skins on the front-nine, which were worth $120,000. Arnold Palmer (USA) and defending champion Gary Player (RSA) were both shut out with no skins. [Desert Highlands GC, Scottsdale, Arizona].
America
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Played as the Hawaiian Open (Feb 9-12). Jack Renner (USA) beat Wayne Levi (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
America
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Played as the Southern Open (Oct 11-14). Second-placed Rex Caldwell (USA), Scott Hoch (USA) and tour rookie Corey Pavin (USA) finished 6 shots behind 37-year-old Green (USA). [Green Island CC, Columbus, Georgia].
America
LaJet
Played as the LaJet Golf Classic (Sept 27-30). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 2 shots behind Strange (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].
America
Manufactures Hanover
Played as the Manufactures Hanover Westchester Classic (June 7-10). Second-placed David Graham (Aus), Jay Haas (USA) and Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 5 shots behind Simpson (USA). [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].
America
Danny Thomas
Played as the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic (Aug 2-5). Second-placed Ralph Landrum (USA), Mark O'Meara (USA) and Tim Simpson (USA) finished shots 2 behind Eastwood (USA). [South course, Colonial CC, Cordova, nr Memphis, TN].
America
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Played as the Tallahassee Open (May 3-6; unofficial PGA Tour "satellite" event). Zarley (USA) beat Denis Watson (Zim) with a bogey at the fourth playoff hole. [Killearn CC, Tallahassee, FL].
America
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Played as the Texas Open (Oct 4-7). Second-placed Bruce Lietzke (USA) finished 3 shots behind Calvin Peete (USA), whose four rounds in the 60s (67-67-66-66) clinched victory. [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].
America
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Played as the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open (July 26-29). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 2 shots behind Peter Jacobsen (USA). [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
America
Seiko
Played as the Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (Jan 5-8; first year played in match play format; PGA Tour season-opener). Tom Watson (USA) beat defending champion Gil Morgan (USA) by 2 and 1 in the final, to record his second win in this event. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
Disney World
Played as the Walt Disney World Golf Classic (Oct 18-21). Second-placed Hubert Green (USA) finished 1 shot behind Larry Nelson (USA). [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
America
NEC
Played as the NEC World Series of Golf (Aug 23-26). Second-placed Bruce Lietzke (USA) finished 2 shots behind Denis Watson (Zim), who recorded his second PGA Tour win, coming just two weeks after the first. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
America
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (April 5-8). Second-placed George Archer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bean (USA). [Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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