1984 PGA Championship

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
Dates	August 16–19, 1984
Location	Birmingham, Alabama
Course(s)	Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,145 yards (6,533 m)
Field	150 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut	148 (+4)
Prize fund	$700,000
Winner's share	$125,000
Champion
Lee Trevino
273 (−15)
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Shoal Creek 
G & CC

Location in the United States

Shoal Creek
G & CC

Location in Alabama

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

First round

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

Gary Player shot a 63, which tied the PGA championship record and set the major championship record relative to par at 9-under.^[7] The scoring average on this day was 74.38; by strokes gained above the average, Player's round remains the best major championship round in history.^[8]

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

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:^[9]

Final round

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][10]

Scorecard

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:^[11]

Birdie

Bogey