"Ian Woosnam Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer. Nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Woosers', or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the ""Big Five"" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup. His peers in this group were Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, and Sandy Lyle. Woosnam was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. Woosnam was born in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire in England, and his family lived in the nearby"
"1985 European Tour The 1985 European Tour was the 14th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. For the first time tournaments did not have their own pre-qualifying rounds as the tour became ""All-Exempt"". The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle, who won twice during the season including his first major, The Open Championship. Spain's Seve Ballesteros finished third on the money list despite recording five tournament wins, including the French and Spanish Opens. The table below shows the 1985 European Tour schedule which was made up of 27 tournaments, which included the"
"in Pound sterling. 1985 European Tour The 1985 European Tour was the 14th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. For the first time tournaments did not have their own pre-qualifying rounds as the tour became ""All-Exempt"". The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle, who won twice during the season including his first major, The Open Championship. Spain's Seve Ballesteros finished third on the money list despite recording five tournament wins, including the French and Spanish Opens. The table below shows the 1985 European Tour schedule which was made up of 27 tournaments,"
"1985 Open Championship The 1985 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 114th Open Championship, held from 18–21 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Sandy Lyle won his only Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart. It was the first of his two major titles; Lyle added a green jacket as Masters champion in 1988. This was the last year the Open Championship featured the double cut (after 36 holes and 54 holes), introduced in 1968. ""Thursday, 18 July 1985"" ""Friday, 19 July 1985"" Amateurs: ""Gilford (+6), Olazábal (+8)"", Evans (+15),"
"Davis (+16) McGimpsey (+16), Homewood (+18), Purdie (+24), Latham (+28) ""Saturday, 20 July 1985"" Amateurs: ""Olazábal (+9)"", Gilford (+12). ""Sunday, 21 July 1985"" Amateurs: Olazábal (+9)<br> 1985 Open Championship The 1985 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 114th Open Championship, held from 18–21 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Sandy Lyle won his only Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart. It was the first of his two major titles; Lyle added a green jacket as Masters champion in 1988. This was the last year the Open Championship featured the"
"event. Lyle showed his quality by winning The Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in 1985. He was the first British winner since Tony Jacklin in 1969, and continued the rise of European golfers in the world scene. Lyle was a member of five European Ryder Cup teams, from 1979 to 1987 inclusive. Highlights from those years included the team that was victorious at the Belfry in the autumn of 1985, and the 1987 team which won for the first time ever on American soil, at Muirfield Village. For many golf fans he is best known for the"
"since. Since the European Tour began in 1972, Langer is the only player to win the same event five times, excluding majors and World Golf Championships. Mark McNulty won the German Open four times; Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Miguel Ángel Jiménez won other events four times each. In 1954 Locke and Rees both scored 69 in the 18-hole playoff.Locke won with a par 3 at the 8th sudden-death hole. In 1956 Van Donck and Brown both scored 71 in the 18-hole playoff. Van Donck then won with a par 3 at the 4th sudden-death hole. In 1985 the first"
"""Friday, April 12, 1985"" ""Saturday, April 13, 1985"" ""Sunday, April 14, 1985"" ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par"" 1985 Masters Tournament 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. Despite an opening round 80, Strange led"
"crown, as well as the 1988 Masters and 1985 Open titles. European Tour playoff record (3–3) PGA Tour playoff record (3–1) CUT = missed the half way cut (3rd round cut in 1974 and 1983 Open Championships)<br> WD = withdrew<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place. Amateur Professional Sandy Lyle Alexander Walter Barr ""Sandy"" Lyle, MBE (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the top-10 of"
"Trophy. <nowiki>*</nowiki>The three majors played in the United States were not official money events, but wins in them were retroactively made official. The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the ""Order of Merit"". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money. 1979 European Tour The 1979 European Tour was the eighth official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association. The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle. The table below shows the"
"world's top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking. On 22 April, Grace won his third tournament on the European Tour when he won the Volvo China Open. Only two players have won three European Tour titles in a single season at a younger age, Seve Ballesteros did it three times between 1977 and 1980, and Sandy Lyle did it in 1979. Grace also became only the third South African to win three times in a single season, joining Ernie Els and Retief Goosen. He also became only the second player in European Tour history to win three times in"
"1985 Masters Tournament 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. 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"
"German Open in 1987. The record was equalled in 1990 by Ian Woosnam at the Monte Carlo Open. AGF Open The AGF Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in France from 1988 to 1990. The first event was held at Biarritz Golf Club and the other two at Golf de La Grande-Motte, near Montpellier. The most notable of the three winners was future European Ryder Cup captain Mark James of England. In 1990 the prize fund was £201,358, which was one of the smaller purses on the European Tour that year. In 1988, David Llewellyn set"
"1985 French Open The 1985 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 89th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1985. The event was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick defeated Schlomo Glickstein / Hans Simonsson,"
"amateur, Michael Scott, with a score of 315. Two more amateurs Leslie Penfold Hyland and Dan Soutar finished second and third, while Carnegie Clark was the leading professional, tied for fourth place. In recent years American Jordan Spieth has dominated the event winning twice (2014, 2016) and finishing runner-up once (2015). England's Lee Westwood and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy are the only European golfers to have won the tournament. (a) denotes amateur<br> The 1985 and 2002 events were reduced to 54 holes<br> In 2016 Spieth won the playoff with a birdie at the first extra hole. In 2008 Clark won"
"1980 European Tour The 1980 European Tour was the ninth official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association. The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle. The table below shows the 1980 European Tour schedule which was made up of 23 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England, Wales and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Newcastle Brown ""900"" Open, the Merseyside International Open and the Bob Hope British Classic,"
"majors throughout their existence. The Senior PGA Championship was held twice in 1984 but was not held in 1983 or 1985. Bernhard Langer holds the record for the most senior majors won with ten. Gary Player has also won nine championships that are now considered senior golf majors, but three of his titles came at the Senior Open Championship before this tournament officially gained senior major status. Jack Nicklaus has won eight senior majors and holds the record for the most regular majors won (18). Bernhard Langer is the only player to have won each of the five senior major"
"he won the SSE Scottish Senior Open, becoming the first Swede to win on the European Senior Tour. Forsbrand now lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with his wife, Stewart, and their children Alexander and Margaux. European Tour playoff record (0–3) CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Anders Forsbrand Anders Forsbrand (born 1 April 1961) was one of the first Swedish professional golfers to make a major impact on the European Tour. Forsbrand was born in Filipstad, Sweden, and turned professional in 1981. He first played"
"play<br> ""T"" = Tied Professional Branden Grace Branden John Grace (born 20 May 1988) is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays on the European Tour, the PGA Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. In 2012, he became the first player in the history of the European Tour to win his first four European Tour titles in the same year. On 22 July 2017, he became the first man to record a sub-63 score in a major when he shot a 62 (8-under-par) in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. Grace was born in Pretoria. As an"
"European Tour's Order of Merit was 30th in 1992. ""Note: Sherborne only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Andrew Sherborne Andrew Sherborne (born 11 March 1961) is an English professional golfer. Sherborne was born in Bristol. He was the leading amateur at The Open Championship in 1984 and turned professional later that year. He played on the European Tour for nearly twenty years, winning the 1991 Madrid Open and the 1992 Peugeot Spanish Open. Towards the end of his tournament career he struggled to"
"Gary Player Gary Player DMS, OIG (born 1 November 1935) is a South African professional golfer widely considered one of the greatest golfers ever. Over his career, Player accumulated nine major championships on the regular tour and six Champions Tour major championship victories, as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors in a career, known as the career Grand Slam. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam,"
"missed the half-way cut Ian Palmer (golfer) Ian Stanley Palmer (born 13 July 1957) is a South African professional golfer. Palmer was born in Uitenhage. He turned professional in 1981 and has won the 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic and the 1991 Nissan Challenge on the Southern Africa Tour. He also played on the European Tour for several years, winning the 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic and the 1993 Jersey European Airways Open. He finished a career best 45th on the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those two seasons. ""Note: Palmer only played in The"
"PGA Championship. The victory means that three of Nelson's nine career U.S.Tour wins to date have come in majors. Europe win the Ryder Cup on American soil for the first time, and rub salt into the wounds by defeating an American team captained by Jack Nicklaus, at the Muirfield Village course which Nicklaus designed. The result provides final confirmation of the recent swing in global dominance away from the American players; at the end of 1987, only one of the world's top six (Curtis Strange, in 5th) is American, while four (Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam)"
"Professional David Gilford David Gilford (born 14 September 1965) is an English professional golfer. Gilford was born in Crewe. He won the English Amateur in 1984 and turned professional in 1986. Gilford has six wins on the European Tour, all of which came between 1991 and 1994. He finished in the top ten of the European Tour Order of Merit twice, placing 9th in 1991 and 7th in 1994. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1991 and 1995. European Tour playoff record (2–1) CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)<br> ""T"" = tied"
"Sandy Lyle Alexander Walter Barr ""Sandy"" Lyle, MBE (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from its introduction, in 1986, until 1989. Lyle was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in May 2012. Lyle was born in Shrewsbury, England and now lives in Scotland with his wife Jolande and children Lonneke and Quintin. He represented Scotland during"
"major championships: ""Thursday, August 8, 1985"" ""Friday, August 9, 1985"" ""Saturday, August 10, 1985"" ""Sunday, August 11, 1985"" ""Final round"" ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par""<br> 1985 PGA Championship 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. Trevino led after 36 holes at 134 (−8), but a 75 (+4) on Saturday allowed Green to take"
"1975 European Tour The 1975 European Tour was the fourth official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association. The Order of Merit was won by South Africa's Dale Hayes. The table below shows the 1975 European Tour schedule which was made up of 19 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Carroll's Irish Open, replacing the Carroll's International, and the Kerrygold International Classic, and the"
"a row among nine victories in all. 1979 The Ryder Cup is reformatted to add European continent players to the British and Irish side, making the event far more competitive. The move is prompted in no small part by the rise of golfers such as Seve Ballesteros. As if to emphasise the need for change, Ballesteros — already known simply as ""Sevvy"" to an adoring British public — wins the British Open at Lytham St Annes, becoming the first Spanish golfer to win a major, and the first from Continental Europe to win a major since Frenchman Arnaud Massy in"
"and 1985 Open Championships)<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Professional Paul Way Paul Graham Albert Way (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional golfer. Way was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He went to the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy in 1981. Way turned professional in 1982 and quickly found success on the European Tour, winning that year's KLM Dutch Open. For a few years, Way was one of Europe's most promising young golfers, and he represented Europe in the Ryder Cup in 1983, when he became the second youngest Ryder Cup player up to"
"of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in ""italics"". Source: Scoring Average leaders Source: Money List leaders Source: Career Money List leaders Source: 1985 Senior PGA Tour The 1985 Senior PGA Tour was the sixth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 24 official money events with purses totalling $5,005,000, including two majors. Peter Thomson won the"
"Ian Palmer (golfer) Ian Stanley Palmer (born 13 July 1957) is a South African professional golfer. Palmer was born in Uitenhage. He turned professional in 1981 and has won the 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic and the 1991 Nissan Challenge on the Southern Africa Tour. He also played on the European Tour for several years, winning the 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic and the 1993 Jersey European Airways Open. He finished a career best 45th on the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those two seasons. ""Note: Palmer only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT ="
"convert, however at the ninth extra hole he hit his approach to five feet and when Kieffer could only par, Jacquelin converted to clinch victory. The playoff, lasting over two hours, was the joint longest (nine holes) in the history of the European Tour alongside the 1989 KLM Dutch Open. European Tour playoff record (1–1) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Raphaël Jacquelin Raphaël Jacquelin (born 8 May 1974) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Jacquelin was born in Lyon. He turned professional in 1995, after winning the French Amateur Championship. Jacquelin"
"and 1984 Open Championships)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Eamonn Darcy Eamonn Christopher Darcy (born 7 August 1952) is an Irish professional golfer. Darcy was born in Delgany, County Wicklow. He turned professional in 1968 and played on the European Tour from 1972, winning four European Tour tournaments. His best years were 1975, when he came third on the Order of Merit, and 1976, when he improved to second. While he did not fully live up to this early promise, and did not compete on a level with the ""Big 5"" of European golf who emerged around this"