1984 PGA Championship

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{{Infobox individual golf tournament

| name = 1984 PGA Championship

| image =

| dates = August 16–19, 1984

| location = Birmingham, Alabama

| course = Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club

| org = PGA of America

| tour = PGA Tour

| par = 72

| yardage = {{convert|7145|yd}}

| field = 150 players, 70 after cut{{cite web|url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=410&date=1984&tourn_name_id=2|publisher=PGA.com|title=Tournament Info for: 1984 PGA Championship|access-date=September 18, 2012|archive-date=August 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801171937/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=410&date=1984&tourn_name_id=2|url-status=dead}}

| cut = 148 (+4)

| purse = $700,000

| winners_share = $125,000

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Lee Trevino

| score = 273 (−15)

| previous = 1983

| next = 1985

}}

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{{Location map

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|label = Shoal Creek
G & CC

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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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1984/08/27/620199/its-an-old-mans-game-after-all|magazine=Sports Illustrated|last=McDermott|first=Barry|title=It's an old man's game after all|date=August 27, 1984|page=28}}

Trevino, age 44, was tied for the lead after two rounds at 137 (−7) with Player and Wadkins.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XW0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3164%2C2346936|newspaper=Toledo Blade|location=Ohio|agency=Associated Press |title=Player dazzles PGA field |date=August 18, 1984 |page=15}} Despite a double bogey at 18 on Saturday, Trevino carded a 67 (−5) for 204 (−12) and a one shot lead.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X20xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6144%2C3331429|newspaper=Toledo Blade|location=Ohio|agency=Associated Press|title=Trevino falters, but keeps PGA lead|date=August 19, 1985|page=E-1 }} 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,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=69VRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5878%2C4750472|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Parascenzo |first=Marino |title=Trevino, at 44, wins PGA |date=August 20, 1984 |page=21 }} 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.