Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Larry Mize
- U.S. Open - Scott Simpson
- British Open - Nick Faldo
- PGA Championship - Larry Nelson
- PGA Tour money leader - Curtis Strange - $925,941
- Senior PGA Tour money leader - Chi Chi Rodriguez - $509,145
- Ryder Cup - Europe won 15-13 over the United States in team golf.
Men's amateur
- British Amateur - Paul Mayo
- U.S. Amateur - Billy Mayfair
Women's professional
- Nabisco Dinah Shore - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Jane Geddes
- U.S. Women's Open - Laura Davies
- Classique du Maurier Classic - Jody Rosenthal
- LPGA Tour money leader - Ayako Okamoto - $466,034
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And a thousand lost golf balls.””
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