Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Tom Watson
- U.S. Open - David Graham
- British Open - Bill Rogers
- PGA Championship - Larry Nelson
- PGA Tour money leader - Tom Kite - $375,699
- Senior PGA Tour money leader - Miller Barber - $83,136
- Ryder Cup - United States win 18½ to 9½ over Europe in team golf.
Men's amateur
- British Amateur - Phillipe Ploujoux
- U.S. Amateur - Nathaniel Crosby
Women's professional
- LPGA Championship - Donna Caponi
- U.S. Women's Open - Pat Bradley
- Classique Peter Jackson Classic - Jan Stephenson
- LPGA Tour money leader - Beth Daniel - $206,998
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