Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Seve Ballesteros
- U.S. Open - Larry Nelson
- British Open - Tom Watson
- PGA Championship - Hal Sutton
- PGA Tour money leader - Hal Sutton - $426,668
- Senior PGA Tour money leader - Don January - $237,571
- Ryder Cup - United States won 14½ - 13½ over Europe in team golf.
Men's amateur
- British Amateur - Philip Parkin
- U.S. Amateur - Jay Sigel
Women's professional
- Nabisco Dinah Shore - Amy Alcott
- LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan
- U.S. Women's Open - Jan Stephenson
- Classique Peter Jackson Classic - Hollis Stacy
- LPGA Tour money leader - JoAnne Carner - $291,404
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