Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Jack Nicklaus becomes the oldest Masters winner (age 46), and wins his last major golf championship (excluding the Senior PGA Tour).
- U.S. Open - Raymond Floyd
- British Open - Greg Norman
- PGA Championship - Bob Tway
- PGA Tour money leader - Greg Norman - $653,296
- Senior PGA Tour money leader - Bruce Crampton - $454,299
Men's amateur
- British Amateur - David Curry
- U.S. Amateur - Buddy Alexander
- European Amateur - Anders Haglund
Women's professional
- Nabisco Dinah Shore - Pat Bradley
- LPGA Championship - Pat Bradley
- U.S. Women's Open - Jane Geddes
- Classique du Maurier Classic - Pat Bradley
- LPGA Tour money leader - Pat Bradley - $492,021
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