Year: | 1980 |
Tour: | PGA Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 44 |
Most Wins: | Tom Watson (7) |
Honor1: | Money list |
Honoree1: | Tom Watson |
Honor2: | PGA Player of the Year |
Honoree2: | Tom Watson |
Prevseason: | 1979 |
Nextseason: | 1981 |
The 1980 PGA Tour was the 65th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 12th season since separating from the PGA of America.
The following table lists official events during the 1980 season.[1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner(s) | Notes | |
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Jan 13 | California | 250,000 | Craig Stadler (1) | Pro-Am | ||
Jan 20 | Arizona | 300,000 | Jeff Mitchell (1) | |||
Jan 27 | California | 250,000 | Tom Watson (19) | |||
Feb 3 | California | 300,000 | George Burns (2) | Pro-Am | ||
Feb 10 | Hawaii | 325,000 | Andy Bean (6) | |||
Feb 19 | Arizona | 300,000 | Jim Colbert (6) | |||
Feb 24 | California | 250,000 | Tom Watson (20) | |||
Mar 2 | Florida | 300,000 | Dave Eichelberger (3) | |||
Mar 9 | Florida | 300,000 | Johnny Miller (19) | |||
Mar 16 | Florida | 250,000 | Raymond Floyd (12) | |||
Mar 23 | Florida | 440,000 | Lee Trevino (25) | Special event | ||
Mar 30 | South Carolina | 300,000 | Doug Tewell (1) | Invitational | ||
Apr 6 | North Carolina | 250,000 | Craig Stadler (2) | |||
Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 360,000 | Seve Ballesteros (3) | Major championship | |
Apr 13 | Mississippi | 25,000 | Roger Maltbie (n/a) | Second Tour | ||
Apr 20 | California | 300,000 | Tom Watson (21) | Winners-only event | ||
Apr 20 | Florida | 100,000 | Mark Pfeil (1) | Alternate event | ||
Apr 27 | Louisiana | 250,000 | Tom Watson (22) | |||
May 4 | Texas | 350,000 | Curtis Strange (2) | |||
May 11 | Texas | 300,000 | Tom Watson (23) | |||
May 18 | Texas | 300,000 | Bruce Lietzke (5) | Invitational | ||
May 25 | Ohio | 300,000 | David Graham (5) | Invitational | ||
Jun 1 | Maryland | 400,000 | John Mahaffey (5) | |||
Jun 8 | Georgia | 300,000 | Larry Nelson (3) | |||
Jun 15 | U.S. Open | New Jersey | 355,000 | Jack Nicklaus (69) | Major championship | |
Jun 22 | Canada | 350,000 | Bob Gilder (2) | |||
Jun 29 | Tennessee | 300,000 | Lee Trevino (26) | |||
Jul 6 | Illinois | 300,000 | Scott Simpson (1) | |||
Jul 13 | Wisconsin | 200,000 | Billy Kratzert (3) | |||
Jul 20 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £200,000 | Tom Watson (24) | Major championship | |
Jul 20 | Illinois | 200,000 | Scott Hoch (1) | |||
Jul 27 | Connecticut | 300,000 | Howard Twitty (2) | |||
Aug 3 | Pennsylvania | 250,000 | Doug Tewell (2) | |||
Aug 10 | PGA Championship | New York | 375,000 | Jack Nicklaus (70) | Major championship | |
Aug 17 | New York | 400,000 | Curtis Strange (3) | |||
Aug 24 | Ohio | 400,000 | Tom Watson (25) | Limited-field event | ||
Aug 24 | Michigan | 250,000 | Peter Jacobsen (1) | Alternate event | ||
Aug 31 | New York | 275,000 | Don Pooley (1) | |||
Sep 7 | Massachusetts | 300,000 | Wayne Levi (3) | |||
Sep 14 | North Carolina | 250,000 | Phil Hancock (1) | |||
Sep 21 | Texas | 250,000 | Lee Trevino (27) | |||
Sep 28 | California | 300,000 | Ben Crenshaw (8) | |||
Oct 5 | Georgia | 200,000 | Mike Sullivan (1) | |||
Oct 12 | Florida | 200,000 | Dan Halldorson (1) | |||
Oct 19 | Florida | 350,000 | Danny Edwards (2) and David Edwards (1) | Team event |
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
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Dec 6 | JCPenney Mixed Team Classic | Florida | 550,000 | Nancy Lopez and Curtis Strange | Team event |
Dec 14 | World Cup | Colombia | n/a | Dan Halldorson and Jim Nelford | Team event |
World Cup Individual Trophy | Sandy Lyle |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
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1 | 530,808 | ||
2 | 385,814 | ||
3 | 271,888 | ||
4 | 269,033 | ||
5 | 237,727 | ||
6 | 222,976 | ||
7 | 219,928 | ||
8 | 206,291 | ||
9 | 206,097 | ||
10 | 192,993 |
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