1980 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 10, 1980 (1980-01-10) – October 19, 1980 (1980-10-19)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Tom Watson (7)
Money listUnited States Tom Watson
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tom Watson
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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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1980 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 13Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia250,000United States Craig Stadler (1)Pro-Am
Jan 20Phoenix OpenArizona300,000United States Jeff Mitchell (1)
Jan 27Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia250,000United States Tom Watson (19)
Feb 3Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia300,000United States George Burns (2)Pro-Am
Feb 10Hawaiian OpenHawaii325,000United States Andy Bean (6)
Feb 19Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenArizona300,000United States Jim Colbert (6)
Feb 24Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia250,000United States Tom Watson (20)
Mar 2Bay Hill ClassicFlorida300,000United States Dave Eichelberger (3)
Mar 9Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida300,000United States Johnny Miller (19)
Mar 16Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida250,000United States Raymond Floyd (12)
Mar 23Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida440,000United States Lee Trevino (25)Special event
Mar 30Sea Pines HeritageSouth Carolina300,000United States Doug Tewell (1)Invitational
Apr 6Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina250,000United States Craig Stadler (2)
Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia360,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (3)Major championship
Apr 13Magnolia ClassicMississippi25,000United States Roger Maltbie (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 20MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia300,000United States Tom Watson (21)Winners-only event
Apr 20Tallahassee OpenFlorida100,000United States Mark Pfeil (1)Alternate event
Apr 27Greater New Orleans OpenLouisiana250,000United States Tom Watson (22)
May 4Michelob-Houston OpenTexas350,000United States Curtis Strange (2)
May 11Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas300,000United States Tom Watson (23)
May 18Colonial National InvitationTexas300,000United States Bruce Lietzke (5)Invitational
May 25Memorial TournamentOhio300,000Australia David Graham (5)Invitational
Jun 1Kemper OpenMaryland400,000United States John Mahaffey (5)
Jun 8Atlanta ClassicGeorgia300,000United States Larry Nelson (3)
Jun 15U.S. OpenNew Jersey355,000United States Jack Nicklaus (69)Major championship
Jun 22Canadian OpenCanada350,000United States Bob Gilder (2)
Jun 29Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee300,000United States Lee Trevino (26)
Jul 6Western OpenIllinois300,000United States Scott Simpson (1)
Jul 13Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin200,000United States Billy Kratzert (3)
Jul 20The Open ChampionshipScotland£200,000United States Tom Watson (24)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 20Quad Cities OpenIllinois200,000United States Scott Hoch (1)
Jul 27Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut300,000United States Howard Twitty (2)
Aug 3IVB-Golf ClassicPennsylvania250,000United States Doug Tewell (2)
Aug 10PGA ChampionshipNew York375,000United States Jack Nicklaus (70)Major championship
Aug 17Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York400,000United States Curtis Strange (3)
Aug 24World Series of GolfOhio400,000United States Tom Watson (25)Limited-field event
Aug 24Buick-Goodwrench OpenMichigan250,000United States Peter Jacobsen (1)Alternate event
Aug 31B.C. OpenNew York275,000United States Don Pooley (1)
Sep 7Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund ClassicMassachusetts300,000United States Wayne Levi (3)
Sep 14Hall of FameNorth Carolina250,000United States Phil Hancock (1)
Sep 21San Antonio Texas OpenTexas250,000United States Lee Trevino (27)
Sep 28Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicCalifornia300,000United States Ben Crenshaw (8)
Oct 5Southern OpenGeorgia200,000United States Mike Sullivan (1)
Oct 12Pensacola OpenFlorida200,000Canada Dan Halldorson (1)
Oct 19Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida350,000United States Danny Edwards (2) and
United States David Edwards (1)		Team event

Unofficial events

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
Dec 6 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic Florida 550,000 United States Nancy Lopez and
United States Curtis Strange		 Team event
Dec 14 World Cup Colombia n/a Canada Dan Halldorson and
Canada Jim Nelford		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Scotland Sandy Lyle

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Tom Watson530,808
2United States Lee Trevino385,814
3United States Curtis Strange271,888
4United States Andy Bean269,033
5United States Ben Crenshaw237,727
6United States Jerry Pate222,976
7United States George Burns219,928
8United States Craig Stadler206,291
9United States Mike Reid206,097
10United States Raymond Floyd192,993

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tom Watson[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States Lee Trevino[5]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States Lee Trevino[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ↑ "1980 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1981 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1980 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tom Watson Earns Player of Year Honors from PGA". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 17, 1980. p. 41 (C3 in paper). Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ Fowler, Bob (October 3, 1980). "Green Club inflation better". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. 41 (3-D in paper). Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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