Golf tour season
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
PurseUS$ )
Winner(s)[ a]
Notes
Jan 13
Bob Hope Desert Classic California
250,000
Craig Stadler (1)Pro-Am
Jan 20
Phoenix Open Arizona
300,000
Jeff Mitchell (1)
Jan 27
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California
250,000
Tom Watson (19)
Feb 3
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California
300,000
George Burns (2)Pro-Am
Feb 10
Hawaiian Open Hawaii
325,000
Andy Bean (6)
Feb 19
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona
300,000
Jim Colbert (6)
Feb 24
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California
250,000
Tom Watson (20)
Mar 2
Bay Hill Classic Florida
300,000
Dave Eichelberger (3)
Mar 9
Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida
300,000
Johnny Miller (19)
Mar 16
Doral-Eastern Open Florida
250,000
Raymond Floyd (12)
Mar 23
Tournament Players Championship Florida
440,000
Lee Trevino (25)Special event
Mar 30
Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina
300,000
Doug Tewell (1)Invitational
Apr 6
Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina
250,000
Craig Stadler (2)
Apr 13
Masters Tournament Georgia
360,000
Seve Ballesteros Major championship
Apr 13
Magnolia Classic Mississippi
25,000
Roger Maltbie (n/a)Second Tour[ b]
Apr 20
MONY Tournament of Champions California
300,000
Tom Watson (21)Winners-only event
Apr 20
Tallahassee Open Florida
100,000
Mark Pfeil (1)Alternate event
Apr 27
Greater New Orleans Open Louisiana
250,000
Tom Watson (22)
May 4
Michelob-Houston Open Texas
350,000
Curtis Strange (2)
May 11
Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas
300,000
Tom Watson (23)
May 18
Colonial National Invitation Texas
300,000
Bruce Lietzke (5)Invitational
May 25
Memorial Tournament Ohio
300,000
David Graham (5)Invitational
Jun 1
Kemper Open Maryland
400,000
John Mahaffey (5)
Jun 8
Atlanta Classic Georgia
300,000
Larry Nelson (3)
Jun 15
U.S. Open New Jersey
355,000
Jack Nicklaus Major championship
Jun 22
Canadian Open Canada
350,000
Bob Gilder (2)
Jun 29
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee
300,000
Lee Trevino (26)
Jul 6
Western Open Illinois
300,000
Scott Simpson (1)
Jul 13
Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin
200,000
Billy Kratzert (3)
Jul 20
The Open Championship Scotland
£200,000
Tom Watson Major championship [ c]
Jul 20
Quad Cities Open Illinois
200,000
Scott Hoch (1)
Jul 27
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut
300,000
Howard Twitty (2)
Aug 3
IVB-Golf Classic Pennsylvania
250,000
Doug Tewell (2)
Aug 10
PGA Championship New York
375,000
Jack Nicklaus Major championship
Aug 17
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York
400,000
Curtis Strange (3)
Aug 24
World Series of Golf Ohio
400,000
Tom Watson (25)Limited-field event
Aug 24
Buick-Goodwrench Open Michigan
250,000
Peter Jacobsen (1)Alternate event
Aug 31
B.C. Open New York
275,000
Don Pooley (1)
Sep 7
Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic Massachusetts
300,000
Wayne Levi (3)
Sep 14
Hall of Fame North Carolina
250,000
Phil Hancock (1)
Sep 21
San Antonio Texas Open Texas
250,000
Lee Trevino (27)
Sep 28
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic California
300,000
Ben Crenshaw (8)
Oct 5
Southern Open Georgia
200,000
Mike Sullivan (1)
Oct 12
Pensacola Open Florida
200,000
Dan Halldorson (1)
Oct 19
Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida
350,000
Danny Edwards (2) andDavid 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.
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Tom Watson 530,808
2
Lee Trevino 385,814
3
Curtis Strange 271,888
4
Andy Bean 269,033
5
Ben Crenshaw 237,727
6
Jerry Pate 222,976
7
George Burns 219,928
8
Craig Stadler 206,291
9
Mike Reid 206,097
10
Raymond Floyd 192,993
Awards
See also
Notes
^ 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.
^ Official money; unofficial win.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
^ "1980 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2023 .^ "1981 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2023 .^ "1980 Official money" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2023 .^ "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.^ Babineau, Jeff (January 24, 2023). "40 years after his first PGA Tour victory, Hallberg has no regrets" . Global Golf Post . Retrieved August 21, 2024 . Hallberg said that when he got out on the PGA Tour in 1980 (he was Rookie of the Year despite only 13 starts)… ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards" . PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023 .^ 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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