1980 Open Championship

The 1980 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 109th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Tom Watson won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino.[2][3] It was the fourth of Watson's eight major titles; he won two additional Opens in 1982 and 1983. It was Watson's first win in a major in three years.[4]

1980 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 July 1980
LocationGullane, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,926 yards (6,333 m)[1]
Field151 players
87 after 1st cut
65 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut149 (+7) (1st cut)
219 (+6) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund£200,000
$480,000
Winner's share£25,000
$60,000
Champion
Tom Watson
271 (−13)
Muirfield
Location in Scotland

Trevino, 40, had won the last Open played at Muirfield in 1972, successfully defending his 1971 title and ending the grand slam bid of Jack Nicklaus.[5] Nicklaus, also 40, tied for fourth. He won at Muirfield in 1966 and was runner-up by a stroke in 1972.

This was the first Open scheduled to end on a Sunday, with a Thursday start. The Open previously began on Wednesday and ended on Saturday. Prior to 1966, the final two rounds were scheduled for Friday. In 1970 and 1975, 18-hole playoffs were held on Sunday.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1980

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Lee Trevino68−3
Tom Watson
T3 Nick Faldo69−2
Vicente Fernández
Mark James
Jack Newton
Glenn Ralph
T8 Ken Brown70−1
Ben Crenshaw
Mark Hayes
Sandy Lyle
Gil Morgan

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1980

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Lee Trevino68-67=135−7
T2 Ken Brown70-68=138−4
Jerry Pate71-67=138
Tom Watson68-70=138
T5 Seve Ballesteros72-68=140−2
Andy Bean71-69=140
Ben Crenshaw70-70=140
Gil Morgan70-70=140
Jack Newton69-71=140
Jack Nicklaus73-67=140

Amateurs: Sigel (+2), Rafferty (+9), McLean (+10), Mitchell (+10), Evans (+11), Gallagher (+12), Way (+12), Boxall (+13), McEvoy (+13), Deeble (+14), McCathie (+17), Hay (+19)

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1980

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Tom Watson68-70-64=202−11
T2 Ken Brown70-68-68=206−7
Lee Trevino68-67-71=206
4 Ben Crenshaw70-70-68=208−5
T5 Andy Bean71-69-70=210−3
Hubert Green77-69-64=210
T7 Isao Aoki74-74-63=211−2
Sandy Lyle70-71-70=211
Carl Mason72-69-70=211
Gil Morgan70-70-71=211
Jack Nicklaus73-67-71=211
Craig Stadler72-70-69=211

Amateurs: Sigel (+5)

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1980

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Tom Watson68-70-64-69=271−1325,000
2 Lee Trevino68-67-71-69=275−917,500
3 Ben Crenshaw70-70-68-69=277−713,500
T4 Carl Mason72-69-70-69=280−49,250
Jack Nicklaus73-67-71-69=280
T6 Andy Bean71-69-70-72=282−27,250
Ken Brown70-68-68-76=282
Hubert Green77-69-64-72=282
Craig Stadler72-70-69-71=282
T10 Gil Morgan70-70-71-72=283−15,750
Jack Newton69-71-73-70=283

Amateurs: Sigel (+7)
Source:[6]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 56, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. "Watson wants the ones he hasn't won yet". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 21 July 1980. p. 1C.
  3. Jenkins, Dan (28 July 1980). "Elementary at least for Watson". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  4. "It's Watson in waltz to British Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. 21 July 1980. p. 1-part 2.
  5. "Watson earns emotional win at Muirfield". The Palm Beach Post. wire services. 21 July 1980. p. B3.
  6. "1980 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

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