1980 PGA Championship

The 1980 PGA Championship was the 62nd PGA Championship, held August 7–10 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Jack Nicklaus won his fifth PGA Championship, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Andy Bean. The victory tied Nicklaus with Walter Hagen, who won five PGA titles in match play competition in the 1920s.[2]

1980 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 7–10, 1980
LocationRochester, New York
43.113°N 77.533°W / 43.113; -77.533
Course(s)Oak Hill Country Club,
East Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,964 yards (6,368 m)
Field150 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut149 (+9)
Prize fund$376,400[1]
Winner's share$60,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
274 (−6)
Location map
Oak Hil Country Club
Location in the United States
Oak Hil Country Club
Location in New York

It was the 17th of 18 major titles for the 40-year-old Nicklaus, and his second of the year: he won the U.S. Open two months earlier.[3][4] The previous season in 1979 had been Nicklaus' worst, with no tour wins for the first time in his career. His next and final major title came nearly six years later, at the Masters in 1986.

After 36 holes, Nicklaus was at 139 (−1), a stroke behind leader Gil Morgan.[5][6] Nicklaus fired a 66 (−4) on Saturday to move to 205 (−5) and a three-shot lead over Lon Hinkle heading into the final round, with Morgan three more back at 211 in third. Nicklaus was as low as six-under for the round through fourteen holes, but struggled on the last four, and alternated bogeys with scrambling pars.[7] Sunday was less eventful as Hinkle and Morgan fell back and Nicklaus carded a one-under 69 for a runaway win, uncommon for a major.[8]

Since changing to stroke play in 1958, the largest victory margin at the PGA Championship had been four strokes, in 1966 and 1973, the latter also won by Nicklaus. His seven stroke margin in 1980 remained the record until 2012, when Rory McIlroy won by eight.

Nicklaus became the third to win both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year, joining Gene Sarazen (1922) and Ben Hogan (1948).[8] Tiger Woods later won both in 2000, part of his "Tiger Slam, and Brooks Koepka also accomplished this feat in 2018.

This was the third major championship at the East Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1956 and 1968, when Nicklaus was the runner-up to Lee Trevino. The U.S. Open later returned in 1989 and the PGA Championship in 2003, 2013, and 2023. The course also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995.

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4474102065704191754324304253,5144321953745963251784404584523,4506,964
Par443543444354345434443570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 7, 1980

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Craig Stadler67−3
T2 Gil Morgan68−2
Bob Murphy
Curtis Strange
Howard Twitty
Bobby Walzel
T7 Ben Crenshaw69−1
David Graham
Hale Irwin
T10 George Archer70E
Lee Elder
Raymond Floyd
Bob Gilder
Morris Hatalsky
Lon Hinkle
Hale Irwin
Johnny Miller
Tōru Nakamura
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Renner

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, August 8, 1980

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Gil Morgan68-70=138−2
2 Lon Hinkle70-69=139−1
Jack Nicklaus70-69=139
4 Curtis Strange68-72=140E
5 Johnny Miller70-71=141+1
T6 Dave Eichelberger72-70=142+2
Gary Koch71-71=142
Artie McNickle71-71=142
Andy North72-70=142
Bill Rogers71-71=142
Craig Stadler67-75=142
Howard Twitty68-74=142

Source:[5][6]

Third round

Saturday, August 9, 1980

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Jack Nicklaus70-69-66=205−5
2 Lon Hinkle70-69-69=208−2
T3 Andy Bean72-71-68=211+1
Gil Morgan68-70-73=211
T5 Terry Diehl72-72-68=212+2
Curtis Strange68-72-72=212
7 Howard Twitty68-74-71=213+3
8 Bill Rogers71-71-72=214+4
T9 Andy North72-70-73=215+5
Jerry Pate72-73-70=215
Bobby Walzel68-76-71=216

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, August 10, 1980

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus70-69-66-69=274−660,000
2 Andy Bean72-71-68-70=281+140,000
T3 Lon Hinkle70-69-69-75=283+322,500
Gil Morgan68-70-73-72=283
T5 Curtis Strange68-72-72-72=284+414,500
Howard Twitty68-74-71-71=284
7 Lee Trevino74-71-71-69=285+511,000
T8 Bill Rogers71-71-72-72=286+68,500
Bobby Walzel68-76-71-71=286
T10 Terry Diehl72-72-68-76=288+86,000
Peter Jacobsen71-73-74-70=288
Jerry Pate72-73-70-73=288
Tom Watson75-74-72-67=288
Tom Weiskopf71-73-72-72=288

Source:[10][11]

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 1980 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  2. "PGA title added to Jack's display". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  3. Jenkins, Dan (August 18, 1980). "Jack, this is getting ridiculous". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. Parascenzo, Marino (August 11, 1980). "Nicklaus' 5th PGA victory no mortal feat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  5. Parascenzo, Marino (August 9, 1980). "Morgan takes halfway lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  6. "Nicklaus waiting in PGA's wings". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1980. p. 1C.
  7. "Jack loses his big lead at the end". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 10, 1980. p. 1B.
  8. "Nicklaus spells GREAT with runaway PGA". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 1-part 2.
  9. "PGA favorites left far back by Stadler's 67". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 8, 1980. p. 1D.
  10. "1980 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  11. "Golf: PGA scores". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
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