1980 PGA Tour

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.

1980 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 10, 1980 (1980-01-10) – October 19, 1980 (1980-10-19)
Number of official events44
Most wins Tom Watson (7)
Money list Tom Watson
PGA Player of the Year Tom Watson
← 1979
1981 →

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

Money list

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

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

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