1980 Senior PGA Tour

The 1980 Senior PGA Tour was the inaugural season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

1980 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJune 19, 1980 (1980-06-19) – December 7, 1980 (1980-12-07)
Number of official events4
Money list Don January
1981

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jun 22Atlantic City Senior InternationalNew Jersey125,000 Don January (1)New tournament
Jun 29U.S. Senior OpenNew York100,000 Roberto De Vicenzo (1)New tournament
Senior major championship
Nov 16Suntree ClassicFlorida125,000 Charlie Sifford (1)New tournament
Dec 7PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida125,000 Arnold Palmer (1)Senior major championship

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Don January44,100
2 Charlie Sifford34,929
3 Art Wall Jr.20,829
T4 Roberto De Vicenzo20,000
Arnold Palmer

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Don January[4]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.

References

  1. "1981 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. "1980 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. "1980 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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