1980 PGA Tour

1980 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 10, 1980 (1980-01-10) – October 19, 1980 (1980-10-19)
Number of official events	44
Most wins	Tom Watson (7)
Money list	Tom Watson
PGA Player of the Year	Tom Watson
Rookie of the Year	Gary Hallberg
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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	Purse (US$)	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 (3)	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 (69)	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 (24)	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 (70)	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) 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]

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

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Tom Watson	[4]
Rookie of the Year	Gary Hallberg	[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Lee Trevino	[6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Lee Trevino	[7]

See also

• 1980 Senior PGA Tour

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. 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)…
6. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
7. 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.

External links

• Official website