1980 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1980 PGA Tour 1980 1 10 – 1980 10 19 44 USA Tom Watson (7) Money list USA Tom Watson PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Watson Rookie of the Year USA Gary Hallberg 1979 1981 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.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1980.html 1980 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 6 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701133507/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1980.html 1 July 20171981 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1981_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 6 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)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.Notes Jan 13 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 250,000 USA Craig Stadler (1) Pro-Am Jan 20 Phoenix Open Arizona 300,000 USA Jeff Mitchell (1) Jan 27 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 250,000 USA Tom Watson (19) Feb 3 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 300,000 USA George Burns (2) Pro-Am Feb 10 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 325,000 USA Andy Bean (6) Feb 19 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona 300,000 USA Jim Colbert (6) Feb 24 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 250,000 USA Tom Watson (20) Mar 2 Bay Hill Classic Florida 300,000 USA Dave Eichelberger (3) Mar 9 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida 300,000 USA Johnny Miller (19) Mar 16 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 250,000 USA Raymond Floyd (12) Mar 23 Tournament Players Championship Florida 440,000 USA Lee Trevino (25) Special event Mar 30 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina 300,000 USA Doug Tewell (1) Invitational Apr 6 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 250,000 USA Craig Stadler (2) Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 360,000 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (3) Major championship Apr 13 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 25,000 USA Roger Maltbie (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 20 MONY Tournament of Champions California 300,000 USA Tom Watson (21) Winners-only event Apr 20 Tallahassee Open Florida 100,000 USA Mark Pfeil (1) Alternate event Apr 27 Greater New Orleans Open Louisiana 250,000 USA Tom Watson (22) May 4 Michelob-Houston Open Texas 350,000 USA Curtis Strange (2) May 11 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 300,000 USA Tom Watson (23) May 18 Colonial National Invitation Texas 300,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (5) Invitational May 25 Memorial Tournament Ohio 300,000 AUS David Graham (5) Invitational Jun 1 Kemper Open Maryland 400,000 USA John Mahaffey (5) Jun 8 Atlanta Classic Georgia 300,000 USA Larry Nelson (3) Jun 15 U.S. Open New Jersey 355,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (69) Major championship Jun 22 Canadian Open Canada 350,000 USA Bob Gilder (2) Jun 29 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 300,000 USA Lee Trevino (26) Jul 6 Western Open Illinois 300,000 USA Scott Simpson (1) Jul 13 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 200,000 USA Billy Kratzert (3) Jul 20 The Open Championship Scotland £200,000 USA Tom Watson (24) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 20 Quad Cities Open Illinois 200,000 USA Scott Hoch (1) Jul 27 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 300,000 USA Howard Twitty (2) Aug 3 IVB-Golf Classic Pennsylvania 250,000 USA Doug Tewell (2) Aug 10 PGA Championship New York 375,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (70) Major championship Aug 17 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 400,000 USA Curtis Strange (3) Aug 24 World Series of Golf Ohio 400,000 USA Tom Watson (25) Limited-field event Aug 24 Buick-Goodwrench Open Michigan 250,000 USA Peter Jacobsen (1) Alternate event Aug 31 B.C. Open New York 275,000 USA Don Pooley (1) Sep 7 Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic Massachusetts 300,000 USA Wayne Levi (3) Sep 14 Hall of Fame North Carolina 250,000 USA Phil Hancock (1) Sep 21 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 250,000 USA Lee Trevino (27) Sep 28 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic California 300,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (8) Oct 5 Southern Open Georgia 200,000 USA Mike Sullivan (1) Oct 12 Pensacola Open Florida 200,000 CAN Dan Halldorson (1) Oct 19 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 350,000 USA Danny Edwards (2) andUSA 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. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesDec 6JCPenney Mixed Team ClassicFlorida550,000USA Nancy Lopez andUSA Curtis StrangeTeam eventDec 14World CupColombian/aCAN Dan Halldorson andCAN Jim NelfordTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophySCO Sandy Lyle Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1980.html 1980 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20150326073645/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1980.html 26 March 2015 6 November 2023 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Tom Watson 530,8082 USA Lee Trevino 385,8143 USA Curtis Strange 271,8884 USA Andy Bean 269,0335 USA Ben Crenshaw 237,7276 USA Jerry Pate 222,9767 USA George Burns 219,9288 USA Craig Stadler 206,2919 USA Mike Reid 206,09710 USA Raymond Floyd 192,993 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Watson https://www.newspapers.com/image/368532640/ Tom Watson Earns Player of Year Honors from PGA Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 17 October 1980 6 November 2023 41 (C3 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Rookie of the Year USA Gary Hallberg https://www.globalgolfpost.com/featured/40-years-after-his-first-pga-tour-victory-hallberg-has-no-regrets/ 40 years after his first PGA Tour victory, Hallberg has no regrets Global Golf Post Jeff Babineau 24 January 2023 21 August 2024 Hallberg said that when he got out on the PGA Tour in 1980 (he was Rookie of the Year despite only 13 starts)… Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) USA Lee Trevino https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards PGA Tour 22 October 2023 Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) USA Lee Trevino https://www.newspapers.com/image/226684733/ Green Club inflation better The Orlando Sentinel Bob Fowler Orlando, Florida 3 October 1980 6 November 2023 41 (3-D in paper) Newspapers.com subscription See also 1980 Senior PGA Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour