1980 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1980 European Tour 1980 4 10 y – 1980 10 4 y 23 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (4) Official money list SCO Sandy Lyle Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Paul Hoad 1979 1981 The 1980 European Tour, titled as the 1980 PGA European Golf Tour,http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html Tour History European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html 4 April 2010 was the ninth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1980 There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Newcastle Brown "900" Open, the Merseyside International Open and the Bob Hope British Classic; and the loss of the British PGA Matchplay Championship, the Portuguese Open and the Belgian Open.Plumridge Christopher Television feat on 1980 tour The Guardian London, United Kingdom 19 December 1979 21 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/260626245/ 10 June 2020 subscriptionNow Euro stars chase record £1.8m in circuit cash bonanza Coventry Evening Telegraph Coventry, United Kingdom 20 December 1979 33 British Newspapers Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19791220/407/0033 10 June 2020 subscription The tour's money list was retitled as the "Official money list", having previously been known as the "Order of Merit". Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1980 season.1980 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1980/ European Tour 21 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.Notes13 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$360,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (11)Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.20 AprItalian OpenItaly32,500ITA Massimo Mannelli (1)27 AprMadrid OpenSpain30,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (12)4 MayBenson & Hedges Spanish OpenSpain42,500NIR Eddie Polland (4)11 MayPaco Rabanne Open de FranceFrance37,500AUS Greg Norman (3)18 MayMartini InternationalEngland55,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (13)26 MaySun Alliance PGA ChampionshipEngland70,000ENG Nick Faldo (3)1 JunAvis Jersey OpenJersey35,000ESP 1977 José María Cañizares (2)8 JunNewcastle Brown "900" OpenEngland42,000IRL Des Smyth (2)New tournament15 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$355,000USA Jack Nicklaus (n/a)Major championshipunofficial22 JunCold Shield Greater Manchester OpenEngland35,000IRL Des Smyth (3)29 JunCoral Welsh ClassicWales35,000SCO Sandy Lyle (4)6 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden50,000AUS Greg Norman (4)12 JulMazda Cars English ClassicEngland55,000ESP 1977 Manuel Piñero (4)20 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland200,000USA Tom Watson (4)Major championship27 JulDutch OpenNetherlands32,500ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (14)10 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland80,000AUS Graham Marsh (7)10 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$375,000USA Jack Nicklaus (n/a)Major championshipunofficial17 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland70,000ENG Mark James (4)24 AugBraun German OpenWest Germany45,000ZWE Mark McNulty (2)31 AugSwiss OpenSwitzerland50,000ZWE Nick Price (1)7 SepEuropean Open ChampionshipEngland105,000USA Tom Kite (n/a)13 SepMerseyside International OpenEngland15,000ENG Ian Mosey (1)New tournament21 SepHaig Whisky TPCEngland55,000SCO Bernard Gallacher (6)28 SepBob Hope British ClassicEngland90,000ESP 1977 José María Cañizares (3)New tournamentPro-Am4 OctDunlop MastersWales60,000FRG Bernhard Langer (1) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)Notes14 SepHennessy Cognac CupEnglandn/aGBRIRL Team GB&ITeam event12 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland100,000AUS Greg NormanLimited-field event19 OctTrophée LancômeFrance45,000USA Lee Trevino26 OctCacharel World Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/aUSA Jack Renner14 DecWorld CupColombian/aCAN Dan Halldorson andCAN Jim NelfordTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophySCO Sandy Lyle Official money list The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.https://www.e-magin.se/paper/jpp3fq7z/paper/32#/paper/mdkv3c7x/21 Europa-touren-80 European Tour-80 sv Svensk Golf 21 October 2023 September 1980 9 21https://www.newspapers.com/image/259582687/ Record win for Langer The Guardian Peter Dobereiner London, United Kingdom 17 6 October 1980 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Position Player Prize money (£)1 SCO Sandy Lyle 43,3462 AUS Greg Norman 43,0683 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros 42,3764 ENG Nick Faldo 35,5235 SCO Brian Barnes 32,8806 ENG Mark James 29,9917 ESP 1977 José María Cañizares 29,8408 SCO Ken Brown 28,9499 FRG Bernhard Langer 26,92010 IRL Des Smyth 24,618 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Paul Hoad https://www.newspapers.com/image/259581742/ Two lead after Moon shot The Guardian London, United Kingdom 18 3 October 1980 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Paul Hoad, aged 22, the former England amateur international has won Henry Cotton's 1980 "Rookie of the Year" award. Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour