1980 PGA Tour
The 1980 PGA Tour season was played from January 10 to October 19. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Tom Watson won the most tournaments, seven, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1980 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse | Winner's share | Notes |
Jan 13 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | ![]() | 343 | align=right|250,000| | 50,000 | |
Jan 20 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | ![]() | 272 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Jan 27 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | ![]() | 275 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
Feb 3 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | ![]() | 280 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Feb 10 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | ![]() | 266 | align=right|325,000| | 58,500 | |
Feb 19 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | ![]() | 270 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Feb 24 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | ![]() | 276 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
Mar 2 | Bay Hill Classic | Florida | ![]() | 279 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Mar 9 | Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic | Florida | ![]() | 274 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Mar 16 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | ![]() | 279 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
Mar 23 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | ![]() | 278 | align=right|440,000| | 72,000 | |
Mar 30 | Sea Pines Heritage | South Carolina | ![]() | 280 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Apr 6 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | ![]() | 275 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | ![]() | 275 | align=right|360,000| | 55,000 | |
Apr 13 | Magnolia State Classic | Mississippi | ![]() | 65 | 25,000 | 4,500 | Satellite event |
Apr 20 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | ![]() | 276 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Apr 20 | Tallahassee Open | Florida | ![]() | 277 | align=right|100,000| | 18,000 | Alternate event |
Apr 27 | Greater New Orleans Open | Louisiana | ![]() | 273 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
May 4 | Michelob-Houston Open | Texas | ![]() | 266 | align=right|350,000| | 63,000 | |
May 11 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | ![]() | 274 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
May 18 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | ![]() | 271 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
May 25 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | ![]() | 280 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Jun 1 | Kemper Open | Maryland | ![]() | 275 | align=right|400,000| | 72,000 | |
Jun 8 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | ![]() | 270 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Jun 15 | U.S. Open | New Jersey | ![]() | 272 | align=right|355,000| | 55,000 | |
Jun 22 | Canadian Open | Canada | ![]() | 274 | align=right|350,000| | 63,000 | |
Jun 29 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | ![]() | 272 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Jul 6 | Western Open | Illinois | ![]() | 281 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Jul 13 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | ![]() | 266 | align=right|200,000| | 36,000 | |
Jul 20 | British Open | Scotland | ![]() | 271 | align=right|480,000| | 60,000 | |
Jul 20 | Quad Cities Open | Illinois | ![]() | 266 | align=right|200,000| | 36,000 | |
Jul 27 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | ![]() | 266 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Aug 3 | IVB-Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 272 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
Aug 10 | PGA Championship | New York | ![]() | 274 | align=right|375,000| | 60,000 | |
Aug 17 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | ![]() | 273 | align=right|400,000| | 72,000 | |
Aug 24 | Buick-Goodwrench Open | Michigan | ![]() | 276 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
Aug 24 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | ![]() | 270 | align=right|400,000| | 100,000 | |
Aug 31 | B.C. Open | New York | ![]() | 271 | align=right|275,000| | 49,500 | |
Sep 7 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | Massachusetts | ![]() | 273 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Sep 14 | Hall of Fame | North Carolina | ![]() | 275 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
Sep 21 | San Antonio Texas Open | Texas | ![]() | 265 | align=right|250,000| | 45,000 | |
Sep 28 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | California | ![]() | 272 | align=right|300,000| | 54,000 | |
Oct 5 | Southern Open | Georgia | ![]() | 269 | align=right|200,000| | 36,000 | |
Oct 12 | Pensacola Open | Florida | ![]() | 275 | align=right|200,000| | 36,000 | |
Oct 19 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship | Florida | ![]() ![]() | 253 | align=right|350,000| | 31,500 |
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Leaders
Scoring Average leadersRank | Player | Country | Average |
1 | Lee Trevino | 69.73 | |
2 | Tom Watson | 69.95 | |
3 | Jerry Pate | 70.72 | |
4 | Andy Bean | 70.73 | |
5 | Keith Fergus | 70.75 |
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Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Events | Wins |
1 | Tom Watson | 530,808 | 22 | 7 | |
2 | Lee Trevino | 385,814 | 21 | 3 | |
3 | Curtis Strange | 271,888 | 30 | 2 | |
4 | Andy Bean | 269,033 | 27 | 1 | |
5 | Ben Crenshaw | 237,727 | 26 | 1 |
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Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Wins |
1 | Jack Nicklaus | 3,581,212 | 70 | |
2 | Lee Trevino | 2,473,991 | 27 | |
3 | Tom Watson | 2,202,240 | 25 | |
4 | Arnold Palmer | 1,857,552 | 62 | |
5 | Tom Weiskopf | 1,829,415 | 14 |
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