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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)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 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 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesDec 6JCPenney Mixed Team ClassicFlorida550,000 Nancy Lopez and Curtis StrangeTeam eventDec 14World CupColombian/a Dan Halldorson and Jim NelfordTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Sandy Lyle

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

Position Player Prize money ($)1 Tom Watson 530,8082 Lee Trevino 385,8143 Curtis Strange 271,8884 Andy Bean 269,0335 Ben Crenshaw 237,7276 Jerry Pate 222,9767 George Burns 219,9288 Craig Stadler 206,2919 Mike Reid 206,09710 Raymond Floyd 192,993

Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Tom Watson Rookie of the Year Gary Hallberg Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Lee Trevino Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Lee Trevino

See also 1980 Senior PGA Tour

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