1980 Open Championship

1980 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 July 1980
LocationGullane, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,926 yards (6,333 m)[1]
Field151 players
87 after 1st cut
65 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut149 (+7) (1st cut)
219 (+6) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund£200,000
$480,000
Winner's share£25,000
$60,000
Champion
United States Tom Watson
271 (−13)
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Muirfield is located in Scotland
Muirfield
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Location in Scotland

The 1980 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 109th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Tom Watson won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino.[2][3] It was the fourth of Watson's eight major titles; he won two additional Opens in 1982 and 1983. It was Watson's first win in a major in three years.[4]

Trevino, 40, had won the last Open played at Muirfield in 1972, successfully defending his 1971 title and ending the grand slam bid of Jack Nicklaus.[5] Nicklaus, also 40, tied for fourth. He won at Muirfield in 1966 and was runner-up by a stroke in 1972.

This was the first Open scheduled to end on a Sunday, with a Thursday start. The Open previously began on Wednesday and ended on Saturday. Prior to 1966, the final two rounds were scheduled for Friday. In 1970 and 1975, 18-hole playoffs were held on Sunday.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1980

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Lee Trevino 68 −3
United States Tom Watson
T3 England Nick Faldo 69 −2
Argentina Vicente Fernández
England Mark James
Australia Jack Newton
England Glenn Ralph
T8 Scotland Ken Brown 70 −1
United States Ben Crenshaw
United States Mark Hayes
Scotland Sandy Lyle
United States Gil Morgan

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1980

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Lee Trevino 68-67=135 −7
T2 Scotland Ken Brown 70-68=138 −4
United States Jerry Pate 71-67=138
United States Tom Watson 68-70=138
T5 Spain Seve Ballesteros 72-68=140 −2
United States Andy Bean 71-69=140
United States Ben Crenshaw 70-70=140
United States Gil Morgan 70-70=140
Australia Jack Newton 69-71=140
United States Jack Nicklaus 73-67=140

Amateurs: Sigel (+2), Rafferty (+9), McLean (+10), Mitchell (+10), Evans (+11), Gallagher (+12), Way (+12), Boxall (+13), McEvoy (+13), Deeble (+14), McCathie (+17), Hay (+19)

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1980

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Tom Watson 68-70-64=202 −11
T2 Scotland Ken Brown 70-68-68=206 −7
United States Lee Trevino 68-67-71=206
4 United States Ben Crenshaw 70-70-68=208 −5
T5 United States Andy Bean 71-69-70=210 −3
United States Hubert Green 77-69-64=210
T7 Japan Isao Aoki 74-74-63=211 −2
Scotland Sandy Lyle 70-71-70=211
England Carl Mason 72-69-70=211
United States Gil Morgan 70-70-71=211
United States Jack Nicklaus 73-67-71=211
United States Craig Stadler 72-70-69=211

Amateurs: Sigel (+5)

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1980

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 United States Tom Watson 68-70-64-69=271 −13 25,000
2 United States Lee Trevino 68-67-71-69=275 −9 17,500
3 United States Ben Crenshaw 70-70-68-69=277 −7 13,500
T4 England Carl Mason 72-69-70-69=280 −4 9,250
United States Jack Nicklaus 73-67-71-69=280
T6 United States Andy Bean 71-69-70-72=282 −2 7,250
Scotland Ken Brown 70-68-68-76=282
United States Hubert Green 77-69-64-72=282
United States Craig Stadler 72-70-69-71=282
T10 United States Gil Morgan 70-70-71-72=283 −1 5,750
Australia Jack Newton 69-71-73-70=283

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 56, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Watson wants the ones he hasn't won yet". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 21 July 1980. p. 1C.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Dan (28 July 1980). "Elementary at least for Watson". Sports Illustrated. p. 22. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
  4. ^ "It's Watson in waltz to British Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. 21 July 1980. p. 1-part 2.
  5. ^ "Watson earns emotional win at Muirfield". The Palm Beach Post. wire services. 21 July 1980. p. B3.
  6. ^ "1980 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  7. ^ "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1980". PoundSterling. July 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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