1980 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 July 1980 |
| Location | Gullane, Scotland |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | Muirfield |
| TourTemplate:Pluralize from text | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,926 yards (6,333 m)[1] |
| Field | 151 players 87 after 1st cut 65 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 149 (+7) (1st cut) 219 (+6) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £200,000 $480,000 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 $60,000 |
| Champion | |
| Template:Flagicon Tom Watson | |
| 271 (−13) | |
| Template:Succession links | |
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/UK Scotland" does not exist. 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
Second round
Friday, 18 July 1980
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 68-67=135 | −7 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Ken Brown | 70-68=138 | −4 |
| Template:Flagicon Jerry Pate | 71-67=138 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Tom Watson | 68-70=138 | ||
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Seve Ballesteros | 72-68=140 | −2 |
| Template:Flagicon Andy Bean | 71-69=140 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw | 70-70=140 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan | 70-70=140 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jack Newton | 69-71=140 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon Tom Watson | 68-70-64=202 | −11 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Ken Brown | 70-68-68=206 | −7 |
| Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 68-67-71=206 | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw | 70-70-68=208 | −5 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Andy Bean | 71-69-70=210 | −3 |
| Template:Flagicon Hubert Green | 77-69-64=210 | ||
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki | 74-74-63=211 | −2 |
| Template:Flagicon Sandy Lyle | 70-71-70=211 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Carl Mason | 72-69-70=211 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan | 70-70-71=211 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 73-67-71=211 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler | 72-70-69=211 |
Amateurs: Sigel (+5)
Final round
Sunday, 20 July 1980
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Tom Watson | 68-70-64-69=271 | −13 | 25,000 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 68-67-71-69=275 | −9 | 17,500 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw | 70-70-68-69=277 | −7 | 13,500 |
| T4 | Template:Flagicon Carl Mason | 72-69-70-69=280 | −4 | 9,250 |
| Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 73-67-71-69=280 | |||
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Andy Bean | 71-69-70-72=282 | −2 | 7,250 |
| Template:Flagicon Ken Brown | 70-68-68-76=282 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Hubert Green | 77-69-64-72=282 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler | 72-70-69-71=282 | |||
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan | 70-70-71-72=283 | −1 | 5,750 |
| Template:Flagicon Jack Newton | 69-71-73-70=283 |
Source:[6]
- Amateurs: Sigel (+7)
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.37 dollars (US) per pound sterling.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 56, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Watson wants the ones he hasn't won yet". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 21 July 1980. p. 1C.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenkins, Dan (28 July 1980). "Elementary at least for Watson". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."It's Watson in waltz to British Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. 21 July 1980. p. 1-part 2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Watson earns emotional win at Muirfield". The Palm Beach Post. wire services. 21 July 1980. p. B3.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1980 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1980". PoundSterling. July 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
External links
- Muirfield 1980 (Official site)
- 109th Open Championship – Muirfield (European Tour)
- 1980 Open Championship (GolfCompendium.com)
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