1980 Open Championship

The 1980 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 109th Open Championship, held from 17–20 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]

1980 Open Championship

Tournament information
Dates	17–20 July 1980
Location	Gullane, Scotland
Course(s)	Muirfield
Tour(s)	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
Tom Watson
271 (–13)

Muirfield

Location in Scotland

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.

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Tom Watson	United States	1975, 1977	68	70	64	69	271	–13	1
Lee Trevino	United States	1971, 1972	68	67	71	69	275	–9	2
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1966, 1970, 1978	73	67	71	69	280	–4	T4
Tom Weiskopf	United States	1973	72	72	71	70	285	+1	T16
Seve Ballesteros	Spain	1979	72	68	72	74	286	+2	T19
Tony Jacklin	England	1969	72	74	71	73	290	+6	T32
Bob Charles	New Zealand	1963	75	71	73	76	295	+11	T60

Missed the second cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	Total	To par
Johnny Miller	United States	1976	77	70	73	220	+7
Gary Player	South Africa	1959, 1968, 1974	77	71	72	220	+7

Missed the first cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Arnold Palmer	United States	1961, 1962	76	74	150	+8

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1980

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

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1980

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Lee Trevino	United States	68-67=135	–7
T2	Ken Brown	Scotland	70-68=138	–4
	Jerry Pate	United States	71-67=138
	Tom Watson	United States	68-70=138
T5	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	72-68=140	–2
	Andy Bean	United States	71-69=140
	Ben Crenshaw	United States	70-70=140
	Gil Morgan	United States	70-70=140
	Jack Newton	Australia	69-71=140
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	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	Country	Score	To par
1	Tom Watson	United States	68-70-64=202	–11
T2	Ken Brown	Scotland	70-68-68=206	–7
	Lee Trevino	United States	68-67-71=206
4	Ben Crenshaw	United States	70-70-68=208	–5
T5	Andy Bean	United States	71-69-70=210	–3
	Hubert Green	United States	77-69-64=210
T7	Isao Aoki	Japan	74-74-63=211	–2
	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	70-71-70=211
	Carl Mason	England	72-69-70=211
	Gil Morgan	United States	70-70-71=211
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	73-67-71=211
	Craig Stadler	United States	72-70-69=211

Amateurs: Sigel (+5)

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1980

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

Amateurs: Sigel (+7)
Source:[6]

References

1. "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.
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". Palm Beach Post. wire services. 21 July 1980. p. B3.
6. "1980 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

External links

• 109th Open - Muirfield 1980 (Official site)
• 109th Open Championship - Muirfield (European Tour)
• 1980 Open Championship (about.sports)