1980 PGA Championship

The 1980 PGA Championship was the 62nd PGA Championship, held August 7–10 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Jack Nicklaus won his fifth PGA Championship, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Andy Bean. The victory tied Nicklaus with Walter Hagen, who won five PGA titles in match play competition in the 1920s.[2]

1980 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	August 7–10, 1980
Location	Rochester, New York
Course(s)	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,964 yards (6,368 m)
Field	150 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut	149 (+9)
Prize fund	$376,400[1]
Winner's share	$60,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
274 (−6)

Oak Hill CC

Location in the United States

Oak Hill CC

Location in New York

It was the 17th of 18 major titles for the 40-year-old Nicklaus, and his second of the year: he won the U.S. Open two months earlier.[3][4] The previous season in 1979 had been Nicklaus' worst, with no tour wins for the first time in his career. His next and final major title came nearly six years later, at the Masters in 1986.

After 36 holes, Nicklaus was at 139 (−1), a stroke behind leader Gil Morgan.[5][6] Nicklaus fired a 66 (−4) on Saturday to move to 205 (−5) and a three-shot lead over Lon Hinkle heading into the final round, with Morgan three more back at 211 in third. Nicklaus was as low as six-under for the round through fourteen holes, but struggled on the last four, and alternated bogeys with scrambling pars.[7] Sunday was less eventful as Hinkle and Morgan fell back and Nicklaus carded a one-under 69 for a runaway win, uncommon for a major.[8]

Since changing to stroke play in 1958, the largest victory margin at the PGA Championship had been four strokes, in 1966 and 1973, the latter also won by Nicklaus. His seven stroke margin in 1980 remained the record until 2012, when Rory McIlroy won by eight.

Nicklaus became the third to win both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year, joining Gene Sarazen (1922) and Ben Hogan (1948).[8] Tiger Woods later won both in 2000, part of his "Tiger Slam, and Brooks Koepka also accomplished this feat in 2018.

This was the third major championship at the East Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1956 and 1968, when Nicklaus was the runner-up to Lee Trevino. The U.S. Open later returned in 1989 and the PGA Championship in 2003 and 2013. The course also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995.

Course layout

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	447	410	206	570	419	175	432	430	425	3,514	432	195	374	596	325	178	440	458	452	3,450	6,964
Par	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	4	35	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	35	70

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963, 1971, 1973, 1975	70	69	66	69	274	−6	1
Lee Trevino	United States	1974	74	71	71	69	285	+5	7
John Mahaffey	United States	1978	71	77	69	72	289	+9	T15
Raymond Floyd	United States	1969	70	76	71	73	290	+10	T17
Gary Player	South Africa	1962, 1972	72	74	71	75	292	+12	T26
David Graham	Australia	1979	69	75	73	75	292	+12	T26
Lanny Wadkins	United States	1977	76	72	72	73	293	+13	T30

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Doug Ford	United States	1955	74	76	150	+10
Dave Stockton	United States	1970, 1976	73	81	154	+14
Julius Boros	United States	1968	79	75	154	+14
Don January	United States	1967	82	72	154	+14
Dow Finsterwald	United States	1958	76	79	155	+15
Bobby Nichols	United States	1964	78	77	155	+15
Jerry Barber	United States	1961	80	WD
Sam Snead	United States	1942, 1949, 1951	82	WD

Source[5][6][9]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 7, 1980

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Craig Stadler	United States	67	−3
T2	Gil Morgan	United States	68	−2
	Bob Murphy	United States
	Curtis Strange	United States
	Howard Twitty	United States
	Bobby Walzel	United States
T7	Ben Crenshaw	United States	69	−1
	David Graham	Australia
	Hale Irwin	United States
T10	George Archer	United States	70	E
	Lee Elder	United States
	Raymond Floyd	United States
	Bob Gilder	United States
	Morris Hatalsky	United States
	Lon Hinkle	United States
	Hale Irwin	United States
	Johnny Miller	United States
	Tōru Nakamura	Japan
	Jack Nicklaus	United States
	Jack Renner	United States

Source:[10]

Second round

Friday, August 8, 1980

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Gil Morgan	United States	68-70=138	−2
2	Lon Hinkle	United States	70-69=139	−1
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	70-69=139
4	Curtis Strange	United States	68-72=140	E
5	Johnny Miller	United States	70-71=141	+1
T6	Dave Eichelberger	United States	72-70=142	+2
	Gary Koch	United States	71-71=142
	Artie McNickle	United States	71-71=142
	Andy North	United States	72-70=142
	Bill Rogers	United States	71-71=142
	Craig Stadler	United States	67-75=142
	Howard Twitty	United States	68-74=142

Source:[5][6]

Third round

Saturday, August 9, 1980

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	70-69-66=205	−5
2	Lon Hinkle	United States	70-69-69=208	−2
T3	Andy Bean	United States	72-71-68=211	+1
	Gil Morgan	United States	68-70-73=211
T5	Terry Diehl	United States	72-72-68=212	+2
	Curtis Strange	United States	68-72-72=212
7	Howard Twitty	United States	68-74-71=213	+3
8	Bill Rogers	United States	71-71-72=214	+4
T9	Andy North	United States	72-70-73=215	+5
	Jerry Pate	United States	72-73-70=215
	Bobby Walzel	United States	68-76-71=216

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, August 10, 1980

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	70-69-66-69=274	−6	60,000
2	Andy Bean	United States	72-71-68-70=281	+1	40,000
T3	Lon Hinkle	United States	70-69-69-75=283	+3	22,500
	Gil Morgan	United States	68-70-73-72=283
T5	Curtis Strange	United States	68-72-72-72=284	+4	14,500
	Howard Twitty	United States	68-74-71-71=284
7	Lee Trevino	United States	74-71-71-69=285	+5	11,000
T8	Bill Rogers	United States	71-71-72-72=286	+6	8,500
	Bobby Walzel	United States	68-76-71-71=286
T10	Terry Diehl	United States	72-72-68-76=288	+8	6,000
	Peter Jacobsen	United States	71-73-74-70=288
	Jerry Pate	United States	72-73-70-73=288
	Tom Watson	United States	75-74-72-67=288
	Tom Weiskopf	United States	71-73-72-72=288

Source:[9][11]

References

1. "Tournament Info for: 1980 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
2. "PGA title added to Jack's display". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
3. Jenkins, Dan (August 18, 1980). "Jack, this is getting ridiculous". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
4. Parascenzo, Marino (August 11, 1980). "Nicklaus' 5th PGA victory no mortal feat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
5. Parascenzo, Marino (August 9, 1980). "Morgan takes halfway lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
6. "Nicklaus waiting in PGA's wings". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1980. p. 1C.
7. "Jack loses his big lead at the end". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 10, 1980. p. 1B.
8. "Nicklaus spells GREAT with runaway PGA". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 1-part 2.
9. "1980 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
10. "PGA favorites left far back by Stadler's 67". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 8, 1980. p. 1D.
11. "Golf: PGA scores". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

External links

• About.com – 1980 PGA Championship
• PGA.com – 1980 PGA Championship