1980 Open Championship
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1980 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 - 20 July 1980 |
| Location |  Gullane, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Muirfield |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,926 |
| Field | 139 players 85 after 1st cut 64 after 2nd cut |
| Cut | 149 (+7) (1st cut) 219 (+6) (2nd cut) |
| Prize fund | £125,000 $300,000 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 $60,000 |
| Champion | |
| Tom Watson | |
| 271 (-13) | |
The 1980 Open Championship was the 109th Open Championship held from 17-20 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Tom Watson won his third Open Championship and fourth major title by four strokes over Lee Trevino.
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Contents
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Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tom Watson |  United States |
68 | -3 |
| Lee Trevino | United States |
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| T3 | Nick Faldo |  England |
69 | -2 |
| Vicente Fernández |  Argentina |
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| Mark James | England |
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| Jack Newton |  Australia |
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| Glenn Ralph | England |
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| T8 | Ken Brown | Scotland |
70 | -1 |
| Ben Crenshaw | United States |
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| Mark Hayes | United States |
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| Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
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| Gil Morgan | United States |
Second round
| # | 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
| # | 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 leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).
External links
| Preceded by 1980 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1980 PGA Championship |
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