1980 PGA Championship
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1980 PGA Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | August 7 - 10, 1980 |
| Location | Rochester, New York |
| Course(s) | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,964 |
| Field | 150 players, 77 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $375,000 |
| Winner's share | $60,000 |
| Champion | |
| Jack Nicklaus | |
| 274 (-6) | |
The 1980 PGA Championship was the 62nd PGA Championship held from August 7-10 at Oak Hill Country Club, East Course in Rochester, New York. Jack Nicklaus won his fifth PGA Championship, second major title of the year, and 17th major title of his career by seven strokes over Andy Bean. Nicklaus's fifth PGA Championship victory tied him for the most all-time with Walter Hagen.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| T15 | John Mahaffey | United States |
71-77-69-72=289 | +9 | $4,375 |
| Andy North | United States |
72-70-73-74=289 |
External links
| Preceded by 1980 Open Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1981 Masters |
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