1980 U.S. Open
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1980 U.S. Open (golf)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | June 12–15, 1980 |
| Location | Springfield, New Jersey |
| Course(s) | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,013 |
| Field | 156, 63 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $356,700 |
| Winner's share | $55,000 |
| Champion | |
 Jack Nicklaus |
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| 272 (–8) | |
The 1980 U.S. Open was the 80th U.S. Open. The golf tournament was held June 12–15, 1980, at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. Jack Nicklaus set a new tournament scoring record to win his fourth U.S. Open title by two strokes over Isao Aoki.
Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf began the tournament by shooting a record-tying 63 in the first round. Weiskopf, however, did not shoot better than 75 in any other round and finished in 37th place. After a second round 71, Nicklaus owned a two-stroke lead over Isao Aoki. Aoki, however, carded a third consecutive round of 68 in the third to tie Nicklaus. In the final round, Nicklaus birdied the 3rd after Aoki recorded a bogey on 2, taking a two-shot lead. Nicklaus, however, could not separate himself from his challenger. After he hit his approach to 3-feet on 10, Aoki made a long putt from the fringe for a birdie. On the 17th Nicklaus holed a 22-footer for birdie while Aoki made his own 5-footer for birdie. And at the 18th Nicklaus rolled in another birdie from 10-feet to win the championship.
Nicklaus' winning total of 272 established a new tournament record, breaking his own record of 275 set in 1967, also at Baltusrol. He also tied Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, and Ben Hogan by winning his fourth U.S. Open title. Nicklaus had failed to win a tournament in 1979 for the first time in his career, and at 40 many believed his best days were behind him. He would win four more times on the PGA Tour with two majors, including the 1980 PGA Championship a few months later.
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Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
63 | -7 |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States |
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| T3 | Keith Fergus | United States |
66 | -4 |
| Mark Hayes | United States |
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| Lon Hinkle | United States |
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| T6 | Raymond Floyd | United States |
67 | -3 |
| Jay Haas | United States |
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| Calvin Peete | United States |
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| T9 | Isao Aoki |  Japan |
68 | -2 |
| Mark Lye | United States |
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| Andy North | United States |
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| Lee Trevino | United States |
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
63-71=134 | -6 |
| T2 | Isao Aoki | Japan |
68-68=136 | -4 |
| Keith Fergus | United States |
66-70=136 | ||
| Lon Hinkle |  Australia |
66-70=136 | ||
| Mike Reid | United States |
69-67=136 | ||
| 6 | Mark Hayes | United States |
66-71=137 | -3 |
| T7 | Pat McGowan | United States |
69-69=138 | -2 |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States |
63-75=138 | ||
| T9 | Peter Jacobsen | United States |
70-69=139 | -1 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
71-68=139 |
Amateurs: Hallberg (+2), Clampett (+6), Sigel (+7), Sindelar (+7), Wagner (+9), Wood (+10), Blake (+11), Sutton (+11), Rassett (+13), Sluman (+15), Clearwater (+16), Mudd (+16), Norton (+16), O'Meara (+16), Bergin (+17), Landers (+20), Chalas (+21), Glickley (+22).
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Isao Aoki | Japan |
68-68-68=204 | -6 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
63-71-70=204 | ||
| 3 | Lon Hinkle | United States |
66-70-69=205 | -5 |
| T4 | Keith Fergus | United States |
66-70-70=206 | -2 |
| Mark Hayes | United States |
66-71-69=206 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States |
71-68-67=206 | ||
| 7 | Craig Stadler | United States |
73-67-69=209 | -1 |
| T8 | Mike Morley | United States |
73-68-69=210 | E |
| Lee Trevino | United States |
68-73-69=210 | ||
| T10 | Bruce Devlin | Australia |
71-70-70=211 | +1 |
| Hubert Green | United States |
73-73-65=211 | ||
| Jay Haas | United States |
67-74-70=211 | ||
| Peter Jacobsen | United States |
70-69-72=211 | ||
| Pat McGowan | United States |
69-69-73=211 | ||
| Mike Reid | United States |
69-67-75=211 | ||
| Bill Rogers | United States |
69-72-70=211 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
63-71-70-68=272 | –8 | 55,000 |
| 2 | Isao Aoki | Japan |
68-68-68-70=274 | –6 | 29,500 |
| T3 | Keith Fergus | United States |
66-70-70-70=276 | –4 | 17,400 |
| Lon Hinkle | United States |
66-70-69-71=276 | |||
| Tom Watson | United States |
71-68-67-70=276 | |||
| T6 | Mark Hayes | United States |
66-71-69-74=280 | E | 11,950 |
| Mike Reid | United States |
69-67-75-69=280 | |||
| T8 | Hale Irwin | United States |
70-70-73-69=282 | +2 | 8,050 |
| Mike Morley | United States |
73-68-69-72=282 | |||
| Andy North | United States |
68-75-72-67=282 | |||
| Ed Sneed | United States |
72-70-70-70=282 |
Amateurs: Hallberg (+5), Clampett (+10).
External links
| Preceded by 1980 Masters |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1980 Open Championship |
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