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- Schedule
- Official Money List
- See also
- References
- External links
The 1980 European Tour was the ninth official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association. The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle. ScheduleThe table below shows the 1980 European Tour schedule which was made up of 23 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England, Wales and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Newcastle Brown "900" Open, the Merseyside International Open and the Bob Hope British Classic, and the loss of the British PGA Matchplay Championship, the Portuguese Open, the Belgian Open and the Lancome Trophy. Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes | 10–13 Apr | Masters Tournament* | United States | ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (11) | 17–20 Apr | Italian Open | Italy | ITA}} Massimo Mannelli (1) | 24–27 Apr | Madrid Open | Spain | ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (12) | 1–4 May | Benson and Hedges Spanish Open | Spain | NIR}} Eddie Polland (4) | 8–11 May | Paco Rabanne Open de France | France | AUS}} Greg Norman (3) | 15–18 May | Martini International | England | ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (13) | 23–26 May | Sun Alliance PGA Championship | England | ENG}} Nick Faldo (3) | 29 May – 1 Jun | Avis Jersey Open | Jersey | ESP|1977}} José Maria Cañizares (1) | 5–8 Jun | Newcastle Brown "900" Open | England | IRL}} Des Smyth (2) | New tournament | 12–15 Jun | U.S. Open* | United States | USA}} Jack Nicklaus (n/a) | 19–22 Jun | Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | England | IRL}} Des Smyth (3) | 26–29 Jun | Coral Welsh Classic | Wales | SCO}} Sandy Lyle (4) | 3–6 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | AUS}} Greg Norman (4) | 9–12 Jul | Mazda Cars English Classic | England | ESP|1977}} Manuel Piñero (4) | 17–20 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | USA}} Tom Watson (n/a) | 24–27 Jul | Dutch Open | Netherlands | ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (14) | 7–10 Aug | PGA Championship* | United States | USA}} Jack Nicklaus (n/a) | 7–10 Aug | Benson and Hedges International Open | England | AUS}} Graham Marsh (7) | 14–17 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Republic of Ireland | ENG}} Mark James (4) | 21–24 Aug | Braun German Open | West Germany | ZWE}} Mark McNulty (2) | 28–31 Aug | Swiss Open | Switzerland | ZWE}} Nick Price (1) | 4–7 Sep | European Open | England | USA}} Tom Kite (n/a) | 11–13 Sep | Merseyside International Open | England | ENG}} Ian Mosey (1) | New tournament | 18–21 Sep | Haig Whisky TPC | England | SCO}} Bernard Gallacher (6) | 25–28 Sep | Bob Hope British Classic | England | ESP|1977}} José Maria Cañizares (2) | New tournament | 1–4 Oct | Dunlop Masters | Wales | FRG}} Bernhard Langer (1) | 9–12 Oct | Suntory World Match Play | England | AUS}} Greg Norman (n/a) | Unofficial event |
- The three majors played in the United States were not official money events, but wins in them were retroactively made official.
Official Money ListIn 1980, the PGA European Tour's money list was retitled as the "Official Money List" having previously been known as the "Order of Merit".[1] It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money. Position | Player | Country | Prize money (£) | 1 | Sandy Lyle | {{SCO}} | 66,060 | 2 | Greg Norman | {{AUS}} | 74,829 | 3 | Seve Ballesteros | ESP|1977}} | 52,090 | 4 | Nick Faldo | {{ENG}} | 46,054 | 5 | Brian Barnes | {{SCO}} | 38,598 | 6 | Mark James | {{ENG}} | 33,907 | 7 | José Maria Cañizares | ESP|1977}} | 35,534 | 8 | Ken Brown | {{SCO}} | 33,220 | 9 | Bernhard Langer | {{FRG}} | 32,395 | 10 | Des Smyth | {{IRL}} | 31,521 |
See also- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |work=PGA European Tour |accessdate=21 June 2013}}
External links- 1980 season results on the PGA European Tour website
- 1980 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website
{{European Tour Seasons}} 2 : European Tour seasons|1980 in golf |