1980 European Tour

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.

1980 European Tour season
Duration17 April 1980 (1980-04-17) – 26 October 1980 (1980-10-26)
Number of official events23
Most wins3 – Seve Ballesteros
Order of MeritSandy Lyle
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearPaul Hoad
1979
1981

The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1980 European Tour schedule which was made up of 23 tournaments counting for the Official Money List, and some non-counting tournaments later known as "Approved Special Events". 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 and the Belgian Open.[1][2]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
10–13 Apr Masters Tournament United States Seve Ballesteros (11) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
17–20 Apr Italian Open Italy Massimo Mannelli (1)
24–27 Apr Madrid Open Spain Seve Ballesteros (12)
1–4 May Benson and Hedges Spanish Open Spain Eddie Polland (4)
8–11 May Paco Rabanne Open de France France Greg Norman (3)
15–18 May Martini International England Seve Ballesteros (13)
23–26 May Sun Alliance PGA Championship England Nick Faldo (3)
29 May – 1 Jun Avis Jersey Open Jersey José María Cañizares (2)
5–8 Jun Newcastle Brown "900" Open England Des Smyth (2) New tournament
12–15 Jun U.S. Open United States Jack Nicklaus (n/a) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
19–22 Jun Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open England Des Smyth (3)
26–29 Jun Coral Welsh Classic Wales Sandy Lyle (4)
3–6 Jul Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden Greg Norman (4)
9–12 Jul Mazda Cars English Classic England Manuel Piñero (4)
17–20 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Tom Watson (n/a) Major championship
24–27 Jul Dutch Open Netherlands Seve Ballesteros (14)
7–10 Aug PGA Championship United States Jack Nicklaus (n/a) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
7–10 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Graham Marsh (7)
14–17 Aug Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Mark James (4)
21–24 Aug Braun German Open West Germany Mark McNulty (2)
28–31 Aug Swiss Open Switzerland Nick Price (1)
4–7 Sep European Open England Tom Kite (n/a)
11–14 Sep Hennessy Cognac Cup England Great Britain and Ireland Approved special event; team event
11–13 Sep Merseyside International Open England Ian Mosey (1) New tournament; alternate to the Hennessy Cognac Cup
18–21 Sep Haig Whisky TPC England Bernard Gallacher (6)
25–28 Sep Bob Hope British Classic England José María Cañizares (3) New tournament
1–4 Oct Dunlop Masters Wales Bernhard Langer (1)
9–12 Oct Suntory World Match Play England Greg Norman (n/a) Approved special event
16–19 Oct Trophée Lancôme France Lee Trevino (n/a) Approved special event
23–26 Oct Cacharel World Under-25 Championship France Jack Renner (n/a) Approved special event
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospecively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

Official Money List

In 1980, the PGA European Tour's money list was retitled as the "Official Money List" having previously been known as the "Order of Merit".[3] It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Sandy Lyle Scotland66,060
2Greg Norman Australia74,829
3Seve Ballesteros Spain52,090
4Nick Faldo England46,054
5Brian Barnes Scotland38,598
6Mark James England33,907
7José María Cañizares Spain35,534
8Ken Brown Scotland33,220
9Bernhard Langer West Germany32,395
10Des Smyth Ireland31,521

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearPaul Hoad England

See also

References

  1. Plumridge, Christopher (19 December 1979). "Television feat on 1980 tour". The Guardian. London, England. p. 21. Retrieved 10 June 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Now Euro stars chase record £1.8m in circuit cash bonanza". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, England. 20 December 1979. p. 33. Retrieved 10 June 2020 via British Newspapers Archive.
  3. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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