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1980 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	17–20 July 1980
Location	Gullane, Scotland
Course(s)	Muirfield
Tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,926 yards (6,333 m)
Field	151 players 87 after 1st cut 65 after 2nd cut
Cut	149 (+7) (1st cut) 219 (+6) (2nd cut)
Prize fund	£200,000 $480,000
Winner's share	£25,000 $60,000
Champion
Tom Watson
271 (−13)
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The 1980 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 109th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Tom Watson won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino. It was the fourth of Watson's eight major titles; he won two additional Opens in 1982 and 1983. It was Watson's first win in a major in three years.

Trevino, 40, had won the last Open played at Muirfield in 1972, successfully defending his 1971 title and ending the grand slam bid of Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus, also 40, tied for fourth. He won at Muirfield in 1966 and was runner-up by a stroke in 1972.

This was the first Open scheduled to end on a Sunday, with a Thursday start. The Open previously began on Wednesday and ended on Saturday. Prior to 1966, the final two rounds were scheduled for Friday. In 1970 and 1975, 18-hole playoffs were held on Sunday.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Lee Trevino	68	−3
T1	Tom Watson	68	−3
T3	Nick Faldo	69	−2
	Vicente Fernández
	Mark James
	Jack Newton
	Glenn Ralph
T8	Ken Brown	70	−1
	Ben Crenshaw
	Mark Hayes
	Sandy Lyle
	Gil Morgan

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Lee Trevino	68-67=135	−7
T2	Ken Brown	70-68=138	−4
	Jerry Pate	71-67=138
	Tom Watson	68-70=138
T5	Seve Ballesteros	72-68=140	−2
	Andy Bean	71-69=140
	Ben Crenshaw	70-70=140
	Gil Morgan	70-70=140
	Jack Newton	69-71=140
	Jack Nicklaus	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

Saturday, 19 July 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Tom Watson	68-70-64=202	−11
T2	Ken Brown	70-68-68=206	−7
T2	Lee Trevino	68-67-71=206	−7
4	Ben Crenshaw	70-70-68=208	−5
T5	Andy Bean	71-69-70=210	−3
T5	Hubert Green	77-69-64=210	−3
T7	Isao Aoki	74-74-63=211	−2
	Sandy Lyle	70-71-70=211
	Carl Mason	72-69-70=211
	Gil Morgan	70-70-71=211
	Jack Nicklaus	73-67-71=211
	Craig Stadler	72-70-69=211

Amateurs: Sigel (+5)

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Tom Watson	68-70-64-69=271	−13	25,000
2	Lee Trevino	68-67-71-69=275	−9	17,500
3	Ben Crenshaw	70-70-68-69=277	−7	13,500
T4	Carl Mason	72-69-70-69=280	−4	9,250
T4	Jack Nicklaus	73-67-71-69=280	−4	9,250
T6	Andy Bean	71-69-70-72=282	−2	7,250
	Ken Brown	70-68-68-76=282
	Hubert Green	77-69-64-72=282
	Craig Stadler	72-70-69-71=282
T10	Gil Morgan	70-70-71-72=283	−1	5,750
T10	Jack Newton	69-71-73-70=283	−1	5,750

Source:

Amateurs: Sigel (+7)
The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.37 dollars (US) per pound sterling.

References

^ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 56, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
"Watson wants the ones he hasn't won yet". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 21 July 1980. p. 1C.
Jenkins, Dan (28 July 1980). "Elementary at least for Watson". Sports Illustrated. p. 22. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
"It's Watson in waltz to British Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. 21 July 1980. p. 1-part 2.
"Watson earns emotional win at Muirfield". The Palm Beach Post. wire services. 21 July 1980. p. B3.
"1980 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
"British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1980". PoundSterling. July 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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