1980 in Sports - Golf

Golf

Men's professional

  • The Senior PGA Tour (now called Champions Tour) is founded.
  • Masters Tournament – Seve Ballesteros
  • U.S. Open – Jack Nicklaus
  • British Open – Tom Watson
  • PGA Championship – Jack Nicklaus
  • PGA Tour money leader – Tom Watson – $530,808
  • Senior PGA Tour – money leader – Don January – $44,100

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur – Duncan Evans
  • U.S. Amateur – Hal Sutton

Women's professional

  • LPGA Championship – Sally Little
  • U.S. Women's Open – Amy Alcott
  • Classique Peter Jackson Classic – Pat Bradley
  • LPGA Tour money leader – Beth Daniel – $231,000

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