1980 European Tour

1980 European Tour season

Duration	10 April 1980 (1980-04-10) – 4 October 1980 (1980-10-04)
Number of official events	23
Most wins	Seve Ballesteros (4)
Official money list	Sandy Lyle
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Paul Hoad
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The 1980 European Tour, titled as the 1980 PGA European Golf Tour, ^[1] was the ninth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1980

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. ^{[2] [3]}

The tour's money list was retitled as the "Official money list", having previously been known as the "Order of Merit". ^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1980 season. ^[4]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
13 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$360,000	Seve Ballesteros (11)	Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
20 Apr	Italian Open	Italy	32,500	Massimo Mannelli (1)
27 Apr	Madrid Open	Spain	30,000	Seve Ballesteros (12)
4 May	Benson & Hedges Spanish Open	Spain	42,500	Eddie Polland (4)
11 May	Paco Rabanne Open de France	France	37,500	Greg Norman (3)
18 May	Martini International	England	55,000	Seve Ballesteros (13)
26 May	Sun Alliance PGA Championship	England	70,000	Nick Faldo (3)
1 Jun	Avis Jersey Open	Jersey	35,000	José María Cañizares (2)
8 Jun	Newcastle Brown "900" Open	England	42,000	Des Smyth (2)	New tournament
15 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$355,000	Jack Nicklaus (n/a)	Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
22 Jun	Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open	England	35,000	Des Smyth (3)
29 Jun	Coral Welsh Classic	Wales	35,000	Sandy Lyle (4)
6 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	50,000	Greg Norman (4)
12 Jul	Mazda Cars English Classic	England	55,000	Manuel Piñero (4)
20 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	200,000	Tom Watson (4)	Major championship
27 Jul	Dutch Open	Netherlands	32,500	Seve Ballesteros (14)
10 Aug	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	80,000	Graham Marsh (7)
10 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$375,000	Jack Nicklaus (n/a)	Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
17 Aug	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	70,000	Mark James (4)
24 Aug	Braun German Open	West Germany	45,000	Mark McNulty (2)
31 Aug	Swiss Open	Switzerland	50,000	Nick Price (1)
7 Sep	European Open Championship	England	105,000	Tom Kite (n/a)
13 Sep	Merseyside International Open	England	15,000	Ian Mosey (1)	New tournament
21 Sep	Haig Whisky TPC	England	55,000	Bernard Gallacher (6)
28 Sep	Bob Hope British Classic	England	90,000	José María Cañizares (3)	New tournament Pro-Am
4 Oct	Dunlop Masters	Wales	60,000	Bernhard Langer (1)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner(s)	Notes
14 Sep	Hennessy Cognac Cup	England	n/a	Team GB&I	Team event
12 Oct	Suntory World Match Play Championship	England	100,000	Greg Norman	Limited-field event
19 Oct	Trophée Lancôme	France	45,000	Lee Trevino
26 Oct	Cacharel World Under-25 Championship	France	n/a	Jack Renner
14 Dec	World Cup	Colombia	n/a	Dan Halldorson and Jim Nelford	Team event
	World Cup Individual Trophy			Sandy Lyle

Official money list

The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. ^{[5] [6]}

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Sandy Lyle	43,346
2	Greg Norman	43,068
3	Seve Ballesteros	42,376
4	Nick Faldo	35,523
5	Brian Barnes	32,880
6	Mark James	29,991
7	José María Cañizares	29,840
8	Ken Brown	28,949
9	Bernhard Langer	26,920
10	Des Smyth	24,618

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Paul Hoad	[7]

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. Plumridge, Christopher (19 December 1979). "Television feat on 1980 tour" . The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 21. Retrieved 10 June 2020– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Now Euro stars chase record £1.8m in circuit cash bonanza" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, United Kingdom. 20 December 1979. p. 33. Retrieved 10 June 2020– via British Newspapers Archive.
4. "1980 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
5. "Europa-touren-80" [European Tour-80]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1980. p. 21. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
6. Dobereiner, Peter (6 October 1980). "Record win for Langer" . The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 17. Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Two lead after Moon shot" . The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 3 October 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com. Paul Hoad, aged 22, the former England amateur international has won Henry Cotton's 1980 "Rookie of the Year" award.

External links

• Official website