1980 PGA Championship

1980 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	August 7–10, 1980
Location	Rochester, New York; 43°06′47″N 77°31′59″W / 43.113°N 77.533°W
Course(s)	Oak Hill Country Club,; East Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,964 yards (6,368 m)
Field	150 players, 77 after cut
Cut	149 (+9)
Prize fund	$376,400
Winner's share	$60,000
Champion
	Jack Nicklaus
	274 (−6)
Location map
	Oak Hil Country Club Location in the United States Oak Hil Country Club Location in New York
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The 1980 PGA Championship was the 62nd PGA Championship, held August 7–10 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Jack Nicklaus won his fifth PGA Championship, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Andy Bean. The victory tied Nicklaus with Walter Hagen, who won five PGA titles in match play competition in the 1920s.^[2]

It was the 17th of 18 major titles for the 40-year-old Nicklaus, and his second of the year: he won the U.S. Open two months earlier.^[3]^[4] The previous season in 1979 had been Nicklaus' worst, with no tour wins for the first time in his career. His next and final major title came nearly six years later, at the Masters in 1986.

After 36 holes, Nicklaus was at 139 (−1), a stroke behind leader Gil Morgan.^[5]^[6] Nicklaus fired a 66 (−4) on Saturday to move to 205 (−5) and a three-shot lead over Lon Hinkle heading into the final round, with Morgan three more back at 211 in third. Nicklaus was as low as six-under for the round through fourteen holes, but struggled on the last four, and alternated bogeys with scrambling pars.^[7] Sunday was less eventful as Hinkle and Morgan fell back and Nicklaus carded a one-under 69 for a runaway win, uncommon for a major.^[8]

Since changing to stroke play in 1958, the largest victory margin at the PGA Championship had been four strokes, in 1966 and 1973, the latter also won by Nicklaus. His seven stroke margin in 1980 remained the record until 2012, when Rory McIlroy won by eight.

Nicklaus became the third to win both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year, joining Gene Sarazen (1922) and Ben Hogan (1948).^[8] Tiger Woods later won both in 2000, part of his "Tiger Slam, and Brooks Koepka also accomplished this feat in 2018.

This was the third major championship at the East Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1956 and 1968, when Nicklaus was the runner-up to Lee Trevino. The U.S. Open later returned in 1989 and the PGA Championship in 2003, 2013, and 2023. The course also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995.

Course layout

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	447	410	206	570	419	175	432	430	425	3,514	432	195	374	596	325	178	440	458	452	3,450	6,964
Par	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	4	35	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	35	70

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 7, 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Craig Stadler	67	−3
T2	Gil Morgan	68	−2
	Bob Murphy
	Curtis Strange
	Howard Twitty
	Bobby Walzel
T7	Ben Crenshaw	69	−1
	David Graham
	Hale Irwin
T10	George Archer	70	E
	Lee Elder
	Raymond Floyd
	Bob Gilder
	Morris Hatalsky
	Lon Hinkle
	Hale Irwin
	Johnny Miller
	Tōru Nakamura
	Jack Nicklaus
	Jack Renner

Source:^[9]

Second round

Friday, August 8, 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Gil Morgan	68-70=138	−2
2	Lon Hinkle	70-69=139	−1
2	Jack Nicklaus	70-69=139	−1
4	Curtis Strange	68-72=140	E
5	Johnny Miller	70-71=141	+1
T6	Dave Eichelberger	72-70=142	+2
	Gary Koch	71-71=142
	Artie McNickle	71-71=142
	Andy North	72-70=142
	Bill Rogers	71-71=142
	Craig Stadler	67-75=142
	Howard Twitty	68-74=142

Source:^[5]^[6]

Third round

Saturday, August 9, 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Jack Nicklaus	70-69-66=205	−5
2	Lon Hinkle	70-69-69=208	−2
T3	Andy Bean	72-71-68=211	+1
T3	Gil Morgan	68-70-73=211	+1
T5	Terry Diehl	72-72-68=212	+2
T5	Curtis Strange	68-72-72=212	+2
7	Howard Twitty	68-74-71=213	+3
8	Bill Rogers	71-71-72=214	+4
T9	Andy North	72-70-73=215	+5
	Jerry Pate	72-73-70=215
	Bobby Walzel	68-76-71=216

Source:^[7]

Final round

Sunday, August 10, 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	70-69-66-69=274	−6	60,000
2	Andy Bean	72-71-68-70=281	+1	40,000
T3	Lon Hinkle	70-69-69-75=283	+3	22,500
T3	Gil Morgan	68-70-73-72=283	+3	22,500
T5	Curtis Strange	68-72-72-72=284	+4	14,500
T5	Howard Twitty	68-74-71-71=284	+4	14,500
7	Lee Trevino	74-71-71-69=285	+5	11,000
T8	Bill Rogers	71-71-72-72=286	+6	8,500
T8	Bobby Walzel	68-76-71-71=286	+6	8,500
T10	Terry Diehl	72-72-68-76=288	+8	6,000
	Peter Jacobsen	71-73-74-70=288
	Jerry Pate	72-73-70-73=288
	Tom Watson	75-74-72-67=288
	Tom Weiskopf	71-73-72-72=288

Source:^[10]^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "Tournament Info for: 1980 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
^ "PGA title added to Jack's display". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^ Jenkins, Dan (August 18, 1980). "Jack, this is getting ridiculous". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
^ Parascenzo, Marino (August 11, 1980). "Nicklaus' 5th PGA victory no mortal feat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b Parascenzo, Marino (August 9, 1980). "Morgan takes halfway lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b "Nicklaus waiting in PGA's wings". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1980. p. 1C.
^ ^a ^b "Jack loses his big lead at the end". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 10, 1980. p. 1B.
^ ^a ^b "Nicklaus spells GREAT with runaway PGA". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 1-part 2.
^ "PGA favorites left far back by Stadler's 67". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 8, 1980. p. 1D.
^ "1980 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ "Golf: PGA scores". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

External links

PGA.com – 1980 PGA Championship

[pgamedia80-1] "Tournament Info for: 1980 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.

[spr80pgard4-2] "PGA title added to Jack's display". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

[siag80-3] Jenkins, Dan (August 18, 1980). "Jack, this is getting ridiculous". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.

[ppg80pgard4-4] Parascenzo, Marino (August 11, 1980). "Nicklaus' 5th PGA victory no mortal feat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.

[mthl-5] Parascenzo, Marino (August 9, 1980). "Morgan takes halfway lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.

[nwiwings-6] "Nicklaus waiting in PGA's wings". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1980. p. 1C.

[jlhblae-7] "Jack loses his big lead at the end". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 10, 1980. p. 1B.

[nspwrpw-8] "Nicklaus spells GREAT with runaway PGA". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 1-part 2.

[lffarbk-9] "PGA favorites left far back by Stadler's 67". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 8, 1980. p. 1D.

[dbg80pga-10] "1980 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 2, 2013.

[spr80pgaScor-11] "Golf: PGA scores". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

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