1980 Open Championship


The 1980 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 109th Open Championship, held from 17–20 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.

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Missed the second cut

Missed the first cut

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 17 July 1980
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Lee Trevino68–3
T1Tom Watson68–3
T3Nick Faldo69–2
T3Vicente Fernández69–2
T3Mark James69–2
T3Jack Newton69–2
T3Glenn Ralph69–2
T8Ken Brown70–1
T8Ben Crenshaw70–1
T8Mark Hayes70–1
T8Sandy Lyle70–1
T8Gil Morgan70–1

Second round

Friday, 18 July 1980
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Trevino68-67=135–7
T2Ken Brown70-68=138–4
T2Jerry Pate71-67=138–4
T2Tom Watson68-70=138–4
T5Seve Ballesteros Spain72-68=140–2
T5Andy Bean71-69=140–2
T5Ben Crenshaw70-70=140–2
T5Gil Morgan70-70=140–2
T5Jack Newton69-71=140–2
T5Jack Nicklaus73-67=140–2

Amateurs: Sigel , Rafferty, McLean, Mitchell, Evans, Gallagher, Way, Boxall, McEvoy, Deeble, McCathie, Hay

Third round

Saturday, 19 July 1980
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Watson68-70-64=202–11
T2Ken Brown70-68-68=206–7
T2Lee Trevino68-67-71=206–7
4Ben Crenshaw70-70-68=208–5
T5Andy Bean71-69-70=210–3
T5Hubert Green77-69-64=210–3
T7Isao Aoki74-74-63=211–2
T7Sandy Lyle70-71-70=211–2
T7Carl Mason72-69-70=211–2
T7Gil Morgan70-70-71=211–2
T7Jack Nicklaus73-67-71=211–2
T7Craig Stadler72-70-69=211–2

Amateurs: Sigel

Final round

Sunday, 20 July 1980
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Tom Watson68-70-64-69=271–1325,000
2Lee Trevino68-67-71-69=275–917,500
3Ben Crenshaw70-70-68-69=277–713,500
T4Carl Mason72-69-70-69=280–49,250
T4Jack Nicklaus73-67-71-69=280–49,250
T6Andy Bean71-69-70-72=282–27,250
T6Ken Brown70-68-68-76=282–27,250
T6Hubert Green77-69-64-72=282–27,250
T6Craig Stadler72-70-69-71=282–27,250
T10Gil Morgan70-70-71-72=283–15,750
T10Jack Newton69-71-73-70=283–15,750

Amateurs: Sigel
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