1980 PGA Championship


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.
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. 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, a stroke behind leader Gil Morgan. Nicklaus fired a 66 on Saturday to move to 205 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. 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.
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 and Ben Hogan. 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 and 2013. The course also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 7, 1980
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Stadler67−3
T2Gil Morgan68−2
T2Bob Murphy68−2
T2Curtis Strange68−2
T2Howard Twitty68−2
T2Bobby Walzel68−2
T7Ben Crenshaw69−1
T7David Graham69−1
T7Hale Irwin69−1
T10George Archer70E
T10Lee Elder70E
T10Raymond Floyd70E
T10Bob Gilder70E
T10Morris Hatalsky70E
T10Lon Hinkle70E
T10Hale Irwin70E
T10Johnny Miller70E
T10Tōru Nakamura70E
T10Jack Nicklaus70E
T10Jack Renner70E

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Second round

Friday, August 8, 1980
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gil Morgan68-70=138−2
2Lon Hinkle70-69=139−1
2Jack Nicklaus70-69=139−1
4Curtis Strange68-72=140E
5Johnny Miller70-71=141+1
T6Dave Eichelberger72-70=142+2
T6Gary Koch71-71=142+2
T6Artie McNickle71-71=142+2
T6Andy North72-70=142+2
T6Bill Rogers71-71=142+2
T6Craig Stadler67-75=142+2
T6Howard Twitty68-74=142+2

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Third round

Saturday, August 9, 1980
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus70-69-66=205−5
2Lon Hinkle70-69-69=208−2
T3Andy Bean72-71-68=211+1
T3Gil Morgan68-70-73=211+1
T5Terry Diehl72-72-68=212+2
T5Curtis Strange68-72-72=212+2
7Howard Twitty68-74-71=213+3
8Bill Rogers71-71-72=214+4
T9Andy North72-70-73=215+5
T9Jerry Pate72-73-70=215+5
T9Bobby Walzel68-76-71=216+5

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Final round

Sunday, August 10, 1980
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jack Nicklaus70-69-66-69=274−660,000
2Andy Bean72-71-68-70=281+140,000
T3Lon Hinkle70-69-69-75=283+322,500
T3Gil Morgan68-70-73-72=283+322,500
T5Curtis Strange68-72-72-72=284+414,500
T5Howard Twitty68-74-71-71=284+414,500
7Lee Trevino74-71-71-69=285+511,000
T8Bill Rogers71-71-72-72=286+68,500
T8Bobby Walzel68-76-71-71=286+68,500
T10Terry Diehl72-72-68-76=288+86,000
T10Peter Jacobsen71-73-74-70=288+86,000
T10Jerry Pate72-73-70-73=288+86,000
T10Tom Watson75-74-72-67=288+86,000
T10Tom Weiskopf71-73-72-72=288+86,000

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