1980 Tournament Players Championship

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1980 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 20–23, 1980
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′20″N 81°22′12″W / 30.189°N 81.370°W / 30.189; -81.370Coordinates: 30°11′20″N 81°22′12″W / 30.189°N 81.370°W / 30.189; -81.370
Course(s)Sawgrass Country Club,
East-West course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,000 yards (6,400 m)[1]
Field144 players, 79 after cut
Cut148 (+4)
Prize fund$440,000
Winner's share$72,000
Champion
United States Lee Trevino
278 (−10)
Location Map
Sawgrass CC is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
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The 1980 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 20–23 at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. The seventh Tournament Players Championship, it was the fourth at Sawgrass and Lee Trevino won at 278 (−10), one stroke ahead of runner-up Ben Crenshaw.[2][3][4][5]

Defending champion Lanny Wadkins finished thirteen strokes back, in a tie for 45th place.

Venue[]

Main article: Sawgrass Country Club

This was the fourth of five Tournament Players Championships held at Sawgrass Country Club; it moved to the nearby TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in 1982. At the time it was scheduled to be the last at Sawgrass,[3][5] but early construction delays due to weather caused the championship to return for a fifth and final year in 1981.[6]

Eligibility requirements[]

1. All designated players

Andy Bean (2), Ben Crenshaw (2), Lee Elder, Raymond Floyd (2), Al Geiberger (2), Bob Gilder, David Graham (2), Lou Graham (2), Hubert Green (2), Mark Hayes, Lon Hinkle (2), Hale Irwin (2), Tom Kite, Wayne Levi (2), Bruce Lietzke, John Mahaffey, Jerry McGee (2), Gil Morgan (2), Larry Nelson (2), Jack Nicklaus, Andy North, Jerry Pate, Calvin Peete (2), Gary Player, Tom Purtzer, Jack Renner (2), Bill Rogers, J. C. Snead, Ed Sneed, Dave Stockton, Curtis Strange (2), Lee Trevino (2), Howard Twitty (2), Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins (2), Tom Watson (2), Fuzzy Zoeller (2)

2. Winners of major PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved events beginning with the 1979 Players Championship and concluding with the tournament immediately preceding the 1980 Players Championship

Bobby Walzel, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, D. A. Weibring, John Fought, Ed Fiori, George Burns, Craig Stadler, Jeff Mitchell, Jim Colbert, Dave Eichelberger, Johnny Miller

3. The current British Open champion

Seve Ballesteros

4. Leaders in the PGA Tour Official Standings as necessary to complete the field, beginning with the 1979 Players Championship and concluding with the Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic, which concludes March 9, 1980

Source:[7]

Field[]

Tommy Aaron, Buddy Allin, George Archer, Wally Armstrong, Seve Ballesteros, Miller Barber, Andy Bean, Don Bies, Mike Brannan, Brad Bryant, George Burns, Bob Byman, George Cadle, Rex Caldwell, , , Jim Colbert, Frank Conner, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Rod Curl, Jim Dent, Bruce Devlin, Terry Diehl, Ed Dougherty, Bob Eastwood, Danny Edwards, David Edwards, David Eger, Dave Eichelberger, Lee Elder, Keith Fergus, Forrest Fezler, Ed Fiori, Bruce Fleisher, Raymond Floyd, John Fought, Rod Funseth, Buddy Gardner, Gibby Gilbert, Bob Gilder, David Graham, Lou Graham, Hubert Green, Jay Haas, Dan Halldorson, Phil Hancock, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Dave Hill, Mike Hill, Lon Hinkle, Joe Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Barry Jaeckel, Don January, Grier Jones, Tom Kite, Gary Koch, Billy Kratzert, , Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, John Lister, Gene Littler, Mark Lye, John Mahaffey, Bob Mann, Graham Marsh, Fred Marti, Rik Massengale, , Gary McCord, Mike McCullough, Mark McCumber, Jerry McGee, Pat McGowan, , Steve Melnyk, Allen Miller, Johnny Miller, Lindy Miller, Jeff Mitchell, Orville Moody, Gil Morgan, Mike Morley, Bob Murphy, Jim Nelford, Larry Nelson, Jack Newton, Jack Nicklaus, Lonnie Nielsen, Andy North, Peter Oosterhuis, Jerry Pate, Eddie Pearce, Calvin Peete, Mark Pfeil, Gary Player, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Greg Powers, Tom Purtzer, Dana Quigley, Sammy Rachels, Victor Regalado, Mike Reid, Jack Renner, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Bill Rogers, Bill Sander, Cesar Sanudo, John Schroeder, Bob Shearer, Jim Simons, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, , J. C. Snead, Ed Sneed, Craig Stadler, Ken Still, Dave Stockton, Curtis Strange, Ron Streck, Mike Sullivan, , Doug Tewell, , Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Lee Trevino, Howard Twitty, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Bobby Walzel, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Tom Weiskopf, Kermit Zarley, , Larry Ziegler, Fuzzy Zoeller

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 20, 1980

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Hale Irwin  United States 67 −5
Steve Melnyk  United States
T3 George Burns  United States 68 −4
 United States
Danny Edwards  United States
Joe Inman  United States
Peter Jacobsen  United States
Mike Morley  United States
Ed Sneed  United States
Curtis Strange  United States
Ron Streck  United States
Lee Trevino  United States

Source:[8]

Second round[]

Friday, March 21, 1980

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Hale Irwin  United States 67-72=139 −5
Curtis Strange  United States 68-71=139
T3 Steve Melnyk  United States 67-73=140 −4
Lee Trevino  United States 68-72=140
Tom Watson  United States 69-71=140
T6 John Mahaffey  United States 70-71=141 −3
Gary Player  South Africa 70-71=141
Greg Powers  United States 72-69=141
J. C. Snead  United States 70-71=141
T10 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 69-73=142 −2
George Burns  United States 68-74=142
 United States 68-74=142
Danny Edwards  United States 68-74=142
Peter Jacobsen  United States 68-74=142
Jack Nicklaus  United States 69-73=142
Don Pooley  United States 69-73=142
Mike Reid  United States 70-72=142

Source:[9]

Third round[]

Saturday, March 22, 1980

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Lee Trevino  United States 68-72-68=208 −8
2 Hubert Green  United States 72-71-66=209 −7
T3 Gary Player  South Africa 70-71-69=210 −6
Curtis Strange  United States 68-71-71=210
T5 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 69-73-69=211 −5
Peter Jacobsen  United States 68-74-69=211
Jack Nicklaus  United States 69-73-69=211
Don Pooley  United States 69-73-69=211
T9 Brad Bryant  United States 72-71-69=212 −4
Jay Haas  United States 72-73-67=212
Hale Irwin  United States 67-72-73=212
Tom Watson  United States 69-71-72=212

Source:[10][11]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 23, 1980

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Lee Trevino  United States 68-72-68-70=278 −10 72,000
2 Ben Crenshaw  United States 71-73-69-66=279 −9 43,200
T3 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 69-73-69-69=280 −8 23,200
Tom Watson  United States 69-71-72-68=280
T5 Peter Jacobsen  United States 68-74-69-71=282 −6 14,600
John Mahaffey  United States 70-71-72-69=282
Mike Reid  United States 70-72-72-68=282
T8 Danny Edwards  United States 68-74-72-69=283 −5 10,400
Hubert Green  United States 72-71-66-74=283
Jay Haas  United States 72-73-67-71=283
Grier Jones  United States 74-69-72-68=283
Gary Player  South Africa 70-71-69-73=283
Dan Pohl  United States 73-72-69-69=283

Source:[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Golf: TPC results". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1980. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Trevino proves he's a big boy, too". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1980. p. 19.
  3. ^ a b "Trevino says TPC no major, but he beat the best to win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 24, 1980. p. 5C.
  4. ^ "Trevino beats the best in TPC". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 24, 1980. p. 5, sec. 3.
  5. ^ a b Jenkins, Dan (March 31, 1980). "Seems like old times". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  6. ^ McDermott, Barry (March 15, 1982). "Target golf is the aim". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  7. ^ "1980 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 216. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-24.
  8. ^ "Irwin says his slump is all over and his 67 helps him prove it". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 21, 1980. p. 7D.
  9. ^ "Strange pulls even with Hale after two rounds at windy TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 22, 1980. p. 11B.
  10. ^ "Trevino leads Nicklaus, Player, Watson in TPC". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 23, 1980. p. 4C.
  11. ^ "Trevino's birdie takes PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 23, 1980. p. 11B.
  12. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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