1980 European Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1980

| tour = European Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1980|4|10|df=y}} – {{end date|1980|10|4|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 23

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (4)

| honor1 = Official money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Lyle

| honor2 = Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hoad

| honor3 =

| honoree3 =

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 1979

| nextseason = 1981

}}

The 1980 European Tour, titled as the 1980 PGA European Golf Tour,{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |archive-date=4 April 2010}} 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.{{cite news |last=Plumridge |first=Christopher |title=Television feat on 1980 tour |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=19 December 1979 |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260626245/ |access-date=10 June 2020 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=Now Euro stars chase record £1.8m in circuit cash bonanza |newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph |location=Coventry, United Kingdom |date=20 December 1979 |page=33 |via=British Newspapers Archive |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19791220/407/0033 |access-date=10 June 2020 |url-access=subscription}}

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

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1980 season.{{cite web |title=1980 Tournament schedule |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1980/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=21 October 2023}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Host country

!Purse
(£)

!Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}}

!Notes

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|13 Apr

|Masters Tournament

|United States

|align=right|US$360,000

|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (11)

|Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}}

20 Apr

|Italian Open

|Italy

|align=right|32,500

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Mannelli (1)

27 Apr

|Madrid Open

|Spain

|align=right|30,000

|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (12)

4 May

|Benson & Hedges Spanish Open

|Spain

|align=right|42,500

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Polland (4)

11 May

|Paco Rabanne Open de France

|France

|align=right|37,500

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman (3)

18 May

|Martini International

|England

|align=right|55,000

|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (13)

26 May

|Sun Alliance PGA Championship

|England

|align=right|70,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Faldo (3)

1 Jun

|Avis Jersey Open

|Jersey

|align=right|35,000

|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} José María Cañizares (2)

8 Jun

|Newcastle Brown "900" Open

|England

|align=right|42,000

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Des Smyth (2)

|New tournament

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|15 Jun

|U.S. Open

|United States

|align=right|US$355,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (n/a)

|Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial}}

22 Jun

|Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open

|England

|align=right|35,000

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Des Smyth (3)

29 Jun

|Coral Welsh Classic

|Wales

|align=right|35,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Lyle (4)

6 Jul

|Scandinavian Enterprise Open

|Sweden

|align=right|50,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman (4)

12 Jul

|Mazda Cars English Classic

|England

|align=right|55,000

|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Manuel Piñero (4)

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|20 Jul

|The Open Championship

|Scotland

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson (4)

|Major championship

27 Jul

|Dutch Open

|Netherlands

|align=right|32,500

|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Seve Ballesteros (14)

10 Aug

|Benson & Hedges International Open

|England

|align=right|80,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh (7)

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|10 Aug

|PGA Championship

|United States

|align=right|US$375,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (n/a)

|Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial}}

17 Aug

|Carroll's Irish Open

|Ireland

|align=right|70,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark James (4)

24 Aug

|Braun German Open

|West Germany

|align=right|45,000

|{{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (2)

31 Aug

|Swiss Open

|Switzerland

|align=right|50,000

|{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price (1)

7 Sep

|European Open Championship

|England

|align=right|105,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite (n/a)

13 Sep

|Merseyside International Open

|England

|align=right|15,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Mosey (1)

|New tournament

21 Sep

|Haig Whisky TPC

|England

|align=right|55,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Bernard Gallacher (6)

28 Sep

|Bob Hope British Classic

|England

|align=right|90,000

|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} José María Cañizares (3)

|New tournament
Pro-Am

4 Oct

|Dunlop Masters

|Wales

|align=right|60,000

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Bernhard Langer (1)

=Unofficial events=

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

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!Date

!Tournament

!Host country

!Purse
(£)

!Winner(s)

!Notes

14 Sep

|Hennessy Cognac Cup

|England

|align=center|n/a

|{{flagdeco|GBR}}{{flagdeco|IRL}} Team GB&I

|Team event

12 Oct

|Suntory World Match Play Championship

|England

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman

|Limited-field event

19 Oct

|Trophée Lancôme

|France

|align=right|45,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Trevino

26 Oct

|Cacharel World Under-25 Championship

|France

|align=center|n/a

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Renner

rowspan=2|14 Dec

|World Cup

|rowspan=2|Colombia

|rowspan=2 align=center|n/a

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dan Halldorson and
{{flagicon|CAN}} Jim Nelford

|Team event

World Cup Individual Trophy

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Lyle

Official money list

The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/jpp3fq7z/paper/32#/paper/mdkv3c7x/21 |title=Europa-touren-80 |trans-title=European Tour-80 |language=sv |magazine=Svensk Golf |access-date=21 October 2023 |date=September 1980 |issue=9 |page=21}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259582687/ |title=Record win for Langer |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Peter |last=Dobereiner |location=London, United Kingdom |page=17 |date=6 October 1980 |access-date=21 October 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money (£)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Sandy Lyle	align=center\|43,346
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Norman	align=center\|43,068
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} Seve Ballesteros	align=center\|42,376
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Faldo	align=center\|35,523
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Brian Barnes	align=center\|32,880
align=center\|6	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Mark James	align=center\|29,991
align=center\|7	{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} José María Cañizares	align=center\|29,840
align=center\|8	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Ken Brown	align=center\|28,949
align=center\|9	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Bernhard Langer	align=center\|26,920
align=center\|10	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Des Smyth	align=center\|24,618

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year

{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hoad

{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259581742/ |title=Two lead after Moon shot |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |page=18 |date=3 October 1980 |access-date=21 October 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |quote=Paul Hoad, aged 22, the former England amateur international has won Henry Cotton's 1980 "Rookie of the Year" award.}}

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.europeantour.com/}}

Category:European Tour seasons

European Tour

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money (£)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Sandy Lyle	align=center\|43,346
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Norman	align=center\|43,068
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} Seve Ballesteros	align=center\|42,376
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Faldo	align=center\|35,523
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Brian Barnes	align=center\|32,880
align=center\|6	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Mark James	align=center\|29,991
align=center\|7	{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} José María Cañizares	align=center\|29,840
align=center\|8	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Ken Brown	align=center\|28,949
align=center\|9	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Bernhard Langer	align=center\|26,920
align=center\|10	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Des Smyth	align=center\|24,618