Name Score Winnings
1 Jack Nicklaus 70-69- 66-69—274 $60,000
2 Andy Bean 72-71- 68-70—281 $40,000
T3 Lon Hinkle 70-69- 69-75—283 $22,500
T3 Gil Morgan 68-70- 73-72—283 $22,500
T5 Curtis Strange 68-72- 72-72—284 $14,500
T5 Howard Twitty 68-74- 71-71—284 $14,500
7 Lee Trevino 74-71- 71-69—285 $11,000
T8 Bill Rogers 71-71- 72-72—286 $8,500
T8 Bobby Walzel 68-76- 71-71—286 $8,500
T10 Terry Diehl 72-72- 68-76—288 $6,000
T10 Peter Jacobsen 71-73- 74-70—288 $6,000
T10 Jerry Pate 72-73- 70-73—288 $6,000
T10 Tom Watson 75-74- 72-67—288 $6,000
T10 Tom Weiskopf 71-73- 72-72—288 $6,000
Top 1980 PGA Championship finishers
Nicklaus won two major championships in 1980 after struggling with his game in ’ 79.
Bear’s career, was ironic, since such honors are usually reserved for someone when his career has ended. But after the festivities, Jack retreated to the practice green at Muirfield Village, and his son noticed that he was quitting on his stroke just after impact instead of following through.
Armed with this remedy, Nicklaus arrived at recently renovated Oak Hill
Masters: Seve Ballesteros U.S. Open: Jack Nicklaus British Open: Tom Watson Senior PGA Championship:
Arnold Palmer
World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals
Super Bowl: Pittsburgh Steelers over Los Angeles Rams
NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers
Stanley Cup Finals: New York Islanders over the Philadelphia Flyers
NCAA Basketball: Louisville over UCLA
NCAA Football: Georgia
Other 1980 champions
Daytona 500: Buddy Baker
ALSO IN 1980
U.S. President: Jimmy Carter
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire
Strikes Back hits the theater and
grosses $533.9 million worldwide
The United States hockey team defeats
powerhouse Russia in the 1980
Winter Olympics, a historic moment
known as The Miracle on Ice
Legendary English rock musician John
Lennon, a founding member of The
Beatles, is assassinated in New
York City.
“Call Me” by Blondie is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Top 100
Country Club feeling confident that he could make a serious run at tying Walter Hagen’s record of five PGA Championship titles – and in Hagen’s hometown, no less. Yes, “Jack Nicklaus Day” seemed quite a bit premature.
But it took more than a rejuvenated putter to conquer Oak Hill, which had been given an upgrade by George and Tom Fazio – “evily doctored” as legendary golf writer Dan Jenkins described it – and proved to be stubbornly challenging to the field of 148 players. That Nicklaus stood tied for second midway through the Championship at 1-under-par with rounds of 70-69 was a testament to the nasty, gnarly defiance Oak Hill presented. So, too, was the fact that his was one of only three second-round scores under par when the field averaged 75. 4 strokes.
Needless to say, players weren’t
impressed with what the Fazios had done to
the Donald Ross-designed layout.
Speaking for the prosecution, Tom
Weiskopf declared at the time, “I’m going
to start an organization called the Classic
Golf Course Preservation Society.
Members get to carry loaded guns in case
they see anybody touching a Donald Ross
course.”
While Nicklaus grew up on a Donald
Ross course in Columbus, Scioto Country
Club, he didn’t seem annoyed by the
nuanced examination. In fact, in the third
round the Golden Bear commandeered the
place. With seven birdies in the first 14
holes, Nicklaus had blown past leader Gil
Morgan and separated himself from the
competition. Only two late bogeys kept it
from becoming a complete rout by the end
of the day, but Nicklaus, tying the
tournament low with a 66, still managed to
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