The 1980 Senior PGA Tour was the inaugural season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

1980 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJune 19, 1980 (1980-06-19) – December 7, 1980 (1980-12-07)
Number of official events4
Money listUnited States Don January
1981

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1980 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jun 22 Atlantic City Senior International New Jersey 125,000   Don January (1) New tournament
Jun 29 U.S. Senior Open New York 100,000   Roberto De Vicenzo (1) New tournament
Senior major championship
Nov 16 Suntree Classic Florida 125,000   Charlie Sifford (1) New tournament
Dec 7 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 125,000   Arnold Palmer (1) Senior major championship

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Don January 44,100
2   Charlie Sifford 34,929
3   Art Wall Jr. 20,829
T4   Roberto De Vicenzo 20,000
  Arnold Palmer

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Don January [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.

References

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  1. ^ "1981 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1980 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "1980 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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