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| tour = [[European Tour]]<br />[[PGA Tour]]
| par = 71
| yardage = 6,926{{convert|6926|yd}}
| field = 139151 players<br />8587 after 1st cut<br />6465 after 2nd cut<ref name=ocmg11>{{cite web |url=http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx |publisher=The Open Championship |title=Media guide |date=2011 |page=56, 203-8 |accessdate=13 July 2012}}</ref>
| cut = 149 (+7) (1st cut)<br />219 (+6) (2nd cut)
| purse = [[Pound sterling|£]]125200,000<br />[[United States dollar|$]]300480,000
| winners_share = £25,000<br />$60,000
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
| score = 271 (-13–13)
}}
The '''1980 Open Championship''' was the 109th [[Open Championship]] held from 17–20 July at [[Muirfield|Muirfield Golf Links]] in [[Gullane]], [[Scotland]]. [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] won his third Open Championship, andfour strokes ahead of runner-up [[Lee Trevino]].<ref name=erg80brord4>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PwtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6739%2C5839188|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|agency=Associated Press|title=Watson wants the ones he hasn't won yet|date=21 July 1980|page=1C}}</ref><ref name=sijl80>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123633/index.htm |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |authorlink=Dan Jenkins |title=Elementary at least for Watson |date=28 July 1980 |page=22}}</ref> It was the fourth of Watson's eight [[Men's major titlegolf bychampionships|major]] fourtitles; strokeshe overwon two additional Opens in [[Lee1982 TrevinoOpen Championship|1982]] and [[1983 Open Championship|1983]].
 
This was the first Open scheduled to end on a Sunday, with a Thursday start. The Open previously began on Wednesday and ended on Saturday. Prior to [[1966 Open Championship|1966]], the final two rounds were scheduled for Friday.
 
==Round summaries==
===First round===
''Thursday, 17 July 1980''
{| class="wikitable"
!#Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|T1||[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]||{{USA}}||rowspan="2" align=center |68||rowspan="2" align=center|-3–3
|-
|[[Lee Trevino]]||{{USA}}
|-
|rowspan="5" align=center|T3||[[Nick Faldo]]||{{ENG}}||rowspan="5" align=center |69||rowspan="5" align=center|-2–2
|-
|[[Vicente Fernandez (golfer)|Vicente Fernández]]||{{ARG}}
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|[[Glenn Ralph]]||{{ENG}}
|-
|rowspan="5" align=center|T8||[[Ken Brown (golfer)|Ken Brown]]||{{SCO}}||rowspan="5" align=center |70||rowspan="5" align=center|-1–1
|-
|[[Ben Crenshaw]]||{{USA}}
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===Second round===
''Friday, 18 July 1980''
{| class="wikitable"
!#Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par
|-
|align=center|1||[[Lee Trevino]]||{{USA}}||align=center |68-67=135||align=center|-7–7
|-
|rowspan="3" align=center|T2||[[Ken Brown (golfer)|Ken Brown]]||{{SCO}}||align=center |70-68=138||rowspan="3" align=center|-4–4
|-
|[[Jerry Pate]]||{{USA}}||align=center |71-67=138
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|[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]||{{USA}}||align=center |68-70=138
|-
|rowspan="6" align=center|T5||[[Seve Ballesteros]]||{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Spain]]||align=center |72-68=140||rowspan="6" align=center|-2–2
|-
|[[Andy Bean]]||{{USA}}||align=center |71-69=140
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|[[Jack Nicklaus]]||{{USA}}||align=center |73-67=140
|}
Amateurs: ''[[Jay Sigel|Sigel]] (+2)'', [[Ronan Rafferty|Rafferty]] (+9), McLean (+10), Mitchell (+10), Evans (+11), Gallagher (+12), [[Paul Way|Way]] (+12), [[Richard Boxall|Boxall]] (+13), [[Peter McEvoy|McEvoy]] (+13), Deeble (+14), McCathie (+17), Hay (+19).▼
 
▲Amateurs: ''[[Jay Sigel|Sigel]] (+2)'', [[Ronan Rafferty|Rafferty]] (+9), McLean (+10), Mitchell (+10), Evans (+11), Gallagher (+12), [[Paul Way|Way]] (+12), [[Richard Boxall|Boxall]] (+13), [[Peter McEvoy|McEvoy]] (+13), Deeble (+14), McCathie (+17), Hay (+19).
 
===Third round===
''Saturday, 19 July 1980''
{| class="wikitable"
!#Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par
|-
|align=center|1||[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]||{{USA}}||align=center |68-70-64=202||align=center|-11–11
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|T2||[[Ken Brown (golfer)|Ken Brown]]||{{SCO}}||align=center |70-68-68=206||rowspan="2" align=center|-7–7
|-
|[[Lee Trevino]]||{{USA}}||align=center|68-67-71=206
|-
|align=center|4||[[Ben Crenshaw]]||{{USA}}||align=center |70-70-68=208||align=center|-5–5
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|T5||[[Andy Bean]]||{{USA}}||align=center |71-69-70=210||rowspan="2" align=center|-3–3
|-
|[[Hubert Green]]||{{USA}}||align=center |77-69-64=210
|-
| rowspan="6" align=center|T7||[[Isao Aoki]]||{{JPN}}||align=center|74-74-63=211 || rowspan="6" align=center|-2–2
|-
|[[Sandy Lyle]]||{{SCO}}||align=center|70-71-70=211
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|[[Craig Stadler]]||{{USA}}||align=center |72-70-69=211
|}
Amateurs: ''Sigel (+5)''.▼
 
===Final leaderboardround===▼
▲Amateurs: ''Sigel (+5)''.
''Sunday, 20 July 1980''
 
▲==Final leaderboard==
{| class="wikitable"
!#Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par!!WinningsMoney ([[Pound sterling|£]])
|-
| align="center"|1 || '''[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]''' || {{USA}} || 68-70-64-69=271 || align="center"|-13–13 || align="right"center|£25,000
|-
| align="center"|2 || [[Lee Trevino]] || {{USA}} || 68-67-71-69=275 || align="center"|-9–9 || align="right"center|£17,500
|-
| align="center"|3 || [[Ben Crenshaw]] || {{USA}} || 70-70-68-69=277 || align="center"|-7–7 || align="right"center|£13,500
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center"|T4 || [[Carl Mason]] || {{ENG}} || 72-69-70-69=280 || rowspan=2 align="center"|-4–4 || rowspan=2 align="right"center|£9,250
|-
| [[Jack Nicklaus]] || {{USA}} || 73-67-71-69=280
|-
| rowspan=4 align="center"|T6 || [[Andy Bean]] || {{USA}} || 71-69-70-72=282 || rowspan=4 align="center"|-2–2 || rowspan=4 align="right"center|£7,250
|-
| [[Ken Brown (golfer)|Ken Brown]] || {{SCO}} || 70-68-68-76=282
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| [[Craig Stadler]] || {{USA}} || 72-70-69-71=282
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center"|T10 || [[Gil Morgan]] || {{USA}} || 70-70-71-72=283 || rowspan=2 align="center"|-1–1 || rowspan=2 align="right"center|£5,750
|-
| [[Jack Newton]] || {{AUS}} || 69-71-73-70=283
|}
Amateurs: [[Jay Sigel|Sigel]] (+7)<br><small>Source:</small><ref name=dbg1980oc>{{cite web |url=http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1980&tid=8 |work=databasegolf.com |title=1980 Open Championship results |accessdate=13 July 2012}}</ref>
 
==References==
Amateurs: Sigel (+7).
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==External links==
*[http://www.opengolftheopen.com/ChampionshipGolf/TheOpenChampionshipen/History/PreviousOpens.aspx?eventid=1980017&view= SummaryThe andOpen.com: full1980 resultsOpen]
*[http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/l/bl1980britishopen.htm About.com: 1980 Open]
*[http://www.muirfield.org.uk/page/Home.aspx Muirfield.org]
 
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