# 1980 European Tour

The 1980 European Tour, titled as the 1980 PGA European Golf Tour, 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.
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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes |
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$360,000 | Seve Ballesteros (11) | Major championship |
| 20 Apr | Italian Open | Italy | 32,500 | Massimo Mannelli (1) | |
| 27 Apr | Madrid Open | Spain | 30,000 | Seve Ballesteros (12) | |
| 4 May | Benson & Hedges Spanish Open | Spain | 42,500 | Eddie Polland (4) | |
| 11 May | Paco Rabanne Open de France | France | 37,500 | Greg Norman (3) | |
| 18 May | Martini International | England | 55,000 | Seve Ballesteros (13) | |
| 26 May | Sun Alliance PGA Championship | England | 70,000 | Nick Faldo (3) | |
| 1 Jun | Avis Jersey Open | Jersey | 35,000 | José María Cañizares (2) | |
| 8 Jun | Newcastle Brown "900" Open | England | 42,000 | Des Smyth (2) | New tournament |
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$355,000 | Jack Nicklaus (n/a) | Major championship |
| 22 Jun | Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | England | 35,000 | Des Smyth (3) | |
| 29 Jun | Coral Welsh Classic | Wales | 35,000 | Sandy Lyle (4) | |
| 6 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 50,000 | Greg Norman (4) | |
| 12 Jul | Mazda Cars English Classic | England | 55,000 | Manuel Piñero (4) | |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 200,000 | Tom Watson (4) | Major championship |
| 27 Jul | Dutch Open | Netherlands | 32,500 | Seve Ballesteros (14) | |
| 10 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 80,000 | Graham Marsh (7) | |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$375,000 | Jack Nicklaus (n/a) | Major championship |
| 17 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 70,000 | Mark James (4) | |
| 24 Aug | Braun German Open | West Germany | 45,000 | Mark McNulty (2) | |
| 31 Aug | Swiss Open | Switzerland | 50,000 | Nick Price (1) | |
| 7 Sep | European Open Championship | England | 105,000 | Tom Kite (n/a) | |
| 13 Sep | Merseyside International Open | England | 15,000 | Ian Mosey (1) | New tournament |
| 21 Sep | Haig Whisky TPC | England | 55,000 | Bernard Gallacher (6) | |
| 28 Sep | Bob Hope British Classic | England | 90,000 | José María Cañizares (3) | New tournament Pro-Am |
| 4 Oct | Dunlop Masters | Wales | 60,000 | Bernhard Langer (1) | |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| 14 Sep | Hennessy Cognac Cup | England | n/a | Team GB&I | Team event |
| 12 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 100,000 | Greg Norman | Limited-field event |
| 19 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | 45,000 | Lee Trevino | |
| 26 Oct | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France | n/a | Jack Renner | |
| 14 Dec | World Cup | Colombia | n/a | Dan Halldorson and Jim Nelford | Team event |
| 14 Dec | World Cup Individual Trophy | Colombia | n/a | Sandy Lyle | |

## Official money list

The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
| 1 | Sandy Lyle | 43,346 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | 43,068 |
| 3 | Seve Ballesteros | 42,376 |
| 4 | Nick Faldo | 35,523 |
| 5 | Brian Barnes | 32,880 |
| 6 | Mark James | 29,991 |
| 7 | José María Cañizares | 29,840 |
| 8 | Ken Brown | 28,949 |
| 9 | Bernhard Langer | 26,920 |
| 10 | Des Smyth | 24,618 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Paul Hoad | |