1980 Masters: Seve Ballesteros wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Seve Ballesteros won the 1980 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 275 (−13), by 4 strokes over Gibby Gilbert and Jack Newton.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1980 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 10, 1980 to April 13, 1980
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 44th Masters
Par: 72 · 7,040 yards
Made the cut: 52 (cut at 146)
Purse: $359,949 · winner's share $55,000
Champion: Seve Ballesteros · age 23 · Spain · born Pedrena, Spain
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 66-69-68-72 = 275 (−13) · won by 4 strokes
Runners-up: Gibby Gilbert (279, −9), Jack Newton (279, −9)
54-hole leader: Seve Ballesteros (203, −13)
Caddie: Marion Herrington
Low amateur: Jay Sigel (289)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Seve Ballesteros	66	69	68	72	275	−13
T2	Gibby Gilbert	70	74	68	67	279	−9
T2	Jack Newton	68	74	69	68	279	−9

What happened at the 1980 Masters

Ballesteros, 23, became the first European to win the Masters and was then the youngest champion in its history.

Ballesteros led by 10 strokes after the front nine on Sunday, gave back strokes with water trouble at Amen Corner and the 13th, and still won by four.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

1980 Masters: Seve Ballesteros wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1980 Masters

How this was built

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