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Sunday 23 March 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Trevino wins Tournament Players Championship
Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 March 1980 · Lee Trevino’s win no. 25 on the PGA Tour · purse $440,000 USD · dates March 20–23, 1980 from the event article (round headers Thu Mar 20 – Sun Mar 23); end matches season table (Mar 23) and winner's wins table (Mar 23, 1980)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ben Crenshaw · 279one stroke behind Trevino (event article; winner's wins table) 1980 Tournament Players Championship – Wikipedia
144 started · cut 148 (+4), 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tournament Players Championship
Sawgrass Country Club, East-West course, Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Trevino
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
31 March 1980 · p. 18 From the print archive
This must be a major championship, because I finished second again.
Sports Illustrated
31 March 1980 · p. 18 From the print archive
Let's take it on home, babe.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 68 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 · 73 · 69 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Seve Ballesteros | 69 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Tom Watson | 69 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Peter Jacobsen | 68 · 74 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | John Mahaffey | 70 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Mike Reid | 70 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Danny Edwards | 68 · 74 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Hubert Green | 72 · 71 · 66 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Jay Haas | 72 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Grier Jones | 74 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Gary Player | 70 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Dan Pohl | 73 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1939-12-01, Garland, Texas; USA; turned pro 1960; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 25; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet