1980 Senior PGA Tour

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

Duration	June 19, 1980 (1980-06-19) – December 7, 1980 (1980-12-07)
Number of official events	4
Money list	Don January
1981 →

Schedule

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

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

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

Notes

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.