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1980-02-28 · 1980 season · All years

1980 Bay Hill Classic payout

Dave Eichelberger won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse. 75 players were paid, and the smallest check was $570.

$300KPurse
$54KWinner's share
$570Smallest check
75Players paid
59%To the top 10
62Missed the cut

Dave Eichelberger finished -5 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $217,710 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1980 Bay Hill Classic purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K1$54KT511T12T19T24T29T34T34T42T49T54T59T65T6975Smallest check $570

1980 Bay Hill Classic prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Dave Eichelberger-5$54,000
2Leonard Thompson-2$32,400
T3Jim Colbert+4$17,400
T3Dan Pohl+4$17,400
T5Bill Calfee+5$10,950
T5David Graham+5$10,950
T5Lanny Wadkins+5$10,950
T8Fuzzy Zoeller+6$8,700
T8Craig Stadler+6$8,700
T8Ray Floyd+6$8,700
11Calvin Peete+7$7,500
T12Larry Nelson+8$5,529
T12Bobby Nichols+8$5,529
T12Hubert Green+8$5,529
T12Morris Hatalsky+8$5,529
T12Ben Crenshaw+8$5,529
T12Miller Barber+8$5,529
T12Tom Purtzer+8$5,529
T19Tom Watson+9$3,900
T19Wayne Levi+9$3,900
T19Mark Lye+9$3,900
T22Bud Allin+10$3,240
T22Charles Coody+10$3,240
T24Brad Bryant+11$2,490
T24Buddy Gardner+11$2,490
T24Gary Koch+11$2,490
T24Jerry Pate+11$2,490
T24Curtis Strange+11$2,490
T29Jim Simons+12$1,950
T29Bob Murphy+12$1,950
T29Jim Nelford+12$1,950
T29Danny Edwards+12$1,950
T29Bob Gilder+12$1,950
T34Gibby Gilbert+13$1,451
T34Chip Beck+13$1,451
T34Bob Byman+13$1,451
T34Don Pooley+13$1,451
T34Andy North+13$1,451
T34Ed Sneed+13$1,451
T34Bob Smith+13$1,451
T34Bobby Wadkins+13$1,451
T42J. C. Snead+14$1,050
T42Gary Player+14$1,050
T42Chi-Chi Rodríguez+14$1,050
T42Terry Mauney+14$1,050
T42Terry Diehl+14$1,050
T47Vance Heafner+15$846
T47Jerry McGee+15$846
T49Billy Kratzert+16$740
T49Joe Inman+16$740
T49Gil Morgan+16$740
T49D.A. Weibring+16$740
T49Larry Ziegler+16$740
T54Tom Weiskopf+17$684
T54Barney Thompson+17$684
T54Skeeter Heath+17$684
T54Barry Jaeckel+17$684
T54Joe Hager+17$684
T59Phillip Hancock+18$654
T59George Burns+18$654
T59George Archer+18$654
T59Dave Hill+18$654
T59Bill Rogers+18$654
64Buddy Whitten+19$636
T65Bill Sander+20$624
T65Lyn Lott+20$624
T65Jay Haas+20$624
68Al Geiberger+21$612
T69Peter Jacobsen+22$600
T69Arnold Palmer+22$600
T69Doug Tewell+22$600
72Masashi Ozaki+23$588
73Mitch Mooney+25$582
74Mike Hill+27$576
75Woody Blackburn+28$570
MCRex Caldwell+7$0
MCJim Chancey+11$0
MCJohn Cook+10$0
MCBobby Cole+12$0
MCWally Armstrong+10$0
MCButch Baird+8$0
MCTommy Aaron+15$0
MCBeau Baugh+12$0
MCScott Bess+7$0
MCDoug Ford+19$0
MCJohn Fought+7$0
MCDavid Edwards+8$0
MCRobert Donald+12$0
MCEd Dougherty+17$0
MCBruce Douglass+21$0
MCJack Ferenz+7$0
MCDan Halldorson+7$0
MCJerry Heard+9$0
MCHale Irwin+7$0
MCGrier Jones+12$0
MCTom Jones+9$0
MCTom Kite+8$0
MCMark James+16$0
MCDon January+7$0
MCJack Lewis Jr.+10$0
MCMac McLendon+11$0
MCOrville Moody+10$0
MCLonnie Nielsen+11$0
MCEddie Pearce+11$0
MCMark Pfeil+11$0
MCMike Morley+7$0
MCBob Lunn+7$0
MCGary McCord+7$0
MCAllen Miller+7$0
MCLindy Miller+7$0
MCDesmond Smyth+10$0
MCDave Hicks+8$0
MCJim Hart+19$0
MCStan Lee+7$0
MCDavid Mabry+15$0
MCRon Milanovich+9$0
MCAlan Tapie+8$0
MCJohn Schroeder+7$0
MCTom Storey+10$0
MCScott Simpson+11$0
MCScott Steger+9$0
MCKen Still+8$0
MCVictor Regalado+12$0
MCMike Reid+8$0
MCLarry Rinker+9$0
MCMason Rudolph+10$0
MCGary Wintz+13$0
MCLance Ten Broeck+15$0
MCRocky Thompson+11$0
MCJeff Thomsen+10$0
MCBob Erickson+15$0
MCDan Sikes+14$0
MCRon Terry+7$0
MCScott Watkins+10$0
MCMike White+13$0
MCSkip Holton+25$0
MCEd Byman+8$0
DQMike AndrijiszynNot known
DQJerry ImpellittiereNot known
DQBobby Mitchell+5Not known
DQMark McCumber+9Not known
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—Mike NicoletteNot known
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—Bob ProbenNot known
—Jay OvertonNot known
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—Jaime GonzalezNot known
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—Woody FitzhughNot known
—Marty FleckmanNot known
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—Bill GallowayNot known
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—Jon ChaffeeNot known
—John CalabriaNot known
—Tony HollifieldNot known
—Peter TeravainenNot known
—Larry StartzelNot known
—Mike ZackNot known
—Mike SchroderNot known
—Ray ArinnoNot known
—Billy EastepNot known
—Alan FadelNot known
—Tom HannaNot known
—Barry FlemingNot known
—Rick WernerNot known
—Mike EvansNot known
—Ralph MontoyaNot known
—Dennis SullivanNot known
—Skip DunawayNot known
—David ThoreNot known
—Jim ThorpeNot known
—Joe TesoriNot known
—Bill Murchison IIINot known
—Tommy ValentineNot known
—Bob ZenderNot known
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WDHoward Twitty+12Not known
WDBobby Walzel+11Not known
WDBob Duval+8Not known
WDMark HayesNot known
WDLarry Mowry+7Not known

Arnold Palmer Invitational winner's share over time

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1980 Bay Hill Classic payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1980 Bay Hill Classic get?

Dave Eichelberger won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.

What was the 1980 Bay Hill Classic purse?

$300,000.

How much did last place get at the 1980 Bay Hill Classic?

The smallest check was $570, to Woody Blackburn (75).

How many players made the cut at the 1980 Bay Hill Classic?

75 players made the cut and finished, and 62 players missed it.

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