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1980 Colonial National Invitation payout

Bruce Lietzke won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse. 73 players were paid, and the smallest check was $603.

$300KPurse
$54KWinner's share
$603Smallest check
73Players paid
64%To the top 10
25Missed the cut

Bruce Lietzke finished -9 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $217,710 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1980 Colonial National Invitation purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K1$54K6T9T16T16T26T31T31T37T44T48T53T60T66T66Smallest check $603

1980 Colonial National Invitation prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Bruce Lietzke-9$54,000
2Ben Crenshaw-8$32,400
3Jeff Mitchell-7$20,400
T4Doug Tewell-6$13,200
T4Tom Watson-6$13,200
6Andy Bean-5$10,800
T7Lon Hinkle-4$9,675
T7Bob Murphy-4$9,675
T9Ed Sneed-3$7,800
T9Tom Kite-3$7,800
T9Ed Fiori-3$7,800
T9Lee Trevino-3$7,800
T13Fuzzy Zoeller-2$5,800
T13Peter Jacobsen-2$5,800
T13Mike Reid-2$5,800
T16Bill Rogers-1$4,209
T16Jerry Pate-1$4,209
T16Dan Pohl-1$4,209
T16Terry Mauney-1$4,209
T16John Fought-1$4,209
T16David Graham-1$4,209
T16Frank Conner-1$4,209
T23David EdwardsE$2,880
T23Mark PfeilE$2,880
T23Curtis StrangeE$2,880
T26Chi-Chi Rodríguez+1$2,220
T26Bruce Devlin+1$2,220
T26George Cadle+1$2,220
T26Jay Haas+1$2,220
T26Billy Kratzert+1$2,220
T31Gary Koch+2$1,740
T31Jim Colbert+2$1,740
T31Bud Allin+2$1,740
T31Alan Tapie+2$1,740
T31Gil Morgan+2$1,740
T31Tom Weiskopf+2$1,740
T37Howard Twitty+3$1,290
T37Don Pooley+3$1,290
T37John Mahaffey+3$1,290
T37Artie McNickle+3$1,290
T37Andy North+3$1,290
T37Victor Regalado+3$1,290
T37Bob Byman+3$1,290
T44John Cook+4$960
T44Lou Graham+4$960
T44Craig Stadler+4$960
T44Bobby Wadkins+4$960
T48J. C. Snead+5$763
T48Scott Simpson+5$763
T48Wayne Levi+5$763
T48Gibby Gilbert+5$763
T48Charles Coody+5$763
T53Terry Diehl+6$685
T53Homero Blancas+6$685
T53Dan Halldorson+6$685
T53Ray Floyd+6$685
T53Bob Smith+6$685
T53Jim Thorpe+6$685
T53Mike Morley+6$685
T60Tom Purtzer+7$654
T60Mike Sullivan+7$654
T60Al Geiberger+7$654
63Dave Stockton+9$642
64Steve Melnyk+10$636
65Mark McCumber+15$630
T66Jerry McGee+4$603
T66Gene Littler+4$603
T66Keith Fergus+4$603
T66Grier Jones+4$603
T66Tommy Aaron+4$603
T66Miller Barber+4$603
T66Dave Eichelberger+4$603
T66D.A. Weibring+4$603
MCKermit Zarley+6$0
MCBobby Walzel+5$0
MCLee Elder+7$0
MCJulius Boros+8$0
MCMichael Brannan+9$0
MCBrad Bryant+9$0
MCRex Caldwell+5$0
MCBill Calfee+6$0
MCDon January+6$0
MCBob Gilder+7$0
MCJoe Inman+6$0
MCBuddy Gardner+8$0
MCMorris Hatalsky+7$0
MCMark Hayes+5$0
MCMark Lye+7$0
MCLindy Miller+10$0
MCOrville Moody+12$0
MCJim Nelford+8$0
MCLarry Nelson+6$0
MCJack Newton+6$0
MCRon Streck+7$0
MCJohn Schroeder+13$0
MCJim Simons+6$0
MCPeter Oosterhuis+7$0
MCJack Renner+5$0
WDWally Armstrong+8Not known
WDRod Curl+8Not known

Fort Worth Invitational winner's share over time

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$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M80$54K818283848586878889909192939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171820212223242526

1980 Colonial National Invitation payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1980 Colonial National Invitation get?

Bruce Lietzke won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.

What was the 1980 Colonial National Invitation purse?

$300,000.

How much did last place get at the 1980 Colonial National Invitation?

The smallest check was $603, to D.A. Weibring (T66).

How many players made the cut at the 1980 Colonial National Invitation?

73 players made the cut and finished, and 25 players missed it.

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