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1980 Michelob-Houston Open payout

Curtis Strange won $63,000 from a $350,000 purse. 82 players were paid, and the smallest check was $616.

$350KPurse
$63KWinner's share
$616Smallest check
82Players paid
61%To the top 10
69Missed the cut

Curtis Strange finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. That $63,000 is worth about $253,995 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1980 Michelob-Houston Open purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 61% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1$63KT5T8T12T19T24T29T29T39T39T51T56T61T66T69T7482Smallest check $616

1980 Michelob-Houston Open prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Curtis Strange-18$63,000
2Lee Trevino-18$37,800
T3Mike Reid-16$20,300
T3Bob Gilder-16$20,300
T5Tom Kite-14$13,300
T5D.A. Weibring-14$13,300
T7Bill Rogers-12$11,725
T8Jerry Pate-11$9,800
T8Barney Thompson-11$9,800
T8Ron Streck-11$9,800
T8George Burns-11$9,800
T12Andy Bean-10$6,860
T12Lou Graham-10$6,860
T12Jay Haas-10$6,860
T12Dave Hill-10$6,860
T12Calvin Peete-10$6,860
T17Mark Pfeil-9$5,425
T17Jack Newton-9$5,425
T19Phillip Hancock-8$4,242
T19Greg Powers-8$4,242
T19Arnold Palmer-8$4,242
T19Sammy Rachels-8$4,242
T19Skip Dunaway-8$4,242
T24Bobby Wadkins-7$2,905
T24Hale Irwin-7$2,905
T24John Mahaffey-7$2,905
T24Ed Fiori-7$2,905
T24Keith Fergus-7$2,905
T29Dave Eichelberger-6$2,131
T29Doug Campbell-6$2,131
T29Lon Hinkle-6$2,131
T29Lanny Wadkins-6$2,131
T29Victor Regalado-6$2,131
T29Dana Quigley-6$2,131
T29Tom Weiskopf-6$2,131
T29Kermit Zarley-6$2,131
T37Rex Caldwell-5$1,680
T37Rod Curl-5$1,680
T39Dale Douglass-4$1,200
T39Danny Edwards-4$1,200
T39Wally Armstrong-4$1,200
T39Peter Jacobsen-4$1,200
T39Bunky Henry-4$1,200
T39Morris Hatalsky-4$1,200
T39John Mazza-4$1,200
T39Andy North-4$1,200
T39Bob Murphy-4$1,200
T39Jim Nelford-4$1,200
T39Leonard Thompson-4$1,200
T39J. C. Snead-4$1,200
T51Mark Hayes-3$829
T51Mike Hill-3$829
T51Butch Baird-3$829
T51George Archer-3$829
T51Charles Coody-3$829
T56Lee Elder-2$784
T56Michael Brannan-2$784
T56Gil Morgan-2$784
T56Lance Ten Broeck-2$784
T56Bob Shearer-2$784
T61Bob Payne-1$749
T61Tom Storey-1$749
T61Billy Kratzert-1$749
T61Wayne Levi-1$749
T61Terry Diehl-1$749
T66Bruce DouglassE$721
T66Fred MartiE$721
T66Pat McGowanE$721
T69Ben Crenshaw+1$700
T69Bobby Cole+1$700
T69Dave Stockton+1$700
T72Jack Renner+2$682
T72Jim Dent+2$682
T74Bill Galloway+3$665
T74Stanton Altgelt+3$665
T74Kenny Knox+3$665
T77Joe Inman+4$644
T77Gene Littler+4$644
T77Scott Bess+4$644
T80George Cadle+6$626
T80Mike Peck+6$626
82Mitch Mooney+7$616
MCGene Roe+11$0
MCChris Clark+8$0
MCMike Higgins+13$0
MCRon Terry+9$0
MCChip Craig+9$0
MCScott Watkins+6$0
MCDeWitt Weaver+3$0
MCEd Byman+3$0
MCJimmy Burke+11$0
MCAlan Fadel+3$0
MCEddie Pearce+10$0
MCMark Lye+1$0
MCTom Purtzer+1$0
MCDan Pohl+3$0
MCScott Simpson+2$0
MCDoug Sanders+4$0
MCCesar Sanudo+1$0
MCJohn Schroeder+2$0
MCSam Snead+12$0
MCMick Soli+4$0
MCAlan Tapie+5$0
MCTommy Valentine+3$0
MCDavid Thore+5$0
MCJim Thorpe+1$0
MCLarry Ziegler+1$0
MCPete Hessemer+8$0
MCDennis Sullivan+10$0
MCBob Byman+3$0
MCChip Beck+6$0
MCJulius Boros+9$0
MCBill Calfee+1$0
MCBob Betley+4$0
MCBud Allin+2$0
MCBeau Baugh+1$0
MCMiller Barber+2$0
MCPerry Arthur+7$0
MCBuddy Gardner+4$0
MCAl Geiberger+4$0
MCCharlie Epps+2$0
MCJack Ferenz+5$0
MCEd Dougherty+1$0
MCForrest Fezler+9$0
MCJon Cutshall+2$0
MCJohn Cook+9$0
MCDavid Edwards+2$0
MCJaime Gonzalez+8$0
MCTom Jenkins+3$0
MCRoger Maltbie+4$0
MCTom Jones+1$0
MCDavid Lundstrom+5$0
MCMac McLendon+1$0
MCSteve Melnyk+4$0
MCLindy Miller+5$0
MCOrville Moody+2$0
MCGary McCord+8$0
MCMark McCumber+5$0
MCJerry McGee+1$0
MCTerry Mauney+2$0
MCPeter Oosterhuis+5$0
MCBobby Nichols+2$0
MCMike Nicolette+7$0
MCLonnie Nielsen+3$0
MCMike Morley+1$0
MCRodney Morrow+4$0
MCGary Koch+3$0
MCPat Lindsey+1$0
MCJohn Lister+2$0
MCDick Harmon+7$0
MCJoe Hager+1$0
DQWoody FitzhughNot known
DQLee CarterNot known
—John AdamsNot known
—Rod FunsethNot known
—Tony HollifieldNot known
—Ron MilanovichNot known
—Florentino MolinaNot known
—Barry FlemingNot known
—Bill PelhamNot known
—Peter TeravainenNot known
—Mike EvansNot known
—Billy PetersonNot known
—Jim FellnerNot known
—Bobby WalzelNot known
—Billy EastepNot known
—Jim VonlossowNot known
—Mike ZackNot known
—Steven VeriatoNot known
—Rocky ThompsonNot known
—Jeff ThomsenNot known
—Harry TaylorNot known
—Joe TesoriNot known
—Scott StegerNot known
—Tom ShawNot known
—Waddy StokesNot known
—Tim SimpsonNot known
—Bob SmithNot known
—Bill SanderNot known
—Bob ProbenNot known
—Paul PurtzerNot known
—Ted GoinNot known
—Dave FerrisNot known
—David EgerNot known
—Bob EastwoodNot known
—Mike DonaldNot known
—Robert DonaldNot known
—Dave BarrNot known
—Don BiesNot known
—Doug BlackNot known
—Woody BlackburnNot known
—Homero BlancasNot known
—Roger CalvinNot known
—Frank ConnerNot known
—Antonio CerdáNot known
—Jon ChaffeeNot known
—Jim ChanceyNot known
—Mike ColandroNot known
—Dan HalldorsonNot known
—Skeeter HeathNot known
—Babe HiskeyNot known
—Barry JaeckelNot known
—Bill Murchison IIINot known
—Bob LunnNot known
—Bob MannNot known
—Bill JohnstonNot known
—Lyn LottNot known
—Wren LumNot known
WDFrank Beard+3Not known
WDMike White+6Not known

Houston Open winner's share over time

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$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M80$63K8182838485868788899092939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819202122242526

1980 Michelob-Houston Open payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1980 Michelob-Houston Open get?

Curtis Strange won $63,000 from a $350,000 purse.

What was the 1980 Michelob-Houston Open purse?

$350,000.

How much did last place get at the 1980 Michelob-Houston Open?

The smallest check was $616, to Mitch Mooney (82).

How many players made the cut at the 1980 Michelob-Houston Open?

82 players made the cut and finished, and 69 players missed it.

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