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1980 PGA Championship payout Major

Jack Nicklaus won $60,000 from a $376,400 purse. 77 players were paid, and the smallest check was $700.

Oak Hill Country Club, East Course

$376KPurse
$60KWinner's share
$700Smallest check
77Players paid
68%To the top 10
67Missed the cut

Jack Nicklaus finished -6 and took 16% of the purse. That $60,000 is worth about $241,900 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1980 PGA Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 68% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K1$60KT5T10T15T20T26T30T30T41T46T50T55T59T657177Smallest check $700

1980 PGA Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Jack Nicklaus-6$60,000$60,000
2Andy Bean+1$40,000$40,000
T3Lon Hinkle+3$25,000$22,500
T3Gil Morgan+3$25,000$22,500
T5Curtis Strange+4$14,500$14,500
T5Howard Twitty+4$14,500$14,500
7Lee Trevino+5$9,200$11,000 +20%
T8Bobby Walzel+6$8,500
T8Bill Rogers+6$8,500
T10Jerry Pate+8$6,750$6,000
T10Peter Jacobsen+8$6,750$6,000
T10Terry Diehl+8$6,750$6,000
T10Tom Watson+8$6,750$6,000
T10Tom Weiskopf+8$6,750$6,000
T15John Mahaffey+9$4,375
T15Andy North+9$4,375
T17Joe Inman+10$3,900
T17George Archer+10$3,900
T17Ray Floyd+10$3,900
T20Rod Curl+11$3,450
T20Rex Caldwell+11$3,450
T20Tom Kite+11$3,450
T20Jack Newton+11$3,450
T20Bob Murphy+11$3,450
T20Alan Tapie+11$3,450
T26Leonard Thompson+12$2,950
T26Gary Player+12$2,950
T26Lee Elder+12$2,950
T26David Graham+12$2,950
T30David Edwards+13$2,200
T30Jim Colbert+13$2,200
T30Bruce Devlin+13$2,200
T30Bob Eastwood+13$2,200
T30Hale Irwin+13$2,200
T30Artie McNickle+13$2,200
T30Bruce Lietzke+13$2,200
T30Mike Sullivan+13$2,200
T30Doug Tewell+13$2,200
T30Scott Simpson+13$2,200
T30Lanny Wadkins+13$2,200
T41Fuzzy Zoeller+14$1,300
T41Dana Quigley+14$1,300
T41Charles Coody+14$1,300
T41Ben Crenshaw+14$1,300
T41John Fought+14$1,300
T46Don Pooley+15$892
T46Mike Morley+15$892
T46Gary Koch+15$892
T46D.A. Weibring+15$892
T50J. C. Snead+16$796
T50Billy Kratzert+16$796
T50Mark Pfeil+16$796
T50Keith Fergus+16$796
T50Jay Haas+16$796
T55Bob Gilder+17$768
T55Mike Reid+17$768
T55Ed Sneed+17$768
T55Craig Stadler+17$768
T59Ron Streck+18$742
T59Bobby Wadkins+18$742
T59Tohru Nakamura+18$742
T59Morris Hatalsky+18$742
T59Mark Hayes+18$742
T59Danny Edwards+18$742
T65Miller Barber+19$720
T65Dave Eichelberger+19$720
T65Buddy Gardner+19$720
T68Gibby Gilbert+20$705
T68Hubert Green+20$705
T68Johnny Miller+20$705
71Brad Bryant+21$700
T72George Cadle+22$700
T72Arnold Palmer+22$700
74DeWitt Weaver+23$700
75Tommy Valentine+25$700
76Victor Regalado+26$700
77Bob Byman+27$700
MCJohn Calabria+12$0
MCGeorge Burns+14$0
MCTommy Aycock+13$0
MCDave Barber+14$0
MCJulius Boros+14$0
MCMichael Brannan+12$0
MCDoug Campbell+14$0
MCBilly Casper+30$0
MCLou Graham+10$0
MCRandy Glover+13$0
MCDick Goetz+17$0
MCMike Hill+18$0
MCDan Halldorson+10$0
MCScott Hoch+18$0
MCFrank Conner+10$0
MCDoug Ford+10$0
MCDow Finsterwald+15$0
MCEd Fiori+16$0
MCWoody Fitzhugh+17$0
MCJack Renner+10$0
MCJack Seltzer+15$0
MCCharles Sifford+13$0
MCJim Simons+11$0
MCDean Refram+17$0
MCTom Purtzer+12$0
MCJeff Mitchell+13$0
MCLarry Nelson+13$0
MCBobby Nichols+15$0
MCLonnie Nielsen+10$0
MCPeter Oosterhuis+13$0
MCJay Overton+21$0
MCWayne Levi+13$0
MCJack Lewis Jr.+16$0
MCJohn Jackson+18$0
MCLynn Janson+12$0
MCDon January+14$0
MCRoger Kennedy+28$0
MCAllen Miller+12$0
MCGene Littler+14$0
MCMark Lye+19$0
MCTerry Mauney+15$0
MCRives McBee+17$0
MCJack McConachie+23$0
MCGary McCord+16$0
MCJerry McGee+10$0
MCDave Stockton+14$0
MCSteve Spray+18$0
MCTim Simpson+11$0
MCMike Schlueter+11$0
MCCharles Volpone+18$0
MCBud Allin+10$0
MCBuddy Whitten+19$0
MCKermit Zarley+14$0
MCRex Baxter+21$0
MCDoug Dalziel+18$0
MCJoe Jimenez+20$0
MCRobert Nichols+30$0
MCTerry Florence+25$0
MCHowell Fraser+15$0
MCGeorge Shortridge+12$0
MCDan Murphy+20$0
MCBill Pelham+19$0
MCRoy Abrameit+17$0
MCChris Cole+23$0
MCCraig Harmon+29$0
MCPerry Leslie+20$0
MCDenny Lyons+12$0
WDSam Snead+12Not known
WDRik Massengale+12Not known
WDChi-Chi Rodríguez+13Not known
WDJerry Barber+10Not known

PGA Championship winner's share over time

This year is labeled. Full tournament history →

$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M34374044475053565962656871747780$60K838689929598010407101316192226

1980 PGA Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1980 PGA Championship get?

Jack Nicklaus won $60,000 from a $376,400 purse.

What was the 1980 PGA Championship purse?

$376,400.

How much did last place get at the 1980 PGA Championship?

The smallest check was $700, to Bob Byman (77).

How many players made the cut at the 1980 PGA Championship?

77 players made the cut and finished, and 67 players missed it.

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