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1980 Phoenix Open payout

Jeff Mitchell won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse. 81 players were paid, and the smallest check was $534.

$300KPurse
$54KWinner's share
$534Smallest check
81Players paid
64%To the top 10
48Missed the cut

Jeff Mitchell finished -12 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $217,710 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1980 Phoenix Open 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$54KT4T9T15T17T17T27T36T36T36T47T56T60T65T71T7681Smallest check $534

1980 Phoenix Open prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Jeff Mitchell-12$54,000
2Rik Massengale-8$32,400
3Mike Sullivan-7$20,400
T4Jack Renner-6$11,310
T4Bill Rogers-6$11,310
T4Tom Kite-6$11,310
T4Charles Coody-6$11,310
T4Rod Curl-6$11,310
T9Ben Crenshaw-5$7,800
T9Hubert Green-5$7,800
T9Jerry Pate-5$7,800
T9Dan Pohl-5$7,800
T13J. C. Snead-4$6,000
T13Craig Stadler-4$6,000
T15Curtis Strange-3$5,250
T15Gene Littler-3$5,250
T17Bruce Lietzke-2$3,540
T17Mark Hayes-2$3,540
T17Lon Hinkle-2$3,540
T17Dave Eichelberger-2$3,540
T17Butch Baird-2$3,540
T17Andy Bean-2$3,540
T17George Burns-2$3,540
T17Tom Purtzer-2$3,540
T17Andy North-2$3,540
T17Larry Nelson-2$3,540
T27Dana Quigley-1$1,955
T27Homero Blancas-1$1,955
T27Rex Caldwell-1$1,955
T27Jim Chancey-1$1,955
T27George Archer-1$1,955
T27Jay Haas-1$1,955
T27Forrest Fezler-1$1,955
T27Bob Gilder-1$1,955
T27Gary McCord-1$1,955
T36Mark LyeE$1,231
T36Dave HillE$1,231
T36John JacksonE$1,231
T36Keith FergusE$1,231
T36Bob BetleyE$1,231
T36Scott SimpsonE$1,231
T36Tim SimpsonE$1,231
T36Ron StreckE$1,231
T36Leonard ThompsonE$1,231
T36Ray ArinnoE$1,231
T36Joe KunesE$1,231
T47Rod Funseth+1$793
T47Lance Ten Broeck+1$793
T47Ed Fiori+1$793
T47Joe Inman+1$793
T47Mike Hill+1$793
T52John Fought+2$704
T52Wally Armstrong+2$704
T52Rocky Thompson+2$704
T52Bob Zender+2$704
T56John Schroeder+3$675
T56Doug Black+3$675
T56Buddy Gardner+3$675
T56Billy Kratzert+3$675
T60Terry Mauney+4$648
T60Joe Hager+4$648
T60Danny Edwards+4$648
T60Tom Weiskopf+4$648
T60Bobby Wadkins+4$648
T65Mike Reid+5$627
T65Don January+5$627
T67Gibby Gilbert+6$609
T67Orville Moody+6$609
T67Jim Colbert+6$609
T67Brad Bryant+6$609
T71Dan Halldorson+7$588
T71Artie McNickle+7$588
T71D.A. Weibring+7$588
T74Mike McCullough+8$573
T74Ray Floyd+8$573
T76Lindy Miller+9$561
T76Lonnie Nielsen+9$561
78Fred Marti+10$552
T79Barry Jaeckel+11$543
T79George Knudson+11$543
81Dave Stockton+12$534
MCJoe Tesori+19$0
MCDoug Tewell+6$0
MCAlan Tapie+6$0
MCJim Thorpe+6$0
MCHoward Twitty+7$0
MCPhil Ferranti+9$0
MCFuzzy Zoeller+6$0
MCVictor Regalado+5$0
MCJim Nelford+6$0
MCBill Sander+10$0
MCEd Sneed+10$0
MCPaul Purtzer+4$0
MCJim Simons+4$0
MCBobby Phillip+8$0
MCStan Lee+5$0
MCTom Gray+7$0
MCJim Thompson+10$0
MCScott Watkins+5$0
MCWayne Levi+9$0
MCHale Irwin+7$0
MCPeter Jacobsen+6$0
MCJerry Heard+4$0
MCJohn Mazza+4$0
MCMike Morley+4$0
MCMark McCumber+8$0
MCJerry McGee+10$0
MCPat McGowan+6$0
MCMac McLendon+7$0
MCRoger Maltbie+6$0
MCBob Mann+4$0
MCPat Lindsey+10$0
MCLyn Lott+4$0
MCPhillip Hancock+6$0
MCDow Finsterwald+15$0
MCDavid Edwards+5$0
MCDavid Eger+8$0
MCJames Ferriell+19$0
MCJohn Cook+6$0
MCEd Dougherty+7$0
MCDale Douglass+8$0
MCMichael Brannan+10$0
MCBob Byman+6$0
MCDavid Canipe+9$0
MCBilly Casper+10$0
MCTommy Aaron+7$0
MCBud Allin+4$0
MCJerry Barber+5$0
MCMiller Barber+7$0
DQCesar Sanudo+1Not known
DQChi-Chi Rodríguez+4Not known
DQCalvin Peete+1Not known
—Mark PfeilNot known
—Bob ProbenNot known
—Peter OosterhuisNot known
—Eddie PearceNot known
—Mike PeckNot known
—Bob ShearerNot known
—Steve SprayNot known
—John AllenNot known
—Ralph MontoyaNot known
—Dennis SullivanNot known
—Skip DunawayNot known
—Ted MeierNot known
—Ron TerryNot known
—Billy PetersonNot known
—Jim FellnerNot known
—Kermit ZarleyNot known
—Harry TaylorNot known
—Jeff ThomsenNot known
—David ThoreNot known
—Waddy StokesNot known
—Tom StoreyNot known
—Mike NicoletteNot known
—Jim VonlossowNot known
—Mike ZackNot known
—Craig GriswoldNot known
—Tom HannaNot known
—Tony HollifieldNot known
—John HopkinsNot known
—Ron MilanovichNot known
—Mitch MooneyNot known
—Mike SchroderNot known
—Michael ShannonNot known
—Mike WhiteNot known
—Rick WernerNot known
—Lee CarterNot known
—Alan FadelNot known
—Bruce AshworthNot known
—Ed BymanNot known
—Barry FlemingNot known
—Craig BunkerNot known
—Bill PelhamNot known
—Peter TeravainenNot known
—Dave BarrNot known
—Stanton AltgeltNot known
—John AdamsNot known
—Chip BeckNot known
—Scott BessNot known
—Jon ChaffeeNot known
—Doug CampbellNot known
—Frank ConnerNot known
—Mike ColandroNot known
—Bob EastwoodNot known
—Bruce DouglassNot known
—Robert DonaldNot known
—Dave FerrisNot known
—Woody FitzhughNot known
—Pat FitzsimonsNot known
—Bill GarrettNot known
—Morris HatalskyNot known
—John ListerNot known
—Rodney MorrowNot known
—Bill Murchison IIINot known
—Bobby MitchellNot known
—Steve MelnykNot known
—Skeeter HeathNot known
—Bobby HeinsNot known
—Ted GoinNot known
—Jaime GonzalezNot known
—Tom JenkinsNot known
—John CalabriaNot known
—Jack FerenzNot known
—Marty FleckmanNot known
—Tom JonesNot known
WDGrier Jones+2Not known
WDScott Hoch+9Not known
WDGil Morgan+4Not known
WDJack Fleck+2Not known
WDLee Elder+4Not known
WDGeorge Cadle+3Not known
WDTommy Valentine+3Not known
WDLanny Wadkins-1Not known
WDArt Wall Jr.+2Not known
WDBobby Nichols+2Not known

WM Phoenix Open winner's share over time

This year is labeled. Full tournament history →

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1980 Phoenix Open payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1980 Phoenix Open get?

Jeff Mitchell won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.

What was the 1980 Phoenix Open purse?

$300,000.

How much did last place get at the 1980 Phoenix Open?

The smallest check was $534, to Dave Stockton (81).

How many players made the cut at the 1980 Phoenix Open?

81 players made the cut and finished, and 48 players missed it.

1981 Phoenix Open →