| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 20–23, 1980 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′20″N 81°22′12″W / 30.189°N 81.370°W |
| Course(s) | Sawgrass Country Club, East-West course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,000 yards (6,400 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $440,000 |
| Winner's share | $72,000 |
| Champion | |
 Lee Trevino | |
| 278 (−10) | |
| Location map | |
  Sawgrass CC Location in the United States  Sawgrass CC Location in Florida | |
The 1980 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 20–23 at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. The seventh Tournament Players Championship, it was the fourth at Sawgrass and Lee Trevino won at 278 (−10), one stroke ahead of runner-up Ben Crenshaw.[2][3][4][5]
Defending champion Lanny Wadkins finished thirteen strokes back, in a tie for 45th place.
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- ^ "Trevino proves he's a big boy, too". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1980. p. 19.
- ^ "Trevino says TPC no major, but he beat the best to win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 24, 1980. p. 5C.
- ^ "Trevino beats the best in TPC". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 24, 1980. p. 5, sec. 3.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (March 31, 1980). "Seems like old times". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.