1980 Masters Tournament pairing at Augusta in five years and the first time Palmer had finished higher than Nicklaus there since 1967. Nicklaus regrouped and won two majors in 1980, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship and was the runner-up the following April. Ballesteros, of Spain, was the first winner of the Masters from Europe, and won a second green jacket in 1983. This was the final Masters with Bermuda and ryegrass greens, which were replaced with bentgrass following this tournament. "Thursday, April 10, 1980" "Friday, April 11, 1980" "Saturday, April 12, 1980" "Sunday, April 13, 1980" "Final round" "Cumulative tournament scores,
Hale America National Open Golf Tournament should count as one of Hogan's major championships, since it was run just like the U.S. Open with more than 1,500 entries, local qualifying at 69 sites and sectional qualifying at most major cities. Additionally, all of the big names in golf who were not fighting the war were in the field. Hale America National Open Golf Tournament The Hale American National Open Golf Tournament was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that played for a single year, 1942. After the attack on Pearl Harbor and America's entry into World War II, the United States Golf Association's Executive