1980 Open Championship (+7)<br> 1980 Open Championship The 1980 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 109th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Tom Watson won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino. It was the fourth of Watson's eight major titles; he won two additional Opens in 1982 and 1983. It was Watson's first win in a major in three years. Trevino, 40, had won the last Open played at Muirfield in 1972, successfully defending his 1971 title and ending the grand slam bid of Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus,
Sam Little (golfer) twin girls. His brother Jamie is also a professional golfer who has played on the European Tour and Challenge Tour. "Note: Little only played in The Open Championship."<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut Sam Little (golfer) Sam Little (born 31 August 1975) is an English professional golfer. Little was born in London, England, and is Jewish and has been a member of Hendon Reform Synagogue. Little turned professional in 1997, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1999, where he recorded his first win in 2001. In 2004 he won for the second time at that level, and graduated to