| 1980 Masters | |
The 23-year-old Seve Ballesteros won the first of his two Masters championships in 1980, the second of his eventual five victories in majors. He became the youngest-ever Masters champion with the victory (a record later bettered by Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters).
Ballesteros opened with a 66 in the first round, had a 4-stroke lead at the midway point, and began the final round with a 7-shot advantage. By the time Ballesteros finished the front nine in the final round, his lead was at 10 strokes.
He struggled through Amen Corner, though, losing seven strokes to the field, his lead down to three. But Ballesteros regained his composure and started hitting great shots again, played solidly over the final five holes, and ended with the 4-stroke victory.
Results from the 1980 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Seve Ballesteros | 66-69-68-72--275 | $55,000 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 70-74-68-67--279 | $30,500 |
| Jack Newton | 68-74-69-68--279 | $30,500 |
| Hubert Green | 68-74-71-67--280 | $15,750 |
| David Graham | 66-73-72-70--281 | $13,200 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 76-70-68-69--283 | $9,958 |
| Ed Fiori | 71-70-69-73--283 | $9,958 |
| Tom Kite | 69-71-74-69--283 | $9,958 |
| Larry Nelson | 69-72-73-69--283 | $9,958 |
| Jerry Pate | 72-68-76-67--283 | $9,958 |
| Gary Player | 71-71-71-70--283 | $9,958 |
| Andy Bean | 74-72-68-70--284 | $7,250 |
| Tom Watson | 73-69-71-71--284 | $7,250 |
| Jim Colbert | 72-70-70-73--285 | $5,917 |
| Jack Renner | 72-70-72-71--285 | $5,917 |
| J.C. Snead | 73-69-69-74--285 | $5,917 |
| Raymond Floyd | 75-70-74-67--286 | $5,075 |
| Jay Haas | 72-74-70-70--286 | $5,075 |
| Bill Kratzert | 73-69-72-73--287 | $3,990 |
| Gil Morgan | 74-71-75-67--287 | $3,990 |
| Calvin Peete | 73-71-76-67--287 | $3,990 |
| Jim Simons | 70-70-72-75--287 | $3,990 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 72-70-70-75--287 | $3,990 |
| Andy North | 70-72-69-77--288 | $3,025 |
| Arnold Palmer | 73-73-73-69--288 | $3,025 |
| Keith Fergus | 72-71-72-74--289 | $2,430 |
| Lou Graham | 71-74-71-73--289 | $2,430 |
| a-Jay Sigel | 71-71-73-74--289 | |
| Craig Stadler | 74-70-72-73--289 | $2,430 |
| Dave Stockton | 74-70-76-69--289 | $2,430 |
| Lee Trevino | 74-71-70-74--289 | $2,430 |
| Tom Purtzer | 72-71-74-73--290 | $2,150 |
| John Fought III | 74-72-74-71--291 | $1,860 |
| Joe Inman | 74-70-75-72--291 | $1,860 |
| Graham Marsh | 71-72-72-76--291 | $1,860 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 74-71-73-73--291 | $1,860 |
| Bill Rogers | 73-71-76-71--291 | $1,860 |
| Rex Caldwell | 73-66-73-80--292 | $1,525 |
| Charles Coody | 72-73-71-76--292 | $1,525 |
| Johnny Miller | 74-72-71-75--292 | $1,525 |
| Jeff Mitchell | 66-75-75-76--292 | $1,525 |
| Doug Tewell | 71-69-79-73--292 | $1,525 |
| Howard Twitty | 72-72-77-71--292 | $1,525 |
| a-Jim Holtgrieve | 74-72-77-70--293 | |
| John Mahaffey | 75-70-73-75--293 | $1,500 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 74-72-71-76--293 | $1,500 |
| Ed Sneed | 70-70-79-74--293 | $1,500 |
| Sandy Lyle | 76-70-70-78--294 | $1,500 |
| Gene Littler | 72-72-77-75--296 | $1,500 |
| a-Bobby Clampett | 72-71-79-75--297 | |
| Art Wall Jr. | 73-73-77-77--300 | $1,500 |
| a-Hal Sutton | 73-73-82-73--301 |
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