GolfMajor Tournament Champions (Men)
Year British Open
Professional Golf
Association (PGA)
Championship The Masters U.S. Open1980 Tom Watson* Jack Nicklaus Seve Ballesteros Jack Nicklaus
1981 Bill Rogers Larry Nelson Tom Watson* David Graham
1982 Tom Watson Raymond Floyd Craig Stadler Tom Watson
1983 Tom Watson* Hal Sutton Seve Ballesteros Larry Nelson
1984 Seve Ballesteros Lee Trevino Ben Crenshaw Fuzzy Zoeller
1985 Sandy Lyle Hubert Green Bernhard Langer Andy North
1986 Greg Norman Bob Tway Jack Nicklaus Raymond Floyd
1987 Nick Faldo Larry Nelson Larry Mize Scott Simpson
1988 Seve Ballesteros Jeff Sluman Sandy Lyle Curtis Strange
1989 Mark Calcavecchia Payne Stewart Nick Faldo Curtis Strange
Major Tournament Champions (Women)
Year U.S. Open
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)
Championship1980 Amy Alcott Sally Little
1981 Pat Bradley Dnna Caponi
1982 Janet Alex Jan Stephenson
1983 Jan Stephenson Patty Sheehan
1984 Hollis Stacy Patty Sheehan
1985 Kathy Baker Guadagnino Nancy Lopez
1986 Jane Geddes Pat Bradley
1987 Laura Davies Jane Geddes
1988 Liselotte Neumann Sherri Turner
1989 Betsy King Nancy Lopez
1142 Sports: Winners of Major Events The Eighties in America