Sports headlines for Friday March 21, 1980:
- Walton Sues Blazer Doctor Over Injury
- Driver Killed During Qualifying At Sebring
- Kromm Fired As Coach Of Wings
- Cleveland Cavaliers Sold For Second Time In Three Weeks
- Strange Ties Irwin For Halfway Lead
Scores through round 2 of the 1980 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament held at Sawgrass Country Club (Ponta Vedra Beach, FL) from March 20, 1980 to March 23, 1980 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Nelson | 69 | 78 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Andy North | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | David Eger | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Bud Allin | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | George Cadle | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Tom Purtzer | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Ray Floyd | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Jerry Pate | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Bob Shearer | 71 | 78 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Bobby Wadkins | 70 | 79 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Pat McGowan | 70 | 79 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Rod Curl | 69 | 80 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Ken Still | 78 | 72 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Tommy Aaron | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Ed Dougherty | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Frank Conner | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Bruce Devlin | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Bob Mann | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Rex Caldwell | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Gene Littler | 69 | 81 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Cesar Sanudo | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Jack Renner | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Mark Pfeil | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Graham Marsh | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Don Bies | 72 | 79 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Sammy Rachels | 72 | 79 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Jim Simons | 70 | 81 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Morris Hatalsky | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Gary McCord | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Bob Gilder | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Gary Koch | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Peter Oosterhuis | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Orville Moody | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Miller Barber | 75 | 77 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Barry Jaeckel | 75 | 77 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Phil Hancock | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Mark McCumber | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Eddie Pearce | 72 | 80 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 40 | John Lister | 79 | 74 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Doug Tewell | 77 | 76 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Kermit Zarley | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Jim Chancey | 74 | 79 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Dana Quigley | 74 | 79 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Bill Kratzert | 73 | 80 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Bob Byman | 72 | 81 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Dave Hill | 72 | 81 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 48 | Bob Zender | 79 | 75 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 48 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 79 | 75 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 48 | Forrest Fezler | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 48 | John Schroeder | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 48 | George Archer | 75 | 79 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 48 | Stan Lee | 74 | 80 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Dave Eichelberger | 81 | 74 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Mike Sullivan | 76 | 79 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 56 | Lindy Miller | 77 | 79 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 56 | Don January | 77 | 79 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 56 | Allen Miller | 73 | 83 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 59 | Bill Sander | 72 | 85 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 60 | Bobby Walzel | 75 | 84 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 61 | Jim Dent | 77 | 83 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 62 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $43,200 | ||
| 63 | Bruce Lietzke | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $3,166 | ||
| 64 | Tom Watson | 69 | 71 | -4 | 140 | $23,200 | ||
| 65 | Mike Reid | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $14,600 | ||
| 66 | Grier Jones | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $10,400 | ||
| 67 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | 75 | +1 | 145 | $2,220 | ||
| 68 | Fred Marti | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $3,166 | ||
| 69 | John Mahaffey | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $14,600 | ||
| 70 | Seve Ballesteros | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $23,200 | ||
| 70 | Danny Edwards | 68 | 74 | -2 | 142 | $10,400 | ||
| 72 | Dan Pohl | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $10,400 | ||
| 73 | Michael Brannan | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $1,520 | ||
| 74 | Gil Morgan | 70 | 78 | +4 | 148 | $2,220 | ||
| 75 | Lee Trevino | 68 | 72 | -4 | 140 | $72,000 | ||
| 76 | Rik Massengale | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $3,166 | ||
| 76 | Scott Simpson | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $954 | ||
| 78 | Johnny Miller | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 | $2,220 | ||
| 79 | Bob Murphy | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $840 | ||
| 80 | Steve Melnyk | 67 | 73 | -4 | 140 | $3,166 | ||
| 81 | Peter Jacobsen | 68 | 74 | -2 | 142 | $14,600 | ||
| 81 | Bill Calfee | 68 | 74 | -2 | 142 | $4,320 | ||
| 83 | Keith Fergus | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $6,400 | ||
| 84 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $6,400 | ||
| 84 | Charles Coody | 69 | 75 | Even | 144 | $6,400 | ||
| 84 | Barney Thompson | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $954 | ||
| 87 | Jay Haas | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $10,400 | ||
| 87 | Mark Hayes | 70 | 75 | +1 | 145 | $1,144 | ||
| 89 | Bill Rogers | 69 | 77 | +2 | 146 | $2,220 | ||
| 90 | Bob Eastwood | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $1,760 | ||
| 90 | Jeff Mitchell | 71 | 77 | +4 | 148 | $904 | ||
| 90 | Terry Diehl | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $750 | ||
| 93 | Hale Irwin | 67 | 72 | -5 | 139 | $6,400 | ||
| 94 | Brad Bryant | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $6,400 | ||
| 95 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $3,166 | ||
| 95 | Andy Bean | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $954 | ||
| 97 | Howard Twitty | 75 | 70 | +1 | 145 | $2,220 | ||
| 97 | Mike Hill | 70 | 75 | +1 | 145 | $2,220 | ||
| 99 | Dan Halldorson | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $4,320 | ||
| 100 | Mike McCullough | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $3,166 | ||
| 101 | Lou Graham | 71 | 77 | +4 | 148 | $868 | ||
| 102 | Gary Player | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $10,400 | ||
| 103 | Don Pooley | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $6,400 | ||
| 103 | Jack Nicklaus | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $6,400 | ||
| 105 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $1,520 | ||
| 105 | Joe Inman | 68 | 75 | -1 | 143 | $868 | ||
| 107 | Buddy Gardner | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $868 | ||
| 108 | Tom Kite | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $2,220 | ||
| 108 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $1,520 | ||
| 108 | Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $904 | ||
| 108 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $904 | ||
| 108 | Jim Nelford | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $868 | ||
| 108 | Ed Sneed | 68 | 78 | +2 | 146 | $792 | ||
| 114 | Alan Tapie | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $954 | ||
| 115 | Jack Newton | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $904 | ||
| 115 | Victor Regalado | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $816 | ||
| 115 | Bob Smith | 72 | 76 | +4 | 148 | $756 | ||
| 118 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $2,220 | ||
| 118 | Greg Powers | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $904 | ||
| 120 | George Burns | 68 | 74 | -2 | 142 | $3,166 | ||
| 121 | Hubert Green | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $10,400 | ||
| 121 | Dave Stockton | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $1,144 | ||
| 123 | Lon Hinkle | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $1,760 | ||
| 123 | David Graham | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $1,520 | ||
| 123 | Tim Simpson | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $1,144 | ||
| 126 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | 76 | +1 | 145 | $1,144 | ||
| 127 | D.A. Weibring | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $840 | ||
| 127 | Lee Elder | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $816 | ||
| 129 | John Fought | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $772 | ||
| 130 | Curtis Strange | 68 | 71 | -5 | 139 | $4,800 | ||
| 131 | Jim Thorpe | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $1,144 | ||
| 131 | Calvin Peete | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $792 | ||
| 133 | Rod Funseth | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $792 | ||
| 134 | Ron Streck | 68 | 77 | +1 | 145 | $1,144 | ||
| 135 | Terry Mauney | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $840 | ||
| 135 | Mark Lye | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $750 | ||
| 137 | Wally Armstrong | 72 | 76 | +4 | 148 | $756 | ||
| 138 | Lonnie Nielsen | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $772 | ||
| 139 | Craig Stadler | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $816 | ||
| 140 | David Edwards | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $750 |


