The team included future PGA Tour pros Howard Twitty, Bob Gilder, and Tom Purtzer.

[3] Due to his poor play over the course of the year, however, Colandro had to return to the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.

[20] At the beginning of the 1980 season, Colandro attempted to qualify for the Phoenix Open and Bing Crosby National Pro-Am but failed.

[36] In August, Colandro attempted to qualify for his hometown event, Sammy Davis Jr. - Greater Hartford Open.

[44] In early November, Colandro played in a pro-am at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, shooting a 69, finishing in a tie for fourth.

[46] Colandro ultimately finished in solo fourth place, four back of champion Vaughan Somers.

Fran Marello, a friend of Colandro's from his junior golf days in Connecticut, "put on a little pressure," shooting a final round 69 (−1).

At the par-70 course, Colandro shot rounds of 67 and 70 to put him in a tie for second, four back of the lead held by Fran Marrello.

In the event's pro-am he shot a one-over-par 73 at the "demanding" Royal Melbourne course, only behind medalists Tom Watson and Mike Cahill and third place holders Terry Gale and Ian Stanley.

[84] Two weeks later, in late November, he played well at the U-Bix Classic pro-am, shooting a three-under-par 70, finishing in a tie for third place.

[30] Despite this success, Colandro was beginning to receive negative press coverage for his antagonistic behavior at golf tournaments.

However, he played poorly down the stretch, bogeying four of the last six holes, opening doors to "fast closing amateur Cary Sciorra."

[126] In the third round, Colandro scored a birdie on the final hole to maintain the one-stroke lead, this time over David Graham.

After two rounds, Colandro was at five-under-par 135, in a tie for third with Sandy Lyle and Rodger Davis and two other players, one back of leaders Vaughan Somers and Wayne Grady.

[4] Largely due to his victory, Colandro reached the top spot of the PGA Tour of Australia's Order of Merit.

[156] In the summer, Colandro hoped to receive sponsors exemption into PGA Tour events like the Kemper Open and Westchester Classic.

[164] Shortly after the summer ended, Colandro stated, "I've had a rough year but I'm looking forward to getting back into some form and some money.

At the star-studded field, he opened with a 67 (−5) to end the first round in a tie for second place with Jumbo Ozaki, one behind leader Fred Couples.

On July 24, Colandro began play at the two-round Tunxis Invitational Pro-Am, the event he won the previous year.

[222] During the 1991–92 season, he received most of his media attention for his performance at the Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup held in January.

He outplayed a number of star golfers in the first round, including Greg Norman, Chip Beck, and Isao Aoki.

[223] In the second round he shot an even-par 72 to remain near the lead, two back of leader Roger Mackay, in joint fourth place.

[226] Colandro's playing partner, Craig Parry, stated afterwards, "He had a rush of blood and tapped the ball into the hole.

[230] In 1992, he also won the Postsea pro-am, sharing the title with Australia's Bradley Hughes and England's Ben Jackson.

In the final round, Colandro shot a 65 (−5) to tie Bates and Canada's Mike Pero for the lead at the end of regulation.

[245] Early on Saturday, before the third round, Colandro's caddie, Gerry Meares, spoke to tour operations manager Trevor Herden.

[245] On January 6 it was announced that an "independent committee" would hold a "tribunal" about the matter to debate "possible disciplinary action" against Colandro.

[248][250] The last time the PGA Tour of Australasia held an independent hearing was the previous year over Colandro's rule violation at the Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup event.

At the end of the hearing, chairman of the committee, Grant Hattam, a partner with Corrs, Chambers, and Westgarth, stated that Colandro was "cleared" of misconduct.

He worked as a swing instructor, created a golf-related DVD-CD video, and conducted a number of golf shows.