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The 1981 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to October 25, with 44 official money events. Bill Rogers won the most tournaments, four, and there were five first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
The tour changed its name to the "TPA Tour" in late August, for the "Tournament Players Association".[ 1] [ 2] After less than seven months, it reverted to the "PGA Tour" in mid-March 1982 .[ 3] [ 4]
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1981 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
Winner's share ($)
Jan 11
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Arizona
Johnny Miller (20)
265 (−15)
300,000
54,000
Jan 18
Bob Hope Desert Classic
California
Bruce Lietzke (6)
335 (−25)
250,000
50,000
Jan 25
Phoenix Open
Arizona
David Graham (6)
268 (−16)
300,000
54,000
Feb 2
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
California
John Cook (1)
209 (−7)
225,000
40,500
Feb 8
Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open
California
Bruce Lietzke (7)
278 (−10)
250,000
45,000
Feb 14
Hawaiian Open
Hawaii
Hale Irwin (12)
265 (−23)
325,000
58,500
Feb 22
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open
California
Johnny Miller (21)
270 (−14)
300,000
54,000
Mar 1
Bay Hill Classic
Florida
Andy Bean (7)
266 (−18)
300,000
54,000
Mar 8
American Motors Inverrary Classic
Florida
Tom Kite (3)
274 (−14)
300,000
54,000
Mar 15
Doral-Eastern Open
Florida
Raymond Floyd (13)
273 (−15)
250,000
45,000
Mar 23
Tournament Players Championship
Florida
Raymond Floyd (14)
285 (−3)
400,000
72,000
Mar 29
Sea Pines Heritage
South Carolina
Bill Rogers (2)
278 (−6)
300,000
54,000
Apr 5
Greater Greensboro Open
North Carolina
Larry Nelson (4)
281 (−7)
300,000
54,000
Apr 12
Masters Tournament
Georgia
Tom Watson (26)
280 (−8)
365,000
60,000
Apr 19
Tallahassee Open
Florida
Dave Eichelberger (4)
271 (−17)
100,000
18,000
Apr 19
MONY Tournament of Champions
California
Lee Trevino (28)
273 (−15)
300,000
54,000
Apr 26
USF&G New Orleans Open
Louisiana
Tom Watson (27)
270 (−18)
350,000
63,000
May 2
Michelob-Houston Open
Texas
Ron Streck (2)
198 (−15)
262,500
47,250
May 10
Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Texas
Bruce Lietzke (8)
281 (+1)
300,000
54,000
May 17
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
Fuzzy Zoeller (3)
274 (−6)
300,000
54,000
May 24
Memorial Tournament
Ohio
Keith Fergus (1)
284 (−4)
350,000
63,000
May 31
Kemper Open
Maryland
Craig Stadler (3)
270 (−18)
400,000
72,000
Jun 7
Atlanta Classic
Georgia
Tom Watson (28)
277 (−11)
300,000
54,000
Jun 14
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic
New York
Raymond Floyd (15)
275 (−9)
400,000
72,000
Jun 21
U.S. Open
Pennsylvania
David Graham (7)
273 (−7)
360,000
55,000
Jun 28
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic
Tennessee
Jerry Pate (6)
274 (−14)
300,000
54,000
Jul 5
Western Open
Illinois
Ed Fiori (2)
277 (−11)
300,000
54,000
Jul 12
Greater Milwaukee Open
Wisconsin
Jay Haas (2)
274 (−14)
250,000
45,000
Jul 19
British Open
England
Bill Rogers (3)
276 (−4)
400,000
50,000
Jul 19
Quad Cities Open
Illinois
Dave Barr (1)
270 (−10)
200,000
36,000
Jul 26
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Virginia
John Mahaffey (6)
276 (−8)
300,000
54,000
Aug 2
Canadian Open
Canada
Peter Oosterhuis (1)
280 (−4)
425,000
76,500
Aug 9
PGA Championship
Georgia
Larry Nelson (5)
273 (−7)
400,000
60,000
Aug 16
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
Connecticut
Hubert Green (17)
264 (−20)
300,000
54,000
Aug 23
Buick Open
Michigan
Hale Irwin (13)
277 (−11)
350,000
63,000
Aug 30
World Series of Golf
Ohio
Bill Rogers (4)
275 (−5)
400,000
100,000
Sep 6
B.C. Open
New York
Jay Haas (3)
270 (−14)
275,000
49,500
Sep 13
Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic
Massachusetts
Jack Renner (2)
273 (−11)
300,000
54,000
Sep 20
LaJet Classic
Texas
Tom Weiskopf (15)
278 (−10)
350,000
63,000
Sep 27
Hall of Fame
North Carolina
Morris Hatalsky (1)
275 (−9)
250,000
45,000
Oct 1
Texas Open
Texas
Bill Rogers (5)
266 (−14)
250,000
45,000
Oct 11
Southern Open
Georgia
J. C. Snead (7)
271 (−9)
200,000
36,000
Oct 18
Pensacola Open
Florida
Jerry Pate (7)
271 (−17)
200,000
36,000
Oct 25
Walt Disney World National Team Championship
Florida
Vance Heafner (1) Mike Holland (1)
246 (−42)
400,000
36,000 (each)
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Full 1981 Scoring Average List
Money List leaders
Full 1981 Official Money List
Career Money List leaders
Rank
Player
Country
Earnings ($ )
Wins
1
Jack Nicklaus
United States
3,759,425
70
2
Lee Trevino
United States
2,608,792
28
3
Tom Watson
United States
2,549,900
28
4
Tom Weiskopf
United States
2,006,810
15
5
Hale Irwin
United States
1,966,373
13
Full 1981 Career Official Money List
Awards
References
External links
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