Sports headlines for Friday March 20, 1981:
- Jury Clears Kush; Exonerated On Battery, Misrepresentation Charges
- NIT Final 4 Is Set: Purdue, Syracuse, Tulsa, West Virignia
- Jaeckel Is Fined, But Takes TPC Lead; Watson Misses Cut
Scores through round 2 of the 1981 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament held at Sawgrass Country Club (Ponta Vedra Beach, FL) from March 19, 1981 to March 22, 1981 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artie McNickle | 79 | 73 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Scott Simpson | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Gibby Gilbert | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Vance Heafner | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | David Edwards | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Gene Littler | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | John N. Cook | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Craig Stadler | 75 | 77 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Tim Simpson | 75 | 77 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | John Adams | 75 | 77 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Terry Diehl | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Dana Quigley | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Larry Nelson | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Tom Watson | 72 | 80 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Lanny Wadkins | 79 | 74 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Mark Lye | 79 | 74 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Jon Chaffee | 78 | 75 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Lyn Lott | 78 | 75 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Steve Melnyk | 77 | 76 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Morris Hatalsky | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Ed Sneed | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Michael Brannan | 73 | 80 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 24 | Bob Shearer | 79 | 75 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 24 | Gary Player | 79 | 75 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 24 | Phil Hancock | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 24 | Jaime Gonzalez | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 24 | John Fought | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Jeff Mitchell | 80 | 75 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 79 | 76 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Bob Murphy | 78 | 77 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Terry Mauney | 78 | 77 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Bob Eastwood | 77 | 78 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Victor Regalado | 76 | 79 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Jack Newton | 74 | 81 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 36 | Tommy Valentine | 83 | 73 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 36 | Bobby Nichols | 77 | 79 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 36 | Roger Calvin | 76 | 80 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 36 | Alan Tapie | 74 | 82 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Buddy Gardner | 79 | 78 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 40 | George Cadle | 78 | 79 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 77 | 80 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Doug Tewell | 77 | 80 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Mike Nicolette | 75 | 82 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Greg Powers | 81 | 77 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Mike McCullough | 80 | 78 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Mike Reid | 81 | 78 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Jim Nelford | 81 | 78 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Gary Koch | 81 | 78 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Bruce Devlin | 81 | 78 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Dave Hill | 80 | 79 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Bill Calfee | 80 | 79 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Joe Hager | 75 | 84 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Wally Armstrong | 82 | 78 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Sammy Rachels | 81 | 79 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Peter Jacobsen | 77 | 83 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 57 | Brad Bryant | 86 | 75 | +17 | 161 | $0 | ||
| 57 | Mark Rohde | 76 | 85 | +17 | 161 | $0 | ||
| 59 | Rod Curl | 82 | 80 | +18 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 59 | David Graham | 82 | 80 | +18 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 61 | Butch Baird | 81 | 82 | +19 | 163 | $0 | ||
| 61 | Antonio Cerda | 78 | 85 | +19 | 163 | $0 | ||
| 61 | Chip Beck | 76 | 87 | +19 | 163 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Mike Donald | 83 | 83 | +22 | 166 | $0 | ||
| 65 | Lon Hinkle | 86 | 81 | +23 | 167 | $0 | ||
| 66 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 78 | +5 | 149 | $7,371 | ||
| 67 | Ray Floyd | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $72,000 | ||
| 68 | Miller Barber | 72 | 78 | +6 | 150 | $15,750 | ||
| 69 | Leonard Thompson | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $11,200 | ||
| 70 | Curtis Strange | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $35,200 | ||
| 71 | Grier Jones | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $7,371 | ||
| 72 | Bobby Clampett | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $7,371 | ||
| 72 | Charles Coody | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $2,600 | ||
| 74 | Wayne Levi | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $3,080 | ||
| 75 | Jack Renner | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $7,371 | ||
| 75 | Ron Streck | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $7,371 | ||
| 77 | Jim Colbert | 78 | 69 | +3 | 147 | $15,750 | ||
| 78 | Bruce Lietzke | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $15,750 | ||
| 79 | Tom Weiskopf | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $4,680 | ||
| 79 | Lee Elder | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $947 | ||
| 81 | Scott Hoch | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $1,680 | ||
| 82 | Gary Hallberg | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $11,200 | ||
| 82 | Tom Purtzer | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $4,680 | ||
| 84 | Mike Morley | 68 | 77 | +1 | 145 | $7,371 | ||
| 84 | Bobby Walzel | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $4,680 | ||
| 86 | Frank Conner | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $11,200 | ||
| 87 | Hale Irwin | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $947 | ||
| 88 | Mark McCumber | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $1,144 | ||
| 89 | Calvin Peete | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $2,600 | ||
| 90 | Jerry Pate | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $1,144 | ||
| 91 | Danny Edwards | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $3,520 | ||
| 92 | Jim Simons | 73 | 68 | -3 | 141 | $15,750 | ||
| 93 | Jay Haas | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $2,600 | ||
| 94 | Lee Trevino | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $7,371 | ||
| 94 | Barney Thompson | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $4,680 | ||
| 94 | Mark Hayes | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $2,160 | ||
| 97 | Dave Stockton | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $4,680 | ||
| 97 | Jerry McGee | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $2,160 | ||
| 99 | Arnold Palmer | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $1,144 | ||
| 100 | Howard Twitty | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $1,680 | ||
| 101 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 70 | -5 | 139 | $35,200 | ||
| 102 | Dan Halldorson | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $11,200 | ||
| 103 | Jim Dent | 69 | 74 | -1 | 143 | $2,160 | ||
| 104 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | 76 | Even | 144 | $3,080 | ||
| 105 | Johnny Miller | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $1,680 | ||
| 105 | D.A. Weibring | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $947 | ||
| 107 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | 71 | +4 | 148 | $1,680 | ||
| 108 | Don Pooley | 78 | 71 | +5 | 149 | $824 | ||
| 109 | Skip Dunaway | 78 | 72 | +6 | 150 | $900 | ||
| 110 | Mick Soli | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $872 | ||
| 111 | Seve Ballesteros | 77 | 69 | +2 | 146 | $2,600 | ||
| 112 | Bud Allin | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $1,680 | ||
| 112 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $848 | ||
| 114 | Bill Kratzert | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $1,680 | ||
| 114 | Keith Fergus | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $900 | ||
| 116 | Ed Fiori | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $947 | ||
| 116 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $900 | ||
| 116 | John Schroeder | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $824 | ||
| 116 | Rik Massengale | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $776 | ||
| 120 | John Mahaffey | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $4,680 | ||
| 120 | Jack Nicklaus | 75 | 68 | -1 | 143 | $2,600 | ||
| 122 | Mark O'Meara | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $3,080 | ||
| 122 | Dan Pohl | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $1,144 | ||
| 124 | Hubert Green | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $1,680 | ||
| 124 | Ben Crenshaw | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $848 | ||
| 126 | Pat McGowan | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $1,144 | ||
| 127 | Bruce Douglass | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $792 | ||
| 128 | Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $872 | ||
| 129 | Roger Maltbie | 71 | 77 | +4 | 148 | $1,144 | ||
| 129 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | 78 | +4 | 148 | $848 | ||
| 131 | Mark Pfeil | 80 | 70 | +6 | 150 | $872 | ||
| 132 | Lonnie Nielsen | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $824 | ||
| 133 | Rex Caldwell | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $900 | ||
| 134 | Joe Inman | 76 | 72 | +4 | 148 | $1,680 | ||
| 135 | Jim Thorpe | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $768 | ||
| 136 | Lou Graham | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $784 | ||
| 137 | Bill Rogers | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $947 | ||
| 138 | Mike Gove | 79 | 72 | +7 | 151 | $804 | ||
| 139 | Andy North | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $804 |


