Sports headlines for Thursday April 23, 1981:
- Superdome Manager Trying To Lure Pirates To New Orleans
- Dunaway Surprise Leader With 64
Scores through round 1 of the 1981 USF&G New Orleans Open
Tournament held at Lakewood Country Club (New Orleans, LA) from April 23, 1981 to April 26, 1981 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John N. Cook | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bob Byman | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Barney Thompson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Wayne Levi | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,950 | |||
| 7 | David Edwards | 71 | -1 | 71 | $9,800 | |||
| 8 | Gil Morgan | 68 | -4 | 68 | $23,800 | |||
| 9 | Jay Haas | 70 | -2 | 70 | $12,294 | |||
| 9 | Mike Reid | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,950 | |||
| 11 | Fred Couples | 71 | -1 | 71 | $12,294 | |||
| 12 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +1 | 73 | $6,950 | |||
| 13 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,768 | |||
| 14 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | -3 | 69 | $16,800 | |||
| 14 | Keith Fergus | 69 | -3 | 69 | $4,564 | |||
| 16 | Rod Curl | 70 | -2 | 70 | $9,800 | |||
| 16 | Hubert Green | 70 | -2 | 70 | $925 | |||
| 18 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | -1 | 71 | $37,800 | |||
| 19 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,223 | |||
| 19 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,295 | |||
| 21 | Tim Simpson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $732 | |||
| 21 | Gary McCord | 74 | +2 | 74 | $732 | |||
| 23 | Lindy Miller | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 24 | J.C. Snead | 68 | -4 | 68 | $4,564 | |||
| 24 | Scott Hoch | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,295 | |||
| 24 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 68 | -4 | 68 | $925 | |||
| 27 | Ron Streck | 69 | -3 | 69 | $12,294 | |||
| 27 | Greg Powers | 69 | -3 | 69 | $2,950 | |||
| 29 | Jim Barber | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,950 | |||
| 30 | Jim Simons | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,564 | |||
| 31 | Tom Watson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $63,000 | |||
| 31 | Tim Graham | 69 | -3 | 69 | $784 | |||
| 33 | Bobby Clampett | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,223 | |||
| 34 | Bunky Henry | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,223 | |||
| 34 | D.A. Weibring | 71 | -1 | 71 | $925 | |||
| 36 | Jerry McGee | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,950 | |||
| 36 | Gary Hardin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $816 | |||
| 38 | Mark Hayes | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Pat Lindsey | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,295 | |||
| 40 | Lon Hinkle | 68 | -4 | 68 | $12,294 | |||
| 40 | Mike Donald | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,950 | |||
| 42 | Roger Calvin | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,768 | |||
| 43 | Jim Dent | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,950 | |||
| 43 | Brad Bryant | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,950 | |||
| 43 | George Cascino | 70 | -2 | 70 | $784 | |||
| 46 | Bob Shearer | 71 | -1 | 71 | $6,950 | |||
| 46 | Nick Faldo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,768 | |||
| 46 | George Cadle | 71 | -1 | 71 | $763 | |||
| 46 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | -1 | 71 | $732 | |||
| 46 | Pete Brown | 71 | -1 | 71 | $704 | |||
| 51 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,768 | |||
| 51 | Dave Barr | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,295 | |||
| 51 | Victor Regalado | 72 | Even | 72 | $816 | |||
| 51 | Beau Baugh | 72 | Even | 72 | $816 | |||
| 51 | Dana Quigley | 72 | Even | 72 | $784 | |||
| 51 | Gary Hallberg | 72 | Even | 72 | $763 | |||
| 51 | R.W. Eaks | 72 | Even | 72 | $693 | |||
| 58 | Howard Twitty | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Ed Sneed | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Forrest Fezler | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 58 | John Mahaffey | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Dewitt Weaver | 66 | -6 | 66 | $763 | |||
| 64 | Mark O'Meara | 67 | -5 | 67 | $2,950 | |||
| 65 | Lou Graham | 68 | -4 | 68 | $6,950 | |||
| 66 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | -3 | 69 | $4,564 | |||
| 66 | Don Pooley | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,768 | |||
| 66 | Andy Bean | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,295 | |||
| 66 | Stanton Altgelt | 69 | -3 | 69 | $816 | |||
| 70 | Frank Conner | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,950 | |||
| 70 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,564 | |||
| 70 | Charles Coody | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,295 | |||
| 70 | Bruce Douglass | 70 | -2 | 70 | $925 | |||
| 70 | Allen Miller | 70 | -2 | 70 | $732 | |||
| 70 | Tom Jones | 70 | -2 | 70 | $704 | |||
| 76 | Tom Jenkins | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,295 | |||
| 76 | Jim Booros | 71 | -1 | 71 | $816 | |||
| 76 | Tommy Moore | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Scott Watkins | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Tim Norris | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Grier Jones | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Rod Nuckolls | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 82 | John McGough | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Clint Doyle | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Ed Dougherty | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Tommy Valentine | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 88 | David Lundstrom | 69 | -3 | 69 | $732 | |||
| 89 | Jerry Heard | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,950 | |||
| 89 | Lonnie Nielsen | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,768 | |||
| 89 | Joe Inman | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Mike Smith | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Mark Lye | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Terry Mauney | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Gary Koch | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Jack Renner | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Lee Elder | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Doug Tewell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Wally Armstrong | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Butch Baird | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Vance Heafner | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Bobby Pancratz | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Alan Pate | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Calvin Peete | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Buddy Gardner | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Ed Selser | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Bob Murphy | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Bruce Lietzke | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,223 | |||
| 110 | Charlie Gibson | 68 | -4 | 68 | $925 | |||
| 112 | Jimmy Powell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Tom Storey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Perry Arthur | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Mike Peck | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Mike Holland | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Michael Brannan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Dan Pohl | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Mike Preston | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Skip Dunaway | 64 | -8 | 64 | $732 | |||
| 123 | Tom Purtzer | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Bud Allin | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Bill Loeffler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 125 | George Burns | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Jim Colbert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Dave Hill | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Russ Cochran | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Ben Duncan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Mark Rohde | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 133 | David Thore | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Craig Stadler | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Thomas Gray | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Darrell Kestner | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Bobby Cole | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Bobby Wadkins | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Roger Maltbie | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Jaime Gonzalez | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Mike Gove | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Sale Omohundro | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 143 | Ed Fiori | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 144 | Danny Edwards | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 144 | Sammy Rachels | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 146 | Jack Slocum | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 147 | John Mazza | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 148 | Gary Trivisonno | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 149 | Mike Klein | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 |


