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 | Bobby Cole | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Bobby Wadkins | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Ed Fiori | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 4 | John N. Cook | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Tom Purtzer | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Roger Maltbie | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Joe Inman | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Bud Allin | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Mike Smith | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Mark Lye | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Terry Mauney | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Gary Koch | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Jimmy Powell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Tom Storey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Bill Loeffler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | George Burns | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Jim Colbert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Danny Edwards | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Sammy Rachels | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Scott Watkins | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Tim Norris | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Jack Renner | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Lee Elder | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Perry Arthur | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Mike Peck | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Dave Hill | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Russ Cochran | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Jaime Gonzalez | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | John Mazza | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Bob Byman | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Howard Twitty | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Ed Sneed | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Forrest Fezler | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | John Mahaffey | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Grier Jones | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Rod Nuckolls | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | John McGough | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Doug Tewell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Wally Armstrong | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Butch Baird | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Vance Heafner | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Bobby Pancratz | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Alan Pate | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Calvin Peete | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Mike Holland | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Michael Brannan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Ben Duncan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Mark Rohde | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Mike Klein | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Clint Doyle | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Ed Dougherty | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Buddy Gardner | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 55 | David Thore | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Mark Hayes | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Tommy Valentine | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Craig Stadler | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Mike Gove | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Sale Omohundro | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Lindy Miller | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Ed Selser | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Dan Pohl | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Jack Slocum | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Gary Trivisonno | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Barney Thompson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Thomas Gray | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Darrell Kestner | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 76 | Bob Murphy | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 77 | Mike Preston | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Tom Watson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $63,000 | |||
| 79 | Bob Shearer | 71 | -1 | 71 | $6,950 | |||
| 80 | Mark O'Meara | 67 | -5 | 67 | $2,950 | |||
| 81 | Mike Donald | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,950 | |||
| 82 | Jerry Heard | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,950 | |||
| 83 | Gil Morgan | 68 | -4 | 68 | $23,800 | |||
| 84 | Roger Calvin | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,768 | |||
| 85 | Jim Dent | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,950 | |||
| 85 | Lonnie Nielsen | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,768 | |||
| 87 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | -1 | 71 | $37,800 | |||
| 87 | Jim Simons | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,564 | |||
| 89 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,223 | |||
| 89 | Dave Barr | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,295 | |||
| 91 | Skip Dunaway | 64 | -8 | 64 | $732 | |||
| 92 | Lou Graham | 68 | -4 | 68 | $6,950 | |||
| 92 | Bruce Lietzke | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,223 | |||
| 94 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | -3 | 69 | $4,564 | |||
| 95 | Jay Haas | 70 | -2 | 70 | $12,294 | |||
| 95 | Rod Curl | 70 | -2 | 70 | $9,800 | |||
| 95 | Frank Conner | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,950 | |||
| 95 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,564 | |||
| 95 | Brad Bryant | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,950 | |||
| 95 | Charles Coody | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,295 | |||
| 101 | Fred Couples | 71 | -1 | 71 | $12,294 | |||
| 101 | David Edwards | 71 | -1 | 71 | $9,800 | |||
| 101 | Jim Booros | 71 | -1 | 71 | $816 | |||
| 104 | Jerry McGee | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,950 | |||
| 105 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | -3 | 69 | $16,800 | |||
| 105 | Ron Streck | 69 | -3 | 69 | $12,294 | |||
| 105 | Keith Fergus | 69 | -3 | 69 | $4,564 | |||
| 105 | Greg Powers | 69 | -3 | 69 | $2,950 | |||
| 105 | Don Pooley | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,768 | |||
| 110 | Bobby Clampett | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,223 | |||
| 111 | Tom Jenkins | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,295 | |||
| 112 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,768 | |||
| 113 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +1 | 73 | $6,950 | |||
| 114 | Gary McCord | 74 | +2 | 74 | $732 | |||
| 115 | Stanton Altgelt | 69 | -3 | 69 | $816 | |||
| 116 | Mike Reid | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,950 | |||
| 117 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | -1 | 71 | $732 | |||
| 117 | Pete Brown | 71 | -1 | 71 | $704 | |||
| 119 | Victor Regalado | 72 | Even | 72 | $816 | |||
| 119 | Gary Hallberg | 72 | Even | 72 | $763 | |||
| 121 | Wayne Levi | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,950 | |||
| 122 | Dewitt Weaver | 66 | -6 | 66 | $763 | |||
| 123 | Lon Hinkle | 68 | -4 | 68 | $12,294 | |||
| 123 | Charlie Gibson | 68 | -4 | 68 | $925 | |||
| 123 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 68 | -4 | 68 | $925 | |||
| 126 | Jim Barber | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,950 | |||
| 126 | Bruce Douglass | 70 | -2 | 70 | $925 | |||
| 126 | Hubert Green | 70 | -2 | 70 | $925 | |||
| 129 | Bunky Henry | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,223 | |||
| 129 | George Cadle | 71 | -1 | 71 | $763 | |||
| 129 | Tommy Moore | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Beau Baugh | 72 | Even | 72 | $816 | |||
| 132 | Dana Quigley | 72 | Even | 72 | $784 | |||
| 134 | Tim Simpson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $732 | |||
| 135 | J.C. Snead | 68 | -4 | 68 | $4,564 | |||
| 135 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,768 | |||
| 135 | Scott Hoch | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,295 | |||
| 138 | Andy Bean | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,295 | |||
| 139 | Allen Miller | 70 | -2 | 70 | $732 | |||
| 140 | Nick Faldo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,768 | |||
| 140 | D.A. Weibring | 71 | -1 | 71 | $925 | |||
| 142 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,295 | |||
| 143 | Gary Hardin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $816 | |||
| 144 | Tom Jones | 70 | -2 | 70 | $704 | |||
| 145 | Pat Lindsey | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,295 | |||
| 146 | David Lundstrom | 69 | -3 | 69 | $732 | |||
| 147 | George Cascino | 70 | -2 | 70 | $784 | |||
| 148 | Tim Graham | 69 | -3 | 69 | $784 | |||
| 149 | R.W. Eaks | 72 | Even | 72 | $693 |


