Sports headlines for Thursday May 7, 1981:
- Martin Accuses Tiger Pitchers Of Scuffing Balls
- Knepper (3-0) Tosses Third Shutout
- Watson Tied With Rookie For Dallas Lead
Scores through round 1 of the 1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from May 7, 1981 to May 10, 1981 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Simons | 69 | -1 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Jack Newton | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Dave Barr | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bob Shearer | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Scott Watkins | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Bill Murchison | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Richie Adham | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Tom Shaw | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Tom Jones | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Mark Pfeil | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Don January | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | David Graham | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Lonnie Nielsen | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | George Burns | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | D.A. Weibring | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Greg Powers | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Keith Fergus | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Lanny Wadkins | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Loren Roberts | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Al Geiberger | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 21 | David Edwards | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Dale Douglass | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Bobby Cole | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | George Cadle | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Allen Miller | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Jerry Heard | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Terry Diehl | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | George Archer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Jim Barber | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Doug Johnson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Dwight Nevil | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Roger Calvin | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Mark Lye | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Mike Smith | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Chip Beck | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Charlie Gibson | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Tommy Valentine | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Dave Stockton | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Bill Calfee | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Dana Quigley | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Keith Lyford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Ed Fiori | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Barry Harwell | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Lee Elder | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Pete Brown | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | John Adams | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Curtis Sifford | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Ed Dougherty | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Bobby Nichols | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Bobby Walzel | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Gary McCord | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Mike Nicolette | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | David Thore | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Jim Booros | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Gary Wintz | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Victor Regalado | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Mike Peck | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Leonard Thompson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Don Levin | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Jim Dent | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Butch Baird | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Craig Metz | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Jim Chancey | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Woody Blackburn | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 67 | David Eger | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 68 | R.H. Sikes | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Scott Stegner | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Miller Barber | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Joe Hager | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Jeff Hawkes | 84 | +14 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 73 | John Traub | 85 | +15 | 85 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Bobby Clampett | 69 | -1 | 69 | $17,400 | |||
| 75 | Bruce Lietzke | 68 | -2 | 68 | $54,000 | |||
| 76 | Larry Nelson | 69 | -1 | 69 | $6,360 | |||
| 77 | Fred Couples | 70 | Even | 70 | $8,400 | |||
| 78 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | +3 | 73 | $3,495 | |||
| 79 | Curtis Strange | 69 | -1 | 69 | $10,050 | |||
| 80 | Bill Rogers | 70 | Even | 70 | $990 | |||
| 81 | Lon Hinkle | 71 | +1 | 71 | $6,360 | |||
| 82 | Morris Hatalsky | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,830 | |||
| 83 | Tom Watson | 66 | -4 | 66 | $32,400 | |||
| 84 | Beau Baugh | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,830 | |||
| 85 | Tom Jenkins | 69 | -1 | 69 | $6,360 | |||
| 86 | Joe Inman | 71 | +1 | 71 | $6,360 | |||
| 86 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,830 | |||
| 88 | Tom Purtzer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $17,400 | |||
| 88 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | +2 | 72 | $8,400 | |||
| 88 | Tom Weiskopf | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,830 | |||
| 91 | Allan Strange | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,830 | |||
| 92 | Charles Coody | 74 | +4 | 74 | $761 | |||
| 93 | Ben Crenshaw | 75 | +5 | 75 | $12,000 | |||
| 94 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 76 | +6 | 76 | $6,360 | |||
| 95 | Mike Sullivan | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,830 | |||
| 96 | Brad Bryant | 72 | +2 | 72 | $4,650 | |||
| 96 | Frank Conner | 72 | +2 | 72 | $2,558 | |||
| 96 | Scott Simpson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,830 | |||
| 96 | Ed Sneed | 72 | +2 | 72 | $761 | |||
| 100 | Mark Hayes | 73 | +3 | 73 | $3,495 | |||
| 100 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,558 | |||
| 100 | Bill Britton | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,260 | |||
| 103 | Pat Lindsey | 74 | +4 | 74 | $990 | |||
| 104 | Jay Haas | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,830 | |||
| 105 | Mark McCumber | 68 | -2 | 68 | $2,558 | |||
| 105 | Lennie Clements | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,830 | |||
| 107 | Dan Pohl | 69 | -1 | 69 | $4,650 | |||
| 107 | Forrest Fezler | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,260 | |||
| 107 | Buddy Gardner | 69 | -1 | 69 | $681 | |||
| 110 | Rives McBee | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,830 | |||
| 110 | Bobby Pancratz | 70 | Even | 70 | $654 | |||
| 112 | Lee Trevino | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,650 | |||
| 113 | Ron Streck | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,260 | |||
| 114 | Mike Morley | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,260 | |||
| 114 | Ted Goin | 73 | +3 | 73 | $654 | |||
| 116 | Orville Moody | 75 | +5 | 75 | $654 | |||
| 117 | Cesar Sanudo | 70 | Even | 70 | $10,050 | |||
| 118 | Jack Ferenz | 71 | +1 | 71 | $761 | |||
| 119 | Jerry Pate | 72 | +2 | 72 | $4,650 | |||
| 119 | Tim Simpson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $761 | |||
| 121 | Bob Gilder | 73 | +3 | 73 | $3,495 | |||
| 121 | Rex Caldwell | 73 | +3 | 73 | $990 | |||
| 121 | Rod Curl | 73 | +3 | 73 | $621 | |||
| 124 | Vance Heafner | 74 | +4 | 74 | $621 | |||
| 125 | Craig Stadler | 75 | +5 | 75 | $761 | |||
| 126 | Tim Norris | 66 | -4 | 66 | $3,495 | |||
| 127 | Gene Littler | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,558 | |||
| 128 | Dan Halldorson | 71 | +1 | 71 | $666 | |||
| 128 | Artie McNickle | 71 | +1 | 71 | $639 | |||
| 130 | Michael Brannan | 73 | +3 | 73 | $621 | |||
| 131 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,260 | |||
| 132 | Rod Nuckolls | 75 | +5 | 75 | $681 | |||
| 133 | Gary Hallberg | 76 | +6 | 76 | $621 | |||
| 134 | Ray Floyd | 68 | -2 | 68 | $10,050 | |||
| 135 | Mike Holland | 72 | +2 | 72 | $594 | |||
| 136 | Bobby Wadkins | 75 | +5 | 75 | $761 | |||
| 137 | Bud Allin | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,260 | |||
| 138 | Skip Dunaway | 70 | Even | 70 | $594 | |||
| 139 | Terry Mauney | 72 | +2 | 72 | $761 | |||
| 140 | John Schroeder | 76 | +6 | 76 | $681 | |||
| 141 | Calvin Peete | 69 | -1 | 69 | $639 | |||
| 142 | Thomas Gray | 72 | +2 | 72 | $576 | |||
| 143 | Bob Byman | 73 | +3 | 73 | $594 | |||
| 144 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | Even | 70 | $761 | |||
| 145 | Mike McCullough | 71 | +1 | 71 | $594 | |||
| 145 | Gary Koch | 71 | +1 | 71 | $681 | |||
| 147 | Pat McGowan | 69 | -1 | 69 | $594 |


