Sunday June 7, 1981
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Final results of the 1981 Atlanta Classic


Tournament held at Atlanta Country Club (Marietta, GA) from June 4, 1981 to June 7, 1981     (Par 72)

Tom Watson defeated Tommy Valentine on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Tom Watson68706871-11277$54,000
2Jerry Pate71726870-7281$8,100
3Bob Murphy72736870-5283$5,250
4Calvin Peete68686974-9279$15,600
5Frank Conner70676974-8280$10,050
6Jack Nicklaus68726972-7281$8,100
7Alan Tapie69756970-5283$5,250
8Bruce Douglass69726975-3285$2,058
9Larry Ziegler69746974-2286$1,444
10Pat Lindsey70737068-7281$8,100
11Rex Caldwell74697071-4284$3,651
12Brad Bryant71737071-3285$2,058
12Bobby Clampett74697072-3285$2,058
12Mike Sullivan69737073-3285$2,058
15Don Levin73727074+1289$651
16Bill Britton69737167-8280$10,050
17Joe Inman71717169-6282$6,600
18George Archer72737167-5283$5,250
19Lindy Miller69727172-4284$3,651
20Tim Simpson72737171-1287$940
20Mike Gove74707172-1287$940
20Dave Eichelberger72697175-1287$940
23Bobby Walzel73717173Even288$684
24Greg Powers73727174+2290$624
25Thomas Gray74717175+3291$603
26Jeff Mitchell76697177+5293$582
27Tommy Valentine68657272-11277$32,400
28Mike Morley70667271-9279$15,600
29Mike Reid69707271-6282$6,600
30Mike Holland72727268-4284$3,651
30Wayne Levi70677275-4284$3,651
32Lyn Lott72717270-3285$2,058
33Larry Nelson73717270-2286$1,444
33Mike McCullough71717272-2286$1,444
33Doug Tewell69707275-2286$1,444
36Dana Quigley72737270-1287$940
36Scott Hoch73727270-1287$940
36Grier Jones73717271-1287$940
36Steve Melnyk69737273-1287$940
36Mark Lye69737273-1287$940
41Dave Barr73717272Even288$684
42Howard Twitty72737272+1289$651
42Bill Calfee70707277+1289$651
44J.C. Snead71697371-4284$3,651
45Barry Harwell74707368-3285$2,058
45Ron Streck71727369-3285$2,058
45John Schroeder72707370-3285$2,058
45Dewitt Weaver70717371-3285$2,058
45Mark Hayes74667372-3285$2,058
50Fred Couples71747369-1287$940
50Mike Donald74717369-1287$940
52Gary Player73697373Even288$684
53Jerry McGee71707377+3291$603
54Lee Elder71657469-9279$15,600
55Ray Floyd69667471-8280$10,050
56Don Pooley70687475-1287$940
57Stanton Altgelt68727477+3291$603
58Mike Smith72727475+5293$582
59John Mazza71737477+7295$555
60Isao Aoki67707571-5283$5,250
61Beau Baugh70717568-4284$3,651
62Jim Booros71717570-1287$940
63Bob Eastwood68717574Even288$684
64George Cadle69727573+1289$651
65Tom Jones70757574+6294$567
65Ed Fiori72727575+6294$567
67Lennie Clements71727581+11299$537
68Jack Ferenz68717669-4284$3,651
69Lanny Wadkins68717670-3285$2,058
70Woody Blackburn71737667-1287$940
70Tim Norris72667673-1287$940
72Bob Shearer75667672+1289$651
73Bob Tway72737672+5293$582
74Jack Newton73727674+7295$555
75Roger Maltbie68737771+1289$651
76Greg Norman71697870Even288$684
77Vance Heafner70697873+2290$624
78Mike Klein70747876+10298$546
79Gary Wintz72737876+11299$537
80Dennis Trixler70747883+17305$528
81Bruce Devlin75677969+2290$624
82Michael Brannan71727969+3291$603


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Allen Miller737300+2146$0
Ben Crenshaw747200+2146$0
Danny Edwards707600+2146$0
Ed Sneed737300+2146$0
Jack Renner737300+2146$0
Jerry Heard697700+2146$0
Joe Hager747200+2146$0
John Fought707600+2146$0
Loren Roberts747200+2146$0
Lou Graham737300+2146$0
Mike Peck757100+2146$0
Morris Hatalsky737300+2146$0
Tom Shaw737300+2146$0
Wally Armstrong767000+2146$0
Bill Sander727500+3147$0
D.A. Weibring777000+3147$0
Dale Douglass757200+3147$0
Dick Mast757200+3147$0
John Jacobs777000+3147$0
Mike Preston737400+3147$0
R.W. Eaks717600+3147$0
Sammy Rachels757200+3147$0
Ted Goin737400+3147$0
Terry Diehl727500+3147$0
Tom Storey767100+3147$0
Arnold Palmer757300+4148$0
Gary Koch747400+4148$0
Gary McCord688000+4148$0
Gibby Gilbert777100+4148$0
Jim Nelford747400+4148$0
Jim Thorpe737500+4148$0
Mark Pfeil717700+4148$0
Peter Oosterhuis717700+4148$0
Tommy Aaron757300+4148$0
Bob Beauchemin777200+5149$0
Charles Coody767300+5149$0
Curtis Worley737600+5149$0
Jaime Gonzalez737600+5149$0
Sale Omohundro747500+5149$0
Barry Jaeckel787200+6150$0
Bob Smith767400+6150$0
Gary Hardin747600+6150$0
Jeff Hewes727800+6150$0
Jon Chaffee737700+6150$0
Mark O'Meara727800+6150$0
Phil Hancock757500+6150$0
Rik Massengale777300+6150$0
Al Geiberger797200+7151$0
Bill Loeffler747700+7151$0
Gary Hallberg777400+7151$0
Rod Nuckolls787300+7151$0
Rod Curl738000+9153$0
Skip Dunaway797500+10154$0
Woody Fitzhugh797500+10154$0
Bert Yancey807500+11155$0
Gary Trivisonno807600+12156$0
John Traub787800+12156$0
Artie McNickle827500+13157$0
WDPerry Arthur71000-171$0
WDMike Nicolette77000+577$0
WDClint Doyle78000+678$0
WDJim Dent81000+981$0
WDPete Brown82000+1082$0
WDJim Colbert7271760+3219$0

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