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Sports headlines for Sunday June 21, 1981:

• 23 Of 26 Owners Send Telegrams Supporting Grebey
• Baseball Mediator Working To Prevent Air Controllers' Strike
• Graham's Final-Round 67 Brings U.S. Open Win; Burns Fades To A 73
• Bobby Allison Averts Late Crashes, Wins At Michigan

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Final results of the 1981 U.S. Open

Tournament held at Merion Golf Club (Ardmore, PA) from June 18, 1981 to June 21, 1981     (Par 70)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	David Graham	68	68	70	67	-7	273	$55,000
2	Isao Aoki	72	71	71	67	+1	281	$5,500
3	Frank Conner	71	72	69	68	Even	280	$9,920
4	Joe Hager	74	73	77	68	+12	292	$1,310
5	Bill Rogers	70	68	69	69	-4	276	$24,650
6	Mark Hayes	71	70	72	69	+2	282	$3,617
7	Jim Colbert	71	69	77	69	+6	286	$2,100
8	John N. Cook	68	70	71	70	-1	279	$16,200
9	Lon Hinkle	69	71	70	70	Even	280	$9,920
9	Sammy Rachels	70	71	69	70	Even	280	$9,920
11	Calvin Peete	73	72	67	70	+2	282	$3,617
12	Tom Kite	73	74	67	70	+4	284	$2,550
13	Lee Elder	72	74	71	70	+7	287	$1,828
13	J.C. Snead	67	77	73	70	+7	287	$1,828
15	Roger Maltbie	71	74	74	70	+9	289	$1,570
16	Thomas Gray	75	72	73	70	+10	290	$1,453
16	Leonard Thompson	75	71	74	70	+10	290	$1,453
18	John Schroeder	71	68	69	71	-1	279	$16,200
19	Lanny Wadkins	71	68	72	71	+2	282	$3,617
20	Curtis Strange	71	69	72	71	+3	283	$2,950
20	Bruce Lietzke	70	71	71	71	+3	283	$2,950
22	Gary Player	72	72	71	71	+6	286	$2,100
22	Rik Massengale	70	75	70	71	+6	286	$2,100
22	Craig Stadler	71	76	68	71	+6	286	$2,100
25	Tim Simpson	70	75	74	71	+10	290	$1,453
25	Andy North	73	74	72	71	+10	290	$1,453
27	Bobby Nichols	71	71	78	71	+11	291	$1,350
28	Chi Chi Rodriguez	68	73	67	72	Even	280	$9,920
28	Jack Nicklaus	69	68	71	72	Even	280	$9,920
30	Jim Thorpe	66	73	70	72	+1	281	$5,500
30	Ben Crenshaw	70	75	64	72	+1	281	$5,500
32	Jack Renner	68	71	72	72	+3	283	$2,950
33	Mike Reid	71	72	69	72	+4	284	$2,550
33	Larry Nelson	70	73	69	72	+4	284	$2,550
35	Johnny Miller	69	71	73	72	+5	285	$2,350
36	Bruce Devlin	73	71	70	72	+6	286	$2,100
37	Hubert Green	69	76	71	72	+8	288	$1,660
37	Peter Jacobsen	71	74	71	72	+8	288	$1,660
39	Mick Soli	77	69	72	72	+10	290	$1,453
39	Keith Fergus	74	71	73	72	+10	290	$1,453
41	Hale Irwin	72	75	73	72	+12	292	$1,310
42	George Burns	69	66	68	73	-4	276	$24,650
43	Tom Watson	70	69	73	73	+5	285	$2,350
44	Ray Floyd	75	72	68	73	+8	288	$1,660
45	Bob Ackerman	68	78	71	73	+10	290	$1,453
46	Steve Melnyk	70	75	73	73	+11	291	$1,350
47	Ray Carrasco	74	71	73	74	+12	292	$1,310
47	Greg Powers	73	73	72	74	+12	292	$1,310
49	Scott Simpson	72	67	71	75	+5	285	$2,350
50	Jerry Pate	70	69	72	75	+6	286	$2,100
51	Forrest Fezler	70	72	71	75	+8	288	$1,660
52	Seve Ballesteros	73	69	72	75	+9	289	$1,570
53	D.A. Weibring	71	72	72	75	+10	290	$1,453
53	Mike Peck	76	68	71	75	+10	290	$1,453
55	Jim Nelford	74	73	69	75	+11	291	$1,350
55	Mark McNulty	72	69	75	75	+11	291	$1,350
55	Gary Hallberg	70	77	69	75	+11	291	$1,350
58	Charlie Gibson	75	72	71	75	+13	293	$1,300
59	Bill Pelham	73	73	73	75	+14	294	$1,300
59	Morris Hatalsky	71	76	72	75	+14	294	$1,300
61	Kip Byrne	74	72	79	75	+20	300	$1,300
62	Greg Norman	71	67	73	76	+7	287	$1,828
62	Bill Kratzert	69	69	73	76	+7	287	$1,828
64	Joey Rassett	70	70	78	76	+14	294	$0
65	Dave Barr	74	72	73	76	+15	295	$1,300
66	Tommy Valentine	69	68	72	77	+6	286	$2,100
67	Bobby Wadkins	70	72	71	77	+10	290	$1,453
68	George Archer	76	69	70	77	+12	292	$1,310
68	Jim Simons	78	69	67	78	+12	292	$1,310
70	Mark Lye	70	72	76	78	+16	296	$1,300

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Bob Byman	76	72	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Bryan Norton	74	74	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Doug Tewell	72	76	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Ed Sneed	73	75	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Gil Morgan	77	71	0	0	+8	148	$0
	John Mahaffey	75	73	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Lee Trevino	72	76	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Mike Sullivan	77	71	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Ralph Landrum	75	73	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Rex Caldwell	69	79	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Sandy Lyle	74	74	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Corey Pavin	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Dave Eichelberger	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Don Pooley	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	James Blair	72	77	0	0	+9	149	$0
	John McGough	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Mike Morley	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Terry Diehl	76	73	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Bob Gilder	78	72	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Gary Koch	76	74	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Hal Sutton	77	73	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Jack Ferenz	71	79	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Jay Haas	73	77	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Jim White	74	76	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Lou Graham	76	74	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Scott Hoch	73	77	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Wayne Defrancesco	75	75	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Howard Twitty	74	77	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Jim Masserio	79	72	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Joey Sindelar	74	77	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Larry Mize	76	75	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Mark McCumber	78	73	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Tim Norris	73	78	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Brad Faxon	70	82	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Chip Beck	78	74	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Dewitt Weaver	75	77	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Eric Batten	73	79	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Jeff Hewes	76	76	0	0	+12	152	$0
	John Adams	75	77	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Tom Purtzer	78	74	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Dana Quigley	74	79	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Lindy Miller	75	78	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Robert Thompson	72	81	0	0	+13	153	$0
	David Thore	78	76	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Lu Hsi-Chuen	72	82	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Mike Klein	74	80	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Rolf Deming	77	77	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Terry Anton	75	79	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Arnold Palmer	77	78	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Dave Stockton	76	79	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Jodie Mudd	77	78	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Larry Degenhart	79	76	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Mickey Yokoi	77	78	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Tommy Moore	75	80	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Mark O'Meara	79	77	0	0	+16	156	$0
	Rick Pearson	76	80	0	0	+16	156	$0
	Roy Biancalana	77	79	0	0	+16	156	$0
	Tom Inskeep	78	78	0	0	+16	156	$0
	Al Chandler	82	75	0	0	+17	157	$0
	Andrew Magee	78	79	0	0	+17	157	$0
	Donnie Hammond	78	79	0	0	+17	157	$0
	Jimmy Wright	77	80	0	0	+17	157	$0
	Lynn Janson	79	78	0	0	+17	157	$0
	Mike Schroder	79	78	0	0	+17	157	$0
	Bob Eastwood	76	83	0	0	+19	159	$0
	Donald Hurter	76	85	0	0	+21	161	$0
	Terry Dill	86	75	0	0	+21	161	$0
	Bill Garrett	85	78	0	0	+23	163	$0
	Elwin Fanning	79	85	0	0	+24	164	$0

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