Sports headlines for Friday August 7, 1981:
- Cincinnati Fumes Over Split Season
- Umpires Object To Four-Man Crews For Preliminary Playoff Round
- Pirate Pitcher Disabled In Car Accident
- Milwaukee Politicians Vote Against Renaming Stadium For Aaron
- Richard Believes He Had A Series Of Stokes -- Then Came The Big One
- Murphy Retains One-Stroke Lead; Nicklaus Trails By Four
Scores through round 2 of the 1981 PGA Championship
Tournament held at Atlanta Athletic Club (Duluth, GA) from August 6, 1981 to August 9, 1981 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Nelson | 70 | 66 | -4 | 136 | $60,000 | ||
| 1 | Dan Pohl | 69 | 67 | -4 | 136 | $25,000 | ||
| 3 | Tom Kite | 71 | 67 | -2 | 138 | $13,146 | ||
| 4 | Greg Norman | 73 | 67 | Even | 140 | $13,146 | ||
| 5 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | 68 | -2 | 138 | $40,000 | ||
| 6 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | 68 | -1 | 139 | $13,146 | ||
| 6 | Jerry Pate | 71 | 68 | -1 | 139 | $6,750 | ||
| 8 | Jay Haas | 73 | 68 | +1 | 141 | $3,631 | ||
| 9 | Isao Aoki | 75 | 68 | +3 | 143 | $13,146 | ||
| 10 | Bob Murphy | 66 | 69 | -5 | 135 | $4,500 | ||
| 11 | Bob Eastwood | 67 | 69 | -4 | 136 | $2,250 | ||
| 12 | Andy North | 68 | 69 | -3 | 137 | $6,750 | ||
| 13 | Gil Morgan | 70 | 69 | -1 | 139 | $3,631 | ||
| 14 | David Edwards | 71 | 69 | Even | 140 | $4,875 | ||
| 15 | John N. Cook | 72 | 69 | +1 | 141 | $3,631 | ||
| 16 | Bob Gilder | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $13,146 | ||
| 17 | David Graham | 75 | 69 | +4 | 144 | $1,250 | ||
| 18 | Vance Heafner | 68 | 70 | -2 | 138 | $6,750 | ||
| 19 | Bruce Lietzke | 70 | 70 | Even | 140 | $13,146 | ||
| 19 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 70 | Even | 140 | $3,631 | ||
| 19 | Greg Powers | 70 | 70 | Even | 140 | $2,250 | ||
| 22 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 70 | +1 | 141 | $3,631 | ||
| 23 | Tommy Valentine | 73 | 70 | +3 | 143 | $6,750 | ||
| 24 | Don Pooley | 74 | 70 | +4 | 144 | $3,631 | ||
| 24 | Jack Renner | 74 | 70 | +4 | 144 | $913 | ||
| 26 | John Jackson | 75 | 70 | +5 | 145 | $750 | ||
| 27 | Mike Donald | 79 | 70 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 28 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $5,500 | ||
| 28 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $2,250 | ||
| 28 | Wayne Levi | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $913 | ||
| 31 | Keith Fergus | 71 | 71 | +2 | 142 | $13,146 | ||
| 32 | Mike Morley | 72 | 71 | +3 | 143 | $783 | ||
| 32 | Mark O'Meara | 72 | 71 | +3 | 143 | $750 | ||
| 34 | Joe Inman | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $3,631 | ||
| 34 | Danny Edwards | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $783 | ||
| 36 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $2,850 | ||
| 36 | Calvin Peete | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $1,250 | ||
| 36 | Howard Twitty | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $1,250 | ||
| 36 | Don Padgett | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $783 | ||
| 36 | John Fought | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $783 | ||
| 36 | George Burns | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $750 | ||
| 42 | Bobby Clampett | 75 | 71 | +6 | 146 | $2,850 | ||
| 42 | Lee Elder | 75 | 71 | +6 | 146 | $913 | ||
| 44 | Rex Caldwell | 68 | 72 | Even | 140 | $913 | ||
| 45 | Don January | 70 | 72 | +2 | 142 | $3,631 | ||
| 45 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | 72 | +2 | 142 | $810 | ||
| 47 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $2,850 | ||
| 47 | Jim Thorpe | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $1,750 | ||
| 49 | Curtis Strange | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $2,850 | ||
| 49 | Bruce Fleisher | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $1,250 | ||
| 51 | George Cadle | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $750 | ||
| 52 | Rod Curl | 75 | 72 | +7 | 147 | $1,250 | ||
| 52 | Gary Player | 75 | 72 | +7 | 147 | $913 | ||
| 52 | Leonard Thompson | 75 | 72 | +7 | 147 | $783 | ||
| 55 | Dave Eichelberger | 76 | 72 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 56 | Al Chandler | 77 | 72 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 57 | Gene Littler | 79 | 72 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 58 | Seve Ballesteros | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $2,250 | ||
| 58 | Doug Tewell | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $825 | ||
| 60 | David Glenz | 72 | 73 | +5 | 145 | $750 | ||
| 61 | Ed Fiori | 73 | 73 | +6 | 146 | $2,250 | ||
| 61 | Tom Jenkins | 73 | 73 | +6 | 146 | $810 | ||
| 63 | Arnold Palmer | 74 | 73 | +7 | 147 | $750 | ||
| 64 | Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | 73 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Tom Watson | 75 | 73 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 66 | Sandy Lyle | 76 | 73 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 66 | Dave Haberle | 76 | 73 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 68 | Bill Kratzert | 77 | 73 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 68 | Johnny Miller | 77 | 73 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 70 | Gene Ferrell | 80 | 73 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 71 | Charles Coody | 69 | 74 | +3 | 143 | $750 | ||
| 72 | Mark Hayes | 70 | 74 | +4 | 144 | $2,250 | ||
| 72 | Mark McCumber | 70 | 74 | +4 | 144 | $810 | ||
| 74 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 74 | +5 | 145 | $4,875 | ||
| 74 | Hubert Green | 71 | 74 | +5 | 145 | $2,850 | ||
| 74 | D.A. Weibring | 71 | 74 | +5 | 145 | $1,750 | ||
| 77 | Terry Diehl | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $1,750 | ||
| 77 | Barry Jaeckel | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $760 | ||
| 79 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $760 | ||
| 79 | Al Geiberger | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $760 | ||
| 79 | Bruce Summerhays | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $750 | ||
| 82 | Gary Hallberg | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Laurie Hammer | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 84 | Larry Gilbert | 77 | 74 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 85 | Kevin Morris | 78 | 74 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 85 | Barney Thompson | 78 | 74 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Dave Stockton | 70 | 75 | +5 | 145 | $1,250 | ||
| 88 | Ed Sneed | 71 | 75 | +6 | 146 | $750 | ||
| 89 | Bill Rogers | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $2,850 | ||
| 89 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $810 | ||
| 91 | Jim Simons | 73 | 75 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 91 | George Archer | 73 | 75 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 93 | Bobby Walzel | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 93 | Tim Collins | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Gibby Gilbert | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Ben Crenshaw | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 97 | John Mahaffey | 76 | 75 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Steve Benson | 77 | 75 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Lu Hsi-Chuen | 77 | 75 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Jack Lewis | 79 | 75 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Bob Ford | 80 | 75 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Mark Lye | 67 | 76 | +3 | 143 | $810 | ||
| 103 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | 76 | +5 | 145 | $1,750 | ||
| 104 | Brad Bryant | 72 | 76 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Dave Barr | 74 | 76 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Lynn Janson | 75 | 76 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Gary Wintz | 76 | 76 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Bruce Devlin | 76 | 76 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 109 | Art Silvestrone | 77 | 76 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 109 | Larry Ziegler | 77 | 76 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Ron Streck | 69 | 77 | +6 | 146 | $913 | ||
| 112 | Lou Graham | 71 | 77 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Craig Stadler | 72 | 77 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Lionel Hebert | 73 | 77 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Buddy Whitten | 76 | 77 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Howell Fraser | 76 | 77 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Jim Albus | 78 | 77 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Roger Maltbie | 69 | 78 | +7 | 147 | $783 | ||
| 119 | Phil Hancock | 72 | 78 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 120 | Gene Borek | 75 | 78 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Gary Groh | 76 | 78 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Scott Simpson | 71 | 79 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Miller Barber | 71 | 79 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 124 | John Schroeder | 74 | 79 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Bob Moreland | 77 | 79 | +16 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Bobby Nichols | 77 | 79 | +16 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Jim Logue | 78 | 79 | +17 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 128 | Gary Baker | 83 | 79 | +22 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 129 | Jumbo Ozaki | 73 | 80 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Tom Ulozas | 75 | 80 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Dave Barber | 80 | 80 | +20 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 132 | Terry Florence | 82 | 80 | +22 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 133 | Scott Hoch | 72 | 81 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 134 | John Traub | 77 | 81 | +18 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 135 | Gary Robinson | 78 | 81 | +19 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 135 | Roger Kennedy | 78 | 81 | +19 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 137 | Jim Ferriell | 80 | 84 | +24 | 164 | $0 | ||
| 138 | David Jimenez | 74 | 85 | +19 | 159 | $0 |