Sports headlines for Sunday August 9, 1981:
- N.L. Wins 10th All-Star Game In A Row; Carter Is MVP
- Bradshaw Says He'll Play Until "I'm 38 Or 40"
- Duran Returns To The Ring, Wins 10-Round Decision
- Coetzee Loses Disputed Decision To Snipes
- Nelson Sweats Out PGA Win
Final results 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 |
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1 | Larry Nelson | 70 | 66 | 66 | 71 | -7 | 273 | $60,000 |
2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | 68 | 68 | 71 | -3 | 277 | $40,000 |
3 | Dan Pohl | 69 | 67 | 73 | 69 | -2 | 278 | $25,000 |
4 | Bob Gilder | 74 | 69 | 70 | 66 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
4 | Keith Fergus | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
4 | Bruce Lietzke | 70 | 70 | 71 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
4 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
4 | Isao Aoki | 75 | 68 | 66 | 70 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
4 | Greg Norman | 73 | 67 | 68 | 71 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
4 | Tom Kite | 71 | 67 | 69 | 72 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
11 | Tommy Valentine | 73 | 70 | 71 | 66 | Even | 280 | $6,750 |
11 | Jerry Pate | 71 | 68 | 70 | 71 | Even | 280 | $6,750 |
11 | Vance Heafner | 68 | 70 | 70 | 72 | Even | 280 | $6,750 |
11 | Andy North | 68 | 69 | 70 | 73 | Even | 280 | $6,750 |
15 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | +1 | 281 | $5,500 |
16 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 74 | 68 | 69 | +2 | 282 | $4,875 |
16 | David Edwards | 71 | 69 | 70 | 72 | +2 | 282 | $4,875 |
18 | Bob Murphy | 66 | 69 | 73 | 75 | +3 | 283 | $4,500 |
19 | Jay Haas | 73 | 68 | 74 | 69 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
19 | Gil Morgan | 70 | 69 | 74 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
19 | Don Pooley | 74 | 70 | 69 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
19 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 70 | 73 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
19 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
19 | Don January | 70 | 72 | 70 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
19 | Joe Inman | 73 | 71 | 67 | 73 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
19 | John N. Cook | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
27 | Curtis Strange | 73 | 72 | 74 | 66 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
27 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
27 | Hubert Green | 71 | 74 | 71 | 69 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
27 | Bobby Clampett | 75 | 71 | 70 | 69 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
27 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | 72 | 72 | 70 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
27 | Bill Rogers | 72 | 75 | 66 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
33 | Seve Ballesteros | 71 | 73 | 72 | 70 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
33 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | 71 | 74 | 71 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
33 | Greg Powers | 70 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
33 | Ed Fiori | 73 | 73 | 67 | 73 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
33 | Mark Hayes | 70 | 74 | 68 | 74 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
33 | Bob Eastwood | 67 | 69 | 72 | 78 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
39 | D.A. Weibring | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | +7 | 287 | $1,750 |
39 | Terry Diehl | 72 | 74 | 71 | 70 | +7 | 287 | $1,750 |
39 | Jim Thorpe | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $1,750 |
39 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | 76 | 69 | 73 | +7 | 287 | $1,750 |
43 | Calvin Peete | 74 | 71 | 74 | 69 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
43 | Howard Twitty | 74 | 71 | 74 | 69 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
43 | David Graham | 75 | 69 | 74 | 70 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
43 | Rod Curl | 75 | 72 | 69 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
43 | Dave Stockton | 70 | 75 | 70 | 73 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
43 | Bruce Fleisher | 73 | 72 | 68 | 75 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
49 | Ron Streck | 69 | 77 | 75 | 68 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
49 | Lee Elder | 75 | 71 | 74 | 69 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
49 | Gary Player | 75 | 72 | 71 | 71 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
49 | Jack Renner | 74 | 70 | 73 | 72 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
49 | Wayne Levi | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
49 | Rex Caldwell | 68 | 72 | 71 | 78 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
55 | Doug Tewell | 71 | 73 | 76 | 70 | +10 | 290 | $825 |
56 | Tom Jenkins | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
56 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 75 | 71 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
56 | Mark McCumber | 70 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
56 | Mark Lye | 67 | 76 | 74 | 74 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
56 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | 72 | 74 | 75 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
61 | John Fought | 74 | 71 | 78 | 69 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
61 | Roger Maltbie | 69 | 78 | 76 | 69 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
61 | Don Padgett | 74 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
61 | Leonard Thompson | 75 | 72 | 71 | 74 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
61 | Mike Morley | 72 | 71 | 71 | 78 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
61 | Danny Edwards | 73 | 71 | 70 | 78 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
67 | Al Geiberger | 73 | 74 | 77 | 69 | +13 | 293 | $760 |
67 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | 74 | 72 | 74 | +13 | 293 | $760 |
67 | Barry Jaeckel | 72 | 74 | 69 | 78 | +13 | 293 | $760 |
70 | George Burns | 74 | 71 | 74 | 75 | +14 | 294 | $750 |
70 | Ed Sneed | 71 | 75 | 72 | 76 | +14 | 294 | $750 |
70 | Mark O'Meara | 72 | 71 | 74 | 77 | +14 | 294 | $750 |
73 | George Cadle | 74 | 72 | 74 | 75 | +15 | 295 | $750 |
74 | Charles Coody | 69 | 74 | 78 | 75 | +16 | 296 | $750 |
75 | John Jackson | 75 | 70 | 76 | 76 | +17 | 297 | $750 |
76 | Arnold Palmer | 74 | 73 | 74 | 77 | +18 | 298 | $750 |
77 | Bruce Summerhays | 73 | 74 | 75 | 80 | +22 | 302 | $750 |
78 | David Glenz | 72 | 73 | 77 | 84 | +26 | 306 | $750 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brad Bryant | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Dave Eichelberger | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
George Archer | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Jim Simons | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Lou Graham | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Tom Watson | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Al Chandler | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Bobby Walzel | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Craig Stadler | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Dave Haberle | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Gary Hallberg | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Laurie Hammer | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Mike Donald | 79 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Sandy Lyle | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Tim Collins | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Ben Crenshaw | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Bill Kratzert | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Dave Barr | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Gibby Gilbert | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Johnny Miller | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Lionel Hebert | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Miller Barber | 71 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Phil Hancock | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Scott Simpson | 71 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Gene Littler | 79 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
John Mahaffey | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
Larry Gilbert | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
Lynn Janson | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
Barney Thompson | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Bruce Devlin | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Gary Wintz | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Kevin Morris | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Lu Hsi-Chuen | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Steve Benson | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Art Silvestrone | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Buddy Whitten | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Gene Borek | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Gene Ferrell | 80 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Howell Fraser | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
John Schroeder | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Jumbo Ozaki | 73 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Larry Ziegler | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Scott Hoch | 72 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Gary Groh | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
Jack Lewis | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
Bob Ford | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
Jim Albus | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
Tom Ulozas | 75 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
Bob Moreland | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 156 | $0 | |
Bobby Nichols | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 156 | $0 | |
Jim Logue | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 157 | $0 | |
John Traub | 77 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 158 | $0 | |
David Jimenez | 74 | 85 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 159 | $0 | |
Gary Robinson | 78 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 159 | $0 | |
Roger Kennedy | 78 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 159 | $0 | |
Dave Barber | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 160 | $0 | |
Gary Baker | 83 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 162 | $0 | |
Terry Florence | 82 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 162 | $0 | |
Jim Ferriell | 80 | 84 | 0 | 0 | +24 | 164 | $0 | |
WD | Doug Ford | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 79 | $0 |
WD | Sam Snead | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 79 | $0 |