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 | Dan Pohl | 69 | 67 | 73 | 69 | -2 | 278 | $25,000 |
3 | Greg Norman | 73 | 67 | 68 | 71 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
3 | Tom Kite | 71 | 67 | 69 | 72 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
5 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | 68 | 68 | 71 | -3 | 277 | $40,000 |
6 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
6 | Isao Aoki | 75 | 68 | 66 | 70 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
8 | Jerry Pate | 71 | 68 | 70 | 71 | Even | 280 | $6,750 |
9 | Jay Haas | 73 | 68 | 74 | 69 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
10 | Bob Gilder | 74 | 69 | 70 | 66 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
11 | Andy North | 68 | 69 | 70 | 73 | Even | 280 | $6,750 |
12 | David Edwards | 71 | 69 | 70 | 72 | +2 | 282 | $4,875 |
13 | Bob Murphy | 66 | 69 | 73 | 75 | +3 | 283 | $4,500 |
14 | Gil Morgan | 70 | 69 | 74 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
14 | John N. Cook | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
16 | Bob Eastwood | 67 | 69 | 72 | 78 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
17 | David Graham | 75 | 69 | 74 | 70 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
18 | Bruce Lietzke | 70 | 70 | 71 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
19 | Tommy Valentine | 73 | 70 | 71 | 66 | Even | 280 | $6,750 |
19 | Vance Heafner | 68 | 70 | 70 | 72 | Even | 280 | $6,750 |
21 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 70 | 73 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
21 | Don Pooley | 74 | 70 | 69 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
21 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
24 | Greg Powers | 70 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
25 | Jack Renner | 74 | 70 | 73 | 72 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
26 | John Jackson | 75 | 70 | 76 | 76 | +17 | 297 | $750 |
27 | Keith Fergus | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $13,146 |
28 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | +1 | 281 | $5,500 |
29 | Joe Inman | 73 | 71 | 67 | 73 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
30 | Bobby Clampett | 75 | 71 | 70 | 69 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
30 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
32 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | 71 | 74 | 71 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
33 | Howard Twitty | 74 | 71 | 74 | 69 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
33 | Calvin Peete | 74 | 71 | 74 | 69 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
35 | Lee Elder | 75 | 71 | 74 | 69 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
35 | Wayne Levi | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
37 | John Fought | 74 | 71 | 78 | 69 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
37 | Don Padgett | 74 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
37 | Mike Morley | 72 | 71 | 71 | 78 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
37 | Danny Edwards | 73 | 71 | 70 | 78 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
41 | George Burns | 74 | 71 | 74 | 75 | +14 | 294 | $750 |
41 | Mark O'Meara | 72 | 71 | 74 | 77 | +14 | 294 | $750 |
43 | Don January | 70 | 72 | 70 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $3,631 |
44 | Curtis Strange | 73 | 72 | 74 | 66 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
44 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | 72 | 72 | 70 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
46 | Jim Thorpe | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $1,750 |
47 | Rod Curl | 75 | 72 | 69 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
47 | Bruce Fleisher | 73 | 72 | 68 | 75 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
49 | Gary Player | 75 | 72 | 71 | 71 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
49 | Rex Caldwell | 68 | 72 | 71 | 78 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
51 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | 72 | 74 | 75 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
52 | Leonard Thompson | 75 | 72 | 71 | 74 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
53 | George Cadle | 74 | 72 | 74 | 75 | +15 | 295 | $750 |
54 | Seve Ballesteros | 71 | 73 | 72 | 70 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
54 | Ed Fiori | 73 | 73 | 67 | 73 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
56 | Doug Tewell | 71 | 73 | 76 | 70 | +10 | 290 | $825 |
57 | Tom Jenkins | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
58 | Arnold Palmer | 74 | 73 | 74 | 77 | +18 | 298 | $750 |
59 | David Glenz | 72 | 73 | 77 | 84 | +26 | 306 | $750 |
60 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 74 | 68 | 69 | +2 | 282 | $4,875 |
61 | Hubert Green | 71 | 74 | 71 | 69 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
62 | Mark Hayes | 70 | 74 | 68 | 74 | +6 | 286 | $2,250 |
63 | D.A. Weibring | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | +7 | 287 | $1,750 |
63 | Terry Diehl | 72 | 74 | 71 | 70 | +7 | 287 | $1,750 |
65 | Mark McCumber | 70 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
66 | Al Geiberger | 73 | 74 | 77 | 69 | +13 | 293 | $760 |
66 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | 74 | 72 | 74 | +13 | 293 | $760 |
66 | Barry Jaeckel | 72 | 74 | 69 | 78 | +13 | 293 | $760 |
69 | Charles Coody | 69 | 74 | 78 | 75 | +16 | 296 | $750 |
70 | Bruce Summerhays | 73 | 74 | 75 | 80 | +22 | 302 | $750 |
71 | Bill Rogers | 72 | 75 | 66 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $2,850 |
72 | Dave Stockton | 70 | 75 | 70 | 73 | +8 | 288 | $1,250 |
73 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 75 | 71 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
74 | Ed Sneed | 71 | 75 | 72 | 76 | +14 | 294 | $750 |
75 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | 76 | 69 | 73 | +7 | 287 | $1,750 |
76 | Mark Lye | 67 | 76 | 74 | 74 | +11 | 291 | $810 |
77 | Ron Streck | 69 | 77 | 75 | 68 | +9 | 289 | $913 |
78 | Roger Maltbie | 69 | 78 | 76 | 69 | +12 | 292 | $783 |
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 |