Sunday August 9, 1981
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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)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Larry Nelson70666671-7273$60,000
2Isao Aoki75686670-1279$13,146
3Bill Rogers72756672+5285$2,850
4Joe Inman73716773+4284$3,631
5Ed Fiori73736773+6286$2,250
6Fuzzy Zoeller70686871-3277$40,000
7Greg Norman73676871-1279$13,146
8Hale Irwin71746869+2282$4,875
9Mark Hayes70746874+6286$2,250
10Bruce Fleisher73726875+8288$1,250
11Keith Fergus71716968-1279$13,146
11Tom Kite71676972-1279$13,146
13Don Pooley74706971+4284$3,631
14Lon Hinkle69766973+7287$1,750
15Rod Curl75726972+8288$1,250
16Barry Jaeckel72746978+13293$760
17Bob Gilder74697066-1279$13,146
18Jerry Pate71687071Even280$6,750
18Vance Heafner68707072Even280$6,750
18Andy North68697073Even280$6,750
21J.C. Snead70717070+1281$5,500
22David Edwards71697072+2282$4,875
23Don January70727072+4284$3,631
23John N. Cook72697073+4284$3,631
25Bobby Clampett75717069+5285$2,850
26Dave Stockton70757073+8288$1,250
27Danny Edwards73717078+12292$783
28Bruce Lietzke70707168-1279$13,146
28Jack Nicklaus71687169-1279$13,146
30Tommy Valentine73707166Even280$6,750
31Ray Floyd71707172+4284$3,631
32Hubert Green71747169+5285$2,850
32Peter Jacobsen74717169+5285$2,850
34Terry Diehl72747170+7287$1,750
35Gary Player75727171+9289$913
35Rex Caldwell68727178+9289$913
37Jim Colbert72757173+11291$810
38Leonard Thompson75727174+12292$783
38Mike Morley72717178+12292$783
40Tom Weiskopf71727270+5285$2,850
41Seve Ballesteros71737270+6286$2,250
41Bob Eastwood67697278+6286$2,250
43Jim Thorpe71727272+7287$1,750
44Bobby Wadkins73747274+13293$760
45Ed Sneed71757276+14294$750
46Dan Pohl69677369-2278$25,000
47Bob Murphy66697375+3283$4,500
48Tom Purtzer70707371+4284$3,631
49Jack Renner74707372+9289$913
49Wayne Levi70717375+9289$913
51Tom Jenkins73737372+11291$810
51Mark McCumber70747374+11291$810
53Don Padgett74717374+12292$783
54Jay Haas73687469+4284$3,631
54Gil Morgan70697471+4284$3,631
56Curtis Strange73727466+5285$2,850
57Lanny Wadkins70717471+6286$2,250
57Greg Powers70707472+6286$2,250
59D.A. Weibring71747468+7287$1,750
60Calvin Peete74717469+8288$1,250
60Howard Twitty74717469+8288$1,250
60David Graham75697470+8288$1,250
63Lee Elder75717469+9289$913
64Mark Lye67767474+11291$810
64Mike Sullivan70727475+11291$810
66George Burns74717475+14294$750
66Mark O'Meara72717477+14294$750
68George Cadle74727475+15295$750
69Arnold Palmer74737477+18298$750
70Ron Streck69777568+9289$913
71Bruce Summerhays73747580+22302$750
72Doug Tewell71737670+10290$825
73Roger Maltbie69787669+12292$783
74John Jackson75707676+17297$750
75Al Geiberger73747769+13293$760
76David Glenz72737784+26306$750
77John Fought74717869+12292$783
78Charles Coody69747875+16296$750


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Brad Bryant727600+8148$0
Dave Eichelberger767200+8148$0
George Archer737500+8148$0
Jim Simons737500+8148$0
Lou Graham717700+8148$0
Peter Oosterhuis757300+8148$0
Tom Watson757300+8148$0
Al Chandler777200+9149$0
Bobby Walzel747500+9149$0
Craig Stadler727700+9149$0
Dave Haberle767300+9149$0
Gary Hallberg757400+9149$0
Laurie Hammer757400+9149$0
Mike Donald797000+9149$0
Sandy Lyle767300+9149$0
Tim Collins747500+9149$0
Ben Crenshaw757500+10150$0
Bill Kratzert777300+10150$0
Dave Barr747600+10150$0
Gibby Gilbert757500+10150$0
Johnny Miller777300+10150$0
Lionel Hebert737700+10150$0
Miller Barber717900+10150$0
Phil Hancock727800+10150$0
Scott Simpson717900+10150$0
Gene Littler797200+11151$0
John Mahaffey767500+11151$0
Larry Gilbert777400+11151$0
Lynn Janson757600+11151$0
Barney Thompson787400+12152$0
Bruce Devlin767600+12152$0
Gary Wintz767600+12152$0
Kevin Morris787400+12152$0
Lu Hsi-Chuen777500+12152$0
Steve Benson777500+12152$0
Art Silvestrone777600+13153$0
Buddy Whitten767700+13153$0
Gene Borek757800+13153$0
Gene Ferrell807300+13153$0
Howell Fraser767700+13153$0
John Schroeder747900+13153$0
Jumbo Ozaki738000+13153$0
Larry Ziegler777600+13153$0
Scott Hoch728100+13153$0
Gary Groh767800+14154$0
Jack Lewis797500+14154$0
Bob Ford807500+15155$0
Jim Albus787700+15155$0
Tom Ulozas758000+15155$0
Bob Moreland777900+16156$0
Bobby Nichols777900+16156$0
Jim Logue787900+17157$0
John Traub778100+18158$0
David Jimenez748500+19159$0
Gary Robinson788100+19159$0
Roger Kennedy788100+19159$0
Dave Barber808000+20160$0
Gary Baker837900+22162$0
Terry Florence828000+22162$0
Jim Ferriell808400+24164$0
WDDoug Ford79000+979$0
WDSam Snead79000+979$0

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