Sunday August 9, 1981
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Sports headlines for Sunday August 9, 1981:




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
1Bob Gilder74697066-1279$13,146
2Tommy Valentine73707166Even280$6,750
3Curtis Strange73727466+5285$2,850
4Keith Fergus71716968-1279$13,146
4Bruce Lietzke70707168-1279$13,146
6D.A. Weibring71747468+7287$1,750
7Ron Streck69777568+9289$913
8Dan Pohl69677369-2278$25,000
9Jack Nicklaus71687169-1279$13,146
10Hale Irwin71746869+2282$4,875
11Jay Haas73687469+4284$3,631
12Peter Jacobsen74717169+5285$2,850
12Hubert Green71747169+5285$2,850
12Bobby Clampett75717069+5285$2,850
15Howard Twitty74717469+8288$1,250
15Calvin Peete74717469+8288$1,250
17Lee Elder75717469+9289$913
18John Fought74717869+12292$783
18Roger Maltbie69787669+12292$783
20Al Geiberger73747769+13293$760
21Isao Aoki75686670-1279$13,146
22J.C. Snead70717070+1281$5,500
23Tom Weiskopf71727270+5285$2,850
24Seve Ballesteros71737270+6286$2,250
25Terry Diehl72747170+7287$1,750
26David Graham75697470+8288$1,250
27Doug Tewell71737670+10290$825
28Larry Nelson70666671-7273$60,000
29Fuzzy Zoeller70686871-3277$40,000
30Greg Norman73676871-1279$13,146
31Jerry Pate71687071Even280$6,750
32Tom Purtzer70707371+4284$3,631
32Don Pooley74706971+4284$3,631
32Gil Morgan70697471+4284$3,631
35Lanny Wadkins70717471+6286$2,250
36Gary Player75727171+9289$913
37Tom Kite71676972-1279$13,146
38Vance Heafner68707072Even280$6,750
39David Edwards71697072+2282$4,875
40Ray Floyd71707172+4284$3,631
40Don January70727072+4284$3,631
42Bill Rogers72756672+5285$2,850
43Greg Powers70707472+6286$2,250
44Jim Thorpe71727272+7287$1,750
45Rod Curl75726972+8288$1,250
46Jack Renner74707372+9289$913
47Tom Jenkins73737372+11291$810
48Andy North68697073Even280$6,750
49John N. Cook72697073+4284$3,631
49Joe Inman73716773+4284$3,631
51Ed Fiori73736773+6286$2,250
52Lon Hinkle69766973+7287$1,750
53Dave Stockton70757073+8288$1,250
54Jim Colbert72757173+11291$810
55Mark Hayes70746874+6286$2,250
56Mark Lye67767474+11291$810
56Mark McCumber70747374+11291$810
58Leonard Thompson75727174+12292$783
58Don Padgett74717374+12292$783
60Bobby Wadkins73747274+13293$760
61Bob Murphy66697375+3283$4,500
62Bruce Fleisher73726875+8288$1,250
63Wayne Levi70717375+9289$913
64Mike Sullivan70727475+11291$810
65George Burns74717475+14294$750
66George Cadle74727475+15295$750
67Charles Coody69747875+16296$750
68Ed Sneed71757276+14294$750
69John Jackson75707676+17297$750
70Mark O'Meara72717477+14294$750
71Arnold Palmer74737477+18298$750
72Bob Eastwood67697278+6286$2,250
73Rex Caldwell68727178+9289$913
74Danny Edwards73717078+12292$783
74Mike Morley72717178+12292$783
76Barry Jaeckel72746978+13293$760
77Bruce Summerhays73747580+22302$750
78David Glenz72737784+26306$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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