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Sports headlines for Sunday August 23, 1981:

• Angels Lose Tempers, Then Game Against Indians
• Rose Blames Owners For High Player Salaries
• Irwin Ends 4-Way Playoff With A Birdie

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Final results of the 1981 Buick Open

Tournament held at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club (Grand Blanc, MI) from August 20, 1981 to August 23, 1981     (Par 72)

Hale Irwin defeated three other golfers on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Hale Irwin	65	73	67	72	-11	277	$63,000
2	Isao Aoki	65	72	73	70	-8	280	$8,050
3	Dan Halldorson	66	68	75	69	-10	278	$12,775
4	Dave Hill	67	72	70	73	-6	282	$4,428
5	Peter Jacobsen	68	69	71	69	-11	277	$26,133
6	Roger Maltbie	68	68	71	71	-10	278	$12,775
7	Calvin Peete	68	68	71	73	-8	280	$8,050
8	Bill Kratzert	68	70	75	69	-6	282	$4,428
9	Bobby Clampett	69	69	69	70	-11	277	$26,133
10	Don Pooley	69	72	70	68	-9	279	$10,150
11	Tom Jenkins	69	69	71	72	-7	281	$6,300
12	Gibby Gilbert	69	74	70	69	-6	282	$4,428
13	Mark McCumber	69	72	71	71	-5	283	$2,615
13	Bobby Wadkins	69	71	71	72	-5	283	$2,615
15	Tom Shaw	69	70	75	72	-2	286	$1,157
15	Mark Lye	69	73	71	73	-2	286	$1,157
17	Al Geiberger	69	74	72	72	-1	287	$884
17	Howard Twitty	69	73	70	75	-1	287	$884
19	Hubert Green	70	70	70	68	-10	278	$12,775
20	Steve Melnyk	70	67	70	72	-9	279	$10,150
21	John N. Cook	70	68	69	73	-8	280	$8,050
22	Bill Rogers	70	70	66	75	-7	281	$6,300
23	Andy North	70	70	71	72	-5	283	$2,615
23	Dan Pohl	70	68	71	74	-5	283	$2,615
25	David Graham	70	72	73	69	-4	284	$2,026
26	Mike Sullivan	70	71	71	74	-2	286	$1,157
27	Buddy Gardner	70	72	73	77	+4	292	$735
28	Jim Nelford	70	70	79	77	+8	296	$672
29	Gil Morgan	71	69	69	68	-11	277	$26,133
30	Danny Edwards	71	67	73	70	-7	281	$6,300
31	Denis Watson	71	71	71	69	-6	282	$4,428
31	Scott Simpson	71	69	72	70	-6	282	$4,428
31	Lon Hinkle	71	70	70	71	-6	282	$4,428
31	Peter Oosterhuis	71	72	67	72	-6	282	$4,428
35	John Fought	71	73	71	69	-4	284	$2,026
36	Jim Simons	71	73	72	69	-3	285	$1,613
37	D.A. Weibring	71	70	72	73	-2	286	$1,157
38	Fred Couples	71	70	75	73	+1	289	$802
39	Stanton Altgelt	71	72	74	73	+2	290	$777
39	Barry Jaeckel	71	72	74	73	+2	290	$777
39	Ed Fiori	71	70	75	74	+2	290	$777
42	Gary Hallberg	71	72	78	71	+4	292	$735
42	Barney Thompson	71	71	74	76	+4	292	$735
44	Tommy Valentine	71	70	73	79	+5	293	$707
45	Rex Caldwell	71	71	76	76	+6	294	$690
46	Lindy Miller	71	72	75	77	+7	295	$675
47	Jerry Heard	72	69	72	70	-5	283	$2,615
47	Allen Miller	72	66	71	74	-5	283	$2,615
49	Bobby Cole	72	71	72	69	-4	284	$2,026
49	Chi Chi Rodriguez	72	68	70	74	-4	284	$2,026
51	Victor Regalado	72	72	70	71	-3	285	$1,613
51	Dave Eichelberger	72	71	70	72	-3	285	$1,613
51	Ted Goin	72	69	72	72	-3	285	$1,613
54	Ben Crenshaw	72	72	74	68	-2	286	$1,157
54	Scott Watkins	72	72	69	73	-2	286	$1,157
56	Jeff Sanders	72	69	73	74	Even	288	$833
57	Bill Britton	72	70	74	73	+1	289	$802
57	Chip Beck	72	69	72	76	+1	289	$802
59	Tommy Aaron	72	72	72	75	+3	291	$760
60	Jim Colbert	72	71	73	77	+5	293	$707
61	Tom Kite	73	68	70	68	-9	279	$10,150
62	Jeff Mitchell	73	68	71	71	-5	283	$2,615
63	Miller Barber	73	69	71	72	-3	285	$1,613
64	Mark Hayes	73	70	72	76	+3	291	$760
65	Morris Hatalsky	73	70	73	76	+4	292	$735
65	David Edwards	73	70	72	77	+4	292	$735
67	Mike McCullough	73	71	74	76	+6	294	$707
67	George Burns	73	68	78	75	+6	294	$690
69	Tim Norris	74	68	71	69	-6	282	$4,428
70	Gary McCord	74	70	72	69	-3	285	$1,613
71	John Mazza	74	69	73	71	-1	287	$884
72	Phil Hancock	74	69	72	73	Even	288	$833
73	Vance Heafner	74	68	73	74	+1	289	$802
74	Tim Simpson	74	69	79	75	+9	297	$665
75	Craig Stadler	75	68	73	70	-2	286	$1,157

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Bob Byman	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Bob Eastwood	75	70	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Bunky Henry	73	72	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Curtis Strange	75	70	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Don Levin	73	72	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Grier Jones	74	71	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Lonnie Nielsen	74	71	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Mike Nicolette	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Payne Stewart	74	71	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Rod Nuckolls	75	70	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Terry Diehl	74	71	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Tom Purtzer	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Bill Calfee	75	71	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Butch Baird	72	74	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Dan Frickey	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	David Lundstrom	72	74	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Ed Dougherty	71	75	0	0	+2	146	$0
	George Archer	71	75	0	0	+2	146	$0
	J.C. Snead	72	74	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Jack Newton	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Jim Thorpe	76	70	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Joe Inman	73	73	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Lance Ten Broeck	73	73	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Mark Pfeil	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Roger Calvin	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Bob Shearer	75	72	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Bobby Nichols	74	73	0	0	+3	147	$0
	George Cadle	72	75	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Greg Powers	73	74	0	0	+3	147	$0
	John Schroeder	72	75	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Larry Rinker	72	75	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Mick Soli	74	73	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Barry Harwell	72	76	0	0	+4	148	$0
	David Thore	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Ed Sneed	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Jack Renner	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Jim Barber	73	75	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Keith Lyford	75	73	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Lyn Lott	72	76	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Lynn Janson	71	77	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Mike Peck	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Rik Massengale	75	73	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Bob Gilder	76	73	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Dana Quigley	75	74	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Kermit Zarley	76	73	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Mike Gove	76	73	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Mike Harmon	76	73	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Mike Hill	72	77	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Phil Rodgers	72	77	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Curtis Sifford	75	75	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Jaime Gonzalez	75	75	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Larry Nelson	78	72	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Ron Streck	75	75	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Skeeter Heath	75	75	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Tom Storey	80	70	0	0	+6	150	$0
	John Traub	79	72	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Rod Curl	74	77	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Woody Blackburn	77	74	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Arnold Palmer	77	75	0	0	+8	152	$0
	Billy Glisson	75	77	0	0	+8	152	$0
	Bob Mann	76	76	0	0	+8	152	$0
	Joe Hager	79	73	0	0	+8	152	$0
	Charlie Gibson	77	76	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Doug Johnson	77	78	0	0	+11	155	$0
	Frank Conner	76	80	0	0	+12	156	$0
WD	Sam Snead	77	0	0	0	+5	77	$0
WD	Dave Barr	80	0	0	0	+8	80	$0
WD	Mark O'Meara	82	0	0	0	+10	82	$0

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