1981 PGA Tour

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1981 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1981 (1981-01-08) – October 25, 1981 (1981-10-25)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers (4)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara
1980
1982

The 1981 PGA Tour, titled as the 1981 TPA Tour, was the 66th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 13th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Changes for 1981

The tour changed its name to the TPA Tour in late August, for the "Tournament Players Association". [1] [2] After less than seven months, it reverted to the PGA Tour in mid-March 1982. [3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1981 season. [4] [5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner(s) [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 11 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (20)
Jan 18 Bob Hope Desert Classic California250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (6)Pro-Am
Jan 25 Phoenix Open Arizona300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (6)
Feb 2 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California225,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (1)Pro-Am
Feb 8 Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open California250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (7)
Feb 14 Hawaiian Open Hawaii325,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (12)
Feb 22 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (21)
Mar 1 Bay Hill Classic Florida300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean (7)
Mar 8 American Motors Inverrary Classic Florida300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (3)
Mar 15 Doral-Eastern Open Florida250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (13)
Mar 23 Tournament Players Championship Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (14)Special event
Mar 29 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers (2)Invitational
Apr 5 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (4)
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia365,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (26) Major championship
Apr 12 Magnolia Classic Mississippi75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jones (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 19 MONY Tournament of Champions California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (28)Winners-only event
Apr 19 Tallahassee Open Florida100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Eichelberger (4)Alternate event
Apr 26 USF&G New Orleans Open Louisiana350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (27)
May 2 Michelob-Houston Open Texas262,500 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Streck (2)
May 10 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (8)
May 17 Colonial National Invitation Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller (3)Invitational
May 24 Memorial Tournament Ohio350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Fergus (1)Invitational
May 31 Kemper Open Maryland400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (3)
Jun 7 Atlanta Classic Georgia300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (28)
Jun 14 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (15)
Jun 21 U.S. Open Pennsylvania360,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (7) Major championship
Jun 28 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate (6)
Jul 5 Western Open Illinois300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Fiori (2)
Jul 12 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (2)
Jul 19 The Open Championship England£200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers (3) Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 19 Quad Cities Open Illinois200,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Barr (1)Alternate event
Jul 26 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia300,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey (6)
Aug 2 Canadian Open Canada425,000 Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis (1)
Aug 9 PGA Championship Georgia400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (5) Major championship
Aug 16 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (17)
Aug 23 Buick Open Michigan350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (13)
Aug 30 World Series of Golf Ohio400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers (4)Limited-field event
Sep 6 B.C. Open New York275,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (3)
Sep 13 Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic Massachusetts300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Renner (2)
Sep 20 LaJet Classic Texas350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf (15)New tournament
Sep 27 Hall of Fame North Carolina250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Morris Hatalsky (1)
Oct 1 Texas Open Texas250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers (5)
Oct 11 Southern Open Georgia200,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. C. Snead (7)
Oct 18 Pensacola Open Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate (7)
Oct 25 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Vance Heafner (1) and
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Holland (1)
Team event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)Notes
Sep 20 Ryder Cup Englandn/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event
Dec 6 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic Florida550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel and
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite
Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [6] [7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 375,699
2 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd 359,360
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 347,660
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke 343,446
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers 315,411
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate 280,627
7 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 276,499
8 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler 218,829
9 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange 201,513
10 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson 193,342

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers [8]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara [9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite [10]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite [7]

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. Official money; unofficial win.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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  7. 1 2 "Kite Hoping For Penney Golf Win" . The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. November 30, 1981. p. 29 (7-C in paper). Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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