Golf tour season
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 .
Changes for 1981
The tour changed its name to the TPA Tour in late August, for the "Tournament Players Association".[ 1] [ 2] PGA Tour in mid-March 1982 .[ 3]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.[ 4] [ 5]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner(s)[ a]
Notes
Jan 11
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona
300,000
Johnny Miller (20)
Jan 18
Bob Hope Desert Classic California
250,000
Bruce Lietzke (6)Pro-Am
Jan 25
Phoenix Open Arizona
300,000
David Graham (6)
Feb 2
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California
225,000
John Cook (1)Pro-Am
Feb 8
Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open California
250,000
Bruce Lietzke (7)
Feb 14
Hawaiian Open Hawaii
325,000
Hale Irwin (12)
Feb 22
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California
300,000
Johnny Miller (21)
Mar 1
Bay Hill Classic Florida
300,000
Andy Bean (7)
Mar 8
American Motors Inverrary Classic Florida
300,000
Tom Kite (3)
Mar 15
Doral-Eastern Open Florida
250,000
Raymond Floyd (13)
Mar 23
Tournament Players Championship Florida
400,000
Raymond Floyd (14)Special event
Mar 29
Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina
300,000
Bill Rogers (2)Invitational
Apr 5
Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina
300,000
Larry Nelson (4)
Apr 12
Masters Tournament Georgia
365,000
Tom Watson Major championship
Apr 12
Magnolia Classic Mississippi
75,000
Tom Jones (n/a)Second Tour[ b]
Apr 19
MONY Tournament of Champions California
300,000
Lee Trevino (28)Winners-only event
Apr 19
Tallahassee Open Florida
100,000
Dave Eichelberger (4)Alternate event
Apr 26
USF&G New Orleans Open Louisiana
350,000
Tom Watson (27)
May 2
Michelob-Houston Open Texas
262,500
Ron Streck (2)
May 10
Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas
300,000
Bruce Lietzke (8)
May 17
Colonial National Invitation Texas
300,000
Fuzzy Zoeller (3)Invitational
May 24
Memorial Tournament Ohio
350,000
Keith Fergus (1)Invitational
May 31
Kemper Open Maryland
400,000
Craig Stadler (3)
Jun 7
Atlanta Classic Georgia
300,000
Tom Watson (28)
Jun 14
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York
400,000
Raymond Floyd (15)
Jun 21
U.S. Open Pennsylvania
360,000
David Graham Major championship
Jun 28
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee
300,000
Jerry Pate (6)
Jul 5
Western Open Illinois
300,000
Ed Fiori (2)
Jul 12
Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin
250,000
Jay Haas (2)
Jul 19
The Open Championship England
£200,000
Bill Rogers Major championship [ c]
Jul 19
Quad Cities Open Illinois
200,000
Dave Barr (1)Alternate event
Jul 26
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia
300,000
John Mahaffey (6)
Aug 2
Canadian Open Canada
425,000
Peter Oosterhuis (1)
Aug 9
PGA Championship Georgia
400,000
Larry Nelson Major championship
Aug 16
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut
300,000
Hubert Green (17)
Aug 23
Buick Open Michigan
350,000
Hale Irwin (13)
Aug 30
World Series of Golf Ohio
400,000
Bill Rogers (4)Limited-field event
Sep 6
B.C. Open New York
275,000
Jay Haas (3)
Sep 13
Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic Massachusetts
300,000
Jack Renner (2)
Sep 20
LaJet Classic Texas
350,000
Tom Weiskopf (15)New tournament
Sep 27
Hall of Fame North Carolina
250,000
Morris Hatalsky (1)
Oct 1
Texas Open Texas
250,000
Bill Rogers (5)
Oct 11
Southern Open Georgia
200,000
J. C. Snead (7)
Oct 18
Pensacola Open Florida
200,000
Jerry Pate (7)
Oct 25
Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida
400,000
Vance Heafner (1) andMike 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.
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 6] [ 7]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Tom Kite 375,699
2
Raymond Floyd 359,360
3
Tom Watson 347,660
4
Bruce Lietzke 343,446
5
Bill Rogers 315,411
6
Jerry Pate 280,627
7
Hale Irwin 276,499
8
Craig Stadler 218,829
9
Curtis Strange 201,513
10
Larry Nelson 193,342
Awards
See also
Notes
^ 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.
^ Official money; unofficial win.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
^ "Pro golf tour changes name" . The New York Times . August 31, 1981. Retrieved April 1, 2014 .^ "Touring pros get new name - TPA" . Eugene Register-Guard . Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. August 31, 1981. p. 2B.^ "Tour changes its name again" . The New York Times . March 20, 1982. Retrieved April 1, 2014 .^ "1981 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2023 .^ "1982 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2023 .^ "1981 Official money" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2023 .^ a b "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.^ "Rogers, Player of Year, Will Be Honored Jan. 25" The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. December 27, 1981. p. 48. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ Diaz, Jaime (December 7, 1998). "Making Waves By winning big, Mark O'Meara finally blew his cover as just another run-of-the-mill pro" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved August 21, 2024 . A nice player is one who has won as often as O'Meara (16 times on Tour) over a long career (he was rookie of the year in 1981). ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards" . PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023 .
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