1981 PGA Tour

The 1981 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to October 25, with 44 official money events. Bill Rogers won the most tournaments, four, and there were five first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

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][4]

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1981 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)Winner's
share ($)		Notes
Jan 11Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenArizona Johnny Miller (20)265 (−15)300,00054,000
Jan 18Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia Bruce Lietzke (6)335 (−25)250,00050,000
Jan 25Phoenix OpenArizona David Graham (6)268 (−16)300,00054,000
Feb 2Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia John Cook (1)209 (−7)225,00040,500
Feb 8Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego OpenCalifornia Bruce Lietzke (7)278 (−10)250,00045,000
Feb 14Hawaiian OpenHawaii Hale Irwin (12)265 (−23)325,00058,500
Feb 22Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia Johnny Miller (21)270 (−14)300,00054,000
Mar 1Bay Hill ClassicFlorida Andy Bean (7)266 (−18)300,00054,000
Mar 8American Motors Inverrary ClassicFlorida Tom Kite (3)274 (−14)300,00054,000
Mar 15Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida Raymond Floyd (13)273 (−15)250,00045,000
Mar 23Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida Raymond Floyd (14)285 (−3)400,00072,000
Mar 29Sea Pines HeritageSouth Carolina Bill Rogers (2)278 (−6)300,00054,000
Apr 5Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina Larry Nelson (4)281 (−7)300,00054,000
Apr 12Masters TournamentGeorgia Tom Watson (26)280 (−8)365,00060,000
Apr 12Magnolia State ClassicMississippi Tom Jones (n/a)268 (−12)75,00013,000Satellite event
Apr 19MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia Lee Trevino (28)273 (−15)300,00054,000
Apr 19Tallahassee OpenFlorida Dave Eichelberger (4)271 (−17)100,00018,000Alternate event
Apr 26USF&G New Orleans OpenLouisiana Tom Watson (27)270 (−18)350,00063,000
May 2Michelob-Houston OpenTexas Ron Streck (2)198 (−15)262,50047,250
May 10Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas Bruce Lietzke (8)281 (+1)300,00054,000
May 17Colonial National InvitationTexas Fuzzy Zoeller (3)274 (−6)300,00054,000
May 24Memorial TournamentOhio Keith Fergus (1)284 (−4)350,00063,000
May 31Kemper OpenMaryland Craig Stadler (3)270 (−18)400,00072,000
Jun 7Atlanta ClassicGeorgia Tom Watson (28)277 (−11)300,00054,000
Jun 14Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York Raymond Floyd (15)275 (−9)400,00072,000
Jun 21U.S. OpenPennsylvania David Graham (7)273 (−7)360,00055,000
Jun 28Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee Jerry Pate (6)274 (−14)300,00054,000
Jul 5Western OpenIllinois Ed Fiori (2)277 (−11)300,00054,000
Jul 12Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin Jay Haas (2)274 (−14)250,00045,000
Jul 19British OpenEngland Bill Rogers (3)276 (−4)400,00050,000
Jul 19Quad Cities OpenIllinois Dave Barr (1)270 (−10)200,00036,000
Jul 26Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia John Mahaffey (6)276 (−8)300,00054,000
Aug 2Canadian OpenCanada Peter Oosterhuis (1)280 (−4)425,00076,500
Aug 9PGA ChampionshipGeorgia Larry Nelson (5)273 (−7)400,00060,000
Aug 16Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut Hubert Green (17)264 (−20)300,00054,000
Aug 23Buick OpenMichigan Hale Irwin (13)277 (−11)350,00063,000
Aug 30World Series of GolfOhio Bill Rogers (4)275 (−5)400,000100,000
Sep 6B.C. OpenNew York Jay Haas (3)270 (−14)275,00049,500
Sep 13Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund ClassicMassachusetts Jack Renner (2)273 (−11)300,00054,000
Sep 20LaJet ClassicTexas Tom Weiskopf (15)278 (−10)350,00063,000
Sep 27Hall of FameNorth Carolina Morris Hatalsky (1)275 (−9)250,00045,000
Oct 1Texas OpenTexas Bill Rogers (5)266 (−14)250,00045,000
Oct 11Southern OpenGeorgia J. C. Snead (7)271 (−9)200,00036,000
Oct 18Pensacola OpenFlorida Jerry Pate (7)271 (−17)200,00036,000
Oct 25Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida Vance Heafner (1)
Mike Holland (1)		246 (−42)400,00036,000
(each)

Source:[5]

Leaders

Scoring Average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1Tom Kite United States69.80
2Bruce Lietzke United States70.01
3Raymond Floyd United States70.20
4Jerry Pate United States70.47
5Curtis Strange United States70.60

Source:[6]

Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)EventsWins
1Tom Kite United States375,699261
2Raymond Floyd United States359,360233
3Tom Watson United States347,660213
4Bruce Lietzke United States343,446243
5Bill Rogers United States315,411264

Source:[7]

Career Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Wins
1Jack Nicklaus United States3,759,42570
2Lee Trevino United States2,608,79228
3Tom Watson United States2,549,90028
4Tom Weiskopf United States2,006,81015
5Hale Irwin United States1,966,37313

Source:[8]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)Tom Kite United States
PGA Player of the YearBill Rogers United States
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)Tom Kite United States
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)Tom Kite United States

References
  1. "Pro golf tour changes name". The New York Times. August 31, 1981. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. "Touring pros get new name - TPA". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 31, 1981. p. 2B.
  3. "Tour changes its name again". The New York Times. March 20, 1982. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. "Professional golf gets a new look". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. March 20, 1982. p. H10.
  5. "1981 Schedule". PGA Tour.
  6. "Scoring Average – 1981". PGA Tour.
  7. "Money Leaders – 1981". PGA Tour.
  8. "Career Money Leaders – 1981". PGA Tour.
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