1981 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1981 European Tour 1981 4 9 y – 1981 10 4 y 22 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (2)FRG Bernhard Langer (2)SCO Sandy Lyle (2)AUS Greg Norman (2)ESP 1977 Manuel Piñero (2) Official money list FRG Bernhard Langer Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Jeremy Bennett 1980 1982 The 1981 European Tour, titled as the 1981 PGA European Golf Tour,http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html Tour History European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html 4 April 2010 was the 10th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1981 The season was made up of 22 tournaments counting for the Official money list, and some non-counting tournaments later known as "Approved Special Events".Jacobs Raymond Putting an end to Europe's spiky problem Glasgow Herald Glasgow, United Kingdom 17 December 1980 17 Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UslAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5969%2C3437157 9 June 2020Plumridge Christopher Putting an end to Europe's spiky problem The Guardian London, United Kingdom 17 December 1980 21 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/259618386/ 9 June 2020 subscription There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Lawrence Batley International,Chairman's tournament The Times London, United Kingdom 16 December 1980 22 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS169052048/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=40dd6d64 9 June 2020 limited and the loss of the Newcastle Brown "900" Open and the Merseyside International Open. Rule changes The local rule that had been introduced on the tour in 1976 which allowed spike marks to be repaired was rescinded, and a local rule that prohibited touching of the line of a putt with a club was introduced. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.1981 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1981/ European Tour 21 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.Notes12 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$365,000USA Tom Watson (5)Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.26 AprMadrid OpenSpain37,500ESP 1977 Manuel Piñero (5)3 MayItalian OpenItaly45,000ESP 1977 José María Cañizares (4)10 MayPaco Rabanne Open de FranceFrance37,500SCO Sandy Lyle (5)17 MayMartini InternationalEngland65,000AUS Greg Norman (5)25 MaySun Alliance PGA ChampionshipEngland70,000ENG Nick Faldo (4)31 MayDunlop MastersEngland75,000AUS Greg Norman (6)7 JunLawrence Batley InternationalEngland60,000SCO Sandy Lyle (6)New tournament14 JunCold Shield Greater Manchester OpenEngland40,000SCO Bernard Gallacher (7)21 JunBilly Butlin Jersey OpenJersey45,000ENG Tony Jacklin (7)21 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$360,000AUS David Graham (n/a)Major championshipunofficial28 JunCoral ClassicWales40,000IRL Des Smyth (4)5 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden50,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (15)11 JulState Express ClassicEngland65,000AUS Rodger Davis (1)19 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland200,000USA Bill Rogers (n/a)Major championship26 JulKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands40,000ZAF 1928 Harold Henning (1)2 AugGerman OpenWest Germany40,000FRG Bernhard Langer (2)9 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$400,000USA Larry Nelson (n/a)Major championshipunofficial16 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland80,000SCO Sam Torrance (3)23 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland90,000USA Tom Weiskopf (1)30 AugSwiss OpenSwitzerland55,000ESP 1977 Manuel Piñero (6)6 SepDixcel Tissues European OpenEngland105,000AUS Graham Marsh (8)13 SepHaig Whisky TPCScotland60,000SCO Brian Barnes (9)27 SepBob Hope British ClassicEngland90,000FRG Bernhard Langer (3)Pro-Am4 OctBenson & Hedges Spanish OpenSpain50,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (16) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)Notes20 SepRyder CupEnglandn/aUSA Team USATeam event11 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland100,000ESP Seve BallesterosLimited-field event18 OctTrophée LancômeFrance45,000AUS David Graham25 OctCacharel World Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/aUSA Tim Simpson Official money list The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.https://www.newspapers.com/image/898100256/ Langer way out in front Hull Daily Mail Hull, United Kingdom 22 8 October 1981 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Position Player Prize money (£)1 FRG Bernhard Langer 81,0362 ENG Nick Faldo 48,1083 SCO Sandy Lyle 44,7324 AUS Greg Norman 44,2545 ESP 1977 Manuel Piñero 39,6406 SCO Sam Torrance 36,0127 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros 35,1548 IRL Des Smyth 29,1059 IRL Eamonn Darcy 25,80510 ESP 1977 José María Cañizares 25,529 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Jeremy Bennett https://www.newspapers.com/image/750904529/ Jeremy Bennett named Rookie for Year The Daily Telegraph Michael Williams London, United Kingdom 28 24 November 1981 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour