1981 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1981 PGA Tour 1981 1 8 – 1981 10 25 44 USA Bill Rogers (4) Money list USA Tom Kite PGA Player of the Year USA Bill Rogers Rookie of the Year USA 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. Changes for 1981 The tour changed its name to the TPA Tour in late August, for the "Tournament Players Association".https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/31/sports/pro-golf-tour-changes-name.html Pro golf tour changes name April 1, 2014 August 31, 1981 The New York Timeshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RRVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2111%2C8850250 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Associated Press Touring pros get new name - TPA August 31, 1981 2B After less than seven months, it reverted to the PGA Tour in mid-March 1982.Tour changes its name again https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA071EFA3D5D0C738EDDAA0894DA484D81 The New York Times March 20, 1982 April 1, 2014 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1981.html 1981 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 6 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20180908071335/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1981.html 8 September 20181982 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1982_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 6 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)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.Notes Jan 11 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona 300,000 USA Johnny Miller (20) Jan 18 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 250,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (6) Pro-Am Jan 25 Phoenix Open Arizona 300,000 AUS David Graham (6) Feb 2 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 225,000 USA John Cook (1) Pro-Am Feb 8 Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open California 250,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (7) Feb 14 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 325,000 USA Hale Irwin (12) Feb 22 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 300,000 USA Johnny Miller (21) Mar 1 Bay Hill Classic Florida 300,000 USA Andy Bean (7) Mar 8 American Motors Inverrary Classic Florida 300,000 USA Tom Kite (3) Mar 15 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 250,000 USA Raymond Floyd (13) Mar 23 Tournament Players Championship Florida 400,000 USA Raymond Floyd (14) Special event Mar 29 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina 300,000 USA Bill Rogers (2) Invitational Apr 5 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 300,000 USA Larry Nelson (4) Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 365,000 USA Tom Watson (26) Major championship Apr 12 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 75,000 USA Tom Jones (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 19 MONY Tournament of Champions California 300,000 USA Lee Trevino (28) Winners-only event Apr 19 Tallahassee Open Florida 100,000 USA Dave Eichelberger (4) Alternate event Apr 26 USF&G New Orleans Open Louisiana 350,000 USA Tom Watson (27) May 2 Michelob-Houston Open Texas 262,500 USA Ron Streck (2) May 10 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 300,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (8) May 17 Colonial National Invitation Texas 300,000 USA Fuzzy Zoeller (3) Invitational May 24 Memorial Tournament Ohio 350,000 USA Keith Fergus (1) Invitational May 31 Kemper Open Maryland 400,000 USA Craig Stadler (3) Jun 7 Atlanta Classic Georgia 300,000 USA Tom Watson (28) Jun 14 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 400,000 USA Raymond Floyd (15) Jun 21 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 360,000 AUS David Graham (7) Major championship Jun 28 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 300,000 USA Jerry Pate (6) Jul 5 Western Open Illinois 300,000 USA Ed Fiori (2) Jul 12 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 250,000 USA Jay Haas (2) Jul 19 The Open Championship England £200,000 USA Bill Rogers (3) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 19 Quad Cities Open Illinois 200,000 CAN Dave Barr (1) Alternate event Jul 26 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 300,000 USA John Mahaffey (6) Aug 2 Canadian Open Canada 425,000 ENG Peter Oosterhuis (1) Aug 9 PGA Championship Georgia 400,000 USA Larry Nelson (5) Major championship Aug 16 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 300,000 USA Hubert Green (17) Aug 23 Buick Open Michigan 350,000 USA Hale Irwin (13) Aug 30 World Series of Golf Ohio 400,000 USA Bill Rogers (4) Limited-field event Sep 6 B.C. Open New York 275,000 USA Jay Haas (3) Sep 13 Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic Massachusetts 300,000 USA Jack Renner (2) Sep 20 LaJet Classic Texas 350,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (15) New tournament Sep 27 Hall of Fame North Carolina 250,000 USA Morris Hatalsky (1) Oct 1 Texas Open Texas 250,000 USA Bill Rogers (5) Oct 11 Southern Open Georgia 200,000 USA J. C. Snead (7) Oct 18 Pensacola Open Florida 200,000 USA Jerry Pate (7) Oct 25 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 400,000 USA Vance Heafner (1) andUSA 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)NotesSep 20Ryder CupEnglandn/aUSA Team USATeam eventDec 6JCPenney Mixed Team ClassicFlorida550,000USA Beth Daniel andUSA Tom KiteTeam event Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1981.html 1981 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115854/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1981.html 4 March 2016 6 November 2023 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Tom Kite 375,6992 USA Raymond Floyd 359,3603 USA Tom Watson 347,6604 USA Bruce Lietzke 343,4465 USA Bill Rogers 315,4116 USA Jerry Pate 280,6277 USA Hale Irwin 276,4998 USA Craig Stadler 218,8299 USA Curtis Strange 201,51310 USA Larry Nelson 193,342 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Bill Rogers https://www.newspapers.com/image/389014292/ Rogers, Player of Year, Will Be Honored Jan. 25 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California 27 December 1981 6 November 2023 48 Newspapers.com subscription Rookie of the Year USA Mark O'Meara https://vault.si.com/vault/1998/12/07/making-waves-by-winning-big-mark-omeara-finally-blew-his-cover-as-just-another-run-of-the-mill-pro https://web.archive.org/web/20210613175854/https://vault.si.com/vault/1998/12/07/making-waves-by-winning-big-mark-omeara-finally-blew-his-cover-as-just-another-run-of-the-mill-pro dead June 13, 2021 Making Waves By winning big, Mark O'Meara finally blew his cover as just another run-of-the-mill pro Sports Illustrated Jaime Diaz 7 December 1998 21 August 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). Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) USA Tom Kite https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards PGA Tour 22 October 2023 Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) USA Tom Kite https://www.newspapers.com/image/335541700/ Kite Hoping For Penney Golf Win The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida 30 November 1981 6 November 2023 29 (7-C in paper) Newspapers.com subscription See also 1981 Senior PGA Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour