1981 Tournament Players Championship

August 2023 1981 Tournament Players Championship March 19–23, 1981 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Sawgrass Country Club,East-West course PGA Tour 72 7000 yd -1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9SsdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RqUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4630%2C6930888 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Associated Press TPC results March 24, 1981 10 143 players, 74 after cut 151 (+7) $440,000 $72,000 USA Raymond Floyd 285 (−3), playoff USA#USA Florida yes Sawgrass CC Location in the United States##Location in Florida 30.189 N 81.370 W type:event inline,title 1980 1982 The 1981 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 19–23 at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. The eighth Tournament Players Championship, it was the fifth consecutive at Sawgrass and the champion was Raymond Floyd. The final round on Sunday was washed-out by thunderstorms and played on Monday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oPMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6WcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4299%2C3739200 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Florida Associated Press Thunderstorms postpone TPC March 23, 1981 3-D After 72 holes, three players were tied at 285 (−3): Floyd, Barry Jaeckel, and Curtis Strange. The playoff began at the par-3 15th hole, where Floyd made par and the other two had bogeys.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1981/03/24/page/53/article/floyd-wins-tpc-playoff-for-record-payoff-322-000 Chicago Tribune wire services Floyd wins playoff for record payoff - $322,000 March 24, 1981 3, sec. 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DxVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6582%2C7249474 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Floyd recoups his losses, takes golf's biggest check March 24, 1981 4C In addition to the winner's share of $72,000, Floyd won a $250,000 bonus for consecutive victories during the tour's Florida swing; he won at Doral near Miami the previous week. Defending champion Lee Trevino finished four strokes back, in a tie for twelfth place. Venue Sawgrass Country Club This was the fifth and last Tournament Players Championship held at Sawgrass Country Club; it moved to the nearby TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in 1982. The new course was scheduled to make its debut in 1981,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=egtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6796%2C7245081 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Trevino says TPC no major, but he beat the best to win March 24, 1980 5Chttps://www.si.com/vault/1980/03/31/824527/seems-like-old-times-in-a-stroll-down-memory-lane-trevino-player-and-nicklaus-had-at-it-in-the-tpc-with-super-mex-the-noteworthy-winner Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Seems like old times March 31, 1980 18 but heavy rains during construction pushed it back a year.https://www.si.com/vault/1982/03/15/564807/target-golf-is-the-aim Sports Illustrated McDermott Barry Target golf is the aim March 15, 1982 38 Eligibility requirements 1. All designated players 2. Winners of major PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved events beginning with the 1980 Tournament Players Championship and concluding with the tournament immediately preceding the 1981 TPC Lee Trevino, Doug Tewell, Craig Stadler, Seve Ballesteros, Roger Maltbie, Tom Watson (3), Mark Pfeil, Curtis Strange, Bruce Lietzke, David Graham, John Mahaffey, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Gilder, Scott Simpson, Billy Kratzert, Scott Hoch, Howard Twitty, Peter Jacobsen, Don Pooley, Wayne Levi, Phil Hancock, Ben Crenshaw, Mike Sullivan, Dan Halldorson, Danny Edwards, David Edwards, Johnny Miller, John Cook, Hale Irwin, Andy Bean, Tom Kite, Raymond Floyd 3. The current British Open champion 4. Leaders in the PGA Tour Official Standings as necessary to complete the field, beginning with the 1980 TPC and concluding with the Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic, which concludes March 8, 1981 Source:1981 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1981_pgatour.pdf live PGA Tour 223 https://web.archive.org/web/20200924135523/https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1981_pgatour.pdf 2020-09-24 Field John Adams, Buddy Allin, Wally Armstrong, Butch Baird, Seve Ballesteros, Miller Barber, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Mike Brannan, Brad Bryant, George Burns, George Cadle, Rex Caldwell, Bill Calfee, Roger Calvin, Antonio Cerda Jr., Jon Chaffee, Bobby Clampett, Jim Colbert, Bobby Cole, Frank Conner, Charles Coody, John Cook, Ben Crenshaw, Rod Curl, Jim Dent, Bruce Devlin, Terry Diehl, Mike Donald, Bruce Douglass, Skip Dunaway, Bob Eastwood, Danny Edwards, David Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Lee Elder, Keith Fergus, Ed Fiori, Raymond Floyd, John Fought, Buddy Gardner, Gibby Gilbert, Bob Gilder, Jaime Gonzalez, Mike Gove, David Graham, Lou Graham, Hubert Green, Jay Haas, Joe Hager, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Phil Hancock, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Vance Heafner, Dave Hill, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Joe Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Barry Jaeckel, Tom Jenkins, Grier Jones, Gary Koch, Billy Kratzert, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Gene Littler, Lyn Lott, Mark Lye, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Rik Massengale, Terry Mauney, Mike McCullough, Mark McCumber, Jerry McGee, Pat McGowan, Artie McNickle, Steve Melnyk, Johnny Miller, Jeff Mitchell, Gil Morgan, Mike Morley, Bob Murphy, Jim Nelford, Larry Nelson, Jack Newton, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Mike Nicolette, Lonnie Nielsen, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, Peter Oosterhuis, Arnold Palmer, Jerry Pate, Calvin Peete, Mark Pfeil, Gary Player, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Greg Powers, Tom Purtzer, Dana Quigley, Sammy Rachels, Victor Regalado, Mike Reid, Jack Renner, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Bill Rogers, Mark Rohde, John Schroeder, Bob Shearer, Jim Simons, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, J. C. Snead, Ed Sneed, Mick Soli, Craig Stadler, Dave Stockton, Curtis Strange, Ron Streck, Mike Sullivan, Alan Tapie, Doug Tewell, Barney Thompson, Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Lee Trevino, Howard Twitty, Tommy Valentine, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Bobby Walzel, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Tom Weiskopf, Larry Ziegler, Fuzzy Zoeller Round summaries First round Thursday, March 20, 1981 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Dave Eichelberger 68 −4 USA Mike Morley T3 USA Jim Dent 69 −3 USA Barry Jaeckel T5 CAN Dan Halldorson 70 −2 USA Mike SullivanT7 USA Gary Hallberg 71 −1 USA Roger Maltbie USA Johnny Miller USA Gil Morgan USA Mark O'Meara USA Tom Purtzer USA Leonard Thompson Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CxVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2558%2C5883018 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Eichelberger likes calm, but thrives in wind March 20, 1981 5B Second round Friday, March 20, 1981 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Barry Jaeckel 69-70=139 −5 T2 USA Danny Edwards 72-68=140 −4 CAN Dan Halldorson 70-70=140 4 USA Jim Simons 73-68=141−3 5 USA Jim Dent 69-73=142−2 T6 USA John Mahaffey 73-70=143 −1 USA Jack Nicklaus 75-68=143T8 USA Dave Eichelberger 68-76=144 E USA Gary Hallberg 71-73=144 USA Mark O'Meara 71-73=144 USA Dan Pohl 72-72=144 USA Tom Purtzer 71-73=144 USA Curtis Strange 72-72=144 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DBVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4213%2C6096340 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Even TPC leader miffed by winds March 21, 1981 2B Third round Saturday, March 21, 1981 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Barry Jaeckel 69-70-72=211 −5 T2 CAN Dan Halldorson 70-70-74=214 −2 USA John Mahaffey 73-70-71=214 USA Jim Simons 73-68-73=2145 USA Curtis Strange 72-72-71=215 −1T6 USA Jim Colbert 78-69-69=216 E USA Frank Conner 74-72-70=216 USA Gary Hallberg 71-73-72=216 USA Bruce Lietzke 73-75-68=216 USA Mark O'Meara 71-73-72=216 USA Lee Trevino 73-73-70=216 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DRVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6653%2C6563734 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Jaeckel anxious to take gut check March 22, 1981 9B Final round Monday, March 23, 1981 Champion(c) = past champion PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA Raymond Floyd 72-74-71-68=285 −3 Playoff USA Barry Jaeckel 69-70-72-74=285 USA Curtis Strange 72-72-71-70=285T4 USA Miller Barber 72-78-69-68=287 −1 15,750 USA Jim Colbert 78-69-69-71=287 USA Bruce Lietzke 73-75-68-71=287 USA Jim Simons 73-68-73-73=287T8 USA Frank Conner 74-72-70-72=288 E 11,200 USA Gary Hallberg 71-73-72-72=288 CAN Dan Halldorson 70-70-74-74=288 USA Leonard Thompson 71-76-72-69=288 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T12 USA Bobby Clampett 75-73-71-70=289 +1 7,371 USA Grier Jones 73-73-73-70=289 USA Gil Morgan 71-78-73-67=289 USA Mike Morley 68-77-72-72=289 USA Jack Renner 73-73-72-71=289 USA Ron Streck 72-74-72-71=289 USA Lee Trevino (c) 73-73-70-73=289T19 USA John Mahaffey 73-70-71-76=290 +2 4,680 USA Tom Purtzer 71-73-74-72=290 USA Dave Stockton 74-73-70-73=290 USA Barney Thompson 73-73-71-73=290 USA Bobby Walzel 73-72-73-72=290 USA Tom Weiskopf 76-74-69-71=29025 USA Danny Edwards 72-68-78-73=291 +3 3,520T26 USA Dave Eichelberger 68-76-74-74=292 +4 3,080 USA Wayne Levi 74-76-72-70=292 USA Mark O'Meara 71-73-72-76=292T29 ESP Seve Ballesteros 77-69-72-75=293 +5 2,600 USA Charles Coody 74-74-75-70=293 USA Jay Haas 72-73-75-73=293 USA Jack Nicklaus (c) 75-68-74-76=293 USA Calvin Peete 74-76-71-72=293T34 USA Jim Dent 69-74-77-74=294 +6 2,160 USA Mark Hayes (c) 74-72-75-73=294 USA Jerry McGee 72-75-74-73=294T37 USA Buddy Allin 75-72-73-75=295 +7 1,680 USA Hubert Green 72-75-72-76=295 USA Scott Hoch 75-76-73-71=295 USA Joe Inman 76-72-69-78=295 USA Billy Kratzert 76-73-71-75=295 USA Johnny Miller 71-74-76-74=295 USA Howard Twitty 77-74-71-73=295 USA Bobby Wadkins 77-71-73-74=295T45 USA Roger Maltbie 71-77-71-77=296 +8 1,144 USA Mark McCumber 74-75-75-72=296 USA Pat McGowan 73-75-72-76=296 USA Arnold Palmer 75-74-74-73=296 USA Jerry Pate 75-76-73-72=296 USA Dan Pohl 72-72-76-76=296T51 USA Lee Elder 75-75-76-71=297 +9 947 USA Ed Fiori 75-76-71-75=297 USA Hale Irwin 72-75-78-72=297 USA Bill Rogers 73-74-71-79=297 USA D. A. Weibring 72-73-78-74=297T56 USA Rex Caldwell 72-75-73-78=298 +10 900 USA Skip Dunaway 78-72-74-74=298 USA Keith Fergus 75-74-74-75=298 USA Tom Jenkins 74-77-72-75=298T60 ENG Peter Oosterhuis 75-76-72-76=299 +11 872 USA Mark Pfeil 80-70-72-77=299 USA Mick Soli 73-78-74-74=299T63 USA Ben Crenshaw 74-73-77-76=300 +12 848 USA Bob Gilder 73-74-78-75=300 USA Mike Sullivan 70-78-75-77=300T66 USA Lonnie Nielsen 76-75-73-77=301 +13 824 USA Don Pooley 78-71-78-74=301 USA John Schroeder 76-75-75-75=301T69 USA Mike Gove 79-72-73-79=303 +15 804 USA Andy North 73-76-74-80=30371 USA Bruce Douglass 73-76-79-76=304 +16 79272 USA Lou Graham 77-74-77-78=306 +18 78473 USA Rik Massengale 77-74-81-75=307 +19 77674 USA Jim Thorpe 73-77-81-78=309 +21 768CUT USA John Adams 75-77=152 +8 USA John Cook 76-76=152 USA Terry Diehl 74-78=152 USA David Edwards 77-75=152 USA Gibby Gilbert 78-74=152 USA Vance Heafner 78-74=152 USA Gene Littler 77-75=152 USA Artie McNickle 79-73=152 USA Larry Nelson 74-78=152 USA Dana Quigley 74-78=152 USA Scott Simpson 78-74=152 USA Tim Simpson 75-77=152 USA Craig Stadler 75-77=152 USA Tom Watson 72-80=152 USA Larry Ziegler 74-78=152 USA Mike Brannan 73-80=153 +9 USA Jon Chaffee 78-75=153 USA Morris Hatalsky 76-77=153 USA Lyn Lott 78-75=153 USA Mark Lye 79-74=153 USA Steve Melnyk 77-76=153 USA Ed Sneed 76-77=153 USA Lanny Wadkins (c) 79-74=153 USA John Fought 77-77=154 +10 BRA Jaime Gonzalez 77-77=154 USA Phil Hancock 77-77=154 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 79-75=154 AUS Bob Shearer 79-75=154 USA Bob Eastwood 77-78=155 +11 USA Terry Mauney 78-77=155 USA Jeff Mitchell 80-75=155 USA Bob Murphy 78-77=155 AUS Jack Newton 74-81=155 MEX Victor Regalado 76-79=155 USA Fuzzy Zoeller 79-76=155 USA Roger Calvin 76-80=156 +12 USA Bobby Nichols 77-79=156 USA Alan Tapie 74-82=156 USA Tommy Valentine 83-73=156 USA George Cadle 78-79=157 +13 USA Buddy Gardner 79-78=157 USA Mike Nicolette 75-82=157 USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez 77-80=157 USA Doug Tewell 77-80=157 USA Mike McCullough 80-78=158 +14 USA Greg Powers 81-77=158 USA Bill Calfee 80-79=159 +15 AUS Bruce Devlin 81-78=159 USA Joe Hager 75-84=159 USA Dave Hill 80-79=159 USA Gary Koch 81-78=159 CAN Jim Nelford 81-78=159 USA Mike Reid 81-78=159 USA Wally Armstrong 82-78=160 +16 USA Peter Jacobsen 77-83=160 USA Sammy Rachels 81-79=160 USA Brad Bryant 86-75=161 +17 USA Mark Rohde 76-85=161 USA Rod Curl 82-80=162 +18 AUS David Graham 82-80=162 USA Butch Baird 81-82=163 +19 USA Chip Beck 76-87=163 MEX Antonio Cerda Jr. 78-85=163 USA Mike Donald 83-83=166 +22 USA Lon Hinkle 86-81=167 +23WD ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 75 +3 USA George Burns 76 +4 USA Andy Bean 78 +6 USA J. C. Snead 80 +8 Source:https://www.theplayers.com/past-results.html PGA Tour Past Results 1974 – present March 1, 2020 September 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901175049/https://www.theplayers.com/past-results.html dead Playoff The sudden-death playoff began and ended at the par-3 15th hole. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Raymond Floyd 3 E 72,000T2 USA Barry Jaeckel 4 +1 35,200 USA Curtis Strange 4 +1 References External links The Players Championship website 1981 Category:1981 in golf Category:1981 in American sports Category:1981 in sports in Florida Category:March 1981 sports events in the United States