1981 PGA Championship

1981 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates August 6–9, 1981
Location Duluth, Georgia
Course(s) Atlanta Athletic Club,
Highlands Course
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 70
Length 7,070 yards (6,465 m)
Field 147 players, 78 after cut[1]
Cut 147 (+7)[2]
Prize fund $401,050
Winner's share $60,000
Champion
United States Larry Nelson
273 (−7)
Atlanta AC
Location in the United States
Atlanta AC
Location in Georgia

The 1981 PGA Championship was the 63rd PGA Championship, held August 6–9 at Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. Larry Nelson won the first of his three major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller.[3][4]

Lee Trevino, 1974 champion, did not sign his scorecard after an opening round 74 and was disqualified after turning himself in.[5][6] Bob Murphy led after each of the first two rounds,[7][8] but was 8-over on the weekend and finished ten strokes back in 18th place.[3] After a second consecutive 66 on Saturday, Nelson held the 54-hole lead, four strokes ahead of Zoeller[9]

Tom Watson was the PGA Tour money list leader in August 1981, but missed the cut by a stroke.[8]

It was the second major held at the Highlands Course, which hosted the U.S. Open in 1976. The PGA Championship returned in 2001 and 2011.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1971,
1973 1975, 1980		71687169279−1T4
Raymond Floyd United States196971707172284+4T19
Don January United States196770727072284+4T19
Lanny Wadkins United States197770717471286+6T33
David Graham Australia197975697470288+8T43
Dave Stockton United States1970, 197670757073288+8T43
Gary Player South Africa1962, 197275727171289+9T49
Al Geiberger United States196673747769293+13T67

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Lionel Hebert United States19577377150+10
John Mahaffey United States19787675151+11
Bobby Nichols United States19647779156+16
Doug Ford United States195579WD
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 195179WD
Lee Trevino United States197474DQ[5][6]

Source:[1][10]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 1981

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Murphy United States66−4
T2Bob Eastwood United States67−3
Mark Lye United States
T4Rex Caldwell United States68−2
Vance Heafner United States
Andy North United States
T7Charles Coody United States69−1
Lon Hinkle United States
Roger Maltbie United States
Dan Pohl United States
Ron Streck United States

Source:[11]

Second round

Friday, August 7, 1981

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Murphy United States66-69=135−5
T2Bob Eastwood United States67-69=136−4
Larry Nelson United States70-66=136
Dan Pohl United States69-67=136
5Andy North United States69-68=137−3
T6Vance Heafner United States68-70=138−2
Tom Kite United States71-67=138
Fuzzy Zoeller United States70-68=138
T9Gil Morgan United States70-69=139−1
Jack Nicklaus United States71-68=139
Jerry Pate United States71-68=139

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, August 8, 1981

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Larry Nelson United States70-66-66=202−8
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States70-68-68=206−4
T3Tom Kite United States71-67-69=207−3
Andy North United States69-68-70=207
T5Bob Eastwood United States67-69-72=208−2
Vance Heafner United States68-70-70=208
Bob Murphy United States66-69-73=208
Greg Norman Australia73-67-68=208
T9Isao Aoki Japan75-68-66=209−1
Jerry Pate United States71-68-70=209
Dan Pohl United States69-67-73=209

Source:[12]

Final round

Sunday, August 9, 1981

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Larry Nelson United States70-66-66-71=273−760,000
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States70-68-68-71=277−340,000
3Dan Pohl United States69-67-73-69=278−225,000
T4Isao Aoki Japan75-68-66-70=279−113,146
Keith Fergus United States71-71-69-68=279
Bob Gilder United States74-69-70-66=279
Tom Kite United States71-67-69-72=279
Bruce Lietzke United States70-70-71-68=279
Jack Nicklaus United States71-68-71-69=279
Greg Norman Australia73-67-68-71=279

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1981 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tournament Info for: 1981 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Kindred, Dave (August 9, 1981). "Nelson tears up 'choke' label and PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  4. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (August 17, 1981). "A drive down easy street". Sports Illustrated. p. 48.
  5. 1 2 "Golf's honest men". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 7, 1981. p. 2D.
  6. 1 2 Parascenzo, Marino (August 7, 1981). "Trevino disqualified, Murphy leads PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  7. ↑ Parascenzo, Marino (August 8, 1981). "Murphy grabs slim PGA lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  8. 1 2 "Murphy's fat, happy, and leading". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 8, 1981. p. 1B.
  9. ↑ "Nelson's 66 captures PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. August 9, 1981. p. 1B.
  10. 1 2 "Murphy's fat, happy and leading". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 8, 1981. p. 1B.
  11. ↑ Kindred, Dave (August 7, 1981). "Murphy's accuracy pays off". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1D.
  12. ↑ "Nelson's 66 captures PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. August 9, 1981. p. 1B.
Preceded by
1981 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1982 Masters

Coordinates: 34°00′14″N 84°11′35″W / 34.004°N 84.193°W / 34.004; -84.193

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