1981 PGA Tour

Template:Short description Template:Infobox golf season 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". After less than seven months, it reverted to the PGA Tour in mid-March 1982.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner(s)Template:Efn	Notes
Jan 11	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	Arizona	300,000	Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller (20)
Jan 18	Bob Hope Desert Classic	California	250,000	Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke (6)	Pro-Am
Jan 25	Phoenix Open	Arizona	300,000	Template:Flagicon David Graham (6)
Feb 2	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	225,000	Template:Flagicon John Cook (1)	Pro-Am
Feb 8	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	California	250,000	Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke (7)
Feb 14	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	325,000	Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin (12)
Feb 22	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	California	300,000	Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller (21)
Mar 1	Bay Hill Classic	Florida	300,000	Template:Flagicon Andy Bean (7)
Mar 8	American Motors Inverrary Classic	Florida	300,000	Template:Flagicon Tom Kite (3)
Mar 15	Doral-Eastern Open	Florida	250,000	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd (13)
Mar 23	Tournament Players Championship	Florida	400,000	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd (14)	Special event
Mar 29	Sea Pines Heritage	South Carolina	300,000	Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers (2)	Invitational
Apr 5	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	300,000	Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson (4)
Apr 12	Masters Tournament	Georgia	365,000	Template:Flagicon Tom Watson (26)	Major championship
Apr 12	Magnolia Classic	Mississippi	75,000	Template:Flagicon Tom Jones (n/a)	Second TourTemplate:Efn
Apr 19	MONY Tournament of Champions	California	300,000	Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino (28)	Winners-only event
Apr 19	Tallahassee Open	Florida	100,000	Template:Flagicon Dave Eichelberger (4)	Alternate event
Apr 26	USF&G New Orleans Open	Louisiana	350,000	Template:Flagicon Tom Watson (27)
May 2	Michelob-Houston Open	Texas	262,500	Template:Flagicon Ron Streck (2)
May 10	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	300,000	Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke (8)
May 17	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	300,000	Template:Flagicon Fuzzy Zoeller (3)	Invitational
May 24	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	350,000	Template:Flagicon Keith Fergus (1)	Invitational
May 31	Kemper Open	Maryland	400,000	Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler (3)
Jun 7	Atlanta Classic	Georgia	300,000	Template:Flagicon Tom Watson (28)
Jun 14	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	400,000	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd (15)
Jun 21	U.S. Open	Pennsylvania	360,000	Template:Flagicon David Graham (7)	Major championship
Jun 28	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	Tennessee	300,000	Template:Flagicon Jerry Pate (6)
Jul 5	Western Open	Illinois	300,000	Template:Flagicon Ed Fiori (2)
Jul 12	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	250,000	Template:Flagicon Jay Haas (2)
Jul 19	The Open Championship	England	£200,000	Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers (3)	Major championshipTemplate:Efn
Jul 19	Quad Cities Open	Illinois	200,000	Template:Flagicon Dave Barr (1)	Alternate event
Jul 26	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	300,000	Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey (6)
Aug 2	Canadian Open	Canada	425,000	Template:Flagicon Peter Oosterhuis (1)
Aug 9	PGA Championship	Georgia	400,000	Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson (5)	Major championship
Aug 16	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	300,000	Template:Flagicon Hubert Green (17)
Aug 23	Buick Open	Michigan	350,000	Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin (13)
Aug 30	World Series of Golf	Ohio	400,000	Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers (4)	Limited-field event
Sep 6	B.C. Open	New York	275,000	Template:Flagicon Jay Haas (3)
Sep 13	Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic	Massachusetts	300,000	Template:Flagicon Jack Renner (2)
Sep 20	LaJet Classic	Texas	350,000	Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf (15)	New tournament
Sep 27	Hall of Fame	North Carolina	250,000	Template:Flagicon Morris Hatalsky (1)
Oct 1	Texas Open	Texas	250,000	Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers (5)
Oct 11	Southern Open	Georgia	200,000	Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead (7)
Oct 18	Pensacola Open	Florida	200,000	Template:Flagicon Jerry Pate (7)
Oct 25	Walt Disney World National Team Championship	Florida	400,000	Template:Flagicon Vance Heafner (1) and Template:Flagicon 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.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Sep 20	Ryder Cup	England	n/a	Template:Flagdeco Team USA	Team event
Dec 6	JCPenney Mixed Team Classic	Florida	550,000	Template:Flagicon Beth Daniel and Template:Flagicon Tom Kite	Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Template:Flagicon Tom Kite	375,699
2	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd	359,360
3	Template:Flagicon Tom Watson	347,660
4	Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke	343,446
5	Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers	315,411
6	Template:Flagicon Jerry Pate	280,627
7	Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin	276,499
8	Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler	218,829
9	Template:Flagicon Curtis Strange	201,513
10	Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson	193,342

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers
Rookie of the Year	Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Template:Flagicon Tom Kite
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Template:Flagicon Tom Kite

See also

• 1981 Senior PGA Tour

External links

• Template:Official site