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1981 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1981 Open Championship
dates	16–19 July 1981
location	Sandwich, England
course	Royal St George's Golf Club
tour	European Tour
PGA Tour
par	70
yardage	6827 yd
field	153 players
81 after 1st cut
61 after 2nd cut
cut	150 (+10) (1st cut)
222 (+12) (2nd cut)
purse	£200,000
$400,000
winners_share	£25,000
$50,000
champion	USA Bill Rogers
score	276 (−4)
previous	[1980](1980-open-championship)
next	[1982](1982-open-championship)

PGA Tour 81 after 1st cut 61 after 2nd cut 222 (+12) (2nd cut) $400,000 $50,000 |UK England The 1981 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 110th Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Bill Rogers won his only major championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer. The Open returned to Royal St. George's for the first time since 1949, making it a new venue for all; no former champions finished in the top ten.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 16 July 1981

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	ARG Vicente Fernández	70	E
ENG Nick Job
T3	JPN Isao Aoki	71	+1
AUS David Graham
ENG Tony Jacklin
USA Johnny Miller
NZL Simon Owen
USA Hal Sutton (a)
T9	ENG Howard Clark	72	+2
USA Ben Crenshaw
ENG David Jagger
ENG Mark James
AUS Greg Norman
USA Arnold Palmer
USA Bill Rogers
SCO Sam Torrance

Second round

Friday, 17 July 1981

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Bill Rogers	72-66=138	−2
T2	USA Ben Crenshaw	72-67=139	−1
ENG Nick Job	70-69=139
4	FRG Bernhard Langer	73-67=140	E
5	SCO Sam Torrance	72-69=141	+1
T6	AUS David Graham	71-71=142	+2
ENG Tony Jacklin	71-71=142
ENG Mark James	72-70=142
USA Tom Watson	73-69=142
T10	ENG Gordon J. Brand	78-65=143	+3
AUS Bill Dunk	76-67=143
WAL Trevor Powell	75-68=143
ENG Peter Townsend	73-70=143

Amateurs: Godwin (+6), Evans (+8), Sutton (+8), Chapman (+10), Keppler (+10), Walton (+10), Young (+10), Brand (+12), R. Mitchell (+12), Sherborne (+12), Ploujoux (+14), Thomas (+14), Blakeman (+15), Planchin (+15), Seamer (+15), Ling (+17), C. Mitchell (+18), Pook (+19), Ambridge (+20), Heib (+22), Lawrence (+23), Hall (+24), Sviland (+24).

Third round

Saturday, 18 July 1981

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Bill Rogers	72-66-67=205	−5
T2	ENG Mark James	72-70-68=210	E
FRG Bernhard Langer	73-67-70=210
T4	JPN Isao Aoki	71-73-69=213	+3
USA Raymond Floyd	74-70-69=213
T6	ENG Nick Faldo	77-68-69=214	+4
ENG Nick Job	70-69-75=214
SCO Sam Torrance	72-69-73=214
USA Lee Trevino	77-67-70=214
T10	USA Ben Crenshaw	72-67-76=215	+5
ENG Tony Jacklin	71-71-73=215
AUS Brian Jones	73-76-66=215
NZL Simon Owen	71-74-70=215
USA Jerry Pate	73-73-69=215
ESP Manuel Piñero	73-74-68=215

Amateurs: Godwin (+8), Sutton (+11), Keppler (+13), Evans (+15), Young (+15), Chapman (+16), Walton (+16).

Final round

Sunday, 19 July 1981

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	USA Bill Rogers	72-66-67-71=276	−4	25,000
2	FRG Bernhard Langer	73-67-70-70=280	E	17,500
T3	USA Raymond Floyd	74-70-69-70=283	+3	11,750
ENG Mark James	72-70-68-73=283
5	SCO Sam Torrance	72-69-73-70=284	+4	8,500
T6	USA Bruce Lietzke	76-69-71-69=285	+5	7,750
ESP Manuel Piñero	73-74-68-70=285
T8	ENG Howard Clark	72-76-70-68=286	+6	6,500
USA Ben Crenshaw	72-67-76-71=286
AUS Brian Jones	73-76-66-71=286

Amateurs: Sutton (+15), Godwin (+19) Source:

The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.87 dollars (US) per pound sterling.

References

(2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
(20 July 1981). "Rogers wins British Open by four shots". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Jenkins, Dan. (27 July 1981). "Nine centuries later, Bill the Conqueror".
"1981 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com.
(July 1981). "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1981". PoundSterling.

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