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1981 PGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1981 PGA Championship |
| dates | August 6–9, 1981 |
| location | Duluth, Georgia |
| course | Atlanta Athletic Club, |
| Highlands Course | |
| org | PGA of America |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| par | 70 |
| yardage | 7070 yd |
| field | 147 players, 78 after cut |
| cut | 147 (+7) |
| purse | $401,050 |
| winners_share | $60,000 |
| champion | USA Larry Nelson |
| score | 273 (−7) |
| previous | [1980](1980-pga-championship) |
| next | [1982](1982-pga-championship) |
| map | USA#USA Georgia |
| map_relief | yes |
| map_label | Atlanta Athletic Club |
| map_caption | Location in the United States##Location in Georgia |
| coordinates |
Highlands Course 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.
Lee Trevino, 1974 champion, did not sign his scorecard after an opening round 74 and was disqualified after turning himself in. Bob Murphy led after each of the first two rounds, but was 8-over on the weekend and finished ten strokes back in 18th place.
Tom Watson was the PGA Tour money list leader in August 1981, but missed the cut by a stroke.
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.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Yards** | 456 | 458 | 469 | 210 | 546 | 445 | 185 | 422 | 419 | **3,610** | 374 | 470 | 510 | 390 | 415 | 215 | 410 | 213 | 463 | **3,460** | **7,070** |
| **Par** | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | **35** | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | **35** | **70** |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 6, 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Bob Murphy | 66 | −4 |
| T2 | USA Bob Eastwood | 67 | −3 |
| USA Mark Lye | |||
| T4 | USA Rex Caldwell | 68 | −2 |
| USA Vance Heafner | |||
| USA Andy North | |||
| T7 | USA Charles Coody | 69 | −1 |
| USA Lon Hinkle | |||
| USA Roger Maltbie | |||
| USA Dan Pohl | |||
| USA Ron Streck |
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Second round
Friday, August 7, 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Bob Murphy | 66-69=135 | −5 |
| T2 | USA Bob Eastwood | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| USA Larry Nelson | 70-66=136 | ||
| USA Dan Pohl | 69-67=136 | ||
| 5 | USA Andy North | 69-68=137 | −3 |
| T6 | USA Vance Heafner | 68-70=138 | −2 |
| USA Tom Kite | 71-67=138 | ||
| USA Fuzzy Zoeller | 70-68=138 | ||
| T9 | USA Gil Morgan | 70-69=139 | −1 |
| USA Jack Nicklaus | 71-68=139 | ||
| USA Jerry Pate | 71-68=139 |
Source:
Third round
Saturday, August 8, 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Larry Nelson | 70-66-66=202 | −8 |
| 2 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller | 70-68-68=206 | −4 |
| T3 | USA Tom Kite | 71-67-69=207 | −3 |
| USA Andy North | 69-68-70=207 | ||
| T5 | USA Bob Eastwood | 67-69-72=208 | −2 |
| USA Vance Heafner | 68-70-70=208 | ||
| USA Bob Murphy | 66-69-73=208 | ||
| AUS Greg Norman | 73-67-68=208 | ||
| T9 | JPN Isao Aoki | 75-68-66=209 | −1 |
| USA Jerry Pate | 71-68-70=209 | ||
| USA Dan Pohl | 69-67-73=209 |
Source:
Final round
Sunday, August 9, 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Larry Nelson** | 70-66-66-71=273 | −7 | 60,000 |
| 2 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller | 70-68-68-71=277 | −3 | 40,000 |
| 3 | USA Dan Pohl | 69-67-73-69=278 | −2 | 25,000 |
| T4 | JPN Isao Aoki | 75-68-66-70=279 | −1 | 13,146 |
| USA Keith Fergus | 71-71-69-68=279 | |||
| USA Bob Gilder | 74-69-70-66=279 | |||
| USA Tom Kite | 71-67-69-72=279 | |||
| USA Bruce Lietzke | 70-70-71-68=279 | |||
| USA Jack Nicklaus | 71-68-71-69=279 | |||
| AUS Greg Norman | 73-67-68-71=279 |
Source:
References
References
- "1981 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com.
- "Tournament Info for: 1981 PGA Championship". PGA.com.
- Kindred, Dave. (August 9, 1981). "Nelson tears up 'choke' label and PGA". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Jenkins, Dan. (August 17, 1981). "A drive down easy street".
- (August 7, 1981). "Golf's honest men". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Parascenzo, Marino. (August 7, 1981). "Trevino disqualified, Murphy leads PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Parascenzo, Marino. (August 8, 1981). "Murphy grabs slim PGA lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- (August 8, 1981). "Murphy's fat, happy, and leading". Eugene Register-Guard.
- (August 9, 1981). "Nelson's 66 captures PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Kindred, Dave. (August 7, 1981). "Murphy's accuracy pays off". Eugene Register-Guard.
- (August 8, 1981). "Murphy's fat, happy and leading". Eugene Register-Guard.
- (August 9, 1981). "Nelson's 66 captures PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard.
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