1981 PGA Championship

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]

1981 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 6–9, 1981
LocationDuluth, Georgia
34.004°N 84.193°W / 34.004; -84.193
Course(s)Atlanta Athletic Club,
Highlands Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,070 yards (6,465 m)
Field147 players, 78 after cut[1]
Cut147 (+7)[2]
Prize fund$401,050
Winner's share$60,000
Champion
Larry Nelson
273 (−7)
Location map
Atlanta Athletic Club
Location in the United States
Atlanta Athletic Club
Location in Georgia

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.

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4564584692105464451854224193,6103744705103904152154102134633,4607,070
Par444354344354454434343570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 1981

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bob Murphy66−4
T2 Bob Eastwood67−3
Mark Lye
T4 Rex Caldwell68−2
Vance Heafner
Andy North
T7 Charles Coody69−1
Lon Hinkle
Roger Maltbie
Dan Pohl
Ron Streck

Source:[10]

Second round

Friday, August 7, 1981

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bob Murphy66-69=135−5
T2 Bob Eastwood67-69=136−4
Larry Nelson70-66=136
Dan Pohl69-67=136
5 Andy North69-68=137−3
T6 Vance Heafner68-70=138−2
Tom Kite71-67=138
Fuzzy Zoeller70-68=138
T9 Gil Morgan70-69=139−1
Jack Nicklaus71-68=139
Jerry Pate71-68=139

Source:[11]

Third round

Saturday, August 8, 1981

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Larry Nelson70-66-66=202−8
2 Fuzzy Zoeller70-68-68=206−4
T3 Tom Kite71-67-69=207−3
Andy North69-68-70=207
T5 Bob Eastwood67-69-72=208−2
Vance Heafner68-70-70=208
Bob Murphy66-69-73=208
Greg Norman73-67-68=208
T9 Isao Aoki75-68-66=209−1
Jerry Pate71-68-70=209
Dan Pohl69-67-73=209

Source:[12]

Final round

Sunday, August 9, 1981

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Larry Nelson70-66-66-71=273−760,000
2 Fuzzy Zoeller70-68-68-71=277−340,000
3 Dan Pohl69-67-73-69=278−225,000
T4 Isao Aoki75-68-66-70=279−113,146
Keith Fergus71-71-69-68=279
Bob Gilder74-69-70-66=279
Tom Kite71-67-69-72=279
Bruce Lietzke70-70-71-68=279
Jack Nicklaus71-68-71-69=279
Greg Norman73-67-68-71=279

Source:[1]

References
  1. "1981 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1981 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. 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. "Golf's honest men". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. August 7, 1981. p. 2D.
  6. 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. "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. Kindred, Dave (August 7, 1981). "Murphy's accuracy pays off". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1D.
  11. "Murphy's fat, happy and leading". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 8, 1981. p. 1B.
  12. "Nelson's 66 captures PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. August 9, 1981. p. 1B.
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