1981 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 July 1981 |
| Location | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 6,827 yards (6,243 m)[1] |
| Field | 153 players 81 after 1st cut 61 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 150 (+10) (1st cut) 222 (+12) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £200,000 $400,000 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 $50,000 |
| Champion | |
 Bill Rogers | |
| 276 (−4) | |
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Sandwich
Location in England
The 1981 Open Championship was a
Sandwich, England. Bill Rogers won his only major championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer.[2] 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.[3]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 16 July 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Vicente Fernández |
70 | E |
 Nick Job
| |||
| T3 |  Isao Aoki |
71 | +1 |
 David Graham
| |||
| Tony Jacklin
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| Johnny Miller
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 Simon Owen
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| Hal Sutton (a)
| |||
| T9 | Howard Clark |
72 | +2 |
| Ben Crenshaw
| |||
| David Jagger
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| Mark James
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| Greg Norman
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| Arnold Palmer
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| Bill Rogers
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 Sam Torrance
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Second round
Friday, 17 July 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers |
72-66=138 | −2 |
| T2 | Ben Crenshaw |
72-67=139 | −1 |
| Nick Job |
70-69=139 | ||
| 4 |  Bernhard Langer |
73-67=140 | E |
| 5 | Sam Torrance |
72-69=141 | +1 |
| T6 | David Graham |
71-71=142 | +2 |
| Tony Jacklin |
71-71=142 | ||
| Mark James |
72-70=142 | ||
| Tom Watson |
73-69=142 | ||
| T10 | Gordon J. Brand |
78-65=143 | +3 |
| Bill Dunk |
76-67=143 | ||
 Trevor Powell |
75-68=143 | ||
| 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 | Bill Rogers |
72-66-67=205 | −5 |
| T2 | Mark James |
72-70-68=210 | E |
| Bernhard Langer |
73-67-70=210 | ||
| T4 | Isao Aoki |
71-73-69=213 | +3 |
| Raymond Floyd |
74-70-69=213 | ||
| T6 | Nick Faldo |
77-68-69=214 | +4 |
| Nick Job |
70-69-75=214 | ||
| Sam Torrance |
72-69-73=214 | ||
| Lee Trevino |
77-67-70=214 | ||
| T10 | Ben Crenshaw |
72-67-76=215 | +5 |
| Tony Jacklin |
71-71-73=215 | ||
| Brian Jones |
73-76-66=215 | ||
| Simon Owen |
71-74-70=215 | ||
| Jerry Pate |
73-73-69=215 | ||
 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 | Bill Rogers |
72-66-67-71=276 | −4 | 25,000 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer |
73-67-70-70=280 | E | 17,500 |
| T3 | Raymond Floyd |
74-70-69-70=283 | +3 | 11,750 |
| Mark James |
72-70-68-73=283 | |||
| 5 | Sam Torrance |
72-69-73-70=284 | +4 | 8,500 |
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke |
76-69-71-69=285 | +5 | 7,750 |
| Manuel Piñero |
73-74-68-70=285 | |||
| T8 | Howard Clark |
72-76-70-68=286 | +6 | 6,500 |
| Ben Crenshaw |
72-67-76-71=286 | |||
| Brian Jones |
73-76-66-71=286 |
Amateurs: Sutton (+15), Godwin (+19)
Source:[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 55, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Rogers wins British Open by four shots". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 20 July 1981. p. 11.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (27 July 1981). "Nine centuries later, Bill the Conqueror". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
- ^ "1981 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.