1981 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 July 1981 |
| Location | Sandwich, England |
| Course(s) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 6,827 yards (6,243 m)[1] |
| Field | 153 players 83 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 |
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| 276 (–4) | |
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The 1981 Open Championship was the 110th Open Championship held from 16–19 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.[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]
Contents
Past champions in the field
Made both cuts
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Trevino | United States |
1971, 1972 | 77 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 287 | +3 | T11 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 83 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 290 | +10 | T23 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States |
1961, 1962 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 290 | +10 | T23 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
1975, 1977, 1980 | 73 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 290 | +10 | T23 |
| Tony Jacklin |  England |
1969 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 290 | +10 | T23 |
| Bob Charles |  New Zealand |
1963 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 292 | +12 | T35 |
| Seve Ballesteros |  Spain |
1979 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 293 | +13 | T39 |
| Johnny Miller | United States |
1976 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 293 | +13 | T39 |
Missed the second cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 81 | 68 | 75 | 224 | +14 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 16 July 1981
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Vicente Fernández |  Argentina |
70 | E |
| Nick Job | England |
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| T3 | Isao Aoki |  Japan |
71 | +1 |
| David Graham |  Australia |
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| Tony Jacklin | England |
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| Johnny Miller | United States |
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| Simon Owen | New Zealand |
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| Hal Sutton (a) | United States |
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| T9 | Howard Clark | England |
72 | +2 |
| Ben Crenshaw | United States |
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| David Jagger | England |
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| Mark James | England |
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| Greg Norman | Australia |
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| Arnold Palmer | United States |
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| Bill Rogers | United States |
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| Sam Torrance |  Scotland |
Second round
Friday, 17 July 1981
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | United States |
72-66=138 | –2 |
| T2 | Ben Crenshaw | United States |
72-67=139 | –1 |
| Nick Job | England |
70-69=139 | ||
| 4 | Bernhard Langer |  West Germany |
73-67=140 | E |
| 5 | Sam Torrance | Scotland |
72-69=141 | +1 |
| T6 | David Graham | Australia |
71-71=142 | +2 |
| Tony Jacklin | England |
71-71=142 | ||
| Mark James | England |
72-70=142 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States |
73-69=142 | ||
| T10 | Gordon J. Brand | England |
78-65=143 | +3 |
| Bill Dunk | Australia |
76-67=143 | ||
| Trevor Powell |  Wales |
75-68=143 | ||
| Peter Townsend | England |
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 | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | United States |
72-66-67=205 | –5 |
| T2 | Mark James | England |
72-70-70=210 | E |
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany |
73-67-70=210 | ||
| T4 | Isao Aoki | Japan |
71-73-69=213 | +3 |
| Raymond Floyd | United States |
74-70-69=213 | ||
| T6 | Nick Faldo | England |
77-68-69=214 | +4 |
| Nick Job | England |
70-69-75=214 | ||
| Sam Torrance | Scotland |
72-69-73=214 | ||
| Lee Trevino | United States |
77-67-70=214 | ||
| T10 | Ben Crenshaw | United States |
72-67-76=215 | +5 |
| Tony Jacklin | England |
71-71-73=215 | ||
| Brian Jones | Australia |
73-76-66=215 | ||
| Simon Owen | New Zealand |
71-74-70=215 | ||
| Jerry Pate | United States |
73-73-69=215 | ||
| Manuel Piñero | 23x15px Spain | 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 | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | United States |
72-66-67-71=276 | –4 | 25,000 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany |
73-67-70-70=280 | E | 17,500 |
| T3 | Raymond Floyd | United States |
74-70-69-70=283 | +3 | 11,750 |
| Mark James | England |
72-70-68-73=283 | |||
| 5 | Sam Torrance | Scotland |
72-69-73-70=284 | +4 | 8,500 |
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke | United States |
76-69-71-69=285 | +5 | 7,750 |
| Manuel Piñero | 23x15px Spain | 73-74-68-70=285 | |||
| T8 | Howard Clark | England |
72-76-70-68=286 | +6 | 6,500 |
| Ben Crenshaw | United States |
72-67-76-71=286 | |||
| Brian Jones | Australia |
73-76-66-71=286 |
Amateurs: Sutton (+15), Godwin (+19)
Source:[4]
References
External links
| Preceded by | Major Championships | Succeeded by 1981 PGA Championship |
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