1981 Tournament Players Championship

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1981 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 19–23, 1981
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′20″N 81°22′12″W / 30.189°N 81.370°W / 30.189; -81.370Coordinates: 30°11′20″N 81°22′12″W / 30.189°N 81.370°W / 30.189; -81.370
Course(s)Sawgrass Country Club,
East-West course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,000 yards (6,400 m)[1]
Field143 players, 74 after cut
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$440,000
Winner's share$72,000
Champion
United States Raymond Floyd
285 (−3), playoff
Location Map
Sawgrass CC is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
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The 1981 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 19–23 at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. The eighth Tournament Players Championship, it was the fifth consecutive at Sawgrass and the champion was Raymond Floyd.

The final round on Sunday was washed-out by thunderstorms and played on Monday.[2] After 72 holes, three players were tied at 285 (−3): Floyd, Barry Jaeckel, and Curtis Strange. The playoff began at the par-3 15th hole, where Floyd made par and the other two had bogeys.[3][4]

In addition to the winner's share of $72,000, Floyd won a $250,000 bonus for consecutive victories during the tour's Florida swing; he won at Doral near Miami the previous week.[3][4]

Defending champion Lee Trevino finished four strokes back, in a tie for twelfth place.

Venue[]

Main article: Sawgrass Country Club

This was the fifth and last Tournament Players Championship held at Sawgrass Country Club; it moved to the nearby TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in 1982. The new course was scheduled to make its debut in 1981,[5][6] but heavy rains during construction pushed it back a year.[7]

Eligibility requirements[]

1. All designated players

2. Winners of major PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved events beginning with the 1980 Tournament Players Championship and concluding with the tournament immediately preceding the 1981 TPC

Lee Trevino, Doug Tewell, Craig Stadler, Seve Ballesteros, Roger Maltbie, Tom Watson (3), Mark Pfeil, Curtis Strange, Bruce Lietzke, David Graham, John Mahaffey, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Gilder, Scott Simpson, Billy Kratzert, Scott Hoch, Howard Twitty, Peter Jacobsen, Don Pooley, Wayne Levi, Phil Hancock, Ben Crenshaw, Mike Sullivan, Dan Halldorson, Danny Edwards, David Edwards, Johnny Miller, John Cook, Hale Irwin, Andy Bean, Tom Kite, Raymond Floyd

3. The current British Open champion

4. Leaders in the PGA Tour Official Standings as necessary to complete the field, beginning with the 1980 TPC and concluding with the Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic, which concludes March 8, 1981

Source:[8]

Field[]

John Adams, Buddy Allin, Wally Armstrong, Butch Baird, Seve Ballesteros, Miller Barber, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Mike Brannan, Brad Bryant, George Burns, George Cadle, Rex Caldwell, , , , , Bobby Clampett, Jim Colbert, Bobby Cole, Frank Conner, Charles Coody, John Cook, Ben Crenshaw, Rod Curl, Jim Dent, Bruce Devlin, Terry Diehl, Mike Donald, , , Bob Eastwood, Danny Edwards, David Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Lee Elder, Keith Fergus, Ed Fiori, Raymond Floyd, John Fought, Buddy Gardner, Gibby Gilbert, Bob Gilder, Jaime Gonzalez, , David Graham, Lou Graham, Hubert Green, Jay Haas, , Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Phil Hancock, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Vance Heafner, Dave Hill, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Joe Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Barry Jaeckel, Tom Jenkins, Grier Jones, Gary Koch, Billy Kratzert, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Gene Littler, Lyn Lott, Mark Lye, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Rik Massengale, , Mike McCullough, Mark McCumber, Jerry McGee, Pat McGowan, , Steve Melnyk, Johnny Miller, Jeff Mitchell, Gil Morgan, Mike Morley, Bob Murphy, Jim Nelford, Larry Nelson, Jack Newton, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Mike Nicolette, Lonnie Nielsen, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, Peter Oosterhuis, Arnold Palmer, Jerry Pate, Calvin Peete, Mark Pfeil, Gary Player, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Greg Powers, Tom Purtzer, Dana Quigley, Sammy Rachels, Victor Regalado, Mike Reid, Jack Renner, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Bill Rogers, , John Schroeder, Bob Shearer, Jim Simons, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, J. C. Snead, Ed Sneed, , Craig Stadler, Dave Stockton, Curtis Strange, Ron Streck, Mike Sullivan, , Doug Tewell, , Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Lee Trevino, Howard Twitty, Tommy Valentine, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Bobby Walzel, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Tom Weiskopf, Larry Ziegler, Fuzzy Zoeller

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 20, 1981

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Dave Eichelberger  United States 68 −4
Mike Morley  United States
T3 Jim Dent  United States 69 −3
Barry Jaeckel  United States
T5 Dan Halldorson  Canada 70 −2
Mike Sullivan  United States
T7 Gary Hallberg  United States 71 −1
Roger Maltbie  United States
Johnny Miller  United States
Gil Morgan  United States
Mark O'Meara  United States
Tom Purtzer  United States
Leonard Thompson  United States

Source:[9]

Second round[]

Friday, March 20, 1981

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Barry Jaeckel  United States 69-70=139 −5
T2 Danny Edwards  United States 72-68=140 −4
Dan Halldorson  Canada 70-70=140
4 Jim Simons  United States 73-68=141 −3
5 Jim Dent  United States 69-73=142 −2
T6 John Mahaffey  United States 73-70=143 −1
Jack Nicklaus  United States 75-68=143
T8 Dave Eichelberger  United States 68-76=144 E
Gary Hallberg  United States 71-73=144
Mark O'Meara  United States 71-73=144
Dan Pohl  United States 72-72=144
Tom Purtzer  United States 71-73=144
Curtis Strange  United States 72-72=144

Source:[10]

Third round[]

Saturday, March 21, 1981

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Barry Jaeckel  United States 69-70-72=211 −5
T2 Dan Halldorson  Canada 70-70-74=214 −2
John Mahaffey  United States 73-70-71=214
Jim Simons  United States 73-68-73=214
5 Curtis Strange  United States 72-72-71=215 −1
T6 Jim Colbert  United States 78-69-69=216 E
Frank Conner  United States 74-72-70=216
Gary Hallberg  United States 71-73-72=216
Bruce Lietzke  United States 73-75-68=216
Mark O'Meara  United States 71-73-72=216
Lee Trevino  United States 73-73-70=216

Source:[11]

Final round[]

Monday, March 23, 1981

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Raymond Floyd  United States 72-74-71-68=285 −3 Playoff
Barry Jaeckel  United States 69-70-72-74=285
Curtis Strange  United States 72-72-71-70=285
T4 Miller Barber  United States 72-78-69-68=287 −1 15,750
Jim Colbert  United States 78-69-69-71=287
Bruce Lietzke  United States 73-75-68-71=287
Jim Simons  United States 73-68-73-73=287
T8 Frank Conner  United States 74-72-70-72=288 E 11,200
Gary Hallberg  United States 71-73-72-72=288
Dan Halldorson  Canada 70-70-74-74=288
Leonard Thompson  United States 71-76-72-69=288

Source:[12]

Playoff[]

The sudden-death playoff began and ended at the par-3 15th hole.

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Raymond Floyd  United States 3 E 72,000
T2 Barry Jaeckel  United States 4 +1 35,200
Curtis Strange  United States 4 +1

References[]

  1. ^ "TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 24, 1981. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Thunderstorms postpone TPC". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 23, 1981. p. 3-D.
  3. ^ a b "Floyd wins playoff for record payoff - $322,000". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 24, 1981. p. 3, sec. 6.
  4. ^ a b "Floyd recoups his losses, takes golf's biggest check". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 24, 1981. p. 4C.
  5. ^ "Trevino says TPC no major, but he beat the best to win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 24, 1980. p. 5C.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dan (March 31, 1980). "Seems like old times". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  7. ^ McDermott, Barry (March 15, 1982). "Target golf is the aim". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  8. ^ "1981 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 223. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-24.
  9. ^ "Eichelberger likes calm, but thrives in wind". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 20, 1981. p. 5B.
  10. ^ "Even TPC leader miffed by winds". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 21, 1981. p. 2B.
  11. ^ "Jaeckel anxious to take gut check". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 22, 1981. p. 9B.
  12. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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