1981 Open Championship
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The 1981 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 110th Open Championship, held from 16 to 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. 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.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 16 July 1981
Second round
Friday, 17 July 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Bill Rogers | 72-66=138 | −2 |
| T2 | United States Ben Crenshaw | 72-67=139 | −1 |
| England Nick Job | 70-69=139 | ||
| 4 | West Germany Bernhard Langer | 73-67=140 | E |
| 5 | Scotland Sam Torrance | 72-69=141 | +1 |
| T6 | Australia David Graham | 71-71=142 | +2 |
| England Tony Jacklin | 71-71=142 | ||
| England Mark James | 72-70=142 | ||
| United States Tom Watson | 73-69=142 | ||
| T10 | England Gordon J. Brand | 78-65=143 | +3 |
| Australia Bill Dunk | 76-67=143 | ||
| Wales Trevor Powell | 75-68=143 | ||
| England 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 | United States Bill Rogers | 72-66-67=205 | −5 |
| T2 | England Mark James | 72-70-68=210 | E |
| West Germany Bernhard Langer | 73-67-70=210 | ||
| T4 | Japan Isao Aoki | 71-73-69=213 | +3 |
| United States Raymond Floyd | 74-70-69=213 | ||
| T6 | England Nick Faldo | 77-68-69=214 | +4 |
| England Nick Job | 70-69-75=214 | ||
| Scotland Sam Torrance | 72-69-73=214 | ||
| United States Lee Trevino | 77-67-70=214 | ||
| T10 | United States Ben Crenshaw | 72-67-76=215 | +5 |
| England Tony Jacklin | 71-71-73=215 | ||
| Australia Brian Jones | 73-76-66=215 | ||
| New Zealand Simon Owen | 71-74-70=215 | ||
| United States Jerry Pate | 73-73-69=215 | ||
| Spain 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 | United States Bill Rogers | 72-66-67-71=276 | −4 | 25,000 |
| 2 | West Germany Bernhard Langer | 73-67-70-70=280 | E | 17,500 |
| T3 | United States Raymond Floyd | 74-70-69-70=283 | +3 | 11,750 |
| England Mark James | 72-70-68-73=283 | |||
| 5 | Scotland Sam Torrance | 72-69-73-70=284 | +4 | 8,500 |
| T6 | United States Bruce Lietzke | 76-69-71-69=285 | +5 | 7,750 |
| Spain Manuel Piñero | 73-74-68-70=285 | |||
| T8 | England Howard Clark | 72-76-70-68=286 | +6 | 6,500 |
| United States Ben Crenshaw | 72-67-76-71=286 | |||
| Australia Brian Jones | 73-76-66-71=286 |
Amateurs: Sutton (+15), Godwin (+19) Source:
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.87 dollars (US) per pound sterling.
External links
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