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Line 1: {{Short description\|Golf tour season}} The '''1981 European Tour''' was the 10th official season of [[golf]] tournaments known as the [[PGA European Tour]] and organised by the [[Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain & Ireland)\|Professional Golfers' Association]]. {{use dmy dates\|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox golf season \| year = 1981 \| tour = European Tour \| regular_season = {{Start date\|1981\|4\|9\|df=y}} – {{end date\|1981\|10\|4\|df=y}} \| no_of_events = 22 \| most_wins = {{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] (2)<br>{{flagicon\|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (2)<br>{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] (2)<br>{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] (2)<br>{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[Manuel Piñero]] (2) \| honor1 = Official money list \| honoree1 = {{flagicon\|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] \| honor2 = Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year \| honoree2 = {{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Jeremy Bennett]] \| honor3 = \| honoree3 = \| honor4 = \| honoree4 = \| prevseason = [[1980 European Tour\|1980]] \| nextseason = [[1982 European Tour\|1982]] }} The '''1981 European Tour''', titled as the '''1981 PGA European Golf Tour''',<ref name=history>{{cite web \|url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html \|title=Tour History \|publisher=European Tour \|access-date=17 October 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html \|archive-date=4 April 2010}}</ref> was the 10th season of the [[European Tour]], the main [[professional golf tour]] in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. ==Changes for 1981== ~~The Order of Merit was won by West Germany's [[Bernhard Langer]].~~ The season was made up of 22 tournaments counting for the Official money list, and some non-counting tournaments later known as "Approved Special Events".<ref>{{cite news \|last=Jacobs \|first=Raymond \|title=Putting an end to Europe's spiky problem \|newspaper=Glasgow Herald \|location=Glasgow, United Kingdom \|date=17 December 1980 \|page=17 \|via=Google News Archive \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UslAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5969%2C3437157 \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref name=schedule>{{cite news \|last=Plumridge \|first=Christopher \|title=Putting an end to Europe's spiky problem \|newspaper=The Guardian \|location=London, United Kingdom \|date=17 December 1980 \|page=21 \|via=Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259618386/ \|access-date=9 June 2020 \|url-access=subscription}}</ref> There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the [[Lawrence Batley International]],<ref>{{cite news \|title=Chairman's tournament \|newspaper=The Times \|location=London, United Kingdom \|date=16 December 1980 \|page=22 \|via=The Times Digital Archive \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS169052048/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=40dd6d64 \|access-date=9 June 2020 \|url-access=limited}}</ref> and the loss of the [[Newcastle Brown "900" Open]] and the [[Merseyside International Open]]. ===Rule changes=== The [[Rules of golf\|local rule]] that had been introduced on the tour in 1976 which allowed spike marks to be repaired was rescinded, and a local rule that prohibited touching of the line of a putt with a club was introduced.<ref name=schedule/> ==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.<ref>{{cite web \|title=1981 Tournament schedule \|url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1981/ \|publisher=European Tour \|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> The table below shows the 1981 European Tour schedule which was made up of 24 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England, Wales and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the [[Lawrence Batley International]], the [[Suntory World Match Play]] and the [[Lancome Trophy]], and the loss of the [[Newcastle Brown "900" Open]] and the [[Merseyside International Open]]. {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date ~~!Dates~~ !Tournament !Host country !Purse<br>([[Pound sterling\|£]]) ~~!Winner~~ !Winner{{efn\|name=totals\|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based [[Men's major golf championships\|major championships]] which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.}} !Notes \|- style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|12 Apr \|'''[[1981 Masters Tournament\|Masters Tournament]]''' \|United States \|align=right\|US$365,000 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} '''[[Tom Watson (golfer)\|Tom Watson]]''' (5) \|[[Men's major golf championships\|Major championship]]{{efn\|name=unofficial\|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}} \|- \|~~23–~~26~~ ~~ Apr \|[[Madrid Open (golf)\|Madrid Open]] \|[[Spain]] \|align=right\|37,500 ~~\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Manuel Piñero]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[Manuel Piñero]] (5) \| \|- \|3 May ~~\|30 Apr–1 May~~ \|[[Italian Open (golf)\|Italian Open]] \|[[Italy]] \|align=right\|45,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} [[José Maria Cañizares]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[José María Cañizares]] (4) \| \|- \|~~7–~~10~~ ~~ May \|[[Paco Rabanne Open de France]] \|[[France]] \|align=right\|37,500 ~~\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] (5) \| \|- \|~~14–~~17~~ ~~ May \|[[Martini International]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|65,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] (5) \| \|- \|~~22–~~25~~ ~~ May \|[[Sun Alliance PGA Championship]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|70,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] (4) \| \|- \|~~28–~~31~~ ~~ May \|[[Dunlop Masters]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|75,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] (6) \| \|- \|~~4–~~7~~ ~~ Jun \|[[Lawrence Batley International]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|60,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] (6) \|New tournament \|- \|~~11–~~14~~ ~~ Jun \|[[Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|40,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Bernard Gallacher]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Bernard Gallacher]] (7) \| \|- \|~~18–~~21~~ ~~ Jun \|[[Billy Butlin Jersey Open]] \|[[Jersey]] \|align=right\|45,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Tony Jacklin]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Tony Jacklin]] (7) \| \|- style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|21 Jun \|'''[[1981 U.S. Open (golf)\|U.S. Open]]''' \|United States \|align=right\|US$360,000 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} '''[[David Graham (golfer)\|David Graham]]''' (n/a) \|[[Men's major golf championships\|Major championship]]{{efn\|name=unofficial}} \|- \|~~25–~~28~~ ~~ Jun \|[[Coral Classic]] \|[[Wales]] \|align=right\|40,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|IRL}} [[Des Smyth]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|IRL}} [[Des Smyth]] (4) \| \|- \|~~2–~~5~~ ~~ Jul \|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]] \|[[Sweden]] \|align=right\|50,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] (15) \| \|- \|~~8–~~11~~ ~~ Jul \|[[State Express Classic]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|65,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Rodger Davis]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Rodger Davis]] (1) \| \|- ~~\|'''16–19 Jul'''~~ ~~\|'''[[The Open Championship]]'''~~ ~~\|'''[[England]]'''~~ ~~\|{{flagicon\|USA}} '''[[Bill Rogers (golfer)\|Bill Rogers]]'''~~ \| \|- style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|19 Jul \|'''[[1981 Open Championship\|The Open Championship]]''' \|England \|align=right\|200,000 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} '''[[Bill Rogers (golfer)\|Bill Rogers]]''' (n/a) \|[[Men's major golf championships\|Major championship]] \|- \|~~23–~~26~~ ~~ Jul \|[[KLM Dutch Open]] \|[[Netherlands]] \|align=right\|40,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|ZAF\|1928}} [[Harold Henning]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|ZAF\|1928}} [[Harold Henning]] (1) \| \|- \|2 Aug ~~\|30 Jul–2 Aug~~ \|[[German Open (golf)\|German Open]] \|[[West Germany]] \|align=right\|40,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (2) \| \|- style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|9 Aug \|'''[[1981 PGA Championship\|PGA Championship]]''' \|United States \|align=right\|US$400,000 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} '''[[Larry Nelson]]''' (n/a) \|[[Men's major golf championships\|Major championship]]{{efn\|name=unofficial}} \|- \|~~13–~~16~~ ~~ Aug \|[[Carroll's Irish Open]] \|~~[[Republic of~~ Ireland]] \|align=right\|80,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]] (3) \| \|- \|~~20–~~23~~ ~~ Aug \|[[Benson ~~and~~& Hedges International Open]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|90,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]] (1) \| \|- \|~~27–~~30~~ ~~ Aug \|[[~~Swiss Open (golf)\|~~Swiss Open]] \|[[Switzerland]] \|align=right\|55,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Manuel Piñero]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[Manuel Piñero]] (6) \| \|- \|6 Sep ~~\|3–6 Sept~~ \|[[Dixcel Tissues European Open]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|105,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] (8) \| \|- \|13 Sep ~~\|10–13 Sept~~ \|[[Haig Whisky TPC]] \|[[Scotland]] \|align=right\|60,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)\|Brian Barnes]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)\|Brian Barnes]] (9) \| \|- \|27 Sep ~~\|24–27 Sept~~ \|[[Bob Hope British Classic]] \|[[England]] \|align=right\|90,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (3) \| \|Pro-Am \|- \|~~1–~~4~~ ~~ Oct \|[[Benson ~~and~~& Hedges Spanish Open]] \|[[Spain]] \|align=right\|50,000 ~~\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] (16) \| \|} ===Unofficial events=== The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse<br>([[Pound sterling\|£]]) !Winner(s) !Notes \|- \|20 Sep ~~\|8–11 Oct~~ \|[[~~Suntory~~1981 ~~World~~Ryder ~~Match~~Cup\|Ryder ~~Play~~Cup]] \|[[England]] \|align=center\|n/a \|{{flagdeco\|USA}} Team USA \|Team event \|- \|11 Oct \|[[Suntory World Match Play Championship]] \|England \|align=right\|100,000 \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] \|Limited-field event ~~\|New tournament~~ \|- \|~~15–~~18~~ ~~ Oct \|[[~~Lancome~~Trophée ~~Trophy~~Lancôme]] \|[[France]] \|align=right\|45,000 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} [[David Graham (golfer)\|David Graham]] \| \|- \|25 Oct \|[[Cacharel World Under-25 Championship]] \|France \|align=center\|n/a \|{{flagicon\|USA}} [[Tim Simpson]] \| \|} ==Official ~~Money~~money ~~List~~list== The ~~PGA~~[[Harry ~~European~~Vardon ~~Tour's~~Trophy#Winners\|official money list ~~was known as the "Official Money List". It~~]] was based on prize money ~~earned~~won during the season ~~and~~, calculated in [[Pound sterling]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/898100256/ \|title=Langer way out in front \|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail \|location=Hull, United Kingdom \|page=22 \|date=8 October 1981 \|access-date=21 October 2023 \|url-access=subscription \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" !Position !! Player ~~!! Country~~ !! Prize money ([[Pound sterling\|£]]) \|- \|align=center\|1 \|\| {{flagicon\|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] ~~\|\|{{FRG}}~~ \|\| align=center\|81,036 \|- \|align=center\|2 \|\| {{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] ~~\|\|{{ENG}}~~ \|\| align=center\|48,~~109~~108 \|- \|align=center\|3 \|\| {{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] ~~\|\|{{SCO}}~~ \|\| align=center\|44,732 \|- \|align=center\|4 \|\| {{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] ~~\|\|{{AUS}}~~ \|\| align=center\|44,254 \|- \|align=center\|5 \|\| {{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[Manuel Piñero]] ~~\|\|{{ESP}}~~ \|\| align=center\|39,640 \|- \|align=center\|6 \|\| {{flagicon\|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]] ~~\|\|{{SCO}}~~ \|\| align=center\|36,012 \|- \|align=center\|7 \|\| {{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] ~~\|\|{{ESP}}~~ \|\| align=center\|35,154 \|- \|align=center\|8 \|\| {{flagicon\|IRL}} [[Des Smyth]] ~~\|\|{{IRL}}~~ \|\| align=center\|29,105 \|- \|align=center\|9 \|\| {{flagicon\|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]] ~~\|\|{{IRL}}~~ \|\| align=center\|25,805 \|- \|align=center\|10 \|\| {{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} [[José ~~Maria~~María Cañizares]] ~~\|\|{{ESP}}~~ \|\| align=center\|25,529 \|} ==~~See also~~Awards== {\| class="wikitable" [[List of golfers with most European Tour wins]] !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}} \|- \| [[Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year]] \|\| {{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Jeremy Bennett]] \|\| <ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/750904529/ \|title=Jeremy Bennett named Rookie for Year \|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph \|first=Michael \|last=Williams \|location=London, United Kingdom \|page=28 \|date=24 November 1981 \|access-date=21 October 2023 \|url-access=subscription \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> \|} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{official site\|https://www.europeantour.com/}} [http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/tournament/Season=1981/index_full.html 1981 season results on the PGA European Tour website] [http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/racetodubai/rankings/index.html 1981 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website] {{European Tour Seasons}} Line 196 ⟶ 302: [[Category:European Tour seasons]] [[Category:1981 in golf\|European Tour]] [[Category:1981 in European sport\|European Tour]]