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{{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.}}
|-
|9–1226 Apr
|'''[[Masters Tournament]]'''*
|[[United States]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]''' (n/a)
|Unofficial event
|-
|23–26 Apr
|[[Madrid Open (golf)|Madrid Open]]
|[[Spain]]
|align=right|37,500
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Piñero]] (5)
|
|-
|30 Apr – 3 May
|[[Italian Open (golf)|Italian Open]]
|[[Italy]]
|align=right|45,000
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Maria Cañizares]] (3)
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José María Cañizares]] (4)
|
|-
|7–1010 May
|[[Paco Rabanne Open de France]]
|[[France]]
|align=right|37,500
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] (5)
|
|-
|14–1717 May
|[[Martini International]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|65,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] (5)
|
|-
|22–2525 May
|[[Sun Alliance PGA Championship]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|70,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] (4)
|
|-
|28–3131 May
|[[Dunlop Masters]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|75,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] (6)
|
|-
|4–77 Jun
|[[Lawrence Batley International]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|60,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] (6)
|New tournament
|-
|11–1414 Jun
|[[Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|40,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bernard Gallacher]] (7)
|
|-
|18–2121 Jun
|'''[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''*
|[[United States]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[David Graham (golfer)|David Graham]]''' (n/a)
|Unofficial event
|-
|18–21 Jun
|[[Billy Butlin Jersey Open]]
|[[Jersey]]
|align=right|45,000
|{{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}}
|-
|25–2828 Jun
|[[Coral Classic]]
|[[Wales]]
|align=right|40,000
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Des Smyth]] (4)
|
|-
|2–55 Jul
|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]
|[[Sweden]]
|align=right|50,000
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] (15)
|
|-
|8–1111 Jul
|[[State Express Classic]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|65,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rodger Davis]] (1)
|
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|-
|16–1919 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]]
|
|-
|23–2626 Jul
|[[KLM Dutch Open]]
|[[Netherlands]]
|align=right|40,000
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Harold Henning]] (1)
|
|-
|30 Jul – 2 Aug
|[[German Open (golf)|German Open]]
|[[West Germany]]
|align=right|40,000
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (2)
|
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|-
|6–99 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}}
|Unofficial event
|-
|13–1616 Aug
|[[Carroll's Irish Open]]
|[[Republic of Ireland]]
|align=right|80,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]] (3)
|
|-
|20–2323 Aug
|[[Benson and& Hedges International Open]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|90,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]] (1)
|
|-
|27–3030 Aug
|[[Swiss Open (golf)|Swiss Open]]
|[[Switzerland]]
|align=right|55,000
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Piñero]] (6)
|
|-
|3–66 Sep
|[[Dixcel Tissues European Open]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|105,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] (8)
|
|-
|10–1313 Sep
|[[Haig Whisky TPC]]
|[[Scotland]]
|align=right|60,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]] (9)
|
|-
|24–2727 Sep
|[[Bob Hope British Classic]]
|[[England]]
|align=right|90,000
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (3)
|Pro-Am
|
|-
|1–44 Oct
|[[Benson and& Hedges Spanish Open]]
|[[Spain]]
|align=right|50,000
|{{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
|[[Suntory1981 WorldRyder MatchCup|Ryder PlayCup]]
|[[England]]
|align=center|n/a
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] (n/a)
|{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA
|Unofficial event
|Team event
|-
|15–1811 Oct
|[[Suntory World Match Play Championship]]
|[[Lancome Trophy]]
|England
|[[France]]
|align=right|100,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Graham (golfer)|David Graham]] (n/a)
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]
|Unofficial event
|Limited-field event
|-
|18 Oct
|[[Trophée 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 list==
<nowiki>*</nowiki>The three [[Men's major golf championships|majors]] played in the United States were not official money events, but wins in them were retroactively made official.
The [[Harry Vardon Trophy#Winners|official money list]] was based on prize money won during the season, 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>
 
==Official Money List==
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Official Money List". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in [[Pound sterling]].
 
{| 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|48,109108
|-
|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|1977}} || 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|1977}} || 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 MariaMaría Cañizares]] ||{{ESP|1977}} || align=center|25,529
|}
 
==See alsoAwards==
{| 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]
 
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