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1981 European Tour season
Duration	9 April 1981 – 4 October 1981
Number of official events	22
Most wins	Seve Ballesteros (2); Bernhard Langer (2); Sandy Lyle (2); Greg Norman (2); Manuel Piñero (2)
Official money list	Bernhard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jeremy Bennett
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The 1981 European Tour, titled as the 1981 PGA European Golf Tour,^[1] 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 season was made up of 22 tournaments counting for the Official money list, and some non-counting tournaments later known as "Approved Special Events".^[2]^[3]

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Lawrence Batley International,^[4] and the loss of the Newcastle Brown "900" Open and the Merseyside International Open.

Rule changes

The local rule that had been introduced on the tour in 1976 which allowed spike marks to be repaired was rescinded, and a local rule that prohibited touching of the line of a putt with a club was introduced.^[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.^[5]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner^[a]	Notes
12 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$365,000	Tom Watson (5)	Major championship^[b]
26 Apr	Madrid Open	Spain	37,500	Manuel Piñero (5)
3 May	Italian Open	Italy	45,000	José María Cañizares (4)
10 May	Paco Rabanne Open de France	France	37,500	Sandy Lyle (5)
17 May	Martini International	England	65,000	Greg Norman (5)
25 May	Sun Alliance PGA Championship	England	70,000	Nick Faldo (4)
31 May	Dunlop Masters	England	75,000	Greg Norman (6)
7 Jun	Lawrence Batley International	England	60,000	Sandy Lyle (6)	New tournament
14 Jun	Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open	England	40,000	Bernard Gallacher (7)
21 Jun	Billy Butlin Jersey Open	Jersey	45,000	Tony Jacklin (7)
21 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$360,000	David Graham (n/a)	Major championship^[b]
28 Jun	Coral Classic	Wales	40,000	Des Smyth (4)
5 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	50,000	Seve Ballesteros (15)
11 Jul	State Express Classic	England	65,000	Rodger Davis (1)
19 Jul	The Open Championship	England	200,000	Bill Rogers (n/a)	Major championship
26 Jul	KLM Dutch Open	Netherlands	40,000	Harold Henning (1)
2 Aug	German Open	West Germany	40,000	Bernhard Langer (2)
9 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$400,000	Larry Nelson (n/a)	Major championship^[b]
16 Aug	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	80,000	Sam Torrance (3)
23 Aug	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	90,000	Tom Weiskopf (1)
30 Aug	Swiss Open	Switzerland	55,000	Manuel Piñero (6)
6 Sep	Dixcel Tissues European Open	England	105,000	Graham Marsh (8)
13 Sep	Haig Whisky TPC	Scotland	60,000	Brian Barnes (9)
27 Sep	Bob Hope British Classic	England	90,000	Bernhard Langer (3)	Pro-Am
4 Oct	Benson & Hedges Spanish Open	Spain	50,000	Seve Ballesteros (16)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner(s)	Notes
20 Sep	Ryder Cup	England	n/a	Team USA	Team event
11 Oct	Suntory World Match Play Championship	England	100,000	Seve Ballesteros	Limited-field event
18 Oct	Trophée Lancôme	France	45,000	David Graham
25 Oct	Cacharel World Under-25 Championship	France	n/a	Tim Simpson

Official money list

The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.^[6]

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Bernhard Langer	81,036
2	Nick Faldo	48,108
3	Sandy Lyle	44,732
4	Greg Norman	44,254
5	Manuel Piñero	39,640
6	Sam Torrance	36,012
7	Seve Ballesteros	35,154
8	Des Smyth	29,105
9	Eamonn Darcy	25,805
10	José María Cañizares	25,529

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jeremy Bennett	^[7]

Notes

^ 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 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

^ "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ Jacobs, Raymond (17 December 1980). "Putting an end to Europe's spiky problem". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, United Kingdom. p. 17. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ ^a ^b Plumridge, Christopher (17 December 1980). "Putting an end to Europe's spiky problem". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 21. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chairman's tournament". The Times. London, United Kingdom. 16 December 1980. p. 22. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^ "1981 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ "Langer way out in front". Hull Daily Mail. Hull, United Kingdom. 8 October 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Williams, Michael (24 November 1981). "Jeremy Bennett named Rookie for Year". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 28. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Official website

[totals-6] 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 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.

[unofficial-7] Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

[history-1] "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[2] Jacobs, Raymond (17 December 1980). "Putting an end to Europe's spiky problem". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, United Kingdom. p. 17. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[schedule-3] Plumridge, Christopher (17 December 1980). "Putting an end to Europe's spiky problem". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 21. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Chairman's tournament". The Times. London, United Kingdom. 16 December 1980. p. 22. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.

[5] "1981 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[8] "Langer way out in front". Hull Daily Mail. Hull, United Kingdom. 8 October 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Williams, Michael (24 November 1981). "Jeremy Bennett named Rookie for Year". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 28. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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 | year           = 1981
 | tour           = European Tour
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+| regular_season = {{Start date|1981|4|9|df=y}} – {{end date|1981|10|4|df=y}}
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+| 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
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-| honor2         =
+| honor2         = Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
-| honoree2       =
+| honoree2       = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jeremy Bennett]]
 | honor3         =
 | honoree3       =
-| honor4         = Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
+| honor4         =
-| honoree4       = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jeremy Bennett]]
+| 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.
-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]].
-The Official Money List was won by West Germany's [[Bernhard Langer]].
 ==Changes for 1981==
-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, England |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]].
+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===
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 ==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 following table lists official events during the 1981 season. 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, Scotland |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, England |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>
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 !Host country
 !Purse<br>([[Pound sterling|£]])
-!Winner{{efn|name=totals|The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.}}
+!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;"
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 |'''[[1981 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
 |United States
-|align=right|US$360,000
+|align=right|US$365,000
-|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]''' (n/a)
+|{{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.}}
 |-
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 |-
 |30 Aug
-|[[Swiss Open (golf)|Swiss Open]]
+|[[Swiss Open]]
 |Switzerland
 |align=right|55,000
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 |align=right|90,000
 |{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (3)
+|Pro-Am
-|
 |-
 |4 Oct
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 |align=center|n/a
 |{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA
+|Team event
-|Two 12-man teams
 |-
 |11 Oct
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 |England
 |align=right|100,000
-|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]
+|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]
-|12-player field
+|Limited-field event
 |-
 |18 Oct
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 |}
-==Official Money List==
+==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]].
+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>
 {| class="wikitable"
-!Position !! Player !! Prize money<br>([[Pound sterling|£]])
+!Position !! Player !! Prize money ([[Pound sterling|£]])
 |-
 |align=center|1 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] || align=center|81,036
 |-
-|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] || align=center|48,109
+|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] || align=center|48,108
 |-
 |align=center|3 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] || align=center|44,732
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 ==Awards==
 {| class="wikitable"
-!Award!!Winner!!Country
+!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>
-| [[Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year]] || [[Jeremy Bennett]] || {{ENG}}
 |}
-==See also==
-*[[List of golfers with most European Tour wins]]
 ==Notes==
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 ==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}}
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 [[Category:1981 in golf|European Tour]]
+[[Category:1981 in European sport|European Tour]]

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