The 1981 PGA Championship was the 63rd
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, held August 6–9 at
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in
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, a suburb northeast of
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.
Larry Nelson
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won the first of his three
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titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up
Fuzzy Zoeller
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.
Lee Trevino
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,
1974
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champion, did not sign his scorecard after an opening round 74 and was disqualified after turning himself in.
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led after each of the first two rounds,
but was 8-over on the weekend and finished ten strokes back in 18th place.
[ After a second consecutive 66 on Saturday, Nelson held the 54-hole lead, four strokes ahead of Zoeller]
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money list leader in August 1981
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, but missed the cut by a stroke.[
It was the second major held at the Highlands Course, which hosted the U.S. Open in ]1976
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. The PGA Championship returned in 2001
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Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Missed the cut
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Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, August 6, 1981''
Source:
Second round
''Friday, August 7, 1981''
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Third round
''Saturday, August 8, 1981''
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Final round
''Sunday, August 9, 1981''
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References
External links
PGA.com
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Yahoo! Sports: 1981 PGA Championship leaderboard
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