1981 European Tour
| Duration | 9 April 1981 – 4 October 1981 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins | Spain Seve Ballesteros (2) West Germany Bernhard Langer (2) Scotland Sandy Lyle (2) Australia Greg Norman (2) Spain Manuel Piñero (2) |
| Official money list | West Germany Bernhard Langer |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | England 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The local rule that had been introduced on the tour in 1976 which allowed spike marks to be repaired was rescinded, and a local rule that prohibited touching of the line of a putt with a club was introduced.[3]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
[edit | edit source]The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.[5]
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Unofficial events
[edit | edit source]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 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Team USA | Team event |
| 11 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 100,000 | Spain Seve Ballesteros | Limited-field event |
| 18 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | 45,000 | Australia David Graham | |
| 25 Oct | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France | n/a | United States Tim Simpson |
Official money list
[edit | edit source]The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany Bernhard Langer | 81,036 |
| 2 | England Nick Faldo | 48,108 |
| 3 | Scotland Sandy Lyle | 44,732 |
| 4 | Australia Greg Norman | 44,254 |
| 5 | Spain Manuel Piñero | 39,640 |
| 6 | Scotland Sam Torrance | 36,012 |
| 7 | Spain Seve Ballesteros | 35,154 |
| 8 | Republic of Ireland Des Smyth | 29,105 |
| 9 | Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy | 25,805 |
| 10 | Spain José María Cañizares | 25,529 |
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | England Jeremy Bennett | [7] |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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.
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