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Golf tour season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Duration | 9 April 1981 – 4 October 1981 |
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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 |
← 1980 1982 → |
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.
The local rule that had been introduced on the tour in 1976 which allowed spike marks to be repaired was rescinded, and a local rule that prohibited touching of the line of a putt with a club was introduced.[3]
The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.[5]
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 |
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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 |
The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]
Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
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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 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Jeremy Bennett | [7] |
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