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Monday 23 March 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Floyd wins Tournament Players Championship
Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 19 to Monday 23 March 1981 · Raymond Floyd’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · dates March 19–23, 1981 from the event article; Sunday final round washed out by thunderstorms and played Monday, March 23 (event article); end matches season table (Mar 23)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Barry Jaeckel · 285lost three-man playoff (event article; winner's wins table) 1981 Tournament Players Championship – Wikipedia
- Curtis Strange · 285lost three-man playoff (event article; winner's wins table) 1981 Tournament Players Championship – Wikipedia
143 started · cut 151 (+7), 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tournament Players Championship
Sawgrass Country Club, East-West course, Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Raymond Floyd
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Raymond Floyd | 72 · 74 · 71 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T1 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T1 | Curtis Strange | 72 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Miller Barber | 72 · 78 · 69 · 68 | 287 | −1 |
| T4 | Jim Colbert | 78 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T4 | Bruce Lietzke | 73 · 75 · 68 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T4 | Jim Simons | 73 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Frank Conner | 74 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Gary Hallberg | 71 · 73 · 72 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Dan Halldorson | 70 · 70 · 74 · 74 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Leonard Thompson | 71 · 76 · 72 · 69 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1942-09-04, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1961; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet