| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 19–23, 1981 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′20″N 81°22′12″W / 30.189°N 81.370°W |
| Course(s) | Sawgrass Country Club, East-West course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,000 yards (6,400 m)[1] |
| Field | 143 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 151 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $440,000 |
| Winner's share | $72,000 |
| Champion | |
 Raymond Floyd | |
| 285 (−3), playoff | |
| Location map | |
  Sawgrass CC Location in the United States  Sawgrass CC Location in Florida | |
The 1981 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 19–23 at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. The eighth Tournament Players Championship, it was the fifth consecutive at Sawgrass and the champion was Raymond Floyd.
The final round on Sunday was washed-out by thunderstorms and played on Monday.[2] After 72 holes, three players were tied at 285 (−3): Floyd, Barry Jaeckel, and Curtis Strange. The playoff began at the par-3 15th hole, where Floyd made par and the other two had bogeys.[3][4]
In addition to the winner's share of $72,000, Floyd won a $250,000 bonus for consecutive victories during the tour's Florida swing; he won at Doral near Miami the previous week.[3][4]
Defending champion Lee Trevino finished four strokes back, in a tie for twelfth place.
- ^ "TPC results". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 24, 1981. p. 10.
- ^ "Thunderstorms postpone TPC". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 23, 1981. p. 3-D.
- ^ a b "Floyd wins playoff for record payoff - $322,000". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 24, 1981. p. 3, sec. 6.
- ^ a b "Floyd recoups his losses, takes golf's biggest check". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 24, 1981. p. 4C.