The 2024 United States Open Championship will be the 124th U.S. Open
13 – 16 June at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina
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1981 U.S. Open Golf
GREAT BRITAIN
About player
| Date of birth: | 26 April 1985 |
| Birth place: | Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Plays: | Right Handed |
| Singles ranking: | 17 |
| Doubles ranking: | 196 |
KEY STATISTICS
| First year played | 2005 |
| Total nominations | 20 |
| Ties played | 19 |
| Singles W/L | 29/2 |
| Doubles W/L | 8/5 |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 18–21, 1981 |
| Location | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| Course(s) | Merion Golf Club East Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,544 yards (5,984 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $361,730 |
| Winner’s share | $55,000 |
| Champion | |
| David Graham | |
| 273 (−7) | |
| ← 1980 1982 → |
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 355 | 535 | 183 | 600 | 426 | 420 | 350 | 360 | 195 | 3,424 | 312 | 370 | 405 | 129 | 414 | 378 | 430 | 224 | 458 | 3,120 | 6,544 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 |
69 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 280 | E | T6 |
| Johnny Miller | United States | 1973 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 285 | +5 | T23 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 286 | +6 | T26 |
| Jerry Pate | United States | 1976 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 286 | +6 | T26 |
| Hubert Green | United States | 1977 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 288 | +8 | T37 |
| Andy North | United States | 1978 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 290 | +10 | T43 |
| Hale Irwin | United States | 1974, 1979 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 292 | +12 | T58 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968, 1971 | 72 | 76 | 148 | +8 |
| Lou Graham | United States | 1975 | 76 | 74 | 150 | +10 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 77 | 78 | 155 | +15 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Thorpe | United States | 66 | −4 |
| 2 | J. C. Snead | United States | 67 | −3 |
| T3 | Bob Ackerman | United States | 68 | −2 |
| John Cook | United States | |||
| David Graham | Australia | |||
| Jack Renner | United States | |||
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | |||
| T8 | George Burns | United States | 69 | −1 |
| Rex Caldwell | United States | |||
| Hubert Green | United States | |||
| Lon Hinkle | United States | |||
| Billy Kratzert | United States | |||
| Johnny Miller | United States | |||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | |||
| Tommy Valentine | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Burns | United States | 69-66=135 | −5 |
| 2 | David Graham | Australia | 68-68=136 | −4 |
| T3 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 69-68=137 | −3 |
| Tommy Valentine | United States | 69-68=137 | ||
| T5 | John Cook | United States | 68-70=138 | −2 |
| Billy Kratzert | United States | 69-69=138 | ||
| Greg Norman | Australia | 71-67=138 | ||
| Bill Rogers | United States | 70-68=138 | ||
| T9 | Jerry Pate | United States | 70-69=139 | −1 |
| Jack Renner | United States | 68-71=139 | ||
| John Schroeder | United States | 71-68=139 | ||
| Scott Simpson | United States | 72-67=139 | ||
| Jim Thorpe | United States | 66-73=139 | ||
| Lanny Wadkins | United States | 71-68=139 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States | 70-69=139 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Burns | United States | 69-66-68=203 | −7 |
| 2 | David Graham | Australia | 68-68-70=206 | −4 |
| 3 | Bill Rogers | United States | 70-68-69=207 | −3 |
| T4 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 69-68-71=208 | −2 |
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | 68-73-67=208 | ||
| John Schroeder | United States | 71-68-69=208 | ||
| T7 | John Cook | United States | 68-70-71=209 | −1 |
| Ben Crenshaw | United States | 70-75-64=209 | ||
| Jim Thorpe | United States | 66-73-70=209 | ||
| Tommy Valentine | United States | 69-68-72=209 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Graham | Australia | 68-68-70-67=273 | −7 | 55,000 |
| T2 | George Burns | United States | 69-66-68-73=276 | −4 | 24,650 |
| Bill Rogers | United States | 70-68-69-69=276 | |||
| T4 | John Cook | United States | 68-70-71-70=279 | −1 | 16,200 |
| John Schroeder | United States | 71-68-69-71=279 | |||
| T6 | Frank Conner | United States | 71-72-69-68=280 | E | 9,920 |
| Lon Hinkle | United States | 69-71-70-70=280 | |||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 69-68-71-72=280 | |||
| Sammy Rachels | United States | 70-71-69-70=280 | |||
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | 68-73-67-72=280 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Graham | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
| Burns | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −4 |
| Rogers | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 |
| Birdie | Bogey |