| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 July 1981 |
| Location | Sandwich, England |
| Course(s) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 6,827 yards (6,243 m)[1] |
| Field | 153 players 81 after 1st cut 61 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 150 (+10) (1st cut) 222 (+12) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £200,000 $400,000 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 $50,000 |
| Champion | |
 Bill Rogers | |
| 276 (−4) | |
The1981 Open Championship was amen's major golf championship and the 110thOpen Championship, held from 16 to 19 July atRoyal St George's Golf Club inSandwich, England.Bill Rogers won his only major championship, four strokes ahead of runner-upBernhard Langer.[2] The Open returned to Royal St. George's for the first time since1949, making it a new venue for all; no former champions finished in the top ten.[3]
Thursday, 16 July 1981
Friday, 17 July 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | 72-66=138 | −2 |
| T2 | Ben Crenshaw | 72-67=139 | −1 |
 Nick Job | 70-69=139 | ||
| 4 |  Bernhard Langer | 73-67=140 | E |
| 5 |  Sam Torrance | 72-69=141 | +1 |
| T6 |  David Graham | 71-71=142 | +2 |
| Tony Jacklin | 71-71=142 | ||
| Mark James | 72-70=142 | ||
| Tom Watson | 73-69=142 | ||
| T10 | Gordon J. Brand | 78-65=143 | +3 |
| Bill Dunk | 76-67=143 | ||
 Trevor Powell | 75-68=143 | ||
| Peter Townsend | 73-70=143 |
Amateurs:Godwin (+6), Evans (+8),Sutton (+8),Chapman (+10), Keppler (+10),Walton (+10), Young (+10),Brand (+12), R. Mitchell (+12),Sherborne (+12), Ploujoux (+14), Thomas (+14), Blakeman (+15), Planchin (+15), Seamer (+15), Ling (+17), C. Mitchell (+18), Pook (+19), Ambridge (+20), Heib (+22), Lawrence (+23), Hall (+24), Sviland (+24).
Saturday, 18 July 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | 72-66-67=205 | −5 |
| T2 | Mark James | 72-70-68=210 | E |
| Bernhard Langer | 73-67-70=210 | ||
| T4 |  Isao Aoki | 71-73-69=213 | +3 |
| Raymond Floyd | 74-70-69=213 | ||
| T6 | Nick Faldo | 77-68-69=214 | +4 |
| Nick Job | 70-69-75=214 | ||
| Sam Torrance | 72-69-73=214 | ||
| Lee Trevino | 77-67-70=214 | ||
| T10 | Ben Crenshaw | 72-67-76=215 | +5 |
| Tony Jacklin | 71-71-73=215 | ||
| Brian Jones | 73-76-66=215 | ||
 Simon Owen | 71-74-70=215 | ||
| Jerry Pate | 73-73-69=215 | ||
 Manuel Piñero | 73-74-68=215 |
Amateurs:Godwin (+8),Sutton (+11), Keppler (+13),Evans (+15), Young (+15),Chapman (+16),Walton (+16).
Sunday, 19 July 1981
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | 72-66-67-71=276 | −4 | 25,000 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer | 73-67-70-70=280 | E | 17,500 |
| T3 | Raymond Floyd | 74-70-69-70=283 | +3 | 11,750 |
| Mark James | 72-70-68-73=283 | |||
| 5 | Sam Torrance | 72-69-73-70=284 | +4 | 8,500 |
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke | 76-69-71-69=285 | +5 | 7,750 |
| Manuel Piñero | 73-74-68-70=285 | |||
| T8 | Howard Clark | 72-76-70-68=286 | +6 | 6,500 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 72-67-76-71=286 | |||
| Brian Jones | 73-76-66-71=286 |
Amateurs:Sutton (+15), Godwin (+19)
Source:[4]
