1981 PGA Professional National Championship
| Tournament Info for: 1981 PGA Professional National Championship | ||
| Date: | November 19 - 22, 1981 |
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| Site: | PGA National Golf Club (Squire Course) | |
| Champion: | Larry Gilbert | |
| Purse: | $150,000.00 | |
| Field: | 96 | |
| Cut at: | 130 | |
| Par: | 0 - 0 - 72 (6,806 yards) |
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| Players Advanced: | 226 | |
For the first time in the history of The PGA Club Professional Championship, the winner led from start to finish. But it took 39-year old Larry Gilbert of Lexington, Ky., two sudden-death holes to secure the win from Don Padgett II of Akron, Ohio, who bogeyed the second playoff hole
| Results | |||||||
| Course Average | Under Par | At Par | Over Par | Low Rounds | Round Leader | Larry Gilbert | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1: | 73.18 | 26 | 15 | 55 | 67 Don Massengale, Larry Gilbert | 67 Don Massengale, Larry Gilbert | 67 |
| Round 2: | 74.04 | 16 | 12 | 68 | 69 Jim King, Richard Crawford | 137 Larry Gilbert | 137 |
| Round 3: | 74.68 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 69 Gary Gant | 211 Larry Gilbert | 211 |
| Round 4: | 77.26 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 68 Gary Robinson, Jim Albus | 285 Don Padgett II, Larry Gilbert | 285 |
| Totals: | 74.78 | 50 | 42 | 292 | |||
