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The Senior PGA Championship

Tournament Info for: 1981 Senior PGA Championship
Date: December 03 - 06, 1981
Site: Turnberry Isle Country Club Aventura
Champion: Miller Barber
Purse: $125,000.00
Field: 71
Cut at: 72
Par: 36 - 36 - 72 (6,800 yards)
Players Advanced: 138

Miller Barber called his victory in the PGA Seniors' Championship "the highlight of my career," after he won the title in his first start. Despite a final round of 1-over-par 73 on the South Course at Turnberry Isle CC, Barber edged defending Champion Arnold Palmer by two strokes, with a 7-under-par 281 total. Said Barber: "This is the major championship I've been trying to win all my life... it's a tremendous win for me."

Results
Course AverageUnder
Par
At
Par
Over
Par
Low RoundsRound LeaderMiller Barber
Round 1: 72.8 27 5 39 68 Al Balding, Art Wall, Auggie Navarro, Bill Collins, Miller Barber 68 Al Balding, Art Wall, Auggie Navarro, Bill Collins, Miller Barber 68
Round 2: 74.07 10 8 53 68 Tom Nieporte 139 Tom Nieporte 140
Round 3: 75.85 9 5 57 68 Miller Barber 208 Miller Barber 208
Round 4: 76.11 5 9 57 69 Jerry Barber 281 Miller Barber 281
Totals: 74.70 51 27 206