Sports headlines for Friday May 1, 1981:
- Perry Gets 291st Win As Braves Defeat Cubs
- Parrish Becomes Highest-Paid Player In Tigers' History
- Sabres Fire Roger Neilson
- Player Signed By Redskins Is Paralyzed In Auto Accident
- CFL: Winnipeg Stops Montreal From Negotiating With Payton
- Gilder Shoots A 64 To Lead At Houston
Scores through round 2 of the 1981 Michelob-Houston Open
Tournament held at Woodlands Country Club (The Woodlands, TX) from April 30, 1981 to May 2, 1981 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary McCord | 64 | 73 | -5 | 137 | $583 | |
| 2 | Tom Kite | 65 | 68 | -9 | 133 | $8,794 | |
| 3 | Hale Irwin | 65 | 69 | -8 | 134 | $23,100 | |
| 4 | Ben Crenshaw | 65 | 70 | -7 | 135 | $11,550 | |
| 5 | Mike Holland | 66 | 67 | -9 | 133 | $7,350 | |
| 6 | Tommy Valentine | 66 | 68 | -8 | 134 | $3,423 | |
| 7 | Bruce Lietzke | 66 | 70 | -6 | 136 | $8,794 | |
| 8 | Tom Purtzer | 66 | 73 | -3 | 139 | $1,243 | |
| 9 | David Edwards | 66 | 74 | -2 | 140 | $1,243 | |
| 10 | Jay Haas | 67 | 67 | -8 | 134 | $11,550 | |
| 11 | Jerry Pate | 67 | 68 | -7 | 135 | $23,100 | |
| 11 | Bobby Wadkins | 67 | 68 | -7 | 135 | $4,778 | |
| 13 | Leonard Thompson | 67 | 69 | -6 | 136 | $6,300 | |
| 13 | Thomas Gray | 67 | 69 | -6 | 136 | $3,423 | |
| 15 | Curtis Strange | 67 | 70 | -5 | 137 | $4,778 | |
| 16 | Dan Halldorson | 67 | 71 | -4 | 138 | $6,300 | |
| 17 | Mike McCullough | 67 | 72 | -3 | 139 | $1,243 | |
| 18 | Don January | 67 | 73 | -2 | 140 | $583 | |
| 19 | Jack Renner | 67 | 74 | -1 | 141 | $819 | |
| 20 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 64 | -10 | 132 | $8,794 | |
| 21 | Ron Streck | 68 | 68 | -6 | 136 | $47,250 | |
| 22 | Bill Rogers | 68 | 70 | -4 | 138 | $4,778 | |
| 22 | Jim Booros | 68 | 70 | -4 | 138 | $3,423 | |
| 22 | Barry Jaeckel | 68 | 70 | -4 | 138 | $1,243 | |
| 25 | Lou Graham | 68 | 71 | -3 | 139 | $2,336 | |
| 25 | Mike Sullivan | 68 | 71 | -3 | 139 | $1,243 | |
| 27 | John N. Cook | 68 | 73 | -1 | 141 | $583 | |
| 28 | Bobby Cole | 68 | 74 | Even | 142 | $525 | |
| 29 | George Burns | 69 | 65 | -8 | 134 | $2,336 | |
| 30 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | 67 | -6 | 136 | $646 | |
| 31 | Lennie Clements | 69 | 68 | -5 | 137 | $4,778 | |
| 31 | Tom Weiskopf | 69 | 68 | -5 | 137 | $1,746 | |
| 33 | Victor Regalado | 69 | 69 | -4 | 138 | $4,778 | |
| 33 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | 69 | -4 | 138 | $1,746 | |
| 33 | Nick Faldo | 69 | 69 | -4 | 138 | $478 | |
| 36 | Gene Littler | 69 | 70 | -3 | 139 | $512 | |
| 37 | Beau Baugh | 69 | 71 | -2 | 140 | $819 | |
| 38 | Dana Quigley | 69 | 72 | -1 | 141 | $583 | |
| 38 | Bobby Nichols | 69 | 72 | -1 | 141 | $583 | |
| 40 | Jerry McGee | 69 | 73 | Even | 142 | $583 | |
| 41 | Mike Donald | 69 | 74 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 42 | Don Pooley | 69 | 77 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| 42 | Eddie Pearce | 69 | 77 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| 44 | Pete Brown | 69 | 78 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 45 | Pat Lindsey | 70 | 64 | -8 | 134 | $3,423 | |
| 46 | Mike Morley | 70 | 66 | -6 | 136 | $7,350 | |
| 47 | Terry Diehl | 70 | 69 | -3 | 139 | $1,243 | |
| 48 | Gay Brewer | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $3,423 | |
| 48 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $819 | |
| 50 | Jim Dent | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $1,243 | |
| 50 | Butch Baird | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $819 | |
| 50 | Tom Jenkins | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $583 | |
| 53 | Peter Oosterhuis | 70 | 72 | Even | 142 | $2,336 | |
| 53 | Greg Antunes | 70 | 72 | Even | 142 | $478 | |
| 55 | George Cadle | 70 | 73 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 56 | Brad Bryant | 70 | 75 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 57 | R.H. Sikes | 70 | 77 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 58 | Doug Tewell | 71 | 65 | -6 | 136 | $1,746 | |
| 59 | Miller Barber | 71 | 66 | -5 | 137 | $1,243 | |
| 60 | Bud Allin | 71 | 67 | -4 | 138 | $1,746 | |
| 60 | Calvin Peete | 71 | 67 | -4 | 138 | $819 | |
| 60 | John Adams | 71 | 67 | -4 | 138 | $501 | |
| 63 | Larry Nelson | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $2,336 | |
| 63 | Bob Shearer | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $1,243 | |
| 63 | Ed Fiori | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $583 | |
| 63 | Dave Barr | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $583 | |
| 63 | Bob Murphy | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $541 | |
| 68 | Mark Lye | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 68 | Dave Eichelberger | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 70 | Frank Conner | 71 | 73 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| 70 | Dan Pohl | 71 | 73 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| 70 | Lindy Miller | 71 | 73 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| 70 | David Lundstrom | 71 | 73 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| 74 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 74 | R.W. Eaks | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 76 | Dave Stockton | 71 | 75 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| 76 | Tom Storey | 71 | 75 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| 76 | Greg Powers | 71 | 75 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| 79 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 68 | -2 | 140 | $1,746 | |
| 80 | Johnny Miller | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $525 | |
| 80 | Scott Simpson | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $525 | |
| 80 | Morris Hatalsky | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $478 | |
| 83 | Steve Melnyk | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $1,746 | |
| 83 | Jim Barber | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $583 | |
| 83 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $583 | |
| 83 | Roger Calvin | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $541 | |
| 83 | Hal Sutton | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $0 | |
| 88 | Tom Jones | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 88 | Mike Reid | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 90 | Mark Hayes | 72 | 73 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 90 | Grier Jones | 72 | 73 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 92 | Charles Coody | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| 92 | Fred Couples | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| 92 | Lyn Lott | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| 95 | Richie Adham | 72 | 75 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 95 | Kermit Zarley | 72 | 75 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 97 | Perry Arthur | 72 | 76 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| 98 | Mike Nicolette | 73 | 65 | -4 | 138 | $589 | |
| 99 | Lanny Wadkins | 73 | 68 | -1 | 141 | $819 | |
| 100 | Chip Beck | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $2,336 | |
| 100 | Lee Elder | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $819 | |
| 100 | Lee Trevino | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $583 | |
| 100 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $501 | |
| 100 | Scott Stegner | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $491 | |
| 105 | Jeff Mitchell | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 105 | Bill Calfee | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 105 | Barney Thompson | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 105 | Howard Twitty | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 109 | Scott Hoch | 73 | 71 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| 109 | Mark O'Meara | 73 | 71 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| 111 | Skip Dunaway | 73 | 72 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 112 | Bruce Douglass | 73 | 77 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| 113 | Keith Fergus | 74 | 66 | -2 | 140 | $646 | |
| 114 | Craig Stadler | 74 | 68 | Even | 142 | $646 | |
| 114 | Rod Nuckolls | 74 | 68 | Even | 142 | $583 | |
| 114 | Tim Simpson | 74 | 68 | Even | 142 | $541 | |
| 117 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 74 | 69 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| 118 | Hubert Green | 74 | 70 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| 118 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | 70 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| 120 | Allen Miller | 74 | 71 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 121 | Craig Metz | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 121 | Jack Newton | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 121 | Gary Hardin | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 121 | Jeff Hewes | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 125 | John Traub | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| 125 | Bob Eastwood | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| 125 | Lonnie Nielsen | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| 125 | Andy North | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| 129 | Rod Curl | 74 | 75 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| 130 | Allan Strange | 74 | 78 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| 130 | Dave Hill | 74 | 78 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| 132 | Bob Byman | 75 | 67 | Even | 142 | $491 | |
| 133 | Bunky Henry | 75 | 70 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 133 | Tim Graham | 75 | 70 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 135 | Charlie Gibson | 75 | 72 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| 136 | John Fought | 75 | 73 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| 137 | Dewitt Weaver | 75 | 74 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| 138 | Charlie Epps | 75 | 76 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| 139 | Lance Ten Broeck | 77 | 68 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| 140 | Jerry Heard | 77 | 71 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| 140 | Mark Pfeil | 77 | 71 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| 142 | George Cascino | 77 | 74 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| 143 | Curtis Sifford | 77 | 79 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| 144 | Stanton Altgelt | 79 | 72 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| 145 | Wally Armstrong | 81 | 69 | +8 | 150 | $0 |


