Sports headlines for Sunday July 26, 1981:
- Finley Wants To Form Third Major League
- Ainge May Sign With Celtics If Strike Continues
- Mahaffey Becomes PGA's Newest Millionaire
- Yarborough Gets The Flag, But Waltrip Gets The Win At Pocono
Final results of the 1981 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Tournament held at Kingsmill Golf Club (Williamsburg, VA) from July 23, 1981 to July 26, 1981 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Watson | 75 | 71 | 71 | 66 | -1 | 283 | $6,713 |
| 2 | Jim Thorpe | 72 | 73 | 76 | 66 | +3 | 287 | $1,380 |
| 3 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 67 | 70 | 67 | -8 | 276 | $54,000 |
| 4 | Greg Powers | 78 | 67 | 69 | 67 | -3 | 281 | $15,600 |
| 5 | Bobby Wadkins | 76 | 70 | 73 | 67 | +2 | 286 | $1,740 |
| 6 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 67 | 79 | 67 | +3 | 287 | $1,380 |
| 7 | Andy North | 73 | 70 | 67 | 68 | -6 | 278 | $32,400 |
| 8 | Tom Purtzer | 72 | 70 | 71 | 68 | -3 | 281 | $15,600 |
| 9 | Danny Edwards | 73 | 71 | 71 | 68 | -1 | 283 | $6,713 |
| 10 | Vance Heafner | 71 | 74 | 72 | 68 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 11 | Bruce Fleisher | 75 | 71 | 68 | 69 | -1 | 283 | $6,713 |
| 12 | Scott Hoch | 71 | 71 | 73 | 69 | Even | 284 | $4,350 |
| 13 | Bob Murphy | 69 | 69 | 79 | 69 | +2 | 286 | $1,740 |
| 14 | Mark McCumber | 75 | 68 | 69 | 70 | -2 | 282 | $10,050 |
| 14 | Jack Renner | 70 | 72 | 70 | 70 | -2 | 282 | $10,050 |
| 16 | D.A. Weibring | 69 | 73 | 71 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $6,713 |
| 16 | Mark Lye | 74 | 69 | 70 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $6,713 |
| 16 | Bobby Clampett | 73 | 72 | 68 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $6,713 |
| 19 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 73 | 73 | 70 | Even | 284 | $4,350 |
| 20 | Bill Kratzert | 72 | 70 | 73 | 70 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 20 | Jim Nelford | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 22 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 71 | 71 | 70 | +2 | 286 | $1,740 |
| 23 | Mike Sullivan | 71 | 70 | 69 | 71 | -3 | 281 | $15,600 |
| 24 | Jim Booros | 69 | 69 | 75 | 71 | Even | 284 | $4,350 |
| 25 | Doug Tewell | 71 | 73 | 70 | 71 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 26 | Lee Elder | 70 | 72 | 73 | 71 | +2 | 286 | $1,740 |
| 27 | Hubert Green | 76 | 70 | 70 | 71 | +3 | 287 | $1,380 |
| 28 | Terry Diehl | 70 | 75 | 73 | 71 | +5 | 289 | $740 |
| 29 | Don Pooley | 78 | 67 | 74 | 71 | +6 | 290 | $690 |
| 30 | Wayne Levi | 70 | 67 | 74 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $6,713 |
| 30 | Lyn Lott | 74 | 70 | 67 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $6,713 |
| 32 | Gary Player | 71 | 73 | 68 | 72 | Even | 284 | $4,350 |
| 33 | Mike Smith | 73 | 70 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 33 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 33 | Mike Holland | 73 | 73 | 67 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 33 | Miller Barber | 70 | 72 | 71 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 37 | Gary McCord | 73 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +4 | 288 | $1,022 |
| 37 | Dan Halldorson | 74 | 71 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 288 | $1,022 |
| 39 | Woody Blackburn | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | +6 | 290 | $690 |
| 40 | Curtis Strange | 75 | 70 | 64 | 73 | -2 | 282 | $10,050 |
| 41 | George Archer | 76 | 69 | 68 | 73 | +2 | 286 | $1,740 |
| 42 | Mark Hayes | 72 | 73 | 70 | 73 | +4 | 288 | $1,022 |
| 42 | Bill Calfee | 70 | 76 | 69 | 73 | +4 | 288 | $1,022 |
| 42 | Pat McGowan | 72 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +4 | 288 | $1,022 |
| 45 | Bill Sander | 75 | 71 | 72 | 73 | +7 | 291 | $669 |
| 46 | John McGough | 69 | 76 | 76 | 73 | +10 | 294 | $633 |
| 47 | Bill Britton | 70 | 73 | 69 | 74 | +2 | 286 | $1,740 |
| 48 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 67 | 73 | 74 | +3 | 287 | $1,380 |
| 49 | Bill Rogers | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | +4 | 288 | $1,022 |
| 49 | Jerry Heard | 75 | 71 | 68 | 74 | +4 | 288 | $1,022 |
| 51 | Jim Simons | 71 | 70 | 74 | 74 | +5 | 289 | $740 |
| 52 | Dan Pohl | 73 | 73 | 71 | 74 | +7 | 291 | $669 |
| 53 | Lindy Miller | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | +8 | 292 | $654 |
| 54 | George Cadle | 71 | 71 | 68 | 75 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 55 | Jay Haas | 74 | 71 | 69 | 75 | +5 | 289 | $740 |
| 55 | Jon Chaffee | 72 | 74 | 68 | 75 | +5 | 289 | $740 |
| 57 | Don Levin | 70 | 75 | 71 | 75 | +7 | 291 | $669 |
| 58 | Barry Harwell | 72 | 69 | 77 | 75 | +9 | 293 | $645 |
| 59 | Tim Norris | 74 | 71 | 75 | 75 | +11 | 295 | $624 |
| 60 | Roger Maltbie | 71 | 74 | 77 | 75 | +13 | 297 | $609 |
| 61 | Howard Twitty | 71 | 67 | 71 | 76 | +1 | 285 | $2,670 |
| 62 | Lon Hinkle | 75 | 69 | 70 | 76 | +6 | 290 | $690 |
| 63 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | 72 | 79 | 76 | +13 | 297 | $609 |
| 64 | Butch Baird | 70 | 73 | 68 | 77 | +4 | 288 | $1,022 |
| 65 | Lonnie Nielsen | 73 | 70 | 69 | 77 | +5 | 289 | $740 |
| 66 | Brad Bryant | 75 | 71 | 68 | 77 | +7 | 291 | $669 |
| 67 | Ed Dougherty | 73 | 73 | 71 | 77 | +10 | 294 | $633 |
| 68 | Jeff Hewes | 72 | 71 | 76 | 78 | +13 | 297 | $609 |
| 69 | Dale Douglass | 72 | 74 | 74 | 78 | +14 | 298 | $591 |
| 70 | Tom Jenkins | 73 | 73 | 67 | 80 | +9 | 293 | $645 |
| 71 | Gavin Levenson | 69 | 74 | 74 | 81 | +14 | 298 | $591 |
| 72 | Jack Newton | 69 | 74 | 72 | 82 | +13 | 297 | $609 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Jaeckel | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bobby Walzel | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Chip Beck | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Forrest Fezler | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Keith Fergus | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Ken Still | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Mike Donald | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bob Byman | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| David Thore | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Don Bies | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Ed Fiori | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jerry McGee | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Phil Hancock | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Rik Massengale | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Tom Jones | 78 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Bill Loeffler | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bob Shearer | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bobby Nichols | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Charlie Krenkel | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Craig Stadler | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| David Edwards | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| David Lundstrom | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Jim Barber | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Mike Harmon | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tommy Valentine | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Victor Regalado | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Barney Thompson | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Billy Glisson | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Gary Trivisonno | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Gary Wintz | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jet Ozaki | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jim Jamieson | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jimmy Paschal | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| John Mazza | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Rod Curl | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Steve Melnyk | 79 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ted Goin | 79 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Allen Miller | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bob Eastwood | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| J.C. Snead | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| Joe Hager | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| Mike Preston | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| Skeeter Heath | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| Darrell Kestner | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| David Eger | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Jack Ferenz | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| John Fought | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Keith Lyford | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Lou Graham | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Rod Nuckolls | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Allan Strange | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bunky Henry | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Curtis Worley | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| John Lister | 81 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mike Reid | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bruce Douglass | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Gary Hallberg | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Eddie Pearce | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Mick Soli | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Scott Watkins | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Gary Koch | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Rick Borg | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Tom Shaw | 80 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Ed Sneed | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 77 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Michael Brannan | 82 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 160 | $0 | |
| Mike Bender | 82 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 161 | $0 | |
| WD | Gibby Gilbert | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 79 | $0 |
| WD | Mark O'Meara | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 79 | $0 |
| WD | John Schroeder | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 80 | $0 |


