Tom Kite finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $197,318 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1981 American Motors Inverrary Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 63% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1981 American Motors Inverrary Classic prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | -14 | $54,000 | $54,000 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | -13 | $26,400 | $32,400 +23% |
| 3 | Curtis Strange | -12 | $20,400 | |
| T4 | Larry Ziegler | -11 | $13,200 | $13,200 |
| T4 | Andy Bean | -11 | $13,200 | $13,200 |
| T6 | Charles Coody | -10 | $9,712 | $10,425 |
| T6 | Johnny Miller | -10 | $9,712 | $10,425 |
| 8 | Hale Irwin | -9 | $9,300 | |
| T9 | Vance Heafner | -8 | $8,100 | |
| T9 | Mark O'Meara | -8 | $8,100 | |
| T9 | Jerry Pate | -8 | $8,100 | |
| T12 | Tom Purtzer | -7 | $5,700 | |
| T12 | Leonard Thompson | -7 | $5,700 | |
| T12 | Morris Hatalsky | -7 | $5,700 | |
| T12 | Bob Murphy | -7 | $5,700 | |
| T12 | Mike Donald | -7 | $5,700 | |
| T12 | Ray Floyd | -7 | $5,700 | |
| 18 | Gil Morgan | -6 | $4,500 | |
| T19 | Gibby Gilbert | -5 | $3,510 | |
| T19 | Rod Curl | -5 | $3,510 | |
| T19 | Frank Conner | -5 | $3,510 | |
| T19 | Doug Tewell | -5 | $3,510 | |
| T19 | Barney Thompson | -5 | $3,510 | |
| T19 | Larry Nelson | -5 | $3,510 | |
| T25 | Don Pooley | -4 | $2,392 | |
| T25 | Ron Streck | -4 | $2,392 | |
| T25 | Fred Couples | -4 | $2,392 | |
| T25 | Keith Fergus | -4 | $2,392 | |
| T29 | Jack Ferenz | -3 | $1,866 | |
| T29 | John Fought | -3 | $1,866 | |
| T29 | Terry Diehl | -3 | $1,866 | |
| T29 | Bobby Clampett | -3 | $1,866 | |
| T29 | Tommy Aaron | -3 | $1,866 | |
| T29 | Mark Hayes | -3 | $1,866 | |
| T29 | Jim Simons | -3 | $1,866 | |
| T36 | Masashi Ozaki | -2 | $1,444 | |
| T36 | Jack Newton | -2 | $1,444 | |
| T36 | Scott Hoch | -2 | $1,444 | |
| T36 | Jim King | -2 | $1,444 | |
| T40 | Jim Nelford | -1 | $1,170 | |
| T40 | Gary Koch | -1 | $1,170 | |
| T40 | George Burns | -1 | $1,170 | |
| T40 | Greg Powers | -1 | $1,170 | |
| T40 | Ed Sneed | -1 | $1,170 | |
| T45 | Wally Armstrong | E | $930 | |
| T45 | Mike Morley | E | $930 | |
| T45 | Tom Jenkins | E | $930 | |
| T48 | John Adams | +1 | $754 | |
| T48 | Dave Barr | +1 | $754 | |
| T48 | Tim Simpson | +1 | $754 | |
| T48 | Loren Roberts | +1 | $754 | |
| T48 | Victor Regalado | +1 | $754 | |
| T48 | Bobby Nichols | +1 | $754 | |
| T54 | Cesar Sanudo | +2 | $681 | |
| T54 | Beau Baugh | +2 | $681 | |
| T54 | Lynn Janson | +2 | $681 | |
| T54 | Jeff Mitchell | +2 | $681 | |
| T54 | Jerry McGee | +2 | $681 | |
| T54 | Pat McGowan | +2 | $681 | |
| T60 | Mark Lye | +3 | $657 | |
| T60 | Barry Jaeckel | +3 | $657 | |
| 62 | Jim Chancey | +4 | $639 | $648 +1% |
| T63 | Ken Brown | +5 | $639 | |
| T63 | Dave Hill | +5 | $639 | |
| T65 | Dan Frickey | +7 | $621 | |
| T65 | Tom Storey | +7 | $621 | |
| T65 | Tommy Valentine | +7 | $621 | |
| T65 | Mark Rohde | +7 | $621 | |
| 69 | Dave Eichelberger | +8 | $609 | $606 |
| 70 | Dick Mast | +10 | $600 | |
| MC | Terry Mauney | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Kratzert | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Wayne Levi | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Lindsey | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Lister | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Lyn Lott | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lundstrom | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Melnyk | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Menne | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Murray | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Hill | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Heard | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bunky Henry | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Hancock | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gove | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Lou Graham | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Fleisher | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Hubert Green | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Holland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Barry Harwell | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Elder | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Eastwood | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Eger | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Clint Doyle | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Buddy Gardner | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Gibson | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Forrest Fezler | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Ford | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Ford | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Miller Barber | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rex Caldwell | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Calvin | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jon Chaffee | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lennie Clements | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Chip Beck | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Black | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Blackburn | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Perry Arthur | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Reid | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Rogers | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Nicolette | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Eddie Pearce | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Peck | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Sale Omohundro | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy North | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Nuckolls | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | J. C. Snead | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Wintz | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Thorpe | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Traub | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Tredway | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Alan Tapie | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Lance Ten Broeck | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mick Soli | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Curtis Worley | +3 | $0 | |
| DQ | Bill Bakken | Not known | ||
| DQ | Rick Mertes | Not known | ||
| DQ | Bobby Mitchell | Not known | ||
| DQ | John Mazza | Not known | ||
| — | Jack McConachie | Not known | ||
| — | Gary McCord | Not known | ||
| — | Mike McCullough | Not known | ||
| — | Artie McNickle | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Loeffler | Not known | ||
| — | Don Levin | Not known | ||
| — | Craig Metz | Not known | ||
| — | Allen Miller | Not known | ||
| — | Keith Lyford | Not known | ||
| — | Rik Massengale | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Jones | Not known | ||
| — | Darrell Kestner | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Johnson | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Klein | Not known | ||
| — | Joe Hager | Not known | ||
| — | Thomas Gray | Not known | ||
| — | Gary Hardin | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Harmon | Not known | ||
| — | Jeff Hawkes | Not known | ||
| — | Jeff Hewes | Not known | ||
| — | Butch Baird | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Barber | Not known | ||
| — | Richie Adham | Not known | ||
| — | Stanton Altgelt | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Booros | Not known | ||
| — | Michael Brannan | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Britton | Not known | ||
| — | Bobby Cole | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Campbell | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Calfee | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Byman | Not known | ||
| — | John Calabria | Not known | ||
| — | Frank Beard | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Beauchemin | Not known | ||
| — | Pat Fitzsimons | Not known | ||
| — | Ted Goin | Not known | ||
| — | Jaime Gonzalez | Not known | ||
| — | Ben Duncan | Not known | ||
| — | R.W. Eaks | Not known | ||
| — | Ed Dougherty | Not known | ||
| — | Dale Douglass | Not known | ||
| — | Art, Jr Silvestrone | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Eissele | Not known | ||
| — | Dave Fowler | Not known | ||
| — | Jack Spradlin | Not known | ||
| — | Scott Stegner | Not known | ||
| — | Ken Still | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Smith | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Smith | Not known | ||
| — | Allan Strange | Not known | ||
| — | Robert Seligman | Not known | ||
| — | Gary Trivisonno | Not known | ||
| — | Dennis Trixler | Not known | ||
| — | Skip Dunaway | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Lytle | Not known | ||
| — | Scott Watkins | Not known | ||
| — | DeWitt Weaver | Not known | ||
| — | David Thore | Not known | ||
| — | Peter Oosterhuis | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Nieporte | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Norris | Not known | ||
| — | Paul Ryiz | Not known | ||
| — | Ed Sabo | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Sander | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Preston | Not known | ||
| — | Dana Quigley | Not known | ||
| — | Sammy Rachels | Not known | ||
| — | Bobby Pancratz | Not known | ||
| — | Jimmy Powell | Not known | ||
| WD | Jack Renner | +5 | Not known | |
| WD | Ed Furgol | +13 | Not known | |
| WD | Grier Jones | +5 | Not known |
The Honda Classic winner's share over time
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1981 American Motors Inverrary Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1981 American Motors Inverrary Classic get?
Tom Kite won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.
What was the 1981 American Motors Inverrary Classic purse?
$300,000.
How much did last place get at the 1981 American Motors Inverrary Classic?
The smallest check was $600, to Dick Mast (70).
How many players made the cut at the 1981 American Motors Inverrary Classic?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 57 players missed it.