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1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic payout

Bruce Lietzke won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse. 74 players were paid, and the smallest check was $576.

$300KPurse
$54KWinner's share
$576Smallest check
74Players paid
60%To the top 10
70Missed the cut

Bruce Lietzke finished +1 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $197,318 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K1$54KT6T11T16T20T24T28T28T38T44T47T55T60T6574Smallest check $576

1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Bruce Lietzke+1$54,000$54,000
2Tom Watson+1$32,400$32,400
T3Tom Purtzer+3$20,400$17,400
T3Bobby Clampett+3$20,400$17,400
5Ben Crenshaw+4$12,000$12,000
T6Ray Floyd+5$10,050$10,050
T6Cesar Sanudo+5$10,050$10,050
T6Curtis Strange+5$10,050$10,050
T9Fred Couples+6$8,100$8,400
T9Bruce Devlin+6$8,100$8,400
T11Tom Jenkins+7$6,360
T11Lon Hinkle+7$6,360
T11Joe Inman+7$6,360
T11Larry Nelson+7$6,360
T11Chi-Chi Rodríguez+7$6,360
T16Jerry Pate+8$4,650
T16Dan Pohl+8$4,650
T16Lee Trevino+8$4,650
T16Brad Bryant+8$4,650
T20Bob Gilder+9$3,495
T20Mark Hayes+9$3,495
T20Tim Norris+9$3,495
T20Peter Oosterhuis+9$3,495
T24Gibby Gilbert+10$2,558
T24Gene Littler+10$2,558
T24Mark McCumber+10$2,558
T24Frank Conner+10$2,558
T28Lennie Clements+11$1,830
T28Beau Baugh+11$1,830
T28Wally Armstrong+11$1,830
T28Rives McBee+11$1,830
T28Jay Haas+11$1,830
T28Morris Hatalsky+11$1,830
T28Mike Sullivan+11$1,830
T28Tom Weiskopf+11$1,830
T28Allan Strange+11$1,830
T28Scott Simpson+11$1,830
T38Ron Streck+12$1,260
T38Mike Morley+12$1,260
T38Steve Melnyk+12$1,260
T38Bud Allin+12$1,260
T38Bill Britton+12$1,260
T38Forrest Fezler+12$1,260
T44Rex Caldwell+13$990
T44Pat Lindsey+13$990
T44Bill Rogers+13$990
T47Ed Sneed+14$761
T47Tim Simpson+14$761
T47Craig Stadler+14$761
T47Bobby Wadkins+14$761
T47Terry Mauney+14$761
T47Charles Coody+14$761
T47Dave Eichelberger+14$761
T47Jack Ferenz+14$761
T55Buddy Gardner+15$687$681
T55Gary Koch+15$687$681
T55John Schroeder+15$687$681
T55Rod Nuckolls+15$687$681
59Dan Halldorson+16$666$666
T60Orville Moody+17$654
T60Ted Goin+17$654
T60Bobby Pancratz+17$654
T63Calvin Peete+18$645$639
T63Artie McNickle+18$645$639
T65Vance Heafner+19$636$621
T65Gary Hallberg+19$636$621
T65Rod Curl+19$636$621
T65Michael Brannan+19$636$621
T69Bob Byman+21$594
T69Mike Holland+21$594
T69Mike McCullough+21$594
T69Pat McGowan+21$594
T69Skip Dunaway+21$594
74Thomas Gray+22$576
MCJoe Hager+16$0
MCJerry Heard+8$0
MCDavid Graham+7$0
MCBarry Harwell+7$0
MCDon January+7$0
MCDoug Johnson+11$0
MCTom Jones+8$0
MCDon Levin+16$0
MCMark Lye+7$0
MCKeith Lyford+14$0
MCCraig Metz+12$0
MCAllen Miller+8$0
MCBill Murchison III+7$0
MCDwight Nevil+14$0
MCJack Newton+7$0
MCBobby Nichols+12$0
MCMike Nicolette+7$0
MCLonnie Nielsen+7$0
MCGeorge Cadle+8$0
MCBill Calfee+10$0
MCPete Brown+10$0
MCGeorge Burns+7$0
MCBobby Cole+8$0
MCChip Beck+8$0
MCWoody Blackburn+17$0
MCJim Booros+9$0
MCJohn Adams+11$0
MCRichie Adham+7$0
MCButch Baird+10$0
MCJim Barber+11$0
MCMiller Barber+13$0
MCDave Barr+11$0
MCJim Dent+8$0
MCGeorge Archer+10$0
MCTerry Diehl+9$0
MCEd Dougherty+12$0
MCDale Douglass+7$0
MCJim Chancey+13$0
MCDavid Edwards+7$0
MCDavid Eger+12$0
MCAl Geiberger+12$0
MCCharlie Gibson+8$0
MCKeith Fergus+9$0
MCLee Elder+7$0
MCFelipe Renteria+14$0
MCD.A. Weibring+8$0
MCTommy Valentine+9$0
MCLarry Ziegler+11$0
MCMark Pfeil+11$0
MCMike Peck+10$0
MCTom Shaw+7$0
MCBob Shearer+11$0
MCCurtis Sifford+11$0
MCR. H. Sikes+16$0
MCJim Simons+7$0
MCDana Quigley+11$0
MCVictor Regalado+10$0
MCLoren Roberts+12$0
MCLanny Wadkins+12$0
MCBobby Walzel+14$0
MCScott Watkins+7$0
MCGary Wintz+10$0
MCKermit Zarley+8$0
MCLeonard Thompson+13$0
MCDavid Thore+8$0
MCJohn Traub+25$0
MCGreg Powers+8$0
MCScott Stegner+18$0
MCDave Stockton+10$0
MCMike Smith+8$0
DQJack SpradlinNot known
DQDennis TrixlerNot known
DQEddie PearceNot known
DQR.W. EaksNot known
DQJohn MazzaNot known
—Bill LoefflerNot known
—Lyn LottNot known
—David LundstromNot known
—Brent MurrayNot known
—Jim NelfordNot known
—Lindy MillerNot known
—Bobby MitchellNot known
—Darrell KestnerNot known
—Mike KleinNot known
—John ListerNot known
—Gary HardinNot known
—Mike HarmonNot known
—Bunky HenryNot known
—Jeff HewesNot known
—Mike HillNot known
—Tommy AaronNot known
—Clint DoyleNot known
—Antonio CerdáNot known
—Jon ChaffeeNot known
—Dan FrickeyNot known
—Jaime GonzalezNot known
—Mike GoveNot known
—Stanton AltgeltNot known
—Perry ArthurNot known
—Pat FitzsimonsNot known
—Bob PayneNot known
—Jimmy PowellNot known
—Sale OmohundroNot known
—Mark RohdeNot known
—Robert SeligmanNot known
—Mike PrestonNot known
—Gary TrivisonnoNot known
—Skip TredwayNot known
—Alan TapieNot known
—Lance Ten BroeckNot known
—Bob ZenderNot known
—Mick SoliNot known
—Ralph TerryNot known
—Art, Jr SilvestroneNot known
—Bill LytleNot known
—Curtis WorleyNot known
—Dave FowlerNot known
WDRoger Calvin+4Not known
WDEd Fiori+5Not known
WDJeff Hawkes+14Not known
WDGary McCord+6Not known

AT&T Byron Nelson winner's share over time

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$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M8081$54K8283848586878889909192939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819212223242526

1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic get?

Bruce Lietzke won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.

What was the 1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic purse?

$300,000.

How much did last place get at the 1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic?

The smallest check was $576, to Thomas Gray (74).

How many players made the cut at the 1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic?

74 players made the cut and finished, and 70 players missed it.

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