Hubert Green finished -20 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $197,318 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1981 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open 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.
1981 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open 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 | Hubert Green | -20 | $54,000 | $54,000 |
| T2 | Fred Couples | -19 | $32,400 | $22,400 |
| T2 | Bobby Clampett | -19 | $32,400 | $22,400 |
| T2 | Roger Maltbie | -19 | $32,400 | $22,400 |
| 5 | Tim Simpson | -18 | $10,170 | $12,000 +18% |
| T6 | Curtis Strange | -17 | $10,425 | |
| T6 | Jack Renner | -17 | $10,425 | |
| T8 | Greg Powers | -16 | $8,400 | |
| T8 | John Mazza | -16 | $8,400 | |
| T8 | George Archer | -16 | $8,400 | |
| T8 | Jay Haas | -16 | $8,400 | |
| T12 | Terry Diehl | -15 | $6,300 | |
| T12 | Lon Hinkle | -15 | $6,300 | |
| T12 | Mark Pfeil | -15 | $6,300 | |
| T15 | Mark O'Meara | -14 | $4,358 | |
| T15 | J. C. Snead | -14 | $4,358 | |
| T15 | Jim Thorpe | -14 | $4,358 | |
| T15 | Lyn Lott | -14 | $4,358 | |
| T15 | Mike Morley | -14 | $4,358 | |
| T15 | Bob Murphy | -14 | $4,358 | |
| T15 | Lee Elder | -14 | $4,358 | |
| T15 | George Cadle | -14 | $4,358 | |
| T23 | Lonnie Nielsen | -13 | $2,529 | $2,595 |
| T23 | Mark Lye | -13 | $2,529 | $2,595 |
| T23 | Wayne Levi | -13 | $2,529 | $2,595 |
| T23 | Tom Jenkins | -13 | $2,529 | $2,595 |
| T23 | Dana Quigley | -13 | $2,529 | $2,595 |
| T23 | Fuzzy Zoeller | -13 | $2,529 | $2,595 |
| T29 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | -12 | $1,826 | |
| T29 | Dave Stockton | -12 | $1,826 | |
| T29 | Tommy Valentine | -12 | $1,826 | |
| T29 | Scott Simpson | -12 | $1,826 | |
| T29 | Craig Stadler | -12 | $1,826 | |
| T29 | Joe Inman | -12 | $1,826 | |
| T29 | Woody Blackburn | -12 | $1,826 | |
| T29 | Bill Britton | -12 | $1,826 | |
| T37 | Rex Caldwell | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Chip Beck | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Butch Baird | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Jim Barber | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Frank Conner | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Billy Kratzert | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Morris Hatalsky | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Mick Soli | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Bobby Wadkins | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T37 | Jim Simons | -11 | $1,200 | |
| T47 | Rod Nuckolls | -10 | $807 | |
| T47 | Jim Nelford | -10 | $807 | |
| T47 | Rod Curl | -10 | $807 | |
| T47 | Tommy Aaron | -10 | $807 | |
| T51 | Grier Jones | -9 | $716 | |
| T51 | David Lundstrom | -9 | $716 | |
| T51 | Howard Twitty | -9 | $716 | |
| T51 | Payne Stewart | -9 | $716 | |
| T55 | Ron Streck | -8 | $666 | |
| T55 | Vance Heafner | -8 | $666 | |
| T55 | Phillip Hancock | -8 | $666 | |
| T55 | John Jackson | -8 | $666 | |
| T55 | Rik Massengale | -8 | $666 | |
| T55 | Bob Eastwood | -8 | $666 | |
| T55 | Keith Fergus | -8 | $666 | |
| T55 | Buddy Gardner | -8 | $666 | |
| T55 | Joe Hager | -8 | $666 | |
| T64 | Bill Calfee | -7 | $633 | $630 |
| T64 | Skeeter Heath | -7 | $633 | $630 |
| T64 | Doug Dalziel | -7 | $633 | $630 |
| T67 | Calvin Peete | -6 | $615 | $609 |
| T67 | Tom Shaw | -6 | $615 | $609 |
| T67 | Mike McCullough | -6 | $615 | $609 |
| T67 | Doug Ford | -6 | $615 | $609 |
| T71 | Stanton Altgelt | -5 | $594 | $588 |
| T71 | Jack Newton | -5 | $594 | $588 |
| T71 | Bobby Nichols | -5 | $594 | $588 |
| T74 | Tim Norris | -4 | $561 | |
| T74 | Jeff Mitchell | -4 | $561 | |
| T74 | Don Levin | -4 | $561 | |
| T74 | Frank Beard | -4 | $561 | |
| T74 | Larry Rinker | -4 | $561 | |
| T74 | Denis Watson | -4 | $561 | |
| T80 | David Thore | -3 | $522 | |
| T80 | Curtis Sifford | -3 | $522 | |
| T80 | Jim Colbert | -3 | $522 | |
| T80 | Jim Dent | -3 | $522 | |
| T80 | Bunky Henry | -3 | $522 | |
| T80 | Barry Jaeckel | -3 | $522 | |
| T80 | Steve Melnyk | -3 | $522 | |
| T87 | Mike Gove | -2 | $498 | |
| T88 | Bill Loeffler | -1 | $486 | |
| T88 | Keith Lyford | -1 | $486 | |
| T88 | Bob Proben | -1 | $486 | |
| T91 | Don Bies | E | $474 | |
| MC | Doug Black | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Bertoncino | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Anton | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Adams | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Miller Barber | E | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Barr | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Beau Baugh | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Borg | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Antonio Cerdá | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Goin | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jaime Gonzalez | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Hallberg | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Fought | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Al Geiberger | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Fleisher | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Chain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Chancey | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Eger | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Eichelberger | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Donald | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Dougherty | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Douglass | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dale Douglass | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Mauney | E | $0 | |
| MC | Allen Miller | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lindy Miller | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gil Morgan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Artie McNickle | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Murray | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Barry Harwell | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Holland | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Heard | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Lindsey | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Jones | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gavan Levenson | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary McCord | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Eddie Pearce | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Sifford | E | $0 | |
| MC | Victor Regalado | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Schroeder | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Sabo | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Sander | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Storey | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlton White | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Wintz | E | $0 | |
| MC | Art Wall Jr. | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Watkins | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Smith | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Dunaway | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Krenkel | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jet Ozaki | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Funseth | -1 | $0 | |
| — | Bill Eissele | Not known | ||
| — | Art, Jr Silvestrone | Not known | ||
| — | Thomas Gray | Not known | ||
| — | Lance Ten Broeck | Not known | ||
| — | Jeff Thomsen | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Woodard | Not known | ||
| — | Allan Strange | Not known | ||
| — | Skip Tredway | Not known | ||
| — | Gary Trivisonno | Not known | ||
| — | David Sann | Not known | ||
| — | Clarence Rose | Not known | ||
| — | Paul Ryiz | Not known | ||
| — | Loren Roberts | Not known | ||
| — | Art Silvestrone | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Peck | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Paschal | Not known | ||
| — | Don Reese | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Preston | Not known | ||
| — | Darrell Kestner | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Inskeep | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Johnson | Not known | ||
| — | John Lister | Not known | ||
| — | John Nichols | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Nicolette | Not known | ||
| — | Bobby Mitchell | Not known | ||
| — | Jack McConachie | Not known | ||
| — | Billy Glisson | Not known | ||
| — | Dan Frickey | Not known | ||
| — | Jon Chaffee | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Booros | Not known | ||
| — | Richie Adham | Not known | ||
| — | Wally Armstrong | Not known | ||
| WD | Roger Calvin | +4 | Not known | |
| WD | Lou Graham | +1 | Not known |
Travelers Championship winner's share over time
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1981 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1981 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open get?
Hubert Green won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.
What was the 1981 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open purse?
$300,000.
How much did last place get at the 1981 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open?
The smallest check was $474, to Don Bies (T91).
How many players made the cut at the 1981 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open?
91 players made the cut and finished, and 53 players missed it.