1981 Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am

Archive note

The 1981 edition was played at Newport Country Club, and won by Doug Ford with 208 (unofficial pro-am record).

Record sources

• PGA TOUR: official 1991 Senior PGA TOUR media guide
  • 1981 Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am · Championship identity

    PDF page 193, printed 191, 1981 entry: Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am. Exact competitive-day boundaries remain unverified. The source marks this edition unofficial in the Champions Tour record; the championship was played.

    Verified 2026-10-24
  • Newport Country Club

    Named continuing physical course at this institution. Historical setup values remain edition-specific.

    Verified 2026-10-24
• Where2Golf: NYNEX Commemorative historical results
  • Doug Ford

    PDF page 193, printed 191, 1981 entry: Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am. The secondary historical record identifies Ford’s win over Sam Snead at the first playoff hole. The PGA TOUR 1991 grouped history independently establishes Ford, 208 and Newport; the contemporaneous New York Times report is cited by that record but its original was unavailable.

    Verified 2026-10-24