1981 PGA Championship

Archive note

The 1981 edition was won by Larry Nelson. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
  • 1981 PGA Championship · Championship identity

    The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 63rd playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• PGA of America and Atlanta Athletic Club: Highlands championship history
  • Highlands

    The official 2021 PGA article assigns three PGA Championships to the Highlands Course; the official dated register and the owner-published Highlands history enumerate 1981, 2001 and 2011. Rees Jones directly confirms Highlands work before the 2001 and 2011 PGAs, and the 2026 official Guide explicitly names Highlands for 2011. Riverside and the former East Lake property are excluded. This imports no unrelated event or design attribution.

    Verified 2026-10-23
• PGA official Championship result
  • Larry Nelson

    The official detailed result and four published rounds corroborate the regulation total and relative score. Playoff status is checked against the Guide playoff table and detailed tied scores.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship finalist record
  • Fuzzy Zoeller

    Guide page 5 corroborates the finalist identity; the detailed official History supplies the explicit stroke total and relative score. No playoff flag is asserted.

    Verified 2026-10-23