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1981-02-26 · 1981 season · All years

1981 Bay Hill Classic payout

Andy Bean won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse. 72 players were paid, and the smallest check was $588.

$300KPurse
$54KWinner's share
$588Smallest check
72Players paid
62%To the top 10
58Missed the cut

Andy Bean finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $197,318 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1981 Bay Hill Classic purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K1$54KT5T9T13T17T22T30T35T35T42T49T56T61T6572Smallest check $588

1981 Bay Hill 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
1Andy Bean-18$54,000$54,000
2Tom Watson-11$32,400$32,400
3Curtis Strange-9$17,400$20,400 +17%
4Mark O'Meara-8$14,400
T5Brad Bryant-7$10,950$10,950
T5Mike Donald-7$10,950$10,950
T5Mick Soli-7$10,950$10,950
8Tom Purtzer-6$8,700$9,300 +7%
T9Don Pooley-5$8,100
T9Ray Floyd-5$8,100
T9Phillip Hancock-5$8,100
12Bobby Wadkins-4$5,529$6,900 +25%
T13Ed Sneed-3$5,625
T13Jerry Pate-3$5,625
T13Steve Melnyk-3$5,625
T13Bob Eastwood-3$5,625
T17Bobby Clampett-2$4,200
T17Chip Beck-2$4,200
T17Hubert Green-2$4,200
T17Joe Inman-2$4,200
T17Greg Powers-2$4,200
T22Tom Weiskopf-1$3,240$2,785
T22Fuzzy Zoeller-1$3,240$2,785
T22Lee Trevino-1$3,240$2,785
T22Gil Morgan-1$3,240$2,785
T22Bob Murphy-1$3,240$2,785
T22Charles Coody-1$3,240$2,785
T28Dave EichelbergerE$2,175
T28Gary KochE$2,175
T30Vance Heafner+1$1,995
T30Dick Mast+1$1,995
T32Pat McGowan+2$1,775
T32Tom Jenkins+2$1,775
T32D.A. Weibring+2$1,775
T35Michael King+3$1,416
T35Jim Thorpe+3$1,416
T35Mark Rohde+3$1,416
T35Ben Crenshaw+3$1,416
T35Bruce Fleisher+3$1,416
T35John Fought+3$1,416
T35Lennie Clements+3$1,416
T42Jim Colbert+4$1,050$992
T42Jim Chancey+4$1,050$992
T42Rex Caldwell+4$1,050$992
T42Bruce Douglass+4$1,050$992
T42Masashi Ozaki+4$1,050$992
T42Craig Stadler+4$1,050$992
T42Tom Storey+4$1,050$992
T49Jack Renner+5$740$758
T49Jim Nelford+5$740$758
T49Mike Holland+5$740$758
T52Alan Tapie+6$714
T52Lance Ten Broeck+6$714
T54Scott Hoch+7$684$693
T54Larry Nelson+7$684$693
T56Rod Nuckolls+8$672
T56Fred Couples+8$672
T56Woody Blackburn+8$672
T56Beau Baugh+8$672
T56Calvin Peete+8$672
T61Wally Armstrong+9$651
T61Barry Harwell+9$651
T63Arnold Palmer+10$639
T63Dan Frickey+10$639
T65Bud Allin+11$624$621
T65Morris Hatalsky+11$624$621
T65J. C. Snead+11$624$621
T65Tim Simpson+11$624$621
69Mike Peck+12$600$606 +1%
70Frank Conner+13$600
71Eddie Pearce+17$594
72Bob Ford+20$588$588
MCDoug Ford+6$0
MCBuddy Gardner+10$0
MCClint Doyle+5$0
MCMichael Brannan+6$0
MCR.W. Eaks+13$0
MCEd Dougherty+9$0
MCNick Faldo+11$0
MCJack Ferenz+5$0
MCForrest Fezler+8$0
MCDow Finsterwald+5$0
MCEd Fiori+11$0
MCPat Fitzsimons+4$0
MCBobby Cole+4$0
MCBill Calfee+6$0
MCGeorge Burns+5$0
MCBob Byman+13$0
MCJohn Adams+6$0
MCMiller Barber+6$0
MCPerry Arthur+21$0
MCButch Baird+6$0
MCMac O'Grady+6$0
MCBobby Nichols+8$0
MCMike Nicolette+4$0
MCKeith Lyford+7$0
MCTerry Mauney+4$0
MCMike Morley+6$0
MCGary McCord+10$0
MCAllen Miller+4$0
MCJay Haas+9$0
MCJoe Hager+9$0
MCGary Hallberg+8$0
MCDavid Graham+4$0
MCMike Hill+17$0
MCJerry Heard+10$0
MCJohn Lister+4$0
MCBilly Kratzert+6$0
MCWayne Levi+5$0
MCDoug Johnson+8$0
MCGrier Jones+11$0
MCTom Jones+8$0
MCChi-Chi Rodríguez+4$0
MCBill Rogers+4$0
MCPeter Oosterhuis+9$0
MCSammy Rachels+4$0
MCPaul Ryiz+8$0
MCEd Sabo+5$0
MCBill Sander+8$0
MCDoug Sanders+10$0
MCCesar Sanudo+6$0
MCRon Streck+4$0
MCMike Sullivan+6$0
MCKen Still+6$0
MCLeonard Thompson+8$0
MCPeter Teravainen+18$0
MCBill Lytle+13$0
MCDan Sikes+10$0
MCGary Wintz+10$0
MCDeWitt Weaver+6$0
DQDavid ThoreNot known
DQMason RudolphNot known
DQJack SpradlinNot known
DQWren LumNot known
DQFrank BeardNot known
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—Stanton AltgeltNot known
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—Doug CampbellNot known
—Jon ChaffeeNot known
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WDMark LyeENot known

Arnold Palmer Invitational winner's share over time

This year is labeled. Full tournament history →

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1981 Bay Hill Classic payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1981 Bay Hill Classic get?

Andy Bean won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.

What was the 1981 Bay Hill Classic purse?

$300,000.

How much did last place get at the 1981 Bay Hill Classic?

The smallest check was $588, to Bob Ford (72).

How many players made the cut at the 1981 Bay Hill Classic?

72 players made the cut and finished, and 58 players missed it.

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