Bill Rogers finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. That $45,000 is worth about $164,431 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1981 Texas Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1981 Texas 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 | Bill Rogers | -14 | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | -14 | $27,000 | $27,000 |
| T3 | Jim Colbert | -11 | $17,000 | $13,000 |
| T3 | Bob Murphy | -11 | $17,000 | $13,000 |
| T3 | Craig Stadler | -11 | $17,000 | $13,000 |
| T6 | Bobby Wadkins | -10 | $9,000 | $8,375 |
| T6 | Don Levin | -10 | $9,000 | $8,375 |
| T6 | Tom Kite | -10 | $9,000 | $8,375 |
| 9 | Tom Purtzer | -9 | $6,500 | $7,250 +12% |
| T10 | Tim Simpson | -8 | $6,250 | |
| T10 | Wayne Levi | -8 | $6,250 | |
| T10 | Bobby Clampett | -8 | $6,250 | |
| T13 | Gary McCord | -7 | $5,250 | $4,550 |
| T13 | Tim Norris | -7 | $5,250 | $4,550 |
| T13 | Gil Morgan | -7 | $5,250 | $4,550 |
| T13 | Skeeter Heath | -7 | $5,250 | $4,550 |
| T13 | Tommy Valentine | -7 | $5,250 | $4,550 |
| T18 | Lee Trevino | -6 | $3,375 | |
| T18 | Mike Sullivan | -6 | $3,375 | |
| T18 | George Burns | -6 | $3,375 | |
| T18 | Bruce Devlin | -6 | $3,375 | |
| T22 | George Archer | -5 | $2,321 | |
| T22 | Vance Heafner | -5 | $2,321 | |
| T22 | Roger Maltbie | -5 | $2,321 | |
| T22 | Jim Simons | -5 | $2,321 | |
| T22 | Jim Thorpe | -5 | $2,321 | |
| T22 | Loren Roberts | -5 | $2,321 | |
| T28 | Mike Smith | -4 | $1,627 | |
| T28 | Joe Inman | -4 | $1,627 | |
| T28 | Brad Bryant | -4 | $1,627 | |
| T28 | Jim Dent | -4 | $1,627 | |
| T28 | Fred Couples | -4 | $1,627 | |
| T28 | Ed Dougherty | -4 | $1,627 | |
| T28 | Bruce Douglass | -4 | $1,627 | |
| T35 | Bob Eastwood | -3 | $1,155 | |
| T35 | Charles Coody | -3 | $1,155 | |
| T35 | Tommy Aycock | -3 | $1,155 | |
| T35 | Mark Hayes | -3 | $1,155 | |
| T35 | John Mahaffey | -3 | $1,155 | |
| T35 | Bruce Lietzke | -3 | $1,155 | |
| T35 | Mark O'Meara | -3 | $1,155 | |
| T35 | Mike Reid | -3 | $1,155 | |
| T43 | Mark Pfeil | -2 | $802 | |
| T43 | Mike McCullough | -2 | $802 | |
| T43 | Bill Britton | -2 | $802 | |
| T43 | Danny Edwards | -2 | $802 | |
| T43 | Keith Fergus | -2 | $802 | |
| T43 | Forrest Fezler | -2 | $802 | |
| T49 | David Edwards | -1 | $611 | |
| T49 | Jim Booros | -1 | $611 | |
| T49 | Bob Byman | -1 | $611 | |
| T49 | Miller Barber | -1 | $611 | |
| T49 | John Schroeder | -1 | $611 | |
| T49 | Curtis Strange | -1 | $611 | |
| T55 | Lanny Wadkins | E | $558 | |
| T55 | Miles Prestomon | E | $558 | |
| T55 | Mark Aebli | E | $558 | |
| T55 | Don Pooley | E | $558 | |
| T55 | Woody Blackburn | E | $558 | |
| T55 | Mike Donald | E | $558 | |
| T55 | Terry Mauney | E | $558 | |
| T55 | Jack Ferenz | E | $558 | |
| T63 | Mike Holland | +1 | $530 | |
| T63 | Bobby Cole | +1 | $530 | |
| T63 | Tommy Aaron | +1 | $530 | |
| T66 | Stanton Altgelt | +3 | $515 | |
| T66 | Rex Caldwell | +3 | $515 | |
| T66 | Mark Lye | +3 | $515 | |
| T69 | Joe Hager | +4 | $502 | |
| T69 | D.A. Weibring | +4 | $502 | |
| T71 | Phillip Hancock | +5 | $492 | |
| T71 | Tom Jones | +5 | $492 | |
| 73 | Steve Melnyk | +11 | $485 | $485 |
| 74 | Charlie Krenkel | +12 | $480 | |
| MC | Kermit Zarley | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Ziegler | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Fuzzy Zoeller | E | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Watkins | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | DeWitt Weaver | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Streck | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Storey | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Allan Strange | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Thompson | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Thomsen | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Thore | E | $0 | |
| MC | Howard Twitty | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Powers | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Player | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Pohl | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Rinker | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Rassett | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Reese | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Peck | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Curtis Sifford | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Clarence Rose | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Sann | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | J. C. Snead | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Sneed | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mick Soli | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Stegner | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Payne Stewart | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Allen Miller | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Mitchell | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Oosterhuis | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Nuckolls | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rik Massengale | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lonnie Nielsen | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Loeffler | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Lyn Lott | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark McCumber | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Marti | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Koch | E | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Kratzert | E | $0 | |
| MC | Morris Hatalsky | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene George | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Gibson | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Hallberg | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Halldorson | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Fleisher | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Goin | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jaime Gonzalez | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Gray | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Hubert Green | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Calfee | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Perry Arthur | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Antonio Cerdá | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lennie Clements | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Chain | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Chancey | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Anton | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | John Adams | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Richie Adham | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Bertoncino | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Black | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Barr | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Butch Baird | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Conner | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Eger | E | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Eichelberger | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Elder | +1 | $0 | |
| DQ | Bunky Henry | Not known | ||
| DQ | Ron Garcia | Not known | ||
| — | Jim White | Not known | ||
| — | Lance Ten Broeck | Not known | ||
| — | Mark Rohde | Not known | ||
| — | R. H. Sikes | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Shaw | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Ralston | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Preston | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Proben | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Inskeep | Not known | ||
| — | Dan Frickey | Not known | ||
| — | Buddy Gardner | Not known | ||
| — | Billy Glisson | Not known | ||
| — | Don Massengale | Not known | ||
| — | David Lundstrom | Not known | ||
| — | Brent Murray | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Nelford | Not known | ||
| — | John Nichols | Not known | ||
| — | Jim Paschal | Not known | ||
| — | Dale Douglass | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Beauchemin | Not known | ||
| — | Jon Chaffee | Not known | ||
| — | Michael Brannan | Not known | ||
| — | Pete Brown | Not known | ||
| WD | Roger Calvin | +1 | Not known | |
| WD | Wally Armstrong | E | Not known | |
| WD | Ed Fiori | +7 | Not known | |
| WD | Terry Diehl | +3 | Not known | |
| WD | Grier Jones | +5 | Not known | |
| WD | Dave Stockton | +9 | Not known |
Valero Texas Open winner's share over time
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1981 Texas Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1981 Texas Open get?
Bill Rogers won $45,000 from a $250,000 purse.
What was the 1981 Texas Open purse?
$250,000.
How much did last place get at the 1981 Texas Open?
The smallest check was $480, to Charlie Krenkel (74).
How many players made the cut at the 1981 Texas Open?
74 players made the cut and finished, and 66 players missed it.