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1981 Western Open payout

Ed Fiori won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse. 75 players were paid, and the smallest check was $570.

$300KPurse
$54KWinner's share
$570Smallest check
75Players paid
59%To the top 10
67Missed the cut

Ed Fiori finished -11 and took 18% of the purse. That $54,000 is worth about $197,318 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1981 Western Open purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K1$54K611T12T19T25T31T31T40T46T49T56T61T64T7175Smallest check $570

1981 Western Open prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Ed Fiori-11$54,000$54,000
T2Jim Colbert-7$32,400$22,400
T2Greg Powers-7$32,400$22,400
T2Jim Simons-7$32,400$22,400
5Bill Rogers-6$12,000$12,000
6J. C. Snead-4$10,050$10,800 +7%
T7Don Pooley-2$9,038
T7Curtis Strange-2$9,038
T7Tom Kite-2$9,038
T7Jack Nicklaus-2$9,038
11Lon Hinkle-1$7,500
T12Vance HeafnerE$6,075$5,529
T12Lonnie NielsenE$6,075$5,529
T12Rik MassengaleE$6,075$5,529
T12Rex CaldwellE$6,075$5,529
T12Jerry PateE$6,075$5,529
T12Mike ReidE$6,075$5,529
T12Jack RennerE$6,075$5,529
T19Ed Sneed+1$3,636$3,510
T19Jim Chancey+1$3,636$3,510
T19Lee Elder+1$3,636$3,510
T19Gibby Gilbert+1$3,636$3,510
T19Hubert Green+1$3,636$3,510
T19Andy North+1$3,636$3,510
T25Bob Murphy+2$2,450
T25Mike Peck+2$2,450
T25Tom Purtzer+2$2,450
T28Peter Oosterhuis+3$2,130
T28Jeff Mitchell+3$2,130
T28Joe Inman+3$2,130
T31Dan Halldorson+4$1,740
T31Wayne Levi+4$1,740
T31Mike Holland+4$1,740
T31Tom Jenkins+4$1,740
T31Bill Britton+4$1,740
T31Lee Trevino+4$1,740
T37Bob Gilder+5$1,410
T37Mark Hayes+5$1,410
T37Mark O'Meara+5$1,410
T40Mike Morley+6$1,140
T40Gene Littler+6$1,140
T40Billy Kratzert+6$1,140
T40Dave Eichelberger+6$1,140
T40Tom Watson+6$1,140
T40Barney Thompson+6$1,140
T46Doug Tewell+7$874
T46Calvin Peete+7$874
T46Woody Blackburn+7$874
T49Mike Donald+8$727
T49Charlie Gibson+8$727
T49Mike Gove+8$727
T49Gary Hallberg+8$727
T49Morris Hatalsky+8$727
T49Craig Stadler+8$727
T49David Sann+8$727
T56Lanny Wadkins+9$672
T56Pat Lindsey+9$672
T56Mark McCumber+9$672
T56Tim Norris+9$672
T56John Cook+9$672
T61Roger Calvin+10$648
T61Ed Dougherty+10$648
T61Barry Jaeckel+10$648
T64David Edwards+11$630
T64Jim Barber+11$630
T64Alan Tapie+11$630
T67Howard Twitty+13$615
T67Bob Beauchemin+13$615
T69Hale Irwin+14$612$603
T69Tommy Valentine+14$612$603
T71Jeff Thomsen+15$588
T71David Thore+15$588
T71John Adams+15$588
74John Fought+16$573$576 +1%
75Mark Wolfla+18$570
MCRay Carrasco+7$0
MCDenis Watson+13$0
MCSkip Dunaway+6$0
MCCharlie Krenkel+9$0
MCCurtis Worley+8$0
MCJim Thorpe+6$0
MCJohn Traub+19$0
MCD.A. Weibring+7$0
MCTom Weiskopf+9$0
MCLance Ten Broeck+8$0
MCLeonard Thompson+7$0
MCCesar Sanudo+6$0
MCLoren Roberts+10$0
MCTom Storey+16$0
MCScott Stegner+11$0
MCMark Pfeil+13$0
MCDan Pohl+6$0
MCSammy Rachels+6$0
MCBob Ralston+7$0
MCScott Simpson+7$0
MCClarence Rose+11$0
MCBill Sander+16$0
MCForrest Fezler+7$0
MCBruce Douglass+6$0
MCDale Douglass+10$0
MCThomas Gray+9$0
MCGary Groh+11$0
MCJay Haas+8$0
MCJoe Hager+15$0
MCBill Garrett+11$0
MCAl Geiberger+6$0
MCTerry Anton+8$0
MCGeorge Archer+9$0
MCMiller Barber+8$0
MCBeau Baugh+6$0
MCRick Borg+6$0
MCMichael Brannan+13$0
MCBilly Casper+13$0
MCAntonio Cerdá+7$0
MCJon Chaffee+6$0
MCBill Calfee+6$0
MCTommy Aaron+13$0
MCBob Byman+11$0
MCFred Couples+20$0
MCRod Curl+6$0
MCTerry Diehl+6$0
MCBobby Clampett+8$0
MCLennie Clements+8$0
MCScott Hoch+13$0
MCPhillip Hancock+7$0
MCJerry Heard+6$0
MCSkeeter Heath+14$0
MCJim Jamieson+9$0
MCDoug Johnson+14$0
MCRod Nuckolls+10$0
MCLarry Nelson+6$0
MCJack Newton+12$0
MCPat McGowan+10$0
MCArtie McNickle+6$0
MCLindy Miller+6$0
MCBobby Mitchell+13$0
MCGil Morgan+8$0
MCRoger Maltbie+6$0
MCMike McCullough+11$0
MCBill Loeffler+9$0
MCCharles Coody+6$0
MCMark Lye+8$0
DQTom ChainNot known
DQChip BeckNot known
DQDavid EgerNot known
DQMick SoliNot known
DQBobby WalzelNot known
DQGary TrivisonnoNot known
DQSkip TredwayNot known
DQArt, Jr SilvestroneNot known
—Bill EisseleNot known
—Jerry ImpellittiereNot known
—Jet OzakiNot known
—John JacobsNot known
—Bobby WadkinsNot known
—Scott WatkinsNot known
—Carlton WhiteNot known
—Gary WintzNot known
—Tom WoodardNot known
—Bob ZenderNot known
—Dick HartNot known
—Ralph TerryNot known
—Payne StewartNot known
—Ken StillNot known
—Allan StrangeNot known
—R. H. SikesNot known
—Tim SimpsonNot known
—Bob SmithNot known
—Mike SmithNot known
—Jeff SandersNot known
—Mark RohdeNot known
—Larry RinkerNot known
—Mike PrestonNot known
—Bob ProbenNot known
—Jim PaschalNot known
—Eddie PearceNot known
—Bobby ColeNot known
—Ben DuncanNot known
—Dan FrickeyNot known
—Gene GeorgeNot known
—Billy GlissonNot known
—Ted GoinNot known
—Jaime GonzalezNot known
—Jim BertoncinoNot known
—Jim BoorosNot known
—Wally ArmstrongNot known
—Richie AdhamNot known
—Stanton AltgeltNot known
—Mark CalcavecchiaNot known
—Keith LyfordNot known
—John MazzaNot known
—Lyn LottNot known
—David LundstromNot known
—Mike NicoletteNot known
—Brent MurrayNot known
—Tom JonesNot known
—Darrell KestnerNot known
—John ListerNot known
—Don LevinNot known
WDJeff Hewes+13Not known
WDGeorge BurnsENot known
WDFrank Conner+2Not known
WDChi-Chi Rodríguez+9Not known

BMW Championship winner's share over time

This year is labeled. Full tournament history →

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1981 Western Open payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1981 Western Open get?

Ed Fiori won $54,000 from a $300,000 purse.

What was the 1981 Western Open purse?

$300,000.

How much did last place get at the 1981 Western Open?

The smallest check was $570, to Mark Wolfla (75).

How many players made the cut at the 1981 Western Open?

75 players made the cut and finished, and 67 players missed it.

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