1981 PLAYERS champion

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May. 5, 2008

TOURNAMENT RECAP: THE PLAYERS' first playoff saw the fast-finishing Raymond Floyd, with a 68, win. He had matched Curtis Strange and Barry Jaeckel at 3-under-par 285 and won the title with a chip to within a foot at the 175-yard par-3 15th hole at Sawgrass Country Club when all three players missed the green with 6-iron tee shots. Floyd's 14th PGA TOUR victory set the tournament record for the best comeback win at six strokes.

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1981 PLAYERS leaderboard

Pos	Player	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4	Total	Earnings
1	Raymond Floyd	72	74	71	68	285/-3	$72,000
T2	Barry Jaeckel	69	70	72	74	285/-3	$35,200
T2	Curtis Strange	72	72	71	70	285/-3	$35,200
T4	Miller Barber	72	78	69	68	287/-1	$15,750
T4	Jim Colbert	78	69	69	71	287/-1	$15,750
T4	Bruce Lietzke	73	75	68	71	287/-1	$15,750
T4	Jim Simons	73	68	73	73	287/-1	$15,750
T8	Frank Conner	74	72	70	72	288/E	$11,200
T8	Gary Hallberg	71	73	72	72	288/E	$11,200
T8	Dan Halldorson	70	70	74	74	288/E	$11,200
T8	Leonard Thompson	71	76	72	69	288/E	$11,200