Earnings For Champions Tour, 1981
Earnings Years:
Below is the rank of earnings for the Champions Tour during the 1981 tournament year.
| Rank | Player | Location | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller Barber | $83,136 | |
| 2 | Don January | $74,175 | |
| 3 | Bob Goalby | $66,494 | |
| 4 | Arnold Palmer | $55,100 | |
| 5 | Art Wall | $37,556 | |
| 6 | Gene Littler | $33,486 | |
| 7 | Doug Ford | $28,544 | |
| 8 | Dan Sikes | $21,396 | |
| 9 | Mike Fetchick | $19,166 | |
| 10 | Bob Erickson | $18,875 | |
| 11 | Jerry Barber | $18,475 | |
| 12 | The Estate Of Sam Snead | $18,016 | |
| 13 | Gardner Dickinson | $17,336 | |
| 14 | Howie Johnson | $17,109 | |
| 15 | Jim Ferree | $16,694 | |
| 16 | Mike Souchak | $16,184 | |
| 17 | Kel Nagle | $16,018 | |
| 18 | Billy Casper | $15,861 | |
| 19 | Julius Boros | $15,255 | |
| 20 | Billy Maxwell | $14,664 | |
| 21 | Bill Collins | $14,657 | |
| 22 | Paul Harney | $14,398 | |
| 23 | George Bayer | $14,294 | |
| 24 | Lionel Hebert | $14,286 | |
| 25 | Fred Haas | $14,244 | |
| 26 | Charles Sifford | $12,605 | |
| 27 | Dow Finsterwald | $12,541 | |
| 28 | Bob Stone | $11,736 | |
| 29 | Bill Johnston | $11,495 | |
| 30 | Fred Hawkins | $11,105 | |
| 31 | Joe Jimenez | $10,671 | |
| 32 | Jack Fleck | $9,475 | |
| 33 | J.c. Goosie | $8,605 | |
| 34 | Pete Cooper | $8,000 | |
| 35 | Tom Nieporte | $7,976 | |
| 36 | Al Balding | $7,940 | |
| 37 | Ted Kroll | $7,625 | |
| 38 | Marty Furgol | $7,348 | |
| 39 | Al Besselink | $6,555 | |
| 40 | Jimmy Clark | $6,300 | |
| 41 | Bob Rosburg | $6,280 | |
| 42 | Mac Main | $6,096 | |
| 43 | Charles Owens | $6,088 | |
| 44 | Ed Furgol | $5,885 | |
| 45 | John Kalinka | $5,705 | |
| 46 | Bob Duden | $5,396 | |
| 47 | Don Fairfield | $5,395 | |
| 48 | Herman Keiser | $5,135 | |
| 49 | Gordon Jones | $4,731 | |
| 50 | Moe Norman | $4,450 | |
| 51 | Dean Lind | $4,136 | |
| 52 | Stan Thirsk | $4,036 | |
| 53 | Henry Ransom | $3,663 | |
| 54 | Stan Leonard | $3,553 | |
| 55 | Roberto De Vicenzo | $3,500 | |
| 56 | Milon Marusic | $3,481 | |
| 57 | Dick Metz | $3,095 | |
| 58 | Ed Causey | $3,075 | |
| 59 | Jim Ferrier | $3,020 | |
| 60 | Charles Malchaski | $2,835 | |
| 61 | Bill Kozak | $2,750 | |
| 62 | Sam Penecale | $2,633 | |
| 63 | Buck Adams | $2,405 | |
| 64 | Walter Burkemo | $2,350 | |
| 65 | Richard Lotz | $2,311 | |
| 66 | Tommy Bolt | $2,300 | |
| 67 | Joe Moresco | $2,150 | |
| 68 | John Henrick | $2,120 | |
| 69 | Bill Kerr | $2,100 | |
| 70 | Toney Penna | $2,090 | |
| 71 | Dick Sarta | $2,079 | |
| 72 | Bob Ellsworth | $2,065 | |
| 73 | Norman Smith | $2,050 | |
| 74 | Jack Kay | $2,040 | |
| 75 | Murray Tucker | $2,020 | |
| 75 | Pat Fletcher | $2,020 | |
| 77 | E. Harvie Ward | $1,950 |
