1981 Open Championship First round First round

| Place | Player | Country | Score | To_par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Vicente Fernández | Argentina | 70 | E |
| T1 | Nick Job | England | 70 | E |
| T3 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 71 | +1 |
| T3 | David Graham | Australia | 71 | +1 |
| T3 | Tony Jacklin | England | 71 | +1 |
| T3 | Johnny Miller | United States | 71 | +1 |
| T3 | Simon Owen | New Zealand | 71 | +1 |
| T3 | Hal Sutton (a) | United States | 71 | +1 |
| T9 | Howard Clark | England | 72 | +2 |
| T9 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 72 | +2 |
| T9 | David Jagger | England | 72 | +2 |
| T9 | Mark James | England | 72 | +2 |
| T9 | Greg Norman | Australia | 72 | +2 |
| T9 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 72 | +2 |
| T9 | Bill Rogers | United States | 72 | +2 |
| T9 | Sam Torrance | Scotland | 72 | +2 |