1981 Open Championship Third round Third round

| Place | Player | Country | Score | To_par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | United States | 72-66-67=205 | –5 |
| T2 | Mark James | England | 72-70-70=210 | E |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 73-67-70=210 | E |
| T4 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 71-73-69=213 | +3 |
| T4 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 74-70-69=213 | +3 |
| T6 | Nick Faldo | England | 77-68-69=214 | +4 |
| T6 | Nick Job | England | 70-69-75=214 | +4 |
| T6 | Sam Torrance | Scotland | 72-69-73=214 | +4 |
| T6 | Lee Trevino | United States | 77-67-70=214 | +4 |
| T10 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 72-67-76=215 | +5 |
| T10 | Tony Jacklin | England | 71-71-73=215 | +5 |
| T10 | Brian Jones | Australia | 73-76-66=215 | +5 |
| T10 | Simon Owen | New Zealand | 71-74-70=215 | +5 |
| T10 | Jerry Pate | United States | 73-73-69=215 | +5 |
| T10 | Manuel Piñero | Spain | 73-74-68=215 | +5 |