The 1981 PGA Championship was the 63rd PGA Championship, held August 6–9 at Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. Larry Nelson won the first of his three major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller. PGA Championship 1981: August 6–9, 1981 at Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course. Champion: Larry Nelson, at 273 (−7). Wiki link