1971 Masters Tournament

The 1971 Masters Tournament was the 35th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Charles Coody won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus.[1][2]

1971 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 8–11, 1971
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1]
Field77 players, 48 after cut
Cut150 (+6)
Winner's share$25,000
Champion
Charles Coody
279 (−9)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

Miller was six-under for the Sunday round and, playing two groups ahead of the final two-some, his birdie on 14 would open up a two-shot lead when Coody subsequently bogeyed the hole, but could not hold on to win. Coody, co-leader with Nicklaus entering the round,[3] rebounded from his bogey at 14 with two consecutive birdies and parred the final two holes while Miller, 23, bogeyed two of the last three holes. It was a bit of redemption for Coody, who bogeyed the final three holes in 1969 to finish two strokes back.[1] It was Coody's third and final win on the PGA Tour.[4]

Future 3-time U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin made his Masters debut in 1971 and tied for 13th place. It was the final Masters for two champions: 1948 winner Claude Harmon, withdrew during the first round[5] and 1955 champion Cary Middlecoff during the second.[6]

Dave Stockton won the twelfth Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 23.

For the first time in its history, the Masters was not the first major championship of the year. The 1971 PGA Championship was played in Florida in February, and was won by Nicklaus. The co-leader entering Sunday, his attempt to secure the second leg of the grand slam[3] came up short on the back nine on Sunday, as he shot 37 for an even-par 72.[2]

Field
1. Masters champions

George Archer, Gay Brewer (9), Billy Casper (2,8,9,11), Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Ralph Guldahl, Claude Harmon, Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff, Jack Nicklaus (2,3,8,10,11), Arnold Palmer (10), Gary Player (3,8), Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead (8), Art Wall Jr.

The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)

Orville Moody (8)

3. The Open champions (last five years)
4. PGA champions (last five years)

Julius Boros (8,9), Raymond Floyd (10,11), Al Geiberger, Don January (8), Dave Stockton (8,10)

5. The first eight finishers in the 1970 U.S. Amateur

William C. Campbell (a), Jim Gabrielsen (a), Vinny Giles (7,a), Tom Kite (7,a), Steve Melnyk (6,a), Jim Simons (a), Richard Spears (a), Lanny Wadkins (6,7,a)[7]

6. Previous two U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
7. Members of the 1970 U.S. Eisenhower Trophy team

Allen Miller (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1970 Masters Tournament

Tommy Aaron (11), Miller Barber (9,11), Frank Beard (11), Deane Beman, Charles Coe (a), Charles Coody, Bert Greene, Dave Hill (9,11), Howie Johnson (9), Gene Littler (9,10,11), Dick Lotz (10), Bob Lunn (9), Bob Murphy (10), Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Tom Weiskopf, Terry Wilcox, Bert Yancey

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1970 U.S. Open

Joel Goldstrand, Bobby Mitchell, Ken Still (11), Larry Ziegler

10. Top eight players and ties from 1970 PGA Championship

Larry Hinson

11. Members of the U.S. 1969 Ryder Cup team

Dale Douglass, Dan Sikes

12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions.

Homero Blancas

13. Leading eight players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Dave Eichelberger, Gibby Gilbert, Lou Graham, Jerry Heard, Hale Irwin, Johnny Miller, John Schlee, Tom Shaw[8]

14. Foreign invitations

Bob Charles (8,9), Gary Cowan (5,a), Bruce Crampton (10), Roberto De Vicenzo (3), Bruce Devlin (9), David Graham, Harold Henning, Tommy Horton, Hsieh Yung-yo, Tony Jacklin (2,3,8,9), Takaaki Kono (8), John Lister, Sukree Onsham, Peter Oosterhuis

  • Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.

Nationalities in the field
North America (63)South America (1)Europe (3)Oceania (5)Asia (3)Africa (2)
 Canada (1) Argentina (1) England (3) Australia (3) Japan (1) South Africa (2)
 United States (62) New Zealand (2) Thailand (1)
 Taiwan (1)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965, 196670716872281−7T2
Gary Player South Africa196172727169284−4T6
Billy Casper United States197072737172288ET13
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		73727173289+1T18
Art Wall Jr. United States195971767274293+5T27
George Archer United States196973747871296+835
Bob Goalby United States196876737474297+9T36
Doug Ford United States195775757776303+15T46

Source[1]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Sam Snead United States1949, 1952, 19547677153+9
Gay Brewer United States19677975154+10
Ralph Guldahl United States19397984163+19
Gene Sarazen United States19358380163+19
Cary Middlecoff United States195575WD
Herman Keiser United States194681WD
Claude Harmon United States1948WD

Source[5][6][9]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 8, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Charles Coody United States66−6
T2Raymond Floyd United States69−3
Hale Irwin United States
Don January United States
Bob Lunn United States
Bob Murphy United States
T7Dale Douglass United States70−2
Jack Nicklaus United States
T9Art Wall Jr. United States71−1
Tom Weiskopf United States
Bert Yancey United States

Source:[10]

Second round

Friday, April 9, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Don January United States69-69=138−6
T2Charles Coody United States66-73=139−5
Bob Murphy United States69-70=139
4Tom Weiskopf United States71-69=140−4
T5Dale Douglass United States70-71=141−3
Hale Irwin United States69-72=141
Gene Littler United States72-69=141
Jack Nicklaus United States70-71=141
T9Bruce Devlin Australia72-70=142−2
Bobby Mitchell United States72-70=142

Source:[11]

Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Charles Coody United States66-73-70=209−7
Jack Nicklaus United States70-71-68=209
3Don January United States69-69-73=211−5
T4Hale Irwin United States69-72-71=212−4
Tom Weiskopf United States71-69-72=212
6Johnny Miller United States72-73-68=213−3
T7Bruce Devlin Australia72-70-72=214−2
Gene Littler United States72-69-73=214
Dave Stockton United States72-73-69=214
T10Bob Murphy United States69-70-76=215−1
Gary Player South Africa72-72-71=215
Ken Still United States72-71-72=215

Source:[12]

Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Charles Coody United States66-73-70-70=279−925,000
T2Johnny Miller United States72-73-68-68=281−717,500
Jack Nicklaus United States70-71-68-72=281
T4Don January United States69-69-73-72=283−59,050
Gene Littler United States72-69-73-69=283
T6Gary Player South Africa72-72-71-69=284−45,600
Ken Still United States72-71-72-69=284
Tom Weiskopf United States71-69-72-72=284
T9Frank Beard United States74-73-69-70=286−23,767
Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina76-69-72-69=286
Dave Stockton United States72-73-69-72=286

Source:[1]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Coody−7−8−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−8−9−9−9
Miller−3−3−4−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−7−8−8−9−9−8−8−7
Nicklaus−8−8−8−7−6−7−7−8−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−7−7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

References
  1. Mizell, Hubert (April 12, 1971). "Coody atones for earlier 'choke'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  2. Jenkins, Dan (April 19, 1971). "There went the Slam". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  3. "Nicklaus, Coody tied for lead in Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1971. p. 1C.
  4. "Coody wins to make amends". Milwaukee Journal. April 12, 1971. p. 11-part 2.
  5. "Charles Coody far ahead as Masters star struggle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 9, 1971. p. 19.
  6. "Veteran January catches Coody; takes Masters tournament lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 10, 1971. p. 11.
  7. "Lan Wadkins Links Champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 6, 1970. p. 8.
  8. ""Consolation" is birth in Masters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 5, 1981. p. 12.
  9. "1971 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  10. "Charles Coody fires 66, takes three-stroke lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1971. p. 2B.
  11. "January claims lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 10, 1971. p. 1B.
  12. "Masters pairings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1971. p. 8C.

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