1971 PGA Championship

The 1971 PGA Championship was the 53rd PGA Championship, played February 25–28 at the original PGA National Golf Club, presently known as BallenIsles Country Club (East Course)[2][3] in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

1971 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 25–28, 1971
LocationPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
Course(s)PGA National Golf Club,
(now BallenIsles
Country Club, East Course)[1]
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,096 yards (6,489 m)
Field144 players, 81 after cut[2]
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$202,440[2]
Winner's share$40,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
281 (−7)

Jack Nicklaus won the second of his five PGA Championships, two strokes ahead of Billy Casper, the reigning Masters champion. Nicklaus led wire-to-wire,[4][5] and held a four-stroke lead over Gary Player after 54 holes, with Casper seven shots back.[6] The two were pre-tournament favorites, along with Arnold Palmer,[7] who shot an opening round 75 and finished at 289 (+1), eight strokes back.[8]

Nicklaus became the first in history to complete the modern career Grand Slam for a second time; two victories in each of the four major championships.[8] He completed his third career grand slam at the 1978 Open Championship.

The championship was played in February rather than August, due to anticipated oppressive summer weather in Florida. The rescheduling changed the PGA Championship from the fourth and final major of the calendar year to the first in 1971, and the 1970 and 1971 editions were consecutive majors. It returned to August in 1972 at Oakland Hills in Michigan.[9]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PGA National
Location in the United States
PGA National
Location in Florida
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States196369697073281−71
Gary Player South Africa196271736873285−3T4
Bob Rosburg United States195974727071287−1T9
Al Geiberger United States196674697772292+4T30
Julius Boros United States196871747276293+5T34
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 195171747474293+5T34
Dave Stockton United States197073737573294+6T40
Bobby Nichols United States196474727475295+7T46
Chandler Harper United States1950737680WD
Lionel Hebert United States19577270WD

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Don January United States19677674150+6
Jack Burke, Jr. United States19567575150+6
Raymond Floyd United States19697774151+7
Jay Hebert United States19607479153+9
Dow Finsterwald United States19587974153+9
Doug Ford United States19557780157+13
Jerry Barber United States19617880158+14
Gene Sarazen United States1922, 1923, 19338179160+16
Walter Burkemo United States19538379162+18
Denny Shute United States1936, 19378187168+24

Source:[2][10][11]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, February 25, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus United States69−3
T2Bob Charles New Zealand70−2
Bob Goalby United States
Bobby Mitchell United States
T5Bradley Anderson United States71−1
Deane Beman United States
Julius Boros United States
Billy Casper United States
Bruce Devlin Australia
Larry Hinson United States
Johnny Miller United States
Gary Player South Africa
Sam Snead United States
Lee Trevino United States
Bert Yancey United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, February 26, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus United States69-69=138−6
2Miller Barber United States72-68=140−4
3Gibby Gilbert United States74-67=141−3
T4Gene Borek United States72-70=142−2
Bruce Devlin Australia71-71=142
Lionel Hebert United States72-70=142
Bob Lunn United States72-70=142
Bob Murphy United States74-68=142
Tom Weiskopf United States72-70=412
Larry Ziegler United States74-68=412

Source:[11]

Third round

Saturday, February 27, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus United States69-69-70=208−8
2Gary Player South Africa71-73-68=212−4
3Gibby Gilbert United States74-67-72=213−3
T4Miller Barber United States72-68-75=215−1
Tommy Bolt United States72-74-69=215
Gene Borek United States72-70-73=215
Billy Casper United States71-73-71=215
Bob Charles New Zealand70-75-70=215
Bob Lunn United States72-70-73=215
Bert Yancey United States71-74-70=215

Source:[6]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, February 28, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States69-69-70-73=281−740,000
2Billy Casper United States71-73-71-68=283−522,800
3Tommy Bolt United States72-74-69-69=284−414,200
T4Miller Barber United States72-68-75-70=285−38,800
Gary Player South Africa71-73-68-73=285
T6Gibby Gilbert United States74-67-72-73=286−26,500
Dave Hill United States74-71-71-70=286
Jim Jamieson United States72-72-72-70=286
T9Jerry Heard United States73-71-72-71=287−14,800
Bob Lunn United States72-70-73-72=287
Fred Marti United States72-71-74-70=287
Bob Rosburg United States74-72-70-71=287

Source:[8][10]

References
  1. "Golf". BallenIsles Country Club. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1971 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  3. "Club history". BallenIsles Country Club. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  4. "Jack Nicklaus takes lead in PGA golf tournament". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. February 26, 1971. p. 19.
  5. "Nicklaus takes 2-stroke lead in PGA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. February 27, 1971. p. 12.
  6. "Nicklaus runs four birds to increase his PGA lead". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. February 28, 1971. p. 15.
  7. "Palmer, Nicklaus PGA co-favorites". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. February 25, 1971. p. 17.
  8. Loomis, Tom (March 1, 1971). "Jack the giant killer - 2nd PGA falls to Nicklaus". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 15.
  9. Jenkins, Dan (March 8, 1971). "Dominance of the Smiling Bear". Sports Illustrated. p. 22. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  10. "1971 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  11. "Sports scoreboard: Golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. February 27, 1971. p. 3B.
Preceded by
1970 PGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1971 Masters

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