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)
PGA National
Location in the United States
PGA National
Location in Florida

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]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, February 25, 1971

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Jack Nicklaus69−3
T2 Bob Charles70−2
Bob Goalby
Bobby Mitchell
T5 Bradley Anderson71−1
Deane Beman
Julius Boros
Billy Casper
Bruce Devlin
Larry Hinson
Johnny Miller
Gary Player
Sam Snead
Lee Trevino
Bert Yancey

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, February 26, 1971

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Jack Nicklaus69-69=138−6
2 Miller Barber72-68=140−4
3 Gibby Gilbert74-67=141−3
T4 Gene Borek72-70=142−2
Bruce Devlin71-71=142
Lionel Hebert72-70=142
Bob Lunn72-70=142
Bob Murphy74-68=142
Tom Weiskopf72-70=142
Larry Ziegler74-68=142

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, February 27, 1971

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Jack Nicklaus69-69-70=208−8
2 Gary Player71-73-68=212−4
3 Gibby Gilbert74-67-72=213−3
T4 Miller Barber72-68-75=215−1
Tommy Bolt72-74-69=215
Gene Borek72-70-73=215
Billy Casper71-73-71=215
Bob Charles70-75-70=215
Bob Lunn72-70-73=215
Bert Yancey71-74-70=215

Source:[6]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, February 28, 1971

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus69-69-70-73=281−740,000
2 Billy Casper71-73-71-68=283−522,800
3 Tommy Bolt72-74-69-69=284−414,200
T4 Miller Barber72-68-75-70=285−38,800
Gary Player71-73-68-73=285
T6 Gibby Gilbert74-67-72-73=286−26,500
Dave Hill74-71-71-70=286
Jim Jamieson72-72-72-70=286
T9 Jerry Heard73-71-72-71=287−14,800
Bob Lunn72-70-73-72=287
Fred Marti72-71-74-70=287
Bob Rosburg74-72-70-71=287

Source:[8][11]

References
  1. "Golf". BallenIsles Country Club. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. 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. "Sports scoreboard: Golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. February 27, 1971. p. 3B.
  11. "1971 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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