1971 PGA Tour

The 1971 PGA Tour was the 56th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the third season since separating from the PGA of America.

1971 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1971 (1971-01-07) – December 12, 1971 (1971-12-12)
Number of official events44
Most wins Lee Trevino (6)
Money list Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Lee Trevino
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Dave Hill antitrust lawsuit

At the Colonial National Invitation, Dave Hill shot rounds of 77-85 to miss the cut. On his last hole, Hill threw a ball out of a sand trap.[1] Hill was disqualified but it was for his signing a scorecard with an incorrect score on it.[2] When Hill went to play in his next tournament, the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, Hill was informed that he was being fined $500 for conduct unbecoming a professional golfer.[3] Hill was required to pay the fine before teeing it up in the tournament. He did so, but less than a week later, Hill filed a one-million dollar antitrust suit against the PGA Tour.[4] In response, the tour put Hill on probation for one year.[5]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1971 season.[6]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 10Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia110,000 Bob Lunn (5)
Jan 17Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia135,000 Tom Shaw (3)Pro-Am
Jan 24Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona125,000 Miller Barber (6)
Jan 31Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000 George Archer (7)
Feb 7Hawaiian OpenHawaii200,000 Tom Shaw (4)
Apr 11United Air Lines – Ontario OpenCalifornia25,000 Fred Marti (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Feb 14Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia140,000 Arnold Palmer (58)Pro-Am
Feb 22Tucson Open InvitationalArizona110,000 J. C. Snead (1)
Feb 28PGA ChampionshipFlorida200,000 Jack Nicklaus (34)Major championship
Mar 7Doral-Eastern Open InvitationalFlorida150,000 J. C. Snead (2)
Mar 14Florida Citrus InvitationalFlorida150,000 Arnold Palmer (59)
Mar 21Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida125,000 Gary Player (14)
Mar 28National Airlines Open InvitationalFlorida200,000 Gary Player (15)
Apr 4Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina190,000 Buddy Allin (1)
Apr 11Masters TournamentGeorgia125,000 Charles Coody (3)Major championship
Apr 11Magnolia ClassicMississippi35,000 Roy Pace (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 18Monsanto OpenFlorida150,000 Gene Littler (23)
Apr 25Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia165,000 Jack Nicklaus (35)Winners-only event
Apr 25Tallahassee Open InvitationalFlorida60,000 Lee Trevino (6)Alternate event
May 2Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana125,000 Frank Beard (11)
May 9Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas125,000 Jack Nicklaus (36)
May 16Houston Champions InternationalTexas125,000 Hubert Green (1)
May 16East Ridge ClassicLouisiana25,000 Wilf Homenuik (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
May 23Colonial National InvitationTexas125,000 Gene Littler (24)Invitational
May 23Maumelle OpenArkansas25,000 Tom Ulozas (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
May 30Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee175,000 Lee Trevino (7)
Jun 6Atlanta ClassicGeorgia125,000 Gardner Dickinson (7)
Jun 13Kemper OpenNorth Carolina150,000 Tom Weiskopf (3)
Jun 13Kemper–Asheville Open InvitationalNorth Carolina25,000 Charles Owens (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Jun 21U.S. OpenPennsylvania190,000 Lee Trevino (8)Major championship
Jun 27Cleveland OpenOhio150,000 Bobby Mitchell (1)
Jul 4Canadian OpenCanada150,000 Lee Trevino (9)
Jul 10The Open ChampionshipEngland£45,000 Lee Trevino (10)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 11Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin125,000 Dave Eichelberger (1)
Jul 18Western OpenIllinois150,000 Bruce Crampton (9)
Jul 25Westchester ClassicNew York250,000 Arnold Palmer (60)
Aug 2National Team ChampionshipPennsylvania200,000 Jack Nicklaus (37) and
Arnold Palmer (61)		Team event
Aug 8American Golf ClassicOhio150,000 Jerry Heard (1)
Aug 15Massachusetts ClassicMassachusetts165,000 Dave Stockton (5)
Aug 22IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000 Tom Weiskopf (4)
Aug 29Liggett & Myers Open Match Play ChampionshipNorth Carolina175,000 DeWitt Weaver (1)New tournament
Limited-field event
Sep 6Greater Hartford Open InvitationalConnecticut110,000 George Archer (8)
Sep 12Southern Open InvitationalGeorgia100,000 Johnny Miller (1)
Sep 19Quad Cities Open InvitationalIowa25,000 Deane Beman (n/a)New tournament
Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Sep 26Robinson Open Golf ClassicIllinois100,000 Labron Harris Jr. (1)
Oct 24Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000 Billy Casper (48)
Oct 31Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000 Lee Trevino (11)
Nov 21Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina35,000 George Johnson (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Nov 27Sea Pines Open InvitationalSouth Carolina30,000 Charlie Sifford (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Nov 28Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina110,000 Hale Irwin (1)Invitational
Dec 6Walt Disney World Open InvitationalFlorida150,000 Jack Nicklaus (38)New tournament
Dec 12Bahamas National OpenBahamas130,000 Bob Goalby (11)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Sep 18 Ryder Cup Missouri n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 14 World Cup Florida 6,300 Jack Nicklaus and
Lee Trevino		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Jack Nicklaus

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus244,491
2 Lee Trevino231,202
3 Arnold Palmer209,604
4 George Archer147,769
5 Gary Player120,917
6 Miller Barber117,359
7 Jerry Heard112,389
8 Frank Beard112,338
9 Dave Eichelberger108,312
10 Billy Casper107,276

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Lee Trevino[8]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Lee Trevino[9]

Notes
  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. Official money; unofficial win.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References
  1. "Dave Hill carries squabble to court". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama. May 29, 1971. p. 2 (3 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "Hill disqualified". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. May 22, 1971. p. 10 (18 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "Hill pays fine, in Memphis field". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. May 27, 1971. p. 20 (3-D in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Dave Hill Files $1 Million Damage Suit". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. May 29, 1971. p. 10 (17 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "Hill Draws Year Probation". The Portsmouth Times. Portsmouth, Ohio. June 3, 1971. p. 10 (19 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  6. "1972 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  7. "Nicklaus Tops Golf $$ Record". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. December 17, 1971. p. 27 (28 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Trevino PGA Player Of The Year". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1971. p. 16. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Morin, Flip (December 31, 1974). "Trevino To Be Honored By Texas Enshrinement". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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