1971 PGA Championship
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1971 PGA Championship
The 1971 PGA Championship was the 53rd PGA Championship played February 25-28 at PGA National Golf Club (presently known as BallenIsles Country Club of JDM)[1] in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Jack Nicklaus won the championship by two strokes over Billy Casper, the reigning Masters champion. It was Nicklaus' second PGA Championship and made him the first professional to twice conquer the modern Grand Slam of winning the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship.
It 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 last major of the calendar year to the first, and the 1970 and 1971 editions were consecutive majors. The tournament returned to August in 1972.[2]
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus |  United States |
69-69-70-73=281 | -7 | 40,000 |
| 2 | Billy Casper | United States |
71-73-71-68=283 | -5 | 22,800 |
| 3 | Tommy Bolt | United States |
72-74-69-69=284 | -4 | 14,200 |
| T4 | Miller Barber | United States |
72-68-75-70=285 | -3 | 8,800 |
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
71-73-68-73=285 | |||
| T6 | Gibby Gilbert | United States |
74-67-72-73=286 | -2 | 6,500 |
| Dave Hill | United States |
74-71-71-70=286 | |||
| Jim Jamieson | United States |
72-72-72-70=286 | |||
| T9 | Jerry Heard | United States |
73-71-72-71=287 | -1 | 4,800 |
| Bob Lunn | United States |
72-70-73-72=287 | |||
| Fred Marti | United States |
72-71-74-70=287 | |||
| Bob Rosburg | United States |
74-72-70-71=287 |
References
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1971 PGA Championship". PGA of America. http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=397&date=1971&tourn_name_id=2. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (March 8, 1971). "Dominance of the Smiling Bear". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1135509/1/index.htm. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
External links
- Results - at www.golfobserver.com
| Preceded by 1970 PGA Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1971 Masters |
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