1971 PGA Championship

August 2023 1971 PGA Championship February 25–28, 1971 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida PGA National Golf Club,(now BallenIslesCountry Club, East Course)http://www.ballenisles.org/index.php/golf BallenIsles Country Club Golf July 20, 2012 November 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104190745/http://www.ballenisles.org/index.php/golf dead PGA of America PGA Tour 72 7096 yd 144 players, 81 after cut 149 (+5) $202,440 $40,000 USA Jack Nicklaus 281 (−7) 1970 1972 USA 1 PGA National 26.832 -80.117 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Florida 1 PGA National 26.832 -80.117 Location in Florida 5 180 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)http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=397&date=1971&tourn_name_id=2 Tournament Info for: 1971 PGA Championship PGA of America July 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120809072316/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=397&date=1971&tourn_name_id=2 August 9, 2012 dead http://www.ballenisles.org/index.php/about-the-club/history BallenIsles Country Club Club history July 20, 2012 August 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120816005431/http://www.ballenisles.org/index.php/about-the-club/history dead in Palm Beach Gardens, 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jNpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0y8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5744%2C4847622 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Jack Nicklaus takes lead in PGA golf tournament February 26, 1971 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jdpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0y8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5484%2C4992476 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Nicklaus takes 2-stroke lead in PGA February 27, 1971 12 and held a four-stroke lead over Gary Player after 54 holes, with Casper seven shots back.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jtpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0y8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5818%2C5171615 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Nicklaus runs four birds to increase his PGA lead February 28, 1971 15 The two were pre-tournament favorites, along with Arnold Palmer,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i9pRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0y8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3469%2C4560298 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Palmer, Nicklaus PGA co-favorites February 25, 1971 17 who shot an opening round 75 and finished at 289 (+1), eight strokes back.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rNBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zwEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7352%2C974679 Toledo Blade Ohio Loomis Tom Jack the giant killer - 2nd PGA falls to Nicklaus March 1, 1971 15 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. 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.https://www.si.com/vault/1971/03/08/617921/dominance-of-the-smiling-bear Sports Illustrated Dominance of the Smiling Bear Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins March 8, 1971 22 August 12, 2011 Round summaries First round Thursday, February 25, 1971 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Jack Nicklaus 69 −3T2 NZL Bob Charles 70 −2 USA Bob Goalby USA Bobby Mitchell T5 USA Bradley Anderson 71 −1 USA Deane Beman USA Julius Boros USA Billy Casper AUS Bruce Devlin USA Larry Hinson USA Johnny Miller ZAF 1928 Gary Player USA Sam Snead USA Lee Trevino USA Bert Yancey Source: Second round Friday, February 26, 1971 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-69=138 −62 USA Miller Barber 72-68=140 −43 USA Gibby Gilbert 74-67=141 −3 T4 USA Gene Borek 72-70=142 −2 AUS Bruce Devlin 71-71=142 USA Lionel Hebert 72-70=142 USA Bob Lunn 72-70=142 USA Bob Murphy 74-68=142 USA Tom Weiskopf 72-70=142 USA Larry Ziegler 74-68=142 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vKtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807%2C5611895 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Sports scoreboard: Golf February 27, 1971 3B Third round Saturday, February 27, 1971 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-69-70=208 −82 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 71-73-68=212 −43 USA Gibby Gilbert 74-67-72=213 −3 T4 USA Miller Barber 72-68-75=215 −1 USA Tommy Bolt 72-74-69=215 USA Gene Borek 72-70-73=215 USA Billy Casper 71-73-71=215 NZL Bob Charles 70-75-70=215 USA Bob Lunn 72-70-73=215 USA Bert Yancey 71-74-70=215 Source: Final leaderboard Sunday, February 28, 1971 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-69-70-73=281 −7 40,0002 USA Billy Casper 71-73-71-68=283 −5 22,8003 USA Tommy Bolt 72-74-69-69=284 −4 14,200T4 USA Miller Barber 72-68-75-70=285 −3 8,800 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 71-73-68-73=285T6 USA Gibby Gilbert 74-67-72-73=286 −2 6,500 USA Dave Hill 74-71-71-70=286 USA Jim Jamieson 72-72-72-70=286T9 USA Jerry Heard 73-71-72-71=287 −1 4,800 USA Bob Lunn 72-70-73-72=287 USA Fred Marti 72-71-74-70=287 USA Bob Rosburg 74-72-70-71=287 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1971&tid=22 databasegolf.com 1971 PGA Championship August 23, 2013 References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA Championship: history https://web.archive.org/web/20120625004807/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2012/history/championship_history.cfm June 25, 2012 PGA.com – 1971 PGA Championship 1971 26.832 -80.117 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Florida Category:Sports competitions in Palm Beach County, Florida PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship