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.
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. Hill was disqualified but it was for his signing a scorecard with an incorrect score on it. When Hill went to play in his next tournament, the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, Hill was informed that he was being fined $500 for conduct unbecoming a professional golfer. Hill was required to pay the fine before teeing it up in the tournament. He did so, but less than a week later, Hill filed a one-million dollar antitrust suit against the PGA Tour. In response, the tour put Hill on probation for one year.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1971 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)Notes Jan 10 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 110,000 Bob Lunn (5) Jan 17 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 135,000 Tom Shaw (3) Pro-Am Jan 24 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 125,000 Miller Barber (6) Jan 31 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000 George Archer (7) Feb 7 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 200,000 Tom Shaw (4) Apr 11 United Air Lines – Ontario Open California 25,000 Fred Marti (n/a) Second Tour Feb 14 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 140,000 Arnold Palmer (58) Pro-Am Feb 22 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 110,000 J. C. Snead (1) Feb 28 PGA Championship Florida 200,000 Jack Nicklaus (34) Major championship Mar 7 Doral-Eastern Open Invitational Florida 150,000 J. C. Snead (2) Mar 14 Florida Citrus Invitational Florida 150,000 Arnold Palmer (59) Mar 21 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 125,000 Gary Player (14) Mar 28 National Airlines Open Invitational Florida 200,000 Gary Player (15) Apr 4 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 190,000 Buddy Allin (1) Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 125,000 Charles Coody (3) Major championship Apr 11 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 Roy Pace (n/a) Second Tour Apr 18 Monsanto Open Florida 150,000 Gene Littler (23) Apr 25 Tournament of Champions California 165,000 Jack Nicklaus (35) Winners-only event Apr 25 Tallahassee Open Invitational Florida 60,000 Lee Trevino (6) Alternate event May 2 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 125,000 Frank Beard (11) May 9 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 125,000 Jack Nicklaus (36) May 16 Houston Champions International Texas 125,000 Hubert Green (1) May 16 East Ridge Classic Louisiana 25,000 Wilf Homenuik (n/a) Second Tour May 23 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000 Gene Littler (24) Invitational May 23 Maumelle Open Arkansas 25,000 Tom Ulozas (n/a) Second Tour May 30 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 175,000 Lee Trevino (7) Jun 6 Atlanta Classic Georgia 125,000 Gardner Dickinson (7) Jun 13 Kemper Open North Carolina 150,000 Tom Weiskopf (3) Jun 13 Kemper–Asheville Open Invitational North Carolina 25,000 Charles Owens (n/a) Second Tour Jun 21 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 190,000 Lee Trevino (8) Major championship Jun 27 Cleveland Open Ohio 150,000 Bobby Mitchell (1) Jul 4 Canadian Open Canada 150,000 Lee Trevino (9) Jul 10 The Open Championship England £45,000 Lee Trevino (10) Major championship Jul 11 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 125,000 Dave Eichelberger (1) Jul 18 Western Open Illinois 150,000 Bruce Crampton (9) Jul 25 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 Arnold Palmer (60) Aug 2 National Team Championship Pennsylvania 200,000 Jack Nicklaus (37) and Arnold Palmer (61) Team event Aug 8 American Golf Classic Ohio 150,000 Jerry Heard (1) Aug 15 Massachusetts Classic Massachusetts 165,000 Dave Stockton (5) Aug 22 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000 Tom Weiskopf (4) Aug 29 Liggett & Myers Open Match Play Championship North Carolina 175,000 DeWitt Weaver (1) New tournamentLimited-field event Sep 6 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 110,000 George Archer (8) Sep 12 Southern Open Invitational Georgia 100,000 Johnny Miller (1) Sep 19 Quad Cities Open Invitational Iowa 25,000 Deane Beman (n/a) New tournamentSecond Tour Sep 26 Robinson Open Golf Classic Illinois 100,000 Labron Harris Jr. (1) Oct 24 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 150,000 Billy Casper (48) Oct 31 Sahara Invitational Nevada 135,000 Lee Trevino (11) Nov 21 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 35,000 George Johnson (n/a) Second Tour Nov 27 Sea Pines Open Invitational South Carolina 30,000 Charlie Sifford (n/a) Second Tour Nov 28 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina 110,000 Hale Irwin (1) Invitational Dec 6 Walt Disney World Open Invitational Florida 150,000 Jack Nicklaus (38) New tournament Dec 12 Bahamas National Open Bahamas 130,000 Bob Goalby (11)
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesSep 18Ryder CupMissourin/a Team USATeam eventNov 14World CupFlorida6,300 Jack Nicklaus and Lee TrevinoTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Jack Nicklaus
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Jack Nicklaus 244,4912 Lee Trevino 231,2023 Arnold Palmer 209,6044 George Archer 147,7695 Gary Player 120,9176 Miller Barber 117,3597 Jerry Heard 112,3898 Frank Beard 112,3389 Dave Eichelberger 108,31210 Billy Casper 107,276
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Lee Trevino Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Lee Trevino
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