1971 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–10 July 1971 |
| Location | Southport, England |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73[1] |
| Length | 7,080 yards (6,474 m)[1] |
| Field | 150 players 82 after 1st cut 64 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 151 (+5) (1st cut) 224 (+5) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £45,000 $108,000 |
| Winner's share | £5,500 $13,200 |
| Champion | |
| Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | |
| 278 (−14) | |
| Template:Succession links | |
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Trevino became the fourth player to win both the U.S. Open and the Open Championship in the same year, joining Bobby Jones (1926, 1930), Gene Sarazen (1932), and Ben Hogan (1953). Subsequent winners of both were Tom Watson (1982) and Tiger Woods (2000); all six are Americans.
Trevino also won the Canadian Open the previous week near Montreal for three national titles in 1971, all won in less than a month.[2][3][4]
This was the last major championship of 1971 because the PGA Championship was played in February instead of its traditional date in August. (In 2019 the PGA moved to May.) Trevino's win, therefore, assured that Americans won all four major championships in 1971 (Charles Coody won the Masters Tournament and Nicklaus captured the PGA). This was the fifth time this had happened in golf history. (It has happened six more times since 1971, most recently in 2024.)
Course
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| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 493 | 427 | 416 | 212 | 358 | 473 | 158 | 459 | 410 | 3,406 | 393 | 412 | 190 | 517 | 202 | 536 | 401 | 510 | 513 | 3,674 | 7,080 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 73 |
Source:[6][7]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens:[1]
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 7 July 1971
Source:[8]
Second round
Thursday, 8 July 1971
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 69-70=139 | −7 |
| Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 69-70=139 | ||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Lu Liang-Huan | 70-70=140 | −6 |
| T4 | Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo | 71-70=141 | −5 |
| Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 71-70=141 | ||
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Billy Casper | 70-72=142 | −4 |
| Template:Flagicon Malcolm Gregson | 71-71=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Tommy Horton | 70-72=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jimmy Kinsella | 74-68=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 71-71=142 |
Source:[9]
Amateurs: Bonallack (−3), Melnyk (+4),
Humphreys (+6), Berry (+7), Carr (+8), M. Foster (+9), Birtwell (+11), Bird (+12), Rolley (+14).
Third round
Friday, 9 July 1971
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 69-70-69=208 | −11 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 69-70-70=209 | −10 |
| Template:Flagicon Lu Liang-Huan | 70-70-69=209 | ||
| T4 | Template:Flagicon Craig Defoy | 72-72-68=212 | −7 |
| Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 71-70-71=212 | ||
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo | 71-70-72=213 | −6 |
| Template:Flagicon Dale Hayes | 71-72-70=213 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Oosterhuis | 76-71-66=213 | ||
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 71-71-72=214 | −5 |
| Template:Flagicon Ramón Sota | 72-72-70=214 |
Source:[7]
Amateurs: Bonallack (−2), Melnyk (+4).
Final round
Saturday, 10 July 1971
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 69-70-69-70=278 | −14 | 5,500 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Lu Liang-Huan | 70-70-69-70=279 | −13 | 4,000 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 69-70-70-71=280 | −12 | 3,250 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Craig Defoy | 72-72-68-69=281 | −11 | 2,750 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Charles Coody | 74-71-70-68=283 | −9 | 2,300 |
| Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 71-71-72-69=283 | |||
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Billy Casper | 70-72-75-67=284 | −8 | 1,775 |
| Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 71-70-71-72=284 | |||
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders | 73-71-74-67=285 | −7 | 1,550 |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson | 70-73-73-69=285 |
Source:[1][2][10][11]
Amateurs: Bonallack (−1), Melnyk (+6)
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.41 dollars (US) per pound sterling.[12]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 65, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jacobs, Raymond (12 July 1971). "Trevino adds British title to US and Canadian opens". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Veysey, Arthur (11 July 1971). "Trevino holds on, wins British Open". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenkins, Dan (19 July 1972). "Now for the Mexican Open". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tupper, Fred (11 July 1971). "Trevino wins British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 1B.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Card of course". Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1971. p. 6.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jacobs, Raymond (10 July 1971). "Trevino heckled as he takes Open lead with inward 33". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jacobs, Raymond (8 July 1971). "Jacklin regains form and shares Open lead with a 69". Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jacobs, Raymond (9 July 1971). "Eagle 3 on the 18th puts Trevino level with Tony Jacklin". Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1971 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."British Open scores". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 11 July 1971. p. 4B.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eurodollar rates ease in quiet trading". Glasgow Herald. 10 July 1971. p. 3.
External links
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