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1971 Open Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1971 Open Championship was a golf
competition held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
. The competition was won by Lee Trevino
.
Amateurs: Bonallack
(-1), Melnyk
(+6), Humphreys
(+8), Berry (+9), Carr (+10), Foster (+11), Birtwell (+13), Bird (+14), Rolley (+16).
Amateurs: Bonallack (+2), Melnyk (+8).
Amateurs: Bonallack (+3), Melnyk (+10).
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
competition held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the town of Southport, England, and is one of the clubs in the Open Championship rotation for both men and women. The club has hosted the men's championship nine times since 1954, most recently in July 2008, and has hosted the women's tournament five...
. The competition was won by Lee Trevino
Lee Trevino
Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:...
.
First round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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T1 | Vicénte Fernandez Vicente Fernandez (golfer) Vicente Fernández is an Argentine golfer who has won more than 60 professional tournaments around the world.Fernández was born in Corrientes, Argentina. He turned professional in 1964 and was a regular competitor on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s... |
69 | -3 | |
Tony Jacklin Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:... |
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Howie Johnson Howie Johnson Howard Johnson is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Johnson was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He played college golf at the University of Minnesota where he was captain of the golf team. He did not turn professional until age 30 and then only on a... |
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Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:... |
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T5 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
70 | -2 | |
Tommy Horton Tommy Horton Thomas Alfred Horton, MBE is an English professional golfer.Horton was born in St Helens, Merseyside. He played on the European Tour for many years with moderate success, winning four titles and finishing fifth on the Order of Merit in 1976 and tenth in both 1974 and 1978. He has been more... |
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Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei... |
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Kel Nagle Kel Nagle Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney... |
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John O'Leary John O'Leary (golfer) John O'Leary is an Irish professional golfer.O'Leary was born in Dublin. He turned professional in 1970 and played on the European Tour until 1989. Despite finishing highly on the Order of Merit every season though 1987, he won only twice on the tour... |
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Peter Thomson | ||||
Brian Waites Brian Waites Brian Waites is an English professional golfer.Waites turned professional in 1957 and played on the European Tour through most of the 1970s and 1980s. He was in his prime between 1978 and 1984, ranking between 10th and 22nd on the Order of Merit in each of those seven years. He won two European... |
Second round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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T1 | Tony Jacklin Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:... |
69-70=139 | -5 | |
Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:... |
69-70=139 | |||
3 | Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei... |
70-70=140 | -4 | |
T4 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 71-70=141 | -3 | |
Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six... |
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71-70=141 | ||
T6 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
70-72=142 | -2 | |
Malcolm Gregson Malcolm Gregson Malcolm Edward Gregson is an English professional golfer.Gregson was born in Leicester. He turned professional in 1961 and was in his prime in the 1960s, before the official establishment of the European Tour in 1972... |
71-71=142 | |||
Tommy Horton Tommy Horton Thomas Alfred Horton, MBE is an English professional golfer.Horton was born in St Helens, Merseyside. He played on the European Tour for many years with moderate success, winning four titles and finishing fifth on the Order of Merit in 1976 and tenth in both 1974 and 1978. He has been more... |
70-72=142 | |||
Jimmy Kinsella Jimmy Kinsella James J. Kinsella is an Irish professional golfer.Kinsella played on the European Tour in the 1970s, winning the 1972 Madrid Open... |
74-68=142 | |||
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
71-71=142 |
Amateurs: Bonallack
Michael Bonallack
Sir Michael Francis Bonallack, OBE is an English amateur golfer who was one of the leading administrators in world golf in the late 20th century.Bonallack was born in Chigwell, Essex. He won the British Boys Championship in 1952...
(-1), Melnyk
Steve Melnyk (golfer)
Steven N. Melnyk is a former American professional golfer and golf sportscaster best known for his success as an amateur golfer. Melnyk won both the U.S. Amateur and British Amateur.- Early years :...
(+6), Humphreys
Warren Humphreys
Warren Humphreys is an English professional golfer.Humphreys was born in Kingston. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1971 English Amateur and playing on that year's winning Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team...
(+8), Berry (+9), Carr (+10), Foster (+11), Birtwell (+13), Bird (+14), Rolley (+16).
Third round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:... |
69-70-69=208 | -8 | |
2 | Tony Jacklin Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:... |
69-70-70=209 | -7 | |
Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei... |
70-70-69=209 | |||
T4 | Craig Defoy | 72-72-68=212 | -4 | |
Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six... |
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71-70-71=212 | ||
T6 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 71-70-72=213 | -3 | |
Dale Hayes Dale Hayes Dale Hayes is a South African professional golfer.-Career outline:Hayes won the 15–17 Boys category at the Junior World Golf Championships in 1969. He turned professional the following year and quickly became a successful pro. He won more than a dozen events in South Africa, and was runner up on... |
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71-72-70=213 | ||
Peter Oosterhuis Peter Oosterhuis Peter A. Oosterhuis is an English professional golfer and golf analyst.-Early years, amateur golf:Oosterhuis was born in London... |
76-71-66=213 | |||
T9 | Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
71-71-72=214 | -2 | |
Ramón Sota Ramón Sota Ramón Sota Ocejo is a Spanish professional golfer.Sota was born in Pedreña, Cantabria. He won many professional tournaments around the world including some of the major national opens around Europe that formed the basis of the European Tour when it was formed in 1972. Those wins included his own... |
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72-72-70=214 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+2), Melnyk (+8).
Final leaderboard
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:... |
69-70-69-70=278 | -10 | |
2 | Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei... |
70-70-69-70=279 | -9 | |
3 | Tony Jacklin Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:... |
69-70-70-71=280 | -8 | |
4 | Craig Defoy | 72-72-68-69=281 | -7 | |
T5 | Charles Coody Charles Coody Billy Charles Coody is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1971 Masters Tournament.Coody was born in Stamford, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas... |
74-71-70-68=283 | -5 | |
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
71-71-72-72=283 | |||
T7 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
70-72-75-67=284 | -4 | |
Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six... |
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71-70-71-72=284 | ||
T9 | Doug Sanders Doug Sanders George Douglas Sanders is a former American professional golfer who won twenty PGA Tour events during his career.-Early years:Sanders was born in Cedartown, Georgia. He grew up in a poor family, and picked cotton as a teenager... |
73-71-74-67=285 | -3 | |
Peter Thomson | 70-73-73-69=285 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+3), Melnyk (+10).