1971 Masters Tournament
The 1971 Masters Tournament was the 35th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Charles Coody won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 8–11, 1971 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1] |
| Field | 77 players, 48 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Winner's share | $25,000 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 279 (−9) | |
Miller was six-under for the Sunday round and, playing two groups ahead of the final two-some, his birdie on 14 would open up a two-shot lead when Coody subsequently bogeyed the hole, but could not hold on to win. Coody, co-leader with Nicklaus entering the round,[3] rebounded from his bogey at 14 with two consecutive birdies and parred the final two holes while Miller, 23, bogeyed two of the last three holes. It was a bit of redemption for Coody, who bogeyed the final three holes in 1969 to finish two strokes back.[1] It was Coody's third and final win on the PGA Tour.[4]
Future 3-time U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin made his Masters debut in 1971 and tied for 13th place. It was the final Masters for two champions: 1948 winner Claude Harmon, withdrew during the first round[5] and 1955 champion Cary Middlecoff during the second.[6]
Dave Stockton won the twelfth Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 23.
For the only time in its history, the Masters was not the first major championship of the year. The 1971 PGA Championship was played in Florida in February, and was won by Nicklaus. The co-leader entering Sunday, his attempt to secure the second leg of the grand slam[3] came up short on the back nine on Sunday, as he shot 37 for an even-par 72.[2]
Field
- 1. Masters champions
George Archer, Gay Brewer (9), Billy Casper (2,8,9,11), Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Ralph Guldahl, Claude Harmon, Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff, Jack Nicklaus (2,3,8,10,11), Arnold Palmer (10), Gary Player (3,8), Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead (8), Art Wall Jr.
- Jack Burke Jr., Jimmy Demaret, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, and Henry Picard did not play.
- The following categories only apply to Americans
- 2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)
Orville Moody (8)
- Lee Trevino (9,11) did not play.
- 3. The Open champions (last five years)
- 4. PGA champions (last five years)
Julius Boros (8,9), Raymond Floyd (10,11), Al Geiberger, Don January (8), Dave Stockton (8,10)
- 5. The first eight finishers in the 1970 U.S. Amateur
William C. Campbell (a), Jim Gabrielsen (a), Vinny Giles (7,a), Tom Kite (7,a), Steve Melnyk (6,a), Jim Simons (a), Richard Spears (a), Lanny Wadkins (6,7,a)[7]
- 6. Previous two U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
- 7. Members of the 1970 U.S. Eisenhower Trophy team
Allen Miller (a)
- 8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1970 Masters Tournament
Tommy Aaron (11), Miller Barber (9,11), Frank Beard (11), Deane Beman, Charles Coe (a), Charles Coody, Bert Greene, Dave Hill (9,11), Howie Johnson (9), Gene Littler (9,10,11), Dick Lotz (10), Bob Lunn (9), Bob Murphy (10), Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Tom Weiskopf, Terry Wilcox, Bert Yancey
- 9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1970 U.S. Open
Joel Goldstrand, Bobby Mitchell, Ken Still (11), Larry Ziegler
- 10. Top eight players and ties from 1970 PGA Championship
- 11. Members of the U.S. 1969 Ryder Cup team
- 12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions.
- 13. Leading eight players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in PGA Tour events since the previous Masters
Dave Eichelberger, Gibby Gilbert, Lou Graham, Jerry Heard, Hale Irwin, Johnny Miller, John Schlee, Tom Shaw[8]
- 14. Foreign invitations
Bob Charles (8,9), Gary Cowan (5,a), Bruce Crampton (10), Roberto De Vicenzo (3), Bruce Devlin (9), David Graham, Harold Henning, Tommy Horton, Hsieh Yung-yo, Tony Jacklin (2,3,8,9), Takaaki Kono (8), John Lister, Sukree Onsham, Peter Oosterhuis
- Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.
Nationalities in the field
| North America (63) | South America (1) | Europe (3) | Oceania (5) | Asia (3) | Africa (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | | 1963, 1965, 1966 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 281 | −7 | T2 |
| Gary Player | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1961 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 284 | −4 | T6 |
| Billy Casper | | 1970 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 288 | E | T13 |
| Arnold Palmer | | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 289 | +1 | T18 |
| Art Wall, Jr. | | 1959 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 293 | +5 | T27 |
| George Archer | | 1969 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 71 | 296 | +8 | 35 |
| Bob Goalby | | 1968 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 297 | +9 | T36 |
| Doug Ford | | 1957 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 303 | +15 | T46 |
Source[1]
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Snead | | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +9 |
| Gay Brewer | | 1967 | 79 | 75 | 154 | +10 |
| Ralph Guldahl | | 1939 | 79 | 84 | 163 | +19 |
| Gene Sarazen | | 1935 | 83 | 80 | 163 | +19 |
| Cary Middlecoff | | 1955 | 75 | WD | ||
| Herman Keiser | | 1946 | 81 | WD | ||
| Claude Harmon | | 1948 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 8, 1971
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Coody | | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Raymond Floyd | | 69 | −3 |
| Hale Irwin | | |||
| Don January | | |||
| Bob Lunn | | |||
| Bob Murphy | | |||
| T7 | Dale Douglass | | 70 | −2 |
| Jack Nicklaus | | |||
| T9 | Art Wall Jr. | | 71 | −1 |
| Tom Weiskopf | | |||
| Bert Yancey | |
Source:[10]
Second round
Friday, April 9, 1971
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don January | | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T2 | Charles Coody | | 66-73=139 | −5 |
| Bob Murphy | | 69-70=139 | ||
| 4 | Tom Weiskopf | | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| T5 | Dale Douglass | | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| Hale Irwin | | 69-72=141 | ||
| Gene Littler | | 72-69=141 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | | 70-71=141 | ||
| T9 | Bruce Devlin | | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| Bobby Mitchell | | 72-70=142 |
Source:[11]
Third round
Saturday, April 10, 1971
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Charles Coody | | 66-73-70=209 | −7 |
| Jack Nicklaus | | 70-71-68=209 | ||
| 3 | Don January | | 69-69-73=211 | −5 |
| T4 | Hale Irwin | | 69-72-71=212 | −4 |
| Tom Weiskopf | | 71-69-72=212 | ||
| 6 | Johnny Miller | | 72-73-68=213 | −3 |
| T7 | Bruce Devlin | | 72-70-72=214 | −2 |
| Gene Littler | | 72-69-73=214 | ||
| Dave Stockton | | 72-73-69=214 | ||
| T10 | Bob Murphy | | 69-70-76=215 | −1 |
| Gary Player | | 72-72-71=215 | ||
| Ken Still | | 72-71-72=215 |
Source:[12]
Final round
Sunday, April 11, 1971
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Coody | | 66-73-70-70=279 | −9 | 25,000 |
| T2 | Johnny Miller | | 72-73-68-68=281 | −7 | 17,500 |
| Jack Nicklaus | | 70-71-68-72=281 | |||
| T4 | Don January | | 69-69-73-72=283 | −5 | 9,050 |
| Gene Littler | | 72-69-73-69=283 | |||
| T6 | Gary Player | | 72-72-71-69=284 | −4 | 5,600 |
| Ken Still | | 72-71-72-69=284 | |||
| Tom Weiskopf | | 71-69-72-72=284 | |||
| T9 | Frank Beard | | 74-73-69-70=286 | −2 | 3,767 |
| Roberto DeVicenzo | | 76-69-72-69=286 | |||
| Dave Stockton | | 72-73-69-72=286 |
Source:[1]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −7 |
| −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
References
- Mizell, Hubert (April 12, 1971). "Coody atones for earlier 'choke'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
- Jenkins, Dan (April 19, 1971). "There went the Slam". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
- "Nicklaus, Coody tied for lead in Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1971. p. 1C.
- "Coody wins to make amends". Milwaukee Journal. April 12, 1971. p. 11-part 2.
- "Charles Coody far ahead as Masters star struggle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 9, 1971. p. 19.
- "Veteran January catches Coody; takes Masters tournament lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 10, 1971. p. 11.
- "Lan Wadkins Links Champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 6, 1970. p. 8.
- ""Consolation" is birth in Masters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 5, 1981. p. 12.
- "1971 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- "Charles Coody fires 66, takes three-stroke lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1971. p. 2B.
- "January claims lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 10, 1971. p. 1B.
- "Masters pairings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1971. p. 8C.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1971 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1971 Masters leaderboard and scorecards