1971 Masters Tournament Explained

1971 Masters Tournament
Dates:April 8–11, 1971
Location:Augusta, Georgia
Course:Augusta National Golf Club
Org:Augusta National Golf Club
Tour:PGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:6980yd[1]
Field:77 players, 48 after cut
Cut:150 (+6)
Winners Share:$25,000
Champion: Charles Coody
Score:279 (−9)
Previous:1970
Next:1972
Map:USA#USA Georgia
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Augusta National
Coordinates:33.503°N -82.02°W

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]

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 first 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 championsGeorge 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.
The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)Orville Moody (8)
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. AmateurWilliam 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 teamAllen Miller (a)
8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1970 Masters TournamentTommy 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. OpenJoel Goldstrand, Bobby Mitchell, Ken Still (11), Larry Ziegler
10. Top eight players and ties from 1970 PGA ChampionshipLarry Hinson
11. Members of the U.S. 1969 Ryder Cup teamDale Douglass, Dan Sikes
12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions.Homero Blancas
13. Leading eight players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in PGA Tour events since the previous MastersDave Eichelberger, Gibby Gilbert, Lou Graham, Jerry Heard, Hale Irwin, Johnny Miller, John Schlee, Tom Shaw[8]
14. Foreign invitationsBob 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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 8, 1971

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 66 −6
T2 69 −3
T7 70 −2
T9 71 −1
Tom Weiskopf
Bert Yancey
Source:[10]

Second round

Friday, April 9, 1971

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 69-69=138 −6
T2 66-73=139 −5
69-70=139
4 71-69=140 −4
T5 70-71=141 −3
69-72=141
72-69=141
70-71=141
T9 72-70=142 −2
72-70=142
Source:[11]

Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1971

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 66-73-70=209 −7
70-71-68=209
3 69-69-73=211 −5
T4 69-72-71=212 −4
71-69-72=212
6 72-73-68=213 −3
T7 72-70-72=214 −2
72-69-73=214
72-73-69=214
T10 69-70-76=215 −1
72-72-71=215
72-71-72=215
Source:[12]

Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1971

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money (US$)
1 66-73-70-70=279 −9 25,000
T2 72-73-68-68=281 −7 17,500
Jack Nicklaus (c) 70-71-68-72=281
T4 69-69-73-72=283 −5 9,050
72-69-73-69=283
T6 Gary Player (c) 72-72-71-69=284 −4 5,600
72-71-72-69=284
71-69-72-72=284
T9 74-73-69-70=286 −2 3,767
76-69-72-69=286
72-73-69-72=286

Sources:[13] [14]

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Coody −7−8−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−8−9−9−9
Miller −3−3−4−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−7−8−8−9−9−8−8−7
Nicklaus −8−8−8−7−6−7−7−8−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−7−7
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Coody atones for earlier 'choke'. Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. Mizell. Hubert. April 12, 1971. 3B .
  2. There went the Slam . Sports Illustrated . Jenkins . Dan . Dan Jenkins . April 19, 1971 . 16.
  3. News: Nicklaus, Coody tied for lead in Masters. Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1971. 1C.
  4. News: Coody wins to make amends. Milwaukee Journal. April 12, 1971. 11-part 2.
  5. News: Charles Coody far ahead as Masters star struggle . Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . April 9, 1971 . 19 .
  6. News: Veteran January catches Coody; takes Masters tournament lead . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press . April 10, 1971 . 11 .
  7. News: Lan Wadkins Links Champ . Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . September 6, 1970 . 8.
  8. News: "Consolation" is birth in Masters . Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . April 5, 1981 . 12.
  9. Web site: 1971 Masters . databasegolf.com . May 4, 2014.
  10. News: Charles Coody fires 66, takes three-stroke lead . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . April 9, 1971 . 2B .
  11. News: January claims lead . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . April 10, 1971 . 1B .
  12. News: Masters pairings . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . April 11, 1971 . 8C .
  13. Web site: Masters – Past Winners & Results . Augusta National Inc. . April 20, 2021.
  14. Web site: Past results – Masters tournament . PGA Tour . April 20, 2021.

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