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Suggested ReadingGolf Timeline HomepageMore Golf History ResourcesGolf Trivia Quizzes 1971 - The Year in Golf, 1971Previous Year | Next YearGolf Timeline Homepage Astronaut Alan Shepherd, using a club and ball he sneaked aboard the lunar lander, hits a golf shot on the moon. He uses a 6-iron.Lee Trevino becomes the first player to win the U.S., British and Canadian Opens in the same year (Tiger Woods later does it also). At the U.S. Open, Trevino defeats Jack Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff. Trevino shoots 68 to Nicklaus' 71.Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship and in so doing becomes the first golfer to win each of the four professional majors twice. Sam Snead, at age 59, places fourth in the PGA Doral Eastern Open, won by Jack Nicklaus. Arnold Palmer wins his first event in more than a year, defeating Raymond Floyd in a playoff for the Bob Hope Desert Classic. He wins four times during the year, and it's the 17th consecutive year in which he wins on the PGA Tour.Hubert Green, in his rookie season, defeats Don January in a playoff for the Houston Champions International and his first PGA Tour victory. The 36-hole cut at the PGA Tour Phoenix Open is 5-under par, a record for lowest cut mark. Born This Year: David Duval, 2001 British Open champion Thomas Bjorn, PGA European Tour Carin Koch, LPGA Tour Stuart Appleby, PGA Tour Robert Allenby, European Tour, PGA Tour Padraig Harrington, European Tour Died This Year: Bobby Jones, winner of 13 pro and amateur majors, and founder of Augusta National Johnny McDermott, 1911 and 1912 U.S. Open champion Jim Turnesa, 1952 PGA Championship winner Money Leaders:PGA: Jack Nicklaus, $244,490.50 LPGA: Kathy Whitworth, $41,181 European: Neil Coles, England, £ 10,479 Scoring Leaders:PGA (Vardon Trophy): Lee Trevino, 70.27 LPGA (Vare Trophy): Kathy Whitworth, 72.88 Men's Major Championship Winners:The Masters: Charles Coody U.S. Open: Lee Trevino British Open: Lee Trevino PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus Women's Major Championship Winners:LPGA: Kathy Whitworth U.S. Open: JoAnne Carner
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