| 1971 Masters | |
A couple of late birdies sent Charles Coody to victory in the 1971 Masters. Coody birdied the 15th and 16th holes in the final round, helping him catch Johnny Miller - who had held a 2-stroke lead earlier in the fourth round - and hold off Jack Nicklaus. Coody finished two strokes in front of Miller and Nicklaus.
Coody won only three times on the PGA Tour in his career, and this was the third of those victories.
The 1971 Masters was the last one for tournament founder Bobby Jones. Jones passed away in December of 1971.
Results from the 1971 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Charles Coody | 66-73-70-70--279 | $25,000 |
| Johnny Miller | 72-73-68-68--281 | $17,500 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 70-71-68-72--281 | $17,500 |
| Don January | 69-69-73-72--283 | $9,050 |
| Gene Littler | 72-69-73-69--283 | $9,050 |
| Gary Player | 72-72-71-69--284 | $5,600 |
| Ken Still | 72-71-72-69--284 | $5,600 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 71-69-72-72--284 | $5,600 |
| Frank Beard | 74-73-69-70--286 | $3,767 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 76-69-72-69--286 | $3,767 |
| Dave Stockton | 72-73-69-72--286 | $3,767 |
| Bert Greene | 73-73-71-70--287 | $3,300 |
| Billy Casper | 72-73-71-72--288 | $3,000 |
| Bruce Devlin | 72-70-72-74--288 | $3,000 |
| Raymond Floyd | 69-75-73-71--288 | $3,000 |
| Hale Irwin | 69-72-71-76--288 | $3,000 |
| Bob Murphy | 69-70-76-73--288 | $3,000 |
| Bruce Crampton | 73-72-74-70--289 | $2,650 |
| Arnold Palmer | 73-72-71-73--289 | $2,650 |
| Dave Eichelberger | 76-71-70-73--290 | $2,450 |
| Orville Moody | 79-69-70-72--290 | $2,450 |
| Tommy Aaron | 76-72-74-69--291 | $2,250 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 72-70-74-75--291 | $2,250 |
| Al Geiberger | 73-75-72-72--292 | $2,100 |
| Dick Lotz | 77-72-73-70--292 | $2,100 |
| a-Steve Melnyk | 73-70-75-74--292 | |
| Dale Douglass | 70-71-76-76--293 | $1,750 |
| Dave Hill | 74-73-70-76--293 | $1,750 |
| Art Wall Jr. | 71-76-72-74--293 | $1,750 |
| Larry Hinson | 75-71-76-72--294 | $1,750 |
| Yung Yo Hsieh | 75-69-77-73--294 | $1,750 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73-75-71-75--294 | $1,750 |
| Larry Ziegler | 73-70-77-74--294 | $1,750 |
| Bob Lunn | 69-76-81-69--295 | $1,675 |
| George Archer | 73-74-78-71--296 | $1,675 |
| Bob Goalby | 76-73-74-74--297 | $1,675 |
| David Graham | 75-72-77-73--297 | $1,675 |
| Tony Jacklin | 73-76-76-72--297 | $1,675 |
| John Schlee | 76-74-73-74--297 | $1,675 |
| Tom Shaw | 77-70-74-76--297 | $1,675 |
| Harold Henning | 72-75-77-74--298 | $1,600 |
| a-Tom Kite | 76-74-70-80--300 | |
| John Lister | 78-72-75-75--300 | $1,600 |
| a-Allen Miller | 76-73-81-70--300 | |
| Gibby Gilbert | 72-76-75-79--302 | $1,600 |
| Doug Ford | 75-75-77-76--303 | $1,600 |
| Howie Johnson | 73-74-82-74--303 | $1,600 |
| Jerry Heard | 76-74-75-79--304 | $1,600 |
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