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The 1971 PGA Championship was the 53rd PGA Championship, played February 25–28 at the original PGA National Golf Club, presently known as BallenIsles Country Club (East Course) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Jack Nicklaus won the second of his five PGA Championships, two strokes ahead of Billy Casper, the reigning Masters champion.
- February 25–28, 1971
- Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- PGA National Golf Club, (now BallenIsles, Country Club, East Course)
- PGA of America
The 1971 PGA Championship was the 53rd time the tournament was played. With his victory here, the winner completed a the career grand slam for the second time, the first golfer to do so. Winner: Jack Nicklaus, 281.
Jack Nicklaus won the second of his five PGA Championships, two strokes ahead of Billy Casper, the reigning Masters champion. Nicklaus led wire-to-wire, and held a four-stroke lead over Gary Player after 54 holes, with Casper seven shots back.
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Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980) There is (so far) one four-time winner: Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007) And the 3-time champions are: Gene Sarazen (1922, 1923, 1933) Sam Snead (1942, 1949, 1951) All of Nicklaus' and Woods' wins came in the stroke-play era; all the wins by Hagen, Sarazen and Snead were in the match-play era.
This was Coody's third and final win on the PGA Tour. Hale Irwin, who went on to win three U.S. Open titles, played in The Masters for the first time here, finishing tied for 13th. Tom Kite (tied 42nd), another future U.S. Open champ, also played The Masters for the first time.
May 22, 2023 · No one has won the PGA Championship in the stroke play era more than Jack Nicklaus. The Golden Bear holds the record with five wins in the tournament, having collected victories in 1963,...
Feb 27, 2011 · En route to his 1971 PGA win, Nicklaus was paired with Gene Sarazen the first two rounds and hosted Gary Player at his North Palm Beach home. As historical milestones go, the 25th anniversary...
