The 1971 PGA Tour season was from January 7 to December 12. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Lee Trevino won the most tournaments, six, and there were 10 first-time winners. Trevino won two majors, the U.S. Open and British Open, in a span of three weeks. In between, he also won the Canadian Open to become the first to win all three in the same season. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1971 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament, usually a Sunday. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
The PGA Championship was played in February, rather than August, in order to avoid the intense heat and humidity of Florida in the summer.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Winner's
share ($) |
|---|
| Jan 10 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California |  Bob Lunn (5) | 274 (−10) | 22,000 |
| Jan 17 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | Tom Shaw (3) | 278 (−10) | 27,000 |
| Jan 24 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Miller Barber (6) | 261 (−23) | 25,000 |
| Jan 31 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | George Archer (7) | 272 (−16) | 30,000 |
| Feb 7 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | Tom Shaw (4) | 273 (−15) | 40,000 |
| Feb 14 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | Arnold Palmer (58) | 342 (−18) | 28,000 |
| Feb 22 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | J. C. Snead (1) | 273 (−15) | 22,000 |
| Feb 28 | PGA Championship | Florida | Jack Nicklaus (34) | 281 (−7) | 40,000 |
| Mar 7 | Doral-Eastern Open Invitational | Florida | J. C. Snead (2) | 275 (−13) | 30,000 |
| Mar 14 | Florida Citrus Invitational | Florida | Arnold Palmer (59) | 270 (−18) | 30,000 |
| Mar 21 | Greater Jacksonville Open | Florida | .svg.png) Gary Player (14) | 281 (−7) | 25,000 |
| Mar 28 | National Airlines Open Invitational | Florida | Gary Player (15) | 274 (−14) | 40,000 |
| Apr 4 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Bud Allin (1) | 275 (−9) | 38,000 |
| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Charles Coody (3) | 279 (−9) | 25,000 |
| Apr 18 | Monsanto Open | Florida | Gene Littler (23) | 276 (−8) | 30,000 |
| Apr 25 | Tournament of Champions | California | Jack Nicklaus (35) | 279 (−9) | 33,000 |
| Apr 25 | Tallahassee Open Invitational | Florida | Lee Trevino (6) | 273 (−15) | 12,000 |
| May 2 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | Frank Beard (11) | 276 (−12) | 25,000 |
| May 9 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Jack Nicklaus (36) | 274 (−6) | 25,000 |
| May 16 | Houston Champions International | Texas | Hubert Green (1) | 280 (−4) | 25,000 |
| May 23 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Gene Littler (24) | 283 (+3) | 25,000 |
| May 30 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | Lee Trevino (7) | 268 (−12) | 35,000 |
| Jun 6 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | Gardner Dickinson (7) | 275 (−13) | 25,000 |
| Jun 13 | Kemper Open | North Carolina | Tom Weiskopf (3) | 277 (−11) | 30,000 |
| Jun 21 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania | Lee Trevino (8) | 280 (E) | 30,000 |
| Jun 27 | Cleveland Open | Ohio | Bobby Mitchell (1) | 262 (−22) | 30,000 |
| Jul 4 | Canadian Open | Canada | Lee Trevino (9) | 275 (−13) | 30,000 |
| Jul 10 | British Open | England | Lee Trevino (10) | 278 (−14) | 13,200 |
| Jul 11 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Dave Eichelberger (1) | 270 (−14) | 25,000 |
| Jul 18 | Western Open | Illinois |  Bruce Crampton (9) | 279 (−5) | 30,000 |
| Jul 25 | Westchester Classic | New York | Arnold Palmer (60) | 270 (−18) | 50,000 |
| Aug 2 | National Team Championship | Pennsylvania | Jack Nicklaus (37)
Arnold Palmer (61) | 257 (−27) | 20,000
each |
| Aug 8 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | Jerry Heard (1) | 275 (−5) | 30,000 |
| Aug 15 | Massachusetts Classic | Massachusetts | Dave Stockton (5) | 275 (−13) | 33,000 |
| Aug 22 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | Tom Weiskopf (4) | 274 (−14) | 30,000 |
| Aug 29 | Liggett & Myers Open Match Play Championship | North Carolina | DeWitt Weaver (1) | 71 to 77 | 35,000 |
| Sep 6 | Greater Hartford Open Invitational | Connecticut | George Archer (8) | 268 (−16) | 22,000 |
| Sep 12 | Southern Open | Georgia | Johnny Miller (1) | 267 (−13) | 20,000 |
| Sep 26 | Robinson Open Golf Classic | Illinois | Labron Harris, Jr. (1) | 274 (−10) | 20,000 |
| Oct 24 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | California | Billy Casper (48) | 269 (−19) | 30,000 |
| Oct 31 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | Lee Trevino (11) | 280 (−8) | 27,000 |
| Nov 28 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic | South Carolina | Hale Irwin (1) | 279 (−5) | 22,000 |
| Dec 6 | Walt Disney World Open Invitational | Florida | Jack Nicklaus (38) | 273 (−15) | 30,000 |
| Dec 12 | Bahamas National Open | Bahamas | Bob Goalby (11) | 275 (−9) | 26,000 |
Dave Hill anti-trust lawsuit
At the Colonial National Invitation, Dave Hill shot rounds of 77-85 to miss the cut. On his last hole, Hill threw a ball out of a sand trap.[1] Hill was disqualified but it was for his signing a scorecard with an incorrect score on it.[2] When Hill went to play in his next tournament, the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, Hill was told he was being fined $500 for conduct unbecoming a professional golfer.[3] Hill was required to pay the fine before teeing it up in the tournament. He did so but less than a week later, Hill filed a one-million dollar anti-trust suit against the PGA Tour.[4] In response, the tour put Hill on probation for one year.[5] Hill then increased the amount of damages he was seeking to three-million dollars.[6] The litigation was resolved out of court in less than a year and Hill was taken off probation.[7]