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PGA Championship

1971

Champion

Jack Nicklaus(-7)

Runner-up: Billy Casper

Jack Nicklaus won his second PGA Championship title by two shots over Billy Casper. Nicklaus's commanding ball-striking was perfectly suited to PGA National, a course he would go on to design later in his career. The win was part of Nicklaus's sustained major championship dominance through the early 1970s.

PGA Championship

1971

PGA National Golf Club · Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Champion

Jack Nicklaus

-7

PosPlayerScore

1

Jack Nicklaus

-7

2

Billy Casper

-5

Tournament Stats

Winning Score

-7 (281)

Winning Margin

2 strokes

Course

PGA National Golf Club

Location

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Field Size

168 players