The Open Championship
Runner-up: Liang Huan Lu
Lee Trevino won the first of back-to-back Open Championships at Royal Birkdale. Trevino beat Taiwan's Liang Huan Lu, known as "Mr. Lu," by a stroke. Lu became enormously popular with the Birkdale crowd for his doffing of his cap. Trevino's Open wins were part of an extraordinary summer when he won three national opens.
The Open Championship
1971
Royal Birkdale Golf Club · Southport, England
Champion
Lee Trevino
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Winning Score
E
Winning Margin
1 stroke
Course
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location
Southport, England
Field Size
193 players
Cut Score
Low Round
69