1971 PGA Championship 1971" "Saturday, February 27, 1971" "Sunday, February 28, 1971" 1971 PGA Championship 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. Nicklaus led wire-to-wire, and held a four-stroke lead over Gary Player after 54 holes, with Casper seven shots back. The two were pre-tournament favorites, along with Arnold Palmer, who shot an opening round 75 and finished
1947 PGA Championship Missouri. Lew Worsham defeated Sam Snead by a stroke in an 18-hole playoff on Sunday, June 15. The British Open was played the first week of July in England. This was the first PGA Championship scheduled to conclude on Tuesday, which continued through 1956. Two-time champion Byron Nelson did not compete; his final PGA Championship was the previous year. The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1947 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days: <br> "Tuesday, June 24, 1947" "Morning" "Afternoon" 1947 PGA Championship The 1947 PGA Championship was the 29th PGA Championship, held June 18–24