1971 U.S. Open: Lee Trevino wins at Merion G.C.
Lee Trevino won the 1971 U.S. Open at Merion G.C. in Ardmore, Pennsylvania with 280 (E), beating Jack Nicklaus in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1971 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 17, 1971 to June 21, 1971
- Course
- Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pennsylvania
- Edition
- 71st U.S. Open
- Champion
- Lee Trevino · USA · born Dallas, Texas, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 280 (E)
- Runner-up
- Jack Nicklaus
- Playoff
- 18 holes, 68–71
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 280 | E |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
What happened at the 1971 U.S. Open
Trevino beat Nicklaus in the playoff.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).