Golf Network News
Monday 21 June 1971Men’s majorsYear in Review
Trevino wins U.S. Open
Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania · Thursday 17 to Monday 21 June 1971
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/12°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/14°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/18°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R531°/20°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
U.S. Open
Merion G.C., Ardmore
2 of 5 researched
Winner
280Total
ETo par
playoff: 18 holes, 68–71Margin
PlayoffDecided
Runner-up: Jack Nicklaus
The golfer
b. 1939-12-01, Dallas, Texas, USA; United States; 2nd major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet