Sports headlines for Sunday April 11, 1971:
- The Masters: Nobody's Laughing At Coody Now
Final results of the 1971 The Masters
Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, GA) from April 8, 1971 to April 11, 1971 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Coody | 66 | 73 | 70 | 70 | -9 | 279 | $25,000 |
| 2 | Johnny Miller | 72 | 73 | 68 | 68 | -7 | 281 | $17,500 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 71 | 68 | 72 | -7 | 281 | $17,500 |
| 4 | Gene Littler | 72 | 69 | 73 | 69 | -5 | 283 | $9,050 |
| 4 | Don January | 69 | 69 | 73 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $9,050 |
| 6 | Gary Player | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $5,600 |
| 6 | Ken Still | 72 | 71 | 72 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $5,600 |
| 6 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | 69 | 72 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $5,600 |
| 9 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 76 | 69 | 72 | 69 | -2 | 286 | $3,767 |
| 9 | Frank Beard | 74 | 73 | 69 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $3,767 |
| 9 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 73 | 69 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $3,767 |
| 12 | Bert Greene | 73 | 73 | 71 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $3,300 |
| 13 | Ray Floyd | 69 | 75 | 73 | 71 | Even | 288 | $3,000 |
| 13 | Billy Casper | 72 | 73 | 71 | 72 | Even | 288 | $3,000 |
| 13 | Bob Murphy | 69 | 70 | 76 | 73 | Even | 288 | $3,000 |
| 13 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | 70 | 72 | 74 | Even | 288 | $3,000 |
| 13 | Hale Irwin | 69 | 72 | 71 | 76 | Even | 288 | $3,000 |
| 18 | Bruce Crampton | 73 | 72 | 74 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $2,650 |
| 18 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $2,650 |
| 20 | Orville Moody | 79 | 69 | 70 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $2,450 |
| 20 | Dave Eichelberger | 76 | 71 | 70 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $2,450 |
| 22 | Tommy Aaron | 76 | 72 | 74 | 69 | +3 | 291 | $2,250 |
| 22 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | 70 | 74 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $2,250 |
| 24 | Dick Lotz | 77 | 72 | 73 | 70 | +4 | 292 | $2,100 |
| 24 | Al Geiberger | 73 | 75 | 72 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $2,100 |
| 24 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | 70 | 75 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $0 |
| 27 | Art Wall | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $1,750 |
| 27 | Dale Douglass | 70 | 71 | 76 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $1,750 |
| 27 | Dave Hill | 74 | 73 | 70 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $1,750 |
| 30 | Larry Hinson | 75 | 71 | 76 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $1,750 |
| 30 | Hsieh Yung-yo | 75 | 69 | 77 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $1,750 |
| 30 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | 70 | 77 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $1,750 |
| 30 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 75 | 71 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $1,750 |
| 34 | Bob Lunn | 69 | 76 | 81 | 69 | +7 | 295 | $1,675 |
| 35 | George Archer | 73 | 74 | 78 | 71 | +8 | 296 | $1,675 |
| 36 | Tony Jacklin | 73 | 76 | 76 | 72 | +9 | 297 | $1,675 |
| 36 | David Graham | 75 | 72 | 77 | 73 | +9 | 297 | $1,675 |
| 36 | Bob Goalby | 76 | 73 | 74 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $1,675 |
| 36 | John Schlee | 76 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $1,675 |
| 36 | Tom Shaw | 77 | 70 | 74 | 76 | +9 | 297 | $1,675 |
| 41 | Harold Henning | 72 | 75 | 77 | 74 | +10 | 298 | $1,600 |
| 42 | John Lister | 78 | 72 | 75 | 75 | +12 | 300 | $1,600 |
| 42 | Allen Miller | 76 | 73 | 81 | 70 | +12 | 300 | $0 |
| 42 | Tom Kite | 76 | 74 | 70 | 80 | +12 | 300 | $0 |
| 45 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | 76 | 75 | 79 | +14 | 302 | $1,600 |
| 46 | Doug Ford | 75 | 75 | 77 | 76 | +15 | 303 | $1,600 |
| 47 | Howie Johnson | 73 | 75 | 82 | 74 | +16 | 304 | $1,600 |
| 47 | Jerry Heard | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 | +16 | 304 | $1,600 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanny Wadkins | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Lou Graham | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Takaski Kono | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Vinny Giles | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bert Yancey | 71 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Charles Coe | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Deane Beman | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Homero Blancas | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Julius Boros | 80 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Miller Barber | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Sam Snead | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Dan Sikes | 72 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Gay Brewer | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Jim Simons | 83 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Bob Charles | 77 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Gary Cowan | 83 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Terry Wilcox | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Tommy Horton | 82 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Joel Goldstrand | 82 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 |


