1971 PGA Tour

At the Colonial National Invitation, Dave Hill shot rounds of 77-85 to miss the cut. On his last hole, Hill threw a ball out of a sand trap.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eQwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IMgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=819,5203073&hl=en |title=Dave Hill carries squabble to court |newspaper=Times Daily |location=Florence, Alabama |date=29 May 1971 |access-date=8 November 2023 |page=2 (3 in paper) |via=Google News Archive}} Hill was disqualified but it was for his signing a scorecard with an incorrect score on it.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ja9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=twkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3093,3790401&dq=dave+hill+disqualified+colonial&hl=en |title=Hill disqualified |newspaper=Star-News |location=Wilmington, North Carolina |date=22 May 1971 |access-date=8 November 2023 |page=10 (18 in paper) |via=Google News Archive}} When Hill went to play in his next tournament, the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, Hill was informed that he was being fined $500 for conduct unbecoming a professional golfer.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ka9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=twkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7196,4699026&dq=hill+fined+colonial&hl=en |title=Hill pays fine, in Memphis field |newspaper=Star-News |location=Wilmington, North Carolina |date=27 May 1971 |access-date=8 November 2023 |page=20 (3-D in paper) |via=Google News Archive}} Hill was required to pay the fine before teeing it up in the tournament. He did so, but less than a week later, Hill filed a one-million dollar antitrust suit against the PGA Tour.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d00fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kdEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=886,8396710&dq=dave+hill+colonial+fined&hl=en |title=Dave Hill Files $1 Million Damage Suit |newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |location=Daytona Beach, Florida |date=29 May 1971 |access-date=8 November 2023 |page=10 (17 in paper) |via=Google News Archive}} In response, the tour put Hill on probation for one year.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IclQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UNAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7352,335346&hl=en |title=Hill Draws Year Probation |newspaper=The Portsmouth Times |location=Portsmouth, Ohio |date=3 June 1971 |access-date=8 November 2023 |page=10 (19 in paper) |via=Google News Archive}}

The following table lists official events during the 1971 season.{{Cite web |title=1972 PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1972_pgatour.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=8 November 2023}}

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/83092135/ |title=Nicklaus Tops Golf $$ Record |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |date=17 December 1971 |access-date=8 November 2023 |page=27 (28 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

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