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Lee Trevino: Canadian Open
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Trevino, a Mexican-American, was one of a very few minorities in the PGA when he earned his tour card in 1967. Despite his awkward, self-taught brand of golf, he finished fifth at the U.S. Open that year, eight shots behind Jack Nicklaus, who shot a record 275. At the 1968 U.S. Open, Trevino played among the leaders throughout the tourney. On the last day, he was paired with Bert Yancey, an Army golfer who led for the tournament. Trevino pulled away on the fifth hole and added to his lead the rest of the day to finish with a record-tying 275. (Jack Nicklaus finished with a 279.)
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Throughout his career, Trevino was seen as one of the more approachable and humorous of PGA golfers, and was frequently quoted by the press. At the beginning of their 1971 playoff for the U.S. Open, he playfully threw a rubber snake at Jack Nicklaus. During his early career, much attention was focused by the press on a BandAid that Trevino wore on his forearm covering a tattoo of the name of his ex-wife. This became a frequent topic of self-deprecating humor for the good-natured Trevino. (He has since had this tattoo removed by a plastic surgeon using a laser technique.) His self–taught style, distinguished by an out-to-in swing designed to fade the ball (which he devised to combat a chronic hook), led to many exciting shots and skins game victories.
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Trevino's awkward style convinced some critics his stay on the Tour would be a short one - he would simply fade away quietly like hundreds of hopefuls before him. Completely self-taught, Trevino's style was anything but smooth. During his swing he appeared to be frantically striving to retain his balance - ... at the critical moment when the face of the club strikes the ball, his body was perfectly co-ordinated. He did not take long to silence his critics, winning the U.S. Open the following year at Oak Hill. The next six years saw him build and consolidate his reputation as one of the game's stars. Indeed during a heady four-week period in 1971 Trevino won three of golf's biggest competitions in succession - the U.S. Open, the Canadian Open and the British Open.
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A brief report on the tournament, which Lee Trevino won, plus a period photo and a summary of his record in all US Opens. Use the "select a year" drop down menu on the page to see details of his second win in the same event in 1971.
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After his discharge, Trevino continued his pursuit of the game. In 1967, he began playing on the PGA Tour . In 1968 at the Oak Hill Country Club (Rochester, New York) a large goal was reached when he won the U.S. Open . From here on there was no looking back. Over the course of his career, Trevino won 29 times on the PGA Tour, including six majors . He was at his best in the early 1970s, when for a time he was Jack Nicklaus 's biggest rival, winning the money list title in 1970, and picking up ten wins in two seasons in 1971 and 1972. Without quite returning to these heights, he remained one of the world's leading players for more than another decade, winning his last major, the 1984 PGA Championship at the unusually advanced age of 44. When he retired in 1985 , he was the third highest in earnings in the history of the PGA Tour.
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Leaving his position at Horizon Hills, Trevino officially joined the PGA tour in 1968. Scoring in the 60s in all four rounds at Oak Hill, he tied a record with a score of 275 and beat Jack Nicklaus and Bert Yancey in a touch-and-go finish. He was the first golfer to score under par in all four rounds of the U.S. Open. He earned the PGA Rookie of the Year award and at season's end had official winnings of $125,675 plus endorsements.
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