Trevino 's win Earnings_and_losses , therefore , assured that Americans won all four major championships Competition in 1971 ( Charles Coody won the Masters Tournament and Nicklaus captured Conquering the PGA ) .

Charles Coody won his only major championship , two strokes ahead of runners-up Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus .

Miller was six-under for the Sunday round and , playing two groups ahead of the final two-some , his birdie on 14 would open up a two-shot lead when Coody subsequently bogeyed the hole , but could not hold on to win .

Coody , co-leader with Nicklaus entering the round , rebounded from his bogey at 14 with two consecutive birdies and parred the final two holes while Miller , 23 , bogeyed two of the last three holes .

It was a bit of redemption for Coody , who bogeyed the final three holes in 1969 to finish two strokes back .

It was Coody 's third and final Process_end win Getting on the PGA Tour .