Nicklaus ' grand slam bid Hold also ended Process_end at Muirfield , runner-up by one stroke to Lee Trevino in 1972 .

Trevino became Becoming the fourth player to win Earnings_and_losses both the U.S. Open and the Open Championship in the same year , joining Bobby Jones Gene Sarazen ( 1932 ) , and Ben Hogan ( 1953 ) .

Trevino also won the Canadian Open the previous week near Montreal for three national titles in 1971 , all won in less than a This was the last major championship Competition of 1971 because the PGA Championship was played Participation in February instead of its traditional date in August .

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 ) .

Woods became Becoming the sixth to win Earnings_and_losses the U.S. Open and the Open Championship in the same year , joining Becoming_a_member fellow Americans Bobby Jones ( 1926 , 1930 ) , Gene Sarazen ( 1932 ) , Ben Hogan ( 1953 ) , Lee Trevino ( 1971 ) , and Tom Watson ( 1982 ) .