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Sports headlines for Sunday February 14, 1971:

• Palmer Back In Command; 'Perfect Putt' Wins Playoff
• Fired Caddy Disturbs Palmer Presentation
• Newcombe Ends Laver's 17-Match Winning Streak
• Petty Winner Of Daytona 500 For 3rd Time

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Final results of the 1971 Bob Hope Desert Classic

Tournament held at Bermuda Dunes Country Club (Bermuda Dunes, CA) from February 10, 1971 to February 14, 1971     (Par 72)

Arnold Palmer defeated Ray Floyd on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Billy Casper	71	68	68	71	70	-12	348	$6,580
2	Bob Murphy	70	68	73	69	72	-8	352	$2,968
3	Dick Rhyan	71	68	70	71	73	-7	353	$2,240
4	Larry Mowry	72	68	70	75	73	-2	358	$737
5	Bert Yancey	69	69	71	66	71	-14	346	$9,900
6	Randy Wolff	71	69	71	73	71	-5	355	$1,484
7	Bobby Greenwood	70	69	73	77	71	Even	360	$254
8	Joe Cardenas	75	69	72	74	77	+7	367	$254
9	Bob Rosburg	69	70	71	67	72	-11	349	$5,390
9	Jim Wiechers	70	70	64	73	72	-11	349	$5,390
11	George Hixon	68	70	74	69	71	-8	352	$2,968
12	Lionel Hebert	73	70	73	69	70	-5	355	$1,484
13	Howie Johnson	75	70	70	70	71	-4	356	$1,171
14	Doug Sanders	73	70	75	72	68	-2	358	$737
14	Orville Moody	70	70	69	76	73	-2	358	$737
16	Dale Douglass	72	70	75	72	71	Even	360	$254
17	Ken Fulton	75	70	76	70	70	+1	361	$254
18	Gay Brewer	72	70	78	71	71	+2	362	$254
19	Arnold Palmer	67	71	66	68	70	-18	342	$28,000
19	Ray Floyd	68	71	70	66	67	-18	342	$16,000
21	Johnny Miller	71	71	71	66	71	-10	350	$4,305
21	Charles Coody	70	71	69	69	71	-10	350	$4,305
23	Tom Shaw	72	71	70	68	71	-8	352	$2,968
24	Mike Hill	72	71	68	71	71	-7	353	$2,240
25	Ed Sneed	72	71	74	70	68	-5	355	$1,484
26	Tommy Aaron	72	71	76	68	69	-4	356	$1,171
27	Julius Boros	71	71	70	71	74	-3	357	$994
28	Howell Fraser	73	71	71	73	74	+2	362	$254
29	Billy Maxwell	72	71	75	73	75	+6	366	$254
29	Hubert Green	71	71	72	75	77	+6	366	$254
31	Moon Mullins	77	71	70	73	77	+8	368	$254
32	Al Mengert	71	72	70	68	71	-8	352	$2,968
33	Pete Brown	73	72	74	68	67	-6	354	$1,890
34	Bruce Devlin	73	72	70	72	68	-5	355	$1,484
35	Roberto Bernardini	67	72	73	71	73	-4	356	$1,171
36	Dick Carmody	70	72	72	71	73	-2	358	$737
37	Dean Refram	74	72	71	72	72	+1	361	$254
37	Bill Ogden	74	72	71	69	75	+1	361	$254
39	Jack Harden	73	72	77	69	71	+2	362	$254
39	Chuck Courtney	72	72	74	72	72	+2	362	$254
41	Don Iverson	72	72	75	70	74	+3	363	$254
42	Dave Gumlia	75	72	70	74	78	+9	369	$254
43	Bobby Nichols	71	73	72	70	66	-8	352	$2,968
44	Ralph Johnston	69	73	71	70	70	-7	353	$2,240
45	Gardner Dickinson	72	73	70	74	68	-3	357	$994
46	Jerry McGee	71	73	77	69	68	-2	358	$737
47	Harry Toscano	71	73	74	72	69	-1	359	$401
47	Joel Goldstrand	69	73	72	72	73	-1	359	$401
49	Tom Nieporte	71	73	74	69	73	Even	360	$254
50	Phil Rodgers	73	73	70	72	73	+1	361	$254
51	J.C. Snead	69	74	71	69	71	-6	354	$1,890
52	Jimmy Picard	71	74	71	70	71	-3	357	$994
53	Charles Sifford	73	74	71	69	71	-2	358	$737
53	Joe Carr	67	74	72	72	73	-2	358	$737
55	Curtis Sifford	75	74	72	70	68	-1	359	$401
55	Jim Colbert	73	74	70	70	72	-1	359	$401
55	John Schlee	71	74	73	69	72	-1	359	$401
55	Dwight Nevil	75	74	69	67	74	-1	359	$401
59	Herb Hooper	74	74	72	70	72	+2	362	$254
60	Babe Hiskey	71	74	72	72	78	+7	367	$254
61	Larry Wood	67	75	76	68	71	-3	357	$994
61	Mike Reasor	75	75	70	63	74	-3	357	$994
63	Bill Brask	67	75	70	74	72	-2	358	$737
64	Steve Spray	72	75	72	69	74	+2	362	$254
65	Jerry Abbott	69	75	74	73	74	+5	365	$254
66	Miller Barber	70	76	71	69	72	-2	358	$737
67	Tommy Jacobs	73	76	70	71	69	-1	359	$401
68	Paul Harney	69	76	78	68	72	+3	363	$254
69	Marty Fleckman	66	77	69	70	69	-9	351	$3,780
70	Jack Ewing	70	77	69	75	68	-1	359	$401
71	Ted Hayes	68	78	71	70	71	-2	358	$737

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Jerry Barber	72	74	71	75	0	+4	292	$0
	Larry Hinson	71	70	76	75	0	+4	292	$0
	Ralph Baker	71	72	72	77	0	+4	292	$0
	Rick Rhoads	73	76	72	71	0	+4	292	$0
	Ron Cerrudo	75	74	74	69	0	+4	292	$0
	Chuck Montalbano	70	75	71	77	0	+5	293	$0
	Doug Olson	71	75	75	72	0	+5	293	$0
	Jack Montgomery	72	73	76	72	0	+5	293	$0
	Les Peterson	70	75	74	74	0	+5	293	$0
	Rod Funseth	70	77	73	73	0	+5	293	$0
	Bill Garrett	75	78	71	70	0	+6	294	$0
	Bob Stone	69	76	68	81	0	+6	294	$0
	Eddie Merrins	74	76	71	73	0	+6	294	$0
	Mike Ballo	73	71	74	76	0	+6	294	$0
	Bob Stanton	74	76	72	73	0	+7	295	$0
	Charles Volpone	73	75	74	73	0	+7	295	$0
	Dewitt Weaver	73	76	71	75	0	+7	295	$0
	Jim Jewell	74	70	77	74	0	+7	295	$0
	Ronnie Reif	72	77	71	75	0	+7	295	$0
	Tom Sanderson	72	70	75	78	0	+7	295	$0
	Tommy Aycock	76	71	74	74	0	+7	295	$0
	Chuck Piecka	75	72	74	75	0	+8	296	$0
	Terry Wilcox	70	75	73	78	0	+8	296	$0
	Jim Hardy	73	71	73	80	0	+9	297	$0
	Lee Bonse	71	72	76	78	0	+9	297	$0
	Rod Curl	74	77	73	73	0	+9	297	$0
	Bill Johnston	75	75	74	74	0	+10	298	$0
	Bob Shaw	74	74	72	78	0	+10	298	$0
	Dave Marad	80	77	72	69	0	+10	298	$0
	Gary Bowerman	73	71	73	81	0	+10	298	$0
	Jim Ferriell	75	75	76	72	0	+10	298	$0
	Chi Chi Rodriguez	77	72	70	80	0	+11	299	$0
	Chris Blocker	77	77	71	74	0	+11	299	$0
	Claude Harmon	76	76	72	75	0	+11	299	$0
	Ernie Vossler	75	74	75	75	0	+11	299	$0
	George Johnson	80	75	70	74	0	+11	299	$0
	Steve Reid	75	74	79	71	0	+11	299	$0
	Al Balding	69	73	80	78	0	+12	300	$0
	George Knudson	73	77	80	72	0	+14	302	$0
	Rafe Botts	72	76	72	82	0	+14	302	$0
	John Baldwin	73	79	73	78	0	+15	303	$0
	Robert Clark	76	76	77	74	0	+15	303	$0
	Tim Berg	74	77	79	74	0	+16	304	$0
	Cesar Sanudo	78	72	76	79	0	+17	305	$0
	Phil Ferranti	77	78	75	75	0	+17	305	$0
	Byron Comstock	73	76	84	73	0	+18	306	$0
	Bill Wright	78	77	79	75	0	+21	309	$0
	John Hayes	80	87	80	86	0	+45	333	$0
WD	Jerry Heard	0	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Mac McLendon	83	0	0	0	0	+11	83	$0
WD	Lee Trevino	72	72	0	0	0	Even	144	$0
WD	Stan Thirsk	72	80	0	0	0	+8	152	$0
WD	Jimmy Powell	72	72	74	0	0	+2	218	$0

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