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Sports headlines for Sunday May 16, 1971:

• Phillips Benches Johnson For Defiant Attitude
• Green Wins Playoff For Houston Title
• Donnie Allison Wins Wild Talladega Race

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Final results of the 1971 Houston Champions International

Tournament held at Champions Golf Club (Houston, TX) from May 13, 1971 to May 16, 1971     (Par 71)

Hubert Green defeated Don January on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Kermit Zarley	67	75	70	74	+2	286	$1,937
2	Larry Hinson	67	75	73	76	+7	291	$637
3	Hubert Green	68	69	72	71	-4	280	$25,000
4	Bob Murphy	69	73	68	71	-3	281	$7,350
5	Dave Hill	69	70	77	72	+4	288	$1,225
6	Dan Sikes	70	75	71	66	-2	282	$4,812
7	Homero Blancas	70	68	73	72	-1	283	$3,842
7	Dewitt Weaver	70	69	69	75	-1	283	$3,842
7	Ben Crenshaw	70	69	73	71	-1	283	$0
10	Gibby Gilbert	70	71	71	74	+2	286	$1,937
11	Bob Goalby	70	77	71	71	+5	289	$906
11	Chi Chi Rodriguez	70	70	74	75	+5	289	$906
13	Don January	71	73	68	68	-4	280	$14,300
14	George Archer	71	69	72	73	+1	285	$2,531
15	Tommy Aaron	71	73	69	73	+2	286	$1,937
16	Bert Yancey	71	73	70	73	+3	287	$1,562
17	Julius Boros	71	75	70	76	+8	292	$506
18	Arnold Palmer	71	75	73	75	+10	294	$260
19	Lou Graham	72	69	69	72	-2	282	$4,812
20	Charles Coody	72	70	67	75	Even	284	$3,250
21	Bob Rosburg	72	79	64	70	+1	285	$2,531
21	Dale Douglass	72	71	70	72	+1	285	$2,531
23	Fred Marti	72	69	75	73	+5	289	$906
23	Terry Dill	72	68	73	76	+5	289	$906
25	Larry Ziegler	72	73	71	75	+7	291	$637
26	Richard Crawford	72	72	71	77	+8	292	$506
27	Tom Weiskopf	72	71	74	78	+11	295	$217
28	J.C. Snead	72	75	76	73	+12	296	$217
29	Johnny Miller	73	67	72	72	Even	284	$3,250
30	John Schlee	73	69	74	69	+1	285	$2,531
31	Bob Smith	73	70	75	70	+4	288	$1,225
31	Bud Allin	73	69	73	73	+4	288	$1,225
33	Bert Greene	73	73	72	71	+5	289	$906
33	John Schroeder	73	72	70	74	+5	289	$906
35	Miller Barber	73	77	71	71	+8	292	$506
36	Ted Hayes	73	73	73	74	+9	293	$350
37	George Knudson	73	76	75	73	+13	297	$217
38	Gay Brewer	73	77	74	74	+14	298	$217
39	John Mills	73	77	72	78	+16	300	$0
40	Jerry McGee	74	74	70	68	+2	286	$1,937
41	Dave Eichelberger	74	71	73	72	+6	290	$712
42	George Boutell	74	70	77	71	+8	292	$506
42	Hal Underwood	74	75	73	70	+8	292	$217
44	Mike Hill	74	75	70	75	+10	294	$260
45	Bobby Mitchell	74	73	69	80	+12	296	$217
46	Bob Lunn	74	77	72	74	+13	297	$217
46	Phil Rodgers	74	73	75	75	+13	297	$217
48	Pete Brown	74	75	76	73	+14	298	$217
48	Hugh Royer	74	71	79	74	+14	298	$217
48	Dave Stockton	74	74	75	75	+14	298	$217
51	Jose Gonzales	74	76	81	76	+23	307	$217
52	Frank Beard	75	70	73	70	+4	288	$1,225
53	Dick Lotz	75	71	73	70	+5	289	$906
54	Jack Burke	75	75	73	72	+11	295	$217
55	Larry Wood	75	74	74	73	+12	296	$217
55	Bruce Devlin	75	73	75	73	+12	296	$217
57	Ron Weber	75	75	75	77	+18	302	$217
58	Dean Overtruf	75	81	70	77	+19	303	$0
59	Lee Trevino	76	72	66	67	-3	281	$7,350
60	Roy Pace	76	72	73	69	+6	290	$712
60	Gardner Dickinson	76	73	71	70	+6	290	$712
62	Al Geiberger	76	74	73	71	+10	294	$260
62	Orville Moody	76	73	74	71	+10	294	$260
64	Labron Harris	76	71	77	71	+11	295	$217
64	Bruce Crampton	76	71	74	74	+11	295	$217
66	Cesar Sanudo	77	71	72	69	+5	289	$906
67	Howie Johnson	77	72	71	72	+8	292	$506
67	R.H. Sikes	77	70	70	75	+8	292	$506
69	Jerry Heard	77	72	77	73	+15	299	$217
70	Jim Dent	77	74	75	78	+20	304	$217
71	Corker Deloach	77	76	77	79	+25	309	$0
72	Bob Stone	78	66	71	72	+3	287	$1,562
73	Lionel Hebert	78	73	71	71	+9	293	$350
73	Bill Garrett	78	69	72	74	+9	293	$350
75	Doug Sanders	78	73	70	74	+11	295	$217
76	Tom Shaw	82	69	73	80	+20	304	$217

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Billy Maxwell	78	74	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Dow Finsterwald	76	76	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Hale Irwin	79	74	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Jim Ferriell	75	78	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Steve Spray	77	76	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Don Bies	73	81	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Jack Montgomery	74	80	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Ken Still	76	78	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Ray Floyd	78	76	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Babe Hiskey	76	79	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Chuck Courtney	78	77	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Deane Beman	79	76	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Ed Furgol	81	74	0	0	+13	155	$0
WD	Ben Hogan	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Grier Jones	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Ken Venturi	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Herb Hooper	77	0	0	0	+6	77	$0
WD	Jim Colbert	77	0	0	0	+6	77	$0

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