Sports headlines for Wednesday July 7, 1971:
- Paige Becomes Regular Member Of Hall Of Fame
- Aaron, Mays Top All-Star N.L. Voting; Stargell 3rd
Scores through round 1 of the 1971 British Open
Tournament held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club (Southport, England) from July 7, 1971 to July 10, 1971 (Par 73)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beard | 73 | Even | 73 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Frank Conner | 74 | +1 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Peter Wilcock | 74 | +1 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 4 | John Fourie | 75 | +2 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Florentino Molina | 75 | +2 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Jan Dorrestein | 76 | +3 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Joe Carr | 76 | +3 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Peter Berry | 77 | +4 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Martin Foster | 77 | +4 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Alex Caygill | 77 | +4 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 8 | John Richardson | 77 | +4 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 12 | David Vaughan | 78 | +5 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Warren Humphreys | 78 | +5 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Ian Richardson | 78 | +5 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Derek Small | 78 | +5 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Norman Wood | 78 | +5 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Bill Murray | 78 | +5 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Jimmy Martin | 78 | +5 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Angel Gallardo | 79 | +6 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 19 | John Cook | 79 | +6 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Bill Evans | 79 | +6 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 19 | John Fowler | 79 | +6 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Guy Hunt | 79 | +6 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 24 | John Panton | 80 | +7 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Doug McClelland | 80 | +7 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Eddie Polland | 80 | +7 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Maurice Moir | 80 | +7 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Gary Baleson | 81 | +8 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 29 | George Will | 82 | +9 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 30 | John Johnson | 83 | +10 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Peter Tupling | 83 | +10 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 32 | David Llewellyn | 84 | +11 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Peter Oosterhuis | 76 | +3 | 76 | $1,560 | |||
| 34 | Craig Defoy | 72 | -1 | 72 | $6,600 | |||
| 35 | Dave Stockton | 74 | +1 | 74 | $2,760 | |||
| 36 | Lee Trevino | 69 | -4 | 69 | $13,200 | |||
| 37 | Lu Liang-Huan | 70 | -3 | 70 | $9,600 | |||
| 38 | Tony Jacklin | 69 | -4 | 69 | $7,800 | |||
| 39 | Dale Hayes | 71 | -2 | 71 | $1,920 | |||
| 40 | Ramon Sota | 72 | -1 | 72 | $2,760 | |||
| 40 | Johnny Miller | 72 | -1 | 72 | $355 | |||
| 42 | Charles Coody | 74 | +1 | 74 | $5,520 | |||
| 43 | Gary Player | 71 | -2 | 71 | $4,260 | |||
| 44 | Walter Godfrey | 72 | -1 | 72 | $408 | |||
| 45 | Bert Yancey | 75 | +2 | 75 | $2,760 | |||
| 46 | John Garner | 76 | +3 | 76 | $492 | |||
| 47 | Bob Charles | 77 | +4 | 77 | $1,560 | |||
| 48 | Howie Johnson | 69 | -4 | 69 | $1,080 | |||
| 49 | Brian Waites | 70 | -3 | 70 | $226 | |||
| 50 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | -2 | 71 | $5,520 | |||
| 50 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 71 | -2 | 71 | $2,760 | |||
| 50 | Hugh Jackson | 71 | -2 | 71 | $871 | |||
| 53 | Harry Bannerman | 73 | Even | 73 | $2,760 | |||
| 53 | John Sharkey | 73 | Even | 73 | $310 | |||
| 55 | Peter Alliss | 74 | +1 | 74 | $355 | |||
| 56 | Eric Brown | 75 | +2 | 75 | $408 | |||
| 56 | Donald Swaelens | 75 | +2 | 75 | $310 | |||
| 56 | Graham Marsh | 75 | +2 | 75 | $226 | |||
| 59 | Neil Coles | 76 | +3 | 76 | $871 | |||
| 60 | Vicente Fernandez | 69 | -4 | 69 | $638 | |||
| 61 | Peter Thomson | 70 | -3 | 70 | $3,720 | |||
| 61 | Kel Nagle | 70 | -3 | 70 | $2,760 | |||
| 63 | Malcolm Gregson | 71 | -2 | 71 | $638 | |||
| 64 | Peter Butler | 73 | Even | 73 | $638 | |||
| 64 | Bill Large | 73 | Even | 73 | $638 | |||
| 64 | Tienie Britz | 73 | Even | 73 | $310 | |||
| 67 | Bernard Hunt | 74 | +1 | 74 | $1,080 | |||
| 68 | Randall Vines | 75 | +2 | 75 | $638 | |||
| 68 | Guy Wolstenholme | 75 | +2 | 75 | $523 | |||
| 70 | Brian Barnes | 76 | +3 | 76 | $226 | |||
| 71 | Lionel Platts | 78 | +5 | 78 | $408 | |||
| 72 | Doug Sanders | 73 | Even | 73 | $3,720 | |||
| 72 | Doug Sewell | 73 | Even | 73 | $638 | |||
| 72 | Brian Huggett | 73 | Even | 73 | $638 | |||
| 75 | John Lister | 74 | +1 | 74 | $638 | |||
| 76 | Bobby Locke | 75 | +2 | 75 | $310 | |||
| 76 | David Snell | 75 | +2 | 75 | $226 | |||
| 76 | Clive Clark | 75 | +2 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Steve Melnyk | 76 | +3 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Min Nan Hsieh | 77 | +4 | 77 | $523 | |||
| 81 | Billy Casper | 70 | -3 | 70 | $4,260 | |||
| 81 | John O'Leary | 70 | -3 | 70 | $408 | |||
| 83 | Michael Bonallack | 71 | -2 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Bernard Gallacher | 72 | -1 | 72 | $475 | |||
| 85 | Peter Townsend | 73 | Even | 73 | $408 | |||
| 86 | Bruce Devlin | 74 | +1 | 74 | $468 | |||
| 87 | Tom Weiskopf | 75 | +2 | 75 | $408 | |||
| 88 | David Talbot | 77 | +4 | 77 | $226 | |||
| 89 | Jack Newton | 73 | Even | 73 | $310 | |||
| 89 | Roger Manning | 73 | Even | 73 | $226 | |||
| 89 | Roberto Bernardini | 73 | Even | 73 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Christy O'Connor | 74 | +1 | 74 | $499 | |||
| 93 | Jack Wilkshire | 75 | +2 | 75 | $310 | |||
| 93 | Maurice Bembridge | 75 | +2 | 75 | $226 | |||
| 95 | Tomas Lopez | 77 | +4 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Miller Barber | 71 | -2 | 71 | $226 | |||
| 97 | Valentin Barrios | 72 | -1 | 72 | $310 | |||
| 98 | Tommy Horton | 70 | -3 | 70 | $468 | |||
| 99 | Francisco Abreu | 73 | Even | 73 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Richard Livingston | 76 | +3 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Jimmy Kinsella | 74 | +1 | 74 | $408 | |||
| 102 | Stuart Brown | 75 | +2 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 103 | David Graham | 73 | Even | 73 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Ronnie Shade | 78 | +5 | 78 | $0 |