"lee trevino: an american champion" recounts lee trevino’s heroic playoff victory in the 1971 u.s. open over jack nicklaus, featuring retrospective interviews with both world golf hall of fame members. the film details the impoverished childhood of trevino, a mexican-american eighth grade dropout, and shares how his trademark, homemade swing led him to become one of golf’s most revered shot makers and one of the most beloved personalities (and champions) the game has ever seen.