1973 PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 9–12, 1973 |
Location | Beachwood, Ohio |
Course(s) | Canterbury Golf Club |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,852 yards (6,265 m) |
Field | 148 players, 74 after cut[1] |
Cut | 149 (+7) |
Prize fund | $225,000 |
Winner's share | $45,000 |
Champion | |
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277 (−7) | |
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The 1973 PGA Championship was the 55th PGA Championship, played August 9–12 at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb east of Cleveland. Ohio native Jack Nicklaus won the third of his five PGA Championships, four strokes ahead of runner-up Bruce Crampton.[2]
It was the twelfth of Nicklaus' eighteen major titles as a professional.[3] At the time, the holder of the most major titles was the late Bobby Jones, with thirteen. As a lifelong amateur, his majors were the Open and amateur championships in the U.S. and Britain. Including his two U.S. Amateur titles, Nicklaus now had 14 majors, surpassing Jones.[2]
Sam Snead, age 61, shot even-par each day and finished in the top ten for the second straight year; he tied for ninth after a tie for fourth in 1972 and would improve on those in 1974.
This was the third major at Canterbury, which hosted the U.S. Open twice in the 1940s, both decided in playoffs. Lawson Little was the champion in 1940 with a three-stroke win over Gene Sarazen. Following World War II in 1946, the first U.S. Open in five years was played at the course. Lloyd Mangrum won in the second 18-hole playoff round, one stroke ahead of major winners Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1963, 1971 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 277 | −7 | 1 |
Sam Snead | ![]() | 1942, 1949, 1951 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 284 | E | T9 |
Dave Stockton | ![]() | 1970 | 72 | 69 | 75 | 69 | 285 | +1 | T12 |
Al Geiberger | ![]() | 1966 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 286 | +2 | T18 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 1969 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 290 | +6 | T35 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1962, 1972 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 78 | 294 | +10 | T51 |
Bobby Nichols | ![]() | 1964 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 294 | +10 | T51 |
Jack Burke, Jr. | ![]() | 1956 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 295 | +11 | T56 |
Doug Ford | ![]() | 1955 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 295 | +11 | T56 |
Bob Rosburg | ![]() | 1959 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 78 | 298 | +14 | T66 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Julius Boros | ![]() | 1968 | 77 | 74 | 151 | +9 |
Lionel Hebert | ![]() | 1957 | 74 | 77 | 151 | +9 |
Dow Finsterwald | ![]() | 1958 | 79 | 75 | 154 | +12 |
Jerry Barber | ![]() | 1961 | 82 | 76 | 158 | +16 |
Jim Ferrier | ![]() | 1947 | 79 | 84 | 163 | +21 |
Paul Runyan | ![]() | 1934, 1938 | 84 | 83 | 171 | +29 |
Chick Harbert | ![]() | 1954 | 82 | WD | ||
Vic Ghezzi | ![]() | 1941 | 84 | WD |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, August 12, 1973
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 72-68-68-69=277 | −7 | 45,000 |
2 | Bruce Crampton | ![]() | 71-73-67-70=281 | −3 | 25,700 |
T3 | Mason Rudolph | ![]() | 69-70-70-73=282 | −2 | 11,909 |
J. C. Snead | ![]() | 71-74-68-69=282 | |||
Lanny Wadkins | ![]() | 73-69-71-69=282 | |||
T6 | Don Iverson | ![]() | 67-72-70-74=283 | −1 | 7,312 |
Dan Sikes | ![]() | 72-68-72-71=283 | |||
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | 70-71-71-71=283 | |||
T9 | Hale Irwin | ![]() | 76-72-68-68=284 | E | 5,625 |
Sam Snead | ![]() | 71-71-71-71=284 | |||
Kermit Zarley | ![]() | 76-71-68-69=284 |
References
- 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1973 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- 1 2 Jenkins, Dan (August 20, 1973). "Jack goes one up on a legend". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ↑ "Jack fires final round 69 for four shot win in PGA". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 13, 1973. p. 12.
- 1 2 "1973 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ↑ "PGA scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 13, 1973. p. 15.
External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- About.com: 1973 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1973 PGA Championship
Preceded by 1973 Open Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1974 Masters |
Coordinates: 41°28′08″N 81°31′16″W / 41.469°N 81.521°W