1973 PGA Tour

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1973 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1973 (1973-01-03) – November 3, 1973 (1973-11-03)
Number of official events48
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (7)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
← 1972
1974 →

The 1973 PGA Tour was the 58th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the fifth season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1973 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 7 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California135,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rod Funseth (2)
Jan 14 Phoenix Open Arizona150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (10)
Jan 21 Dean Martin Tucson Open Arizona150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (11)
Jan 28 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California180,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (46)Pro-Am
Feb 4 Hawaiian Open Hawaii200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Schlee (1)
Feb 11 Bob Hope Desert Classic California160,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (62)Pro-Am
Feb 18 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California170,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Dickson (2)
Feb 25 Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines Classic Florida260,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (16)
Mar 4 Florida Citrus Open Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Allin (2)
Mar 11 Doral-Eastern Open Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (17)
Mar 18 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida130,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert (3)
Mar 25 Greater New Orleans Open Louisiana125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (47)
Apr 2 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina210,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Apr 8 Magnolia Classic Mississippi35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Nevil (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia224,825 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Aaron (3) Major championship
Apr 15 Monsanto Open Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Homero Blancas (4)
Apr 22 Tournament of Champions California200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (48)Winners-only event
Apr 22 Tallahassee Open Florida75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (2)Alternate event
Apr 29 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (2)
May 6 Houston Open Texas205,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (12)
May 13 Colonial National Invitation Texas150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf (6)Invitational
May 20 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (10)
May 27 Atlanta Classic Georgia150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (49)
Jun 3 Kemper Open North Carolina200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf (7)
Jun 10 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf (8)
Jun 17 U.S. Open Pennsylvania227,200 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (3) Major championship
Jun 24 American Golf Classic Ohio160,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (13)
Jul 1 Western Open Illinois175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (49)
Jul 8 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin130,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton (6)
Jul 14 The Open Championship Scotland£50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf (9) Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 15 Shrine-Robinson Open Golf Classic Illinois125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Deane Beman (4)Alternate event
Jul 22 St. Louis Children's Hospital Golf Classic Missouri210,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (25)
Jul 29 Canadian Open Canada175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf (10)
Aug 5 Westchester Classic New York250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (10)
Aug 12 PGA Championship Ohio225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (50) Major championship
Aug 19 USI Classic Massachusetts200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (3)
Aug 26 U.S. Professional Match Play Championship North Carolina200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Schroeder (1)Limited-field event
Aug 26 Liggett & Myers Open North Carolina100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Greene (1)Alternate event
Sep 3 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (50)
Sep 9 Southern Open Georgia100,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (18)
Sep 16 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (2)Invitational
Sep 23 B.C. Open New York100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (3)
Sep 30 Quad Cities Open Iowa100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Adams (1)
Oct 7 Ohio Kings Island Open Ohio125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (51)New tournament
Oct 21 Kaiser International Open Invitational California150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Sneed (1)
Oct 28 Sahara Invitational Nevada135,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey (1)
Nov 4 San Antonio Texas Open Texas125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (1)
Nov 17 World Open Golf Championship North Carolina50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (8)New tournament
Dec 1 Walt Disney World Golf Classic Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (52)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Jun 30 Lake Michigan Classic Michigan16,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wilf Homenuik
Sep 22 Ryder Cup Scotlandn/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event
Nov 25 World Cup Spain4,200 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller and
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy 2,100 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 308,362
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton 274,266
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf 245,463
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino 210,017
5 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins 200,455
6 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber 184,014
7 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 130,388
8 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 129,474
9 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller 127,833
10 Flag of the United States.svg John Schlee 118,017

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus [3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. ↑ "1974 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nicklaus tops pros by winning $308,362" . Redlands Daily Facts. Redlands, California. December 8, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Nicklaus PGA Player of Year" . The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 21, 1973. p. 37. Retrieved November 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Crampton Bags Vardon Trophy" . Panama City News-Herald. Panama City, Florida. December 14, 1973. p. 22. Retrieved November 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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