Liggett & Myers Open

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Liggett & Myers Open
Tournament information
Location Cary, North Carolina
Established1972
Course(s)MacGregor Downs Country Club
Par71
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$100,000
Month playedAugust
Final year1973
Tournament record score
Aggregate278 Bert Greene (1973)
To par−6 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Bert Greene
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MacGregor Downs CC
Location in United States
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MacGregor Downs CC
Location in North Carolina

The Liggett & Myers Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was sponsored by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company.

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It was played in 1972 and 1973 in conjunction with the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship. After the first two rounds of play, the top eight players dropped from the Liggett & Myers Open and joined eight exempt players to compete in the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship. [1] The purse for the Liggett & Myers Open was $100,000 with $20,000 going to the winner, while the purse for the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship was $150,000 with $40,000 going to the winner and $5,000 going to first round losers.

Tournament hosts

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Greene 278−6Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber [2]
1972 Flag of the United States.svg Lou Graham 285−31 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham
Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Ziegler
[3]

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  2. "Schroeder Captures Pro Match Play Title". The Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. AP. August 27, 1973. p. B!.
  3. Green, Bob (August 28, 1972). "Nicklaus Wins Match Title". The Argus-Press. Owosso, Michigan. AP. p. 14.