| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cary, North Carolina |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course | MacGregor Downs Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$100,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1973 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 278 Bert Greene (1973) |
| To par | −6 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bert Greene | |
| Location map | |
  MacGregor Downs CC Location in United States  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.
