1973 PGA Championship

1973 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 9–12, 1973
LocationBeachwood, Ohio
Course(s)Canterbury Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,852 yards (6,265 m)
Field148 players, 74 after cut[1]
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fund$225,000
Winner's share$45,000
Champion
United States Jack Nicklaus
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 12th of Nicklaus' 18 major titles as a professional.[3] At the time, the holder of the most major titles was the late Bobby Jones, with 13. 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] With his 12th professional major win Nicklaus also usurped Walter Hagen's record of 11 professional major victories.

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.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 9, 1973

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Al Geiberger 67 −4
United States Don Iverson
T3 United States Bob Dickson 69 −2
United States Mike Hill
United States Don Iverson
T6 United States Don Bies 70 −1
United States Bob Brue
United States Raymond Floyd
United States Gibby Gilbert
England Tony Jacklin
United States Tom Weiskopf

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Second round

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Friday, August 10, 1973

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Don Iverson 67-72=139 −3
United States Mason Rudolph 69-70=139
T3 United States Gibby Gilbert 70-70=140 −2
United States Jack Nicklaus 72-68=140
United States Dan Sikes 72-68=140
T6 England Tony Jacklin 70-70=141 −1
United States Dave Stockton 72-69=141
United States Tom Weiskopf 70-71=141
T9 United States Don Bies 70-72=142 E
United States Bob Brue 70-72=142
United States Jim Colbert 72-70=142
United States Mike Hill 69-73=142
United States Sam Snead 71-71=142
United States Lanny Wadkins 73-69=142

Source:[5]

Third round

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Saturday, August 11, 1973

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jack Nicklaus 72-68-68=208 −5
T2 United States Don Iverson 67-72-70=209 −4
United States Mason Rudolph 69-70-70=209
4 United States Dennis Lyons 73-70-67=210 −3
T5 Australia Bruce Crampton 71-73-67=211 −2
United States Jim Colbert 72-70-69=211
T7 United States Dan Sikes 72-68-72=212 −1
United States Tom Weiskopf 70-71-71=212
T9 United States Don Bies 70-72-71=213 E
United States Gibby Gilbert 70-70-73=213
United States Sam Snead 71-71-71=213
United States Lanny Wadkins 73-69-71=213

Source:[6][7]

Final round

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Sunday, August 12, 1973

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Jack Nicklaus 72-68-68-69=277 −7 45,000
2 Australia Bruce Crampton 71-73-67-70=281 −3 25,700
T3 United States Mason Rudolph 69-70-70-73=282 −2 11,909
United States J. C. Snead 71-74-68-69=282
United States Lanny Wadkins 73-69-71-69=282
T6 United States Don Iverson 67-72-70-74=283 −1 7,312
United States Dan Sikes 72-68-72-71=283
United States Tom Weiskopf 70-71-71-71=283
T9 United States Hale Irwin 76-72-68-68=284 E 5,625
United States Sam Snead 71-71-71-71=284
United States Kermit Zarley 76-71-68-69=284

Source:[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Info for: 1973 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Jenkins, Dan (August 20, 1973). "Jack goes one up on a legend". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Jack fires final round 69 for four shot win in PGA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 13, 1973. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Iverson's 67 shares PGA lead". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 10, 1973. p. 1, part 2.
  5. ^ "Rabbit and vet pace PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1973. p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Nicklaus muscles way into PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. August 12, 1973. p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Sports scoreboard: Golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 12, 1973. p. 6B.
  8. ^ "1973 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  9. ^ "PGA scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 13, 1973. p. 15.
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