1973 PGA Tour

1973 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 3, 1973 – November 3, 1973
Number of official events	48
Most wins	Jack Nicklaus (7)
Money list	Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year	Jack Nicklaus
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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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1973 season.^[1]^{[dead link‍]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner^[a]	Notes
Jan 7	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	California	135,000	Rod Funseth (2)
Jan 14	Phoenix Open	Arizona	150,000	Bruce Crampton (10)
Jan 21	Dean Martin Tucson Open	Arizona	150,000	Bruce Crampton (11)
Jan 28	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	180,000	Jack Nicklaus (46)	Pro-Am
Feb 4	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	200,000	John Schlee (1)
Feb 11	Bob Hope Desert Classic	California	160,000	Arnold Palmer (62)	Pro-Am
Feb 18	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	California	170,000	Bob Dickson (2)
Feb 25	Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines Classic	Florida	260,000	Lee Trevino (16)
Mar 4	Florida Citrus Open	Florida	150,000	Buddy Allin (2)
Mar 11	Doral-Eastern Open	Florida	150,000	Lee Trevino (17)
Mar 18	Greater Jacksonville Open	Florida	130,000	Jim Colbert (3)
Mar 25	Greater New Orleans Open	Louisiana	125,000	Jack Nicklaus (47)
Apr 2	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	210,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Apr 8	Magnolia Classic	Mississippi	35,000	Dwight Nevil (n/a)	Second Tour^[b]
Apr 9	Masters Tournament	Georgia	224,825	Tommy Aaron (3)	Major championship
Apr 15	Monsanto Open	Florida	150,000	Homero Blancas (4)
Apr 22	Tournament of Champions	California	200,000	Jack Nicklaus (48)	Winners-only event
Apr 22	Tallahassee Open	Florida	75,000	Hubert Green (2)	Alternate event
Apr 29	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	150,000	Lanny Wadkins (2)
May 6	Houston Open	Texas	205,000	Bruce Crampton (12)
May 13	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	150,000	Tom Weiskopf (6)	Invitational
May 20	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	Tennessee	175,000	Dave Hill (10)
May 27	Atlanta Classic	Georgia	150,000	Jack Nicklaus (49)
Jun 3	Kemper Open	North Carolina	200,000	Tom Weiskopf (7)
Jun 10	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	Pennsylvania	150,000	Tom Weiskopf (8)
Jun 17	U.S. Open	Pennsylvania	227,200	Johnny Miller (3)	Major championship
Jun 24	American Golf Classic	Ohio	160,000	Bruce Crampton (13)
Jul 1	Western Open	Illinois	175,000	Billy Casper (49)
Jul 8	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	130,000	Dave Stockton (6)
Jul 14	The Open Championship	Scotland	£50,000	Tom Weiskopf (9)	Major championship^[c]
Jul 15	Shrine-Robinson Open Golf Classic	Illinois	125,000	Deane Beman (4)	Alternate event
Jul 22	St. Louis Children's Hospital Golf Classic	Missouri	210,000	Gene Littler (25)
Jul 29	Canadian Open	Canada	175,000	Tom Weiskopf (10)
Aug 5	Westchester Classic	New York	250,000	Bobby Nichols (10)
Aug 12	PGA Championship	Ohio	225,000	Jack Nicklaus (50)	Major championship
Aug 19	USI Classic	Massachusetts	200,000	Lanny Wadkins (3)
Aug 26	U.S. Professional Match Play Championship	North Carolina	200,000	John Schroeder (1)	Limited-field event
Aug 26	Liggett & Myers Open	North Carolina	100,000	Bert Greene (1)	Alternate event
Sep 3	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	200,000	Billy Casper (50)
Sep 9	Southern Open	Georgia	100,000	Gary Player (18)
Sep 16	Sea Pines Heritage Classic	South Carolina	150,000	Hale Irwin (2)	Invitational
Sep 23	B.C. Open	New York	100,000	Hubert Green (3)
Sep 30	Quad Cities Open	Iowa	100,000	Sam Adams (1)
Oct 7	Ohio Kings Island Open	Ohio	125,000	Jack Nicklaus (51)	New tournament
Oct 21	Kaiser International Open Invitational	California	150,000	Ed Sneed (1)
Oct 28	Sahara Invitational	Nevada	135,000	John Mahaffey (1)
Nov 4	San Antonio Texas Open	Texas	125,000	Ben Crenshaw (1)
Nov 17	World Open Golf Championship	North Carolina	50,000	Miller Barber (8)	New tournament
Dec 1	Walt Disney World Golf Classic	Florida	150,000	Jack Nicklaus (52)

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Jun 30	Lake Michigan Classic	Michigan	16,000	Wilf Homenuik
Sep 22	Ryder Cup	Scotland	n/a	Team USA	Team event
Nov 25	World Cup	Spain	4,200	Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus	Team event
Nov 25	World Cup Individual Trophy	Spain	2,100	Johnny Miller

Money list

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

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

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Jack Nicklaus	^[3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)	Bruce Crampton	^[4]

Notes

^ 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.
^ Official money; unofficial win.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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

External links

Official website

[2] 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.

[alt-3] Official money; unofficial win.

[unofficial-4] Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

[1] "1974 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[5] "Nicklaus tops pros by winning $308,362". Redlands Daily Facts. Redlands, California. December 8, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Nicklaus PGA Player of Year". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 21, 1973. p. 37. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "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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