Liggett & Myers Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cary, North Carolina |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | MacGregor Downs Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | 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.
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
[edit]- 1973 MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary, North Carolina.
- 1972 Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bert Greene |
278 | −6 | Playoff | Miller Barber |
[2] |
| 1972 | Lou Graham |
285 | −3 | 1 stroke |  David Graham Hale Irwin Larry Ziegler |
[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Golfers Slated For Doubleheader". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. AP. August 24, 1972. p. 4C.
- ^ "Schroeder Captures Pro Match Play Title". The Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. AP. August 27, 1973. p. B!.
- ^ Green, Bob (August 28, 1972). "Nicklaus Wins Match Title". The Argus-Press. Owosso, Michigan. AP. p. 14.
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