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1973 PGA RECAP  

FINAL ROUND

DATE

Tournament COURSE WINNER
1/7 Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, CA

 

Rod Funseth

1/14 Phoenix Open Phoenix C.C. , Phoenix, Ariz.

Bruce Crampton

1/21 Tucson Open Tucson National GC , Tucson, Ariz.

Bruce Crampton

1/28 Bing Crosby Pro-Am Pebble Beach Golf Links
Spyglass Hill
Poppy Hills

Jack Nicklaus

 

2/4 Hawaiian Open Waialae Country Club
Honolulu, HI

John Schlee

2/11 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Palm Desert, Calif.

Arnold Palmer

2/18 Andy Williams San Diego Open Torrey Pines Golf Course
LaJolla, CA

Bob Dickson

2/25 Jackie Gleason's Inverrary National Airlines Classic Inverrary G&CC (East)
Lauderhill, FL

Lee Trevino

3/4 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Rio Pinar CC
Orlando, FL

Bud Allin

3/11 Doral Eastern Open Doral Golf Resort and Spa (Blue Course)
Miami, FL

 

Lee Trevino

3/18 Greater Jacksonville Open  

Jim Colbert

3/25 New Orleans Open  

Jack Nicklaus
 

4/2 Greensboro Classic Forest Oaks Country Club
Greensboro, NC

Chi Chi Rodriguez

4/8 The Masters  Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, GA

Tommy Aaron

4/15 Monsanto Open  

Homero Blancas

4/22 Tallahassee Open  

Hubert Green

4/22 Tournament Of Champions La Costa Resort and Spa course
Carlsbad, Calif.

Jack Nicklaus

4/29 Byron Nelson Classic  Tournament Players Club at Four Seasons-Las Colinas
Cottonwood Valley CC
Irving, TX

Lanny Wadkins

 

5/6 Houston Open  

Bruce Crampton

5/13 The Colonial Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth, TX

Tom Weiskopf

5/20 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tournament Players Club at Southwind
Memphis, TN

Dave Hill

5/27 Atlanta Classic Atlanta CC

Marietta, Ga.

Jack Nicklaus

6/3 Kemper Open Quail Hollow C.C. , Charlotte, NC

Tom Weiskopf

6/10 IVB Golf Classic  

Tom Weiskopf

6/17 U.S. Open   

Johnny Miller

6/24 American Golf Classic  

Bruce Crampton

7/1 Western Open Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
Lemont, IL

Billy Casper

7/8 Greater Milwaukee Open Brown Deer Park Golf Course

Dave Stockton

7/14 British Open  

Tom Weiskopf

7/15 Shrine-Robinson Golf Classic  

Deane Beman

7/22 St. Louis Childrens Hospital Golf Classic  

Gene Littler

7/29 Canadian Open Oakville, Ont.

Tom Weiskopf

8/5 American Express Westchester Classic Westchester Country Club
Harrison, NY

Bobby Nichols

 

8/12 PGA Championship  

Jack Nicklaus

8/19 USI Classic  

Lanny Wadkins

8/26 Liggett Meyers Open  

Bert Greene

 

8/26

U.S. Professional Match Play Championship

 

John Schroeder
9/3 Greater Hartford Open Tournament Players Club at River Highlands
Cromwell, CT
Billy Casper
9/6 Southern Open Callaway Gardens Resort (Mountain View Course
Pine Mountain, GA
Gary Player
9/16 Sea Pines Heritage Classic                Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hale Irwin
9/23

B.C. Open

En-Joie Golf Club
Endicott, NY

Hubert Green
9/30 Quad Cities Open   Sam Adams
10/7 Ohio Kings Island Open   Jack Nicklaus
10/21 Kaiser International Open   Ed Sneed
10/28 Sahara Invitational   John Mahaffey
11/4 Texas Open   Ben Crenshaw
11/17 World Open   Miller Barber
12/1 Walt Disney World Open Magnolia
Palm
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Jack Nicklaus

 

End Date Tournament Winner Score To Par Margin Winnings Runners Up
01/05 Carlton Oaks Open Billy Ziobro 140 N/A 1 2,000.00 Rod Curl,John Jacobs
01/07 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open Rod Funseth 276 - 8 3 27,000.00 Don Bies,David Graham,Dave Hill,Tom Weiskopf
01/11 Sun City Open Greg Powers 130 N/A 2 2,000.00 Jim Dent,Ben Kern,Allen Miller
01/14 Phoenix Open Bruce Crampton 268 -12 1 30,000.00 Steve Melnyk,Lanny Wadkins
01/19 Yuma Open Jim Ahern 138 N/A 2 2,000.00 Bob Allard,Tom Jenkins
01/21 Dean Martin Tucson Open Bruce Crampton 277 N/A 5 30,000.00 George Archer,Gay Brewer,Labron Harris
01/27 Little Crosby Pro-Am Andy North * 143 N/A 0 1,700.00 Tom Sanderson
01/28 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Jack Nicklaus * 282 - 6 0 36,000.00 Raymond Floyd,Orville Moody
02/03 United Air Lines-Ontario Open Joe Porter 209 N/A 1 3,000.00 George Johnson,Mike Wynn
02/04 Hawaiian Open John Schlee 273 -15 2 40,000.00 Orville Moody
02/09 Hope of Tomorrow Open Tom Kite 198 N/A 1 2,400.00 Glenn Stuart
02/11 Bob Hope Desert Classic Arnold Palmer 343 -17 2 32,000.00 Johnny Miller,Jack Nicklaus
02/18 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Bob Dickson 278 -10 3 34,000.00 Billy Casper,Bruce Crampton,Grier Jones,Phil Rodgers
02/23 Emerald Hills Open James Ferriell 133 N/A 2 2,000.00 Billy Ziobro
02/25 Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines Classic Lee Trevino 279 - 9 1 52,000.00 Forrest Fezler
02/27 Mini-Citrus Open Gary Groh 064 N/A 4 1,000.00 David Glenz,Bob Menne,Doug Olson,Bob Payne,Bob Phillips
03/04 Florida Citrus Open Bud Allin 265 -23 8 30,000.00 Charles Coody
03/06 Alfred L. Kaskel Tournament Gary Groh * 069 N/A 0 1,000.00 Bob Eastwood,George Hixon
03/11 Doral-Eastern Open Lee Trevino 276 -12 1 30,000.00 Bruce Crampton,Tom Weiskopf
03/15 Future Stars Classic Greg Edwards 136 N/A 2 2,000.00 Elwin Fanning
03/18 Greater Jacksonville Open Jim Colbert 279 - 9 1 26,000.00 Lou Graham,Johnny Miller,Dan Sikes,Jim Wiechers
03/22 Diamond Head Open Dwight Nevil 141 N/A 1 2,000.00 Bruce Ashworth
03/25 Greater New Orleans Open Jack Nicklaus * 280 - 8 0 25,000.00 Miller Barber
03/29 Pine Tree Open George Johnson 131 N/A 5 2,000.00 Gary Groh
04/02 Greater Greensboro Open Chi Chi Rodriguez 267 -17 1 42,000.00 Lou Graham,Ken Still
04/08 Masters Tournament Tommy Aaron 283 - 5 1 30,000.00 J.C. Snead
04/08 Magnolia Classic Dwight Nevil 270 -10 1 7,000.00 Bert Greene
04/13 Bay Point Open Dave Marad 144 N/A 2 2,000.00 Tom Sanderson
04/15 Monsanto Open Homero Blancas 277 - 7 1 30,000.00 Frank Beard
04/22 Tournament of Champions Jack Nicklaus 276 -12 1 40,000.00 Lee Trevino
04/22 Tallahassee Open Hubert Green 277 N/A 1 15,000.00 Jim Simons
04/26 Mini-Nelson Open Bob Stanton 069 N/A 1 1,000.00 Mike McCullough
04/29 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Lanny Wadkins * 277 - 3 0 30,000.00 Dan Sikes
05/04 Acadian Open Vern Novak 140 N/A 1 2,000.00 Tim Collins,Tom Ulozas,Randy Wolff
05/06 Houston Open Bruce Crampton 277 -11 1 41,000.00 Dave Stockton
05/13 Colonial National Invitation Tom Weiskopf 276 - 4 1 30,000.00 Bruce Crampton,Jerry Heard
05/13 Shreveport Open Mike Morley 276 N/A 5 4,000.00 Bob Eastwood,Bruce Fleisher,Vern Novak,Bob Phillips
05/18 Canongate Open Ed Everett 138 N/A 4 2,000.00 Charles Z. Harrison
05/20 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Dave Hill 283 - 5 1 35,000.00 Allen Miller,Lee Trevino
05/25 Midland Valley Open Lloyd Hughes 134 N/A 2 2,000.00 Ralph Johnston
05/27 Atlanta Classic Jack Nicklaus 272 N/A 2 30,000.00 Tom Weiskopf
05/29 Mini-Kemper Open Bob Eastwood * 069 N/A 0 3,000.00 Charles Owens
06/03 Kemper Open Tom Weiskopf 271 -17 3 40,000.00 Lanny Wadkins
06/10 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Tom Weiskopf 274 -14 4 30,045.00 Jim Barber
06/17 U.S. Open Championship Johnny Miller 279 - 1 1 35,000.00 John Schlee
06/19 Little American Golf Classic Lee Wykle 137 N/A 1 2,000.00 Ralph Johnston
06/24 American Golf Classic Bruce Crampton 273 - 7 3 32,000.00 Gay Brewer,Bob Murphy,Lanny Wadkins
06/30 Lake Michigan Classic Wilf Homenuik * 215 N/A 0 3,236.60 James Ferriell
07/01 Western Open Billy Casper 272 -12 1 35,000.00 Larry Hinson,Hale Irwin
07/02 Children's Memorial Hospital Pro-Am * 

 
066 N/A 1 1,500.00 
1,500.00
David Glenz,Fred Marti,Rick Rhoads,Jim Wiechers,Bob Zender
07/08 Greater Milwaukee Open Dave Stockton 276 N/A 1 26,000.00 Homero Blancas,Hubert Green
07/14 The Open Championship Tom Weiskopf 276 -12 3 14,300.00 Neil Coles,Johnny Miller
07/15 Shrine-Robinson Open Golf Classic Deane Beman 271 N/A 1 25,000.00 Bob Dickson,Bunky Henry
07/22 St. Louis Children's Hospital Gene Littler 268 N/A 1 42,000.00 Bruce Crampton
07/29 Canadian Open Tom Weiskopf 278 -10 2 35,000.00 Forrest Fezler
08/05 Westchester Classic Bobby Nichols * 272 -16 0 50,000.00 Bob Murphy
08/12 PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus 277 - 7 4 45,000.00 Bruce Crampton
08/19 USI Classic Lanny Wadkins 279 - 9 2 40,000.00 Lee Elder,Tom Jenkins,Rik Massengale
08/23 Foxfire Open Mike Morley 140 N/A 1 2,000.00 Bruce Fleisher,Tim Leslie
08/26 Liggett & Myers Open Bert Greene * 278 N/A 0 20,000.00 Miller Barber
08/26 U.S. Professional Match Play Championship John Schroeder N/A N/A 0 40,000.00 DeWitt Weaver
09/01 Fountain City Open Mike Reasor * 142 N/A 0 2,012.80 Lee Wykle
09/03 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Billy Casper 264 -20 1 40,000.00 Bruce Devlin
09/09 Southern Open Gary Player 270 N/A 1 20,030.00 Forrest Fezler
09/15 Sea Pines Open Invitational Bob Allard 135 N/A 1 5,000.00 James B. Marshall,Jim Simons
09/16 Sea Pines Heritage Classic Hale Irwin 272 -12 5 30,000.00 Jerry Heard,Grier Jones
09/22 Ryder Cup Matches   272 -12 5   Jerry Heard,Grier Jones
09/23 B.C. Open Hubert Green 266 -18 6 20,000.00 Dwight Nevil
09/30 Quad Cities Open Sam Adams 268 -16 3 20,000.00 Dwight Nevil,Kermit Zarley
10/07 Ohio Kings Island Open Jack Nicklaus 271 N/A 6 25,000.00 Lee Trevino
10/21 Kaiser International Open Invitational Ed Sneed * 275 N/A 0 30,091.60 John Schlee
10/28 Sahara Invitational John Mahaffey 271 N/A 3 27,000.00 Dave Eichelberger
11/04 San Antonio Texas Open Ben Crenshaw 270 -18 2 25,000.00 Orville Moody
11/17 World Open Golf Championship Miller Barber 570 N/A 3 100,000.00 Ben Crenshaw
12/01 Walt Disney World Golf Classic Jack Nicklaus 275 -13 1 30,000.00 Mason Rudolph

* indicates a playoff

 

 

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