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1973 PGA Tour

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.

1973 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1973 (1973-01-03) – November 3, 1973 (1973-11-03)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Jack Nicklaus (7)
Money listUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Jack Nicklaus
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Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1973 season.[1]

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

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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
World Cup Individual Trophy 2,100   Johnny Miller

Money list

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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

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

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ "1974 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Nicklaus tops pros by winning $308,362". Redlands Daily Facts. Redlands, California. December 8, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nicklaus PGA Player of Year". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 21, 1973. p. 37. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "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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