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 wins Jack Nicklaus (7)
Money list Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Jack Nicklaus
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Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 7Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia135,000 Rod Funseth (2)
Jan 14Phoenix OpenArizona150,000 Bruce Crampton (10)
Jan 21Dean Martin Tucson OpenArizona150,000 Bruce Crampton (11)
Jan 28Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia180,000 Jack Nicklaus (46)Pro-Am
Feb 4Hawaiian OpenHawaii200,000 John Schlee (1)
Feb 11Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia160,000 Arnold Palmer (62)Pro-Am
Feb 18Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia170,000 Bob Dickson (2)
Feb 25Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines ClassicFlorida260,000 Lee Trevino (16)
Mar 4Florida Citrus OpenFlorida150,000 Buddy Allin (2)
Mar 11Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida150,000 Lee Trevino (17)
Mar 18Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida130,000 Jim Colbert (3)
Mar 25Greater New Orleans OpenLouisiana125,000 Jack Nicklaus (47)
Apr 2Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina210,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Apr 8Magnolia ClassicMississippi35,000 Dwight Nevil (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia224,825 Tommy Aaron (3)Major championship
Apr 15Monsanto OpenFlorida150,000 Homero Blancas (4)
Apr 22Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia200,000 Jack Nicklaus (48)Winners-only event
Apr 22Tallahassee OpenFlorida75,000 Hubert Green (2)Alternate event
Apr 29Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas150,000 Lanny Wadkins (2)
May 6Houston OpenTexas205,000 Bruce Crampton (12)
May 13Colonial National InvitationTexas150,000 Tom Weiskopf (6)Invitational
May 20Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee175,000 Dave Hill (10)
May 27Atlanta ClassicGeorgia150,000 Jack Nicklaus (49)
Jun 3Kemper OpenNorth Carolina200,000 Tom Weiskopf (7)
Jun 10IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000 Tom Weiskopf (8)
Jun 17U.S. OpenPennsylvania227,200 Johnny Miller (3)Major championship
Jun 24American Golf ClassicOhio160,000 Bruce Crampton (13)
Jul 1Western OpenIllinois175,000 Billy Casper (49)
Jul 8Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000 Dave Stockton (6)
Jul 14The Open ChampionshipScotland£50,000 Tom Weiskopf (9)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 15Shrine-Robinson Open Golf ClassicIllinois125,000 Deane Beman (4)Alternate event
Jul 22St. Louis Children's Hospital Golf ClassicMissouri210,000 Gene Littler (25)
Jul 29Canadian OpenCanada175,000 Tom Weiskopf (10)
Aug 5Westchester ClassicNew York250,000 Bobby Nichols (10)
Aug 12PGA ChampionshipOhio225,000 Jack Nicklaus (50)Major championship
Aug 19USI ClassicMassachusetts200,000 Lanny Wadkins (3)
Aug 26U.S. Professional Match Play ChampionshipNorth Carolina200,000 John Schroeder (1)Limited-field event
Aug 26Liggett & Myers OpenNorth Carolina100,000 Bert Greene (1)Alternate event
Sep 3Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut200,000 Billy Casper (50)
Sep 9Southern OpenGeorgia100,000 Gary Player (18)
Sep 16Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina150,000 Hale Irwin (2)Invitational
Sep 23B.C. OpenNew York100,000 Hubert Green (3)
Sep 30Quad Cities OpenIowa100,000 Sam Adams (1)
Oct 7Ohio Kings Island OpenOhio125,000 Jack Nicklaus (51)New tournament
Oct 21Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000 Ed Sneed (1)
Oct 28Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000 John Mahaffey (1)
Nov 4San Antonio Texas OpenTexas125,000 Ben Crenshaw (1)
Nov 17World Open Golf ChampionshipNorth Carolina50,000 Miller Barber (8)New tournament
Dec 1Walt Disney World Golf ClassicFlorida150,000 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
World Cup Individual Trophy 2,100 Johnny Miller

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus308,362
2 Bruce Crampton274,266
3 Tom Weiskopf245,463
4 Lee Trevino210,017
5 Lanny Wadkins200,455
6 Miller Barber184,014
7 Hale Irwin130,388
8 Billy Casper129,474
9 Johnny Miller127,833
10 John Schlee118,017

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

Notes
  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
  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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