1973 PGA Championship

1973 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	August 9–12, 1973
Location	Beachwood, Ohio
Course(s)	Canterbury Golf Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,852 yards (6,265 m)
Field	148 players, 74 after cut^[1]
Cut	149 (+7)
Prize fund	$225,000
Winner's share	$45,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
277 (−7)
«1972 1974»

Canterbury
Golf Club

Location in the United States

Canterbury
Golf Club

Location in Ohio

The 1973 PGA Championship was the 55th PGA Championship, played August 9–12 at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb east of Cleveland. Ohio native Jack Nicklaus won the third of his five PGA Championships, four strokes ahead of runner-up Bruce Crampton.^[2]

It was the twelfth of Nicklaus' eighteen major titles as a professional.^[3] At the time, the holder of the most major titles was the late Bobby Jones, with thirteen. As a lifelong amateur, his majors were the Open and amateur championships in the U.S. and Britain. Including his two U.S. Amateur titles, Nicklaus now had 14 majors, surpassing Jones.^[2]

Sam Snead, age 61, shot even-par each day and finished in the top ten for the second straight year; he tied for ninth after a tie for fourth in 1972 and would improve on those in 1974.

This was the third major at Canterbury, which hosted the U.S. Open twice in the 1940s, both decided in playoffs. Lawson Little was the champion in 1940 with a three-stroke win over Gene Sarazen. Following World War II in 1946, the first U.S. Open in five years was played at the course. Lloyd Mangrum won in the second 18-hole playoff round, one stroke ahead of major winners Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963, 1971	72	68	68	69	277	−7	1
Sam Snead	United States	1942, 1949, 1951	71	71	71	71	284	E	T9
Dave Stockton	United States	1970	72	69	75	69	285	+1	T12
Al Geiberger	United States	1966	67	76	74	69	286	+2	T18
Raymond Floyd	United States	1969	70	73	73	74	290	+6	T35
Gary Player	South Africa	1962, 1972	73	72	71	78	294	+10	T51
Bobby Nichols	United States	1964	73	76	72	73	294	+10	T51
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	73	73	76	73	295	+11	T56
Doug Ford	United States	1955	73	76	73	73	295	+11	T56
Bob Rosburg	United States	1959	71	76	73	78	298	+14	T66

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Julius Boros	United States	1968	77	74	151	+9
Lionel Hebert	United States	1957	74	77	151	+9
Dow Finsterwald	United States	1958	79	75	154	+12
Jerry Barber	United States	1961	82	76	158	+16
Jim Ferrier	Australia	1947	79	84	163	+21
Paul Runyan	United States	1934, 1938	88	83	171	+29
Chick Harbert	United States	1954	82	WD
Vic Ghezzi	United States	1941	84	WD

Source:^[1]^[4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 1973

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Al Geiberger	United States	67	−4
T1	Don Iverson	United States	67	−4
T3	Bob Dickson	United States	69	−2
	Mike Hill	United States
	Don Iverson	United States
T6	Don Bies	United States	70	−1
	Bob Brue	United States
	Raymond Floyd	United States
	Gibby Gilbert	United States
	Tony Jacklin	England
	Tom Weiskopf	United States

Source:^[5]

Second round

Friday, August 10, 1973

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Don Iverson	United States	67-72=139	−3
T1	Mason Rudolph	United States	69-70=139	−3
T3	Gibby Gilbert	United States	70-70=140	−2
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-68=140
	Dan Sikes	United States	72-68=140
T6	Tony Jacklin	England	70-70=141	−1
	Dave Stockton	United States	72-69=141
	Tom Weiskopf	United States	70-71=141
T9	Don Bies	United States	70-72=142	E
	Bob Brue	United States	70-72=142
	Jim Colbert	United States	72-70=142
	Mike Hill	United States	69-73=142
	Sam Snead	United States	71-71=142
	Lanny Wadkins	United States	73-69=142

Source:^[6]

Third round

Saturday, August 11, 1973

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-68-68=208	−5
T2	Don Iverson	United States	67-72-70=209	−4
T2	Mason Rudolph	United States	69-70-70=209	−4
4	Dennis Lyons	United States	73-70-67=210	−3
T5	Bruce Crampton	Australia	71-73-67=211	−2
T5	Jim Colbert	United States	72-70-69=211	−2
T7	Dan Sikes	United States	72-68-72=212	−1
T7	Tom Weiskopf	United States	70-71-71=212	−1
T9	Don Bies	United States	70-72-71=213	E
	Gibby Gilbert	United States	70-70-73=213
	Sam Snead	United States	71-71-71=213
	Lanny Wadkins	United States	73-69-71=213

Source:^[7]^[8]

Final round

Sunday, August 12, 1973

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-68-68-69=277	−7	45,000
2	Bruce Crampton	Australia	71-73-67-70=281	−3	25,700
T3	Mason Rudolph	United States	69-70-70-73=282	−2	11,909
	J. C. Snead	United States	71-74-68-69=282
	Lanny Wadkins	United States	73-69-71-69=282
T6	Don Iverson	United States	67-72-70-74=283	−1	7,312
	Dan Sikes	United States	72-68-72-71=283
	Tom Weiskopf	United States	70-71-71-71=283
T9	Hale Irwin	United States	76-72-68-68=284	E	5,625
	Sam Snead	United States	71-71-71-71=284
	Kermit Zarley	United States	76-71-68-69=284

Source:^[4]^[9]

References

1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1973 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
1 2 Jenkins, Dan (August 20, 1973). "Jack goes one up on a legend". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
↑ "Jack fires final round 69 for four shot win in PGA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 13, 1973. p. 12.
1 2 "1973 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
↑ "Iverson's 67 shares PGA lead". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 10, 1973. p. 1, part 2.
↑ "Rabbit and vet pace PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1973. p. 1B.
↑ "Nicklaus muscles way into PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. August 12, 1973. p. 1B.
↑ "Sports scoreboard: Golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 12, 1973. p. 6B.
↑ "PGA scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 13, 1973. p. 15.

External links

PGA Media Guide 2012
About.com – 1973 PGA Championship
PGA.com – 1973 PGA Championship

Preceded by 1973 Open Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1974 Masters

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