1973 PGA Championship

August 2023 1973 PGA Championship August 9–12, 1973 Beachwood, Ohio Canterbury Golf Club PGA of America PGA Tour 71 6852 yd 148 players, 74 after cuthttp://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=399&date=1973&tourn_name_id=2 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1973 PGA Championship August 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120801183051/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=399&date=1973&tourn_name_id=2 August 1, 2012 dead 149 (+7) $225,000 $45,000 USA Jack Nicklaus 277 (−7) 1972 1974 USA 1 CanterburyGolf Club bottom 41.469 -81.521 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Ohio 1 CanterburyGolf Club bottom 41.469 -81.521 Location in Ohio 5 140 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.https://www.si.com/vault/1973/08/20/615242/jack-goes-one-up-on-a-legend Sports Illustrated Dan Jenkins Dan Jenkins Jack goes one up on a legend August 20, 1973 18 It was the 12th of Nicklaus' 18 major titles as a professional.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WO9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7204%2C91840 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Jack fires final round 69 for four shot win in PGA August 13, 1973 12 At the time, the holder of the most major titles was the late Bobby Jones, with 13. 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. With his 12th professional major win Nicklaus also usurped Walter Hagen's record of 11 professional major victories. 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. Round summaries First round Thursday, August 9, 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Al Geiberger 67 −4 USA Don Iverson T3 USA Bob Dickson 69 −2 USA Mike Hill USA Don Iverson T6 USA Don Bies 70 −1 USA Bob Brue USA Raymond Floyd USA Gibby Gilbert ENG Tony Jacklin USA Tom Weiskopf Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tnRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4884%2C2334761 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Iverson's 67 shares PGA lead August 10, 1973 1, part 2 Second round Friday, August 10, 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Don Iverson 67-72=139 −3 USA Mason Rudolph 69-70=139 T3 USA Gibby Gilbert 70-70=140 −2 USA Jack Nicklaus 72-68=140 USA Dan Sikes 72-68=140 T6 ENG Tony Jacklin 70-70=141 −1 USA Dave Stockton 72-69=141 USA Tom Weiskopf 70-71=141T9 USA Don Bies 70-72=142 E USA Bob Brue 70-72=142 USA Jim Colbert 72-70=142 USA Mike Hill 69-73=142 USA Sam Snead 71-71=142 USA Lanny Wadkins 73-69=142 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=guZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6474%2C2613218 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Rabbit and vet pace PGA August 11, 1973 1B Third round Saturday, August 11, 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Jack Nicklaus 72-68-68=208 −5 T2 USA Don Iverson 67-72-70=209 −4 USA Mason Rudolph 69-70-70=209 4 USA Dennis Lyons 73-70-67=210 −3 T5 AUS Bruce Crampton 71-73-67=211 −2 USA Jim Colbert 72-70-69=211 T7 USA Dan Sikes 72-68-72=212 −1 USA Tom Weiskopf 70-71-71=212T9 USA Don Bies 70-72-71=213 E USA Gibby Gilbert 70-70-73=213 USA Sam Snead 71-71-71=213 USA Lanny Wadkins 73-69-71=213 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g-ZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5210%2C2794533 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Nicklaus muscles way into PGA lead August 12, 1973 1B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g-ZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5122%2C2818381 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Sports scoreboard: Golf August 12, 1973 6B Final round Sunday, August 12, 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 72-68-68-69=277 −7 45,0002 AUS Bruce Crampton 71-73-67-70=281 −3 25,700T3 USA Mason Rudolph 69-70-70-73=282 −2 11,909 USA J. C. Snead 71-74-68-69=282 USA Lanny Wadkins 73-69-71-69=282T6 USA Don Iverson 67-72-70-74=283 −1 7,312 USA Dan Sikes 72-68-72-71=283 USA Tom Weiskopf 70-71-71-71=283T9 USA Hale Irwin 76-72-68-68=284 E 5,625 USA Sam Snead 71-71-71-71=284 USA Kermit Zarley 76-71-68-69=284 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1973&tid=22 databasegolf.com 1973 PGA Championship August 22, 2013https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e8pRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Dm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3973%2C1536590 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PGA scorecard August 13, 1973 15 References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1973 PGA Championship 1973 41.469 -81.521 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Beachwood, Ohio PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship