1973 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1973 PGA Tour 1973 1 3 – 1973 11 3 48 USA Jack Nicklaus (7) Money list USA Jack Nicklaus PGA Player of the Year USA Jack Nicklaus 1972 1974 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. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1973 season.1974 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1974_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 8 November 2023November 2024 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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.Notes Jan 7 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 135,000 USA Rod Funseth (2) Jan 14 Phoenix Open Arizona 150,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (10) Jan 21 Dean Martin Tucson Open Arizona 150,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (11) Jan 28 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 180,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (46) Pro-Am Feb 4 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 200,000 USA John Schlee (1) Feb 11 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 160,000 USA Arnold Palmer (62) Pro-Am Feb 18 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 170,000 USA Bob Dickson (2) Feb 25 Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines Classic Florida 260,000 USA Lee Trevino (16) Mar 4 Florida Citrus Open Florida 150,000 USA Buddy Allin (2) Mar 11 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 150,000 USA Lee Trevino (17) Mar 18 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 130,000 USA Jim Colbert (3) Mar 25 Greater New Orleans Open Louisiana 125,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (47) Apr 2 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 210,000 USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7) Apr 8 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 USA Dwight Nevil (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 224,825 USA Tommy Aaron (3) Major championship Apr 15 Monsanto Open Florida 150,000 USA Homero Blancas (4) Apr 22 Tournament of Champions California 200,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (48) Winners-only event Apr 22 Tallahassee Open Florida 75,000 USA Hubert Green (2) Alternate event Apr 29 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 150,000 USA Lanny Wadkins (2) May 6 Houston Open Texas 205,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (12) May 13 Colonial National Invitation Texas 150,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (6) Invitational May 20 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 175,000 USA Dave Hill (10) May 27 Atlanta Classic Georgia 150,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (49) Jun 3 Kemper Open North Carolina 200,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (7) Jun 10 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (8) Jun 17 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 227,200 USA Johnny Miller (3) Major championship Jun 24 American Golf Classic Ohio 160,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (13) Jul 1 Western Open Illinois 175,000 USA Billy Casper (49) Jul 8 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 130,000 USA Dave Stockton (6) Jul 14 The Open Championship Scotland £50,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (9) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 15 Shrine-Robinson Open Golf Classic Illinois 125,000 USA Deane Beman (4) Alternate event Jul 22 St. Louis Children's Hospital Golf Classic Missouri 210,000 USA Gene Littler (25) Jul 29 Canadian Open Canada 175,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (10) Aug 5 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 USA Bobby Nichols (10) Aug 12 PGA Championship Ohio 225,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (50) Major championship Aug 19 USI Classic Massachusetts 200,000 USA Lanny Wadkins (3) Aug 26 U.S. Professional Match Play Championship North Carolina 200,000 USA John Schroeder (1) Limited-field event Aug 26 Liggett & Myers Open North Carolina 100,000 USA Bert Greene (1) Alternate event Sep 3 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 200,000 USA Billy Casper (50) Sep 9 Southern Open Georgia 100,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (18) Sep 16 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina 150,000 USA Hale Irwin (2) Invitational Sep 23 B.C. Open New York 100,000 USA Hubert Green (3) Sep 30 Quad Cities Open Iowa 100,000 USA Sam Adams (1) Oct 7 Ohio Kings Island Open Ohio 125,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (51) New tournament Oct 21 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 150,000 USA Ed Sneed (1) Oct 28 Sahara Invitational Nevada 135,000 USA John Mahaffey (1) Nov 4 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 125,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (1) Nov 17 World Open Golf Championship North Carolina 50,000 USA Miller Barber (8) New tournament Dec 1 Walt Disney World Golf Classic Florida 150,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (52) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesJun 30Lake Michigan ClassicMichigan16,000CAN Wilf HomenuikSep 22Ryder CupScotlandn/aUSA Team USATeam eventNov 25World CupSpain4,200USA Johnny Miller andUSA Jack NicklausTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy2,100USA Johnny Miller Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/15090429/ Nicklaus tops pros by winning $308,362 Redlands Daily Facts Redlands, California 8 December 1973 8 November 2023 8 Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 308,3622 AUS Bruce Crampton 274,2663 USA Tom Weiskopf 245,4634 USA Lee Trevino 210,0175 USA Lanny Wadkins 200,4556 USA Miller Barber 184,0147 USA Hale Irwin 130,3888 USA Billy Casper 129,4749 USA Johnny Miller 127,83310 USA John Schlee 118,017 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Jack Nicklaus https://www.newspapers.com/image/105818675/ Nicklaus PGA Player of Year The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana 21 October 1973 8 November 2023 37 Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) AUS Bruce Crampton https://www.newspapers.com/image/1993718/ Crampton Bags Vardon Trophy Panama City News-Herald Panama City, Florida 14 December 1973 8 November 2023 22 Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour