1973 Open Championship

June 2024 August 2013 1973 Open Championship 11–14 July 1973 Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland Troon Golf Club,Old Course European TourPGA Tour 72 7064 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZB9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ke0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7247%2C4338546 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Nicklaus favored in Open 11 July 1973 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3326%2C2193808 Glasgow Herald Scotland Course card 12 July 1973 4 153 players 84 after 1st cut 60 after 2nd cut 152 (+8) (1st cut) 224 (+8) (2nd cut)http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 63, 203 16 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £50,000$130,000 £5,500$14,300 USA Tom Weiskopf 276 (−12) 1972 1974 UK Scotland 1 Troon Golf Club 55.532 -4.651 Location in Scotland 5 240 Scotland South Ayrshire Troon Golf Club 55.532 -4.651 Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland 5 240 The 1973 Open Championship was the 102nd Open Championship, played 11–14 July at Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Tom Weiskopf won his only major championship by three strokes over runners-up Neil Coles and Johnny Miller, the winner of the U.S. Open a month earlier. Weiskopf was a wire-to-wire winner and his four-round total of 12-under-par 276 matched the then-existing Open Championship record set by Arnold Palmer on the same course in 1962.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VOVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6538%2C3288085 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Weiskopf arrives with British Open win 15 July 1973 1C Gene Sarazen, 71, made a hole-in-one in the first round at the famous 8th hole, a 126 yd on par-3 named the "Postage Stamp," due to its small green.http://www.royaltroon.co.uk/courses-old-8.asp Royal Troon Golf Club Postage Stamp, hole #8 9 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130505055343/http://www.royaltroon.co.uk/courses-old-8.asp 5 May 2013 dead https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5u0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H3IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3866%2C1579164 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Gene Sarazen gets ace in British Open golf 12 July 1973 28 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5286%2C2189686 Glasgow Herald Scotland Archer Ian Gene Sarazen gives Open Championship a touch of class 12 July 1973 4 Lee Trevino's bid for a third straight Open fell short, thirteen strokes back in a tie for tenth place.https://www.si.com/vault/1973/07/23/615663/his-first-hurrah Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins His first hurrah 23 July 1973 18 This was the course's last Open Championship under the name Troon Golf Club; it became Royal Troon Golf Club five years later in 1978,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=47ZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5295%2C1047214 Glasgow Herald Scotland Now it's Royal Troon 5 June 1978 16 and next hosted in 1982. Course Royal Troon Golf Club Old Course HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Seal3624 10Sandhills43742Black Rock391411The Railway48153Gyaws381412The Fox43244Dunure556513Burmah46845Greenan210314Alton18036Turnberry577515Crosbie45747Tel-el-Kebir389416Well54258Postage Stamp126317Rabbit22339The Monk427418Craigend4254Out3,41936In3,64536Source: Total7,06472 Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 33, 203 2 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 1962: 7045 yd, par 72 1950: 6583 yd, par 70 Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 11 July 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tom Weiskopf68−4T2 USA Jack Nicklaus69−3 USA Bert Yancey4 USA Johnny Miller70−2T5 ENG Peter Butler71−1 ENG Neil Coles AUS Bruce Crampton USA Lanny Wadkins ENG Peter WilcockT10 ZAF 1928 Vin Baker72E ARG Roberto De Vicenzo AUS Bruce Devlin USA Arnold Palmer USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez ENG David J. Russell (a) Second round Thursday, 12 July 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tom Weiskopf68-67=135−9T2 USA Johnny Miller70-68=138−6 USA Bert Yancey69-69=1384 USA Jack Nicklaus69-70=139−55 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr73-68=141−36 SCO Bernard Gallacher73-69=142−2T7 SCO Brian Barnes76-67=143−1 ENG Peter Butler71-72=143 ENG Neil Coles71-72=143T10 NZL Bob Charles73-71=144E USA Lanny Wadkins71-73=144 Amateurs: Edwards (+6), Homer (+7), Russell (+7), R. Foster (+8),Stuart (+9), Milne (+10), Hedges (+13), Bonallack (+15), Sym (+15), Burch (+16), Eyles (+18), James (+24) Third round Friday, 13 July 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tom Weiskopf68-67-71=206−102 USA Johnny Miller70-68-69=207−93 USA Bert Yancey69-69-73=211−5T4 SCO Brian Barnes76-67-70=213−3 ENG Neil Coles71-72-70=2136 USA Lanny Wadkins71-73-70=214−2T7 USA Jack Nicklaus69-70-76=215−1 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr73-68-74=2159 ENG Doug McClelland76-71-69=216ET10 ENG Peter Butler71-72-74=217 +1 NZL Bob Charles73-71-73=217 SCO Bernard Gallacher73-69-75=217 Amateurs: Edwards (+5), R. Foster (+10), Russell (+12), Homer (+16) Final round Saturday, 14 July 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 USA Tom Weiskopf 68-67-71-70=276 −125,500T2 ENG Neil Coles 71-72-70-66=279 −93,625 USA Johnny Miller 70-68-69-72=2794 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-70-76-65=280 −82,7505 USA Bert Yancey 69-69-73-70=281 −72,4506 ENG Peter Butler 71-72-74-69=286 −22,150T7 NZL Bob Charles 73-71-73-71=288 E1,717 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr 73-68-74-73=288 USA Lanny Wadkins 71-73-70-74=288T10 SCO Brian Barnes 76-67-70-76=289 +11,350 USA Gay Brewer 76-71-72-70=289 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning 73-73-73-70=289 USA Lee Trevino 75-73-73-68=289 Amateurs: Edwards (+8) Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1973&tid=8 databasegolf.com 1973 Open Championship results 9 July 2012 The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.54 dollars (US) per pound sterling.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V39IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1151%2C1869529 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Foreign exchange July 14, 1973 11 References 2 External links Royal Troon 1973 (Official site) 102nd Open Championship - Royal Troon (European Tour) 1973 55.5326 -4.6507 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:20th century in South Ayrshire Category:Troon