1973 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1973 European Tour 1973 3 28 y – 1973 10 6 y 21 ENG Peter Oosterhuis (3) Order of Merit ENG Peter Oosterhuis Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Pip Elson 1972 1974 The 1973 European Tour, titled as the 1973 PGA European Tour,http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html Tour History European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html 4 April 2010 was the second season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1973 There were three changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Portuguese Open and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open and the loss of the John Player Trophy.Rodney Bob https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19730126/209/0027 Top two for Player Classic Daily Mirror London, United Kingdom 26 January 1973 27 British Newspaper Archive 15 June 2020 subscription Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1973 season.1973 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1973/ European Tour 21 October 2023John Player Golf Yearbook 1974 George Simms Queen Anne Press 1974 0362001758 82–136https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ROE9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TUgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6525%2C3606726 £½m. to be won on PGA circuit Glasgow Herald 19 January 1973 4 Google News Archive 15 June 2020 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.Notes31 MarMadrid OpenSpain15,000ESP 1945 Germán Garrido (1)7 AprPortuguese OpenPortugal15,000ESP 1945 Jaime Benito (1)New to European Tour9 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$224,825USA Tommy Aaron (n/a)Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.14 AprSpanish OpenSpain25,000ENG Neil Coles (2)21 AprItalian OpenItaly25,750ENG Tony Jacklin (2)28 AprPiccadilly MedalEngland12,000ENG Peter Oosterhuis (2)12 MayPenfold-Bournemouth TournamentEngland8,000NIR Eddie Polland (1)26 MayBenson & Hedges Match Play ChampionshipEngland20,000ENG Neil Coles (3)3 JunFrench OpenFrance15,000ENG Peter Oosterhuis (3)9 JunMartini InternationalScotland10,000ENG Maurice Bembridge (1)17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$227,200USA Johnny Miller (n/a)Major championshipunofficial24 JunCarroll's InternationalIreland15,000IRL Paddy McGuirk (1)30 JunSunbeam Electric Scottish OpenScotland15,000AUS Graham Marsh (3)14 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland50,000USA Tom Weiskopf (n/a)Major championship22 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden19,410NZL Bob Charles (3)New tournament29 JulSwiss OpenSwitzerland17,850ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (1)5 AugGerman OpenWest Germany17,210ESP 1945 Francisco Abreu (1)12 AugDutch OpenNetherlands18,700ENG Doug McClelland (1)12 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$225,000USA Jack Nicklaus (n/a)Major championshipunofficial18 AugBenson & Hedges Festival of GolfEngland15,000ZAF 1928 Vin Baker (1)25 AugViyella PGA ChampionshipEngland15,000ENG Peter Oosterhuis (4)8 SepW.D. & H.O. Wills TournamentEngland15,000USA Charles Coody (n/a)29 SepJohn Player ClassicScotland58,000USA Charles Coody (n/a)6 OctDunlop MastersWales15,000ENG Tony Jacklin (3) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)Notes19 MaySumrie Better-BallScotland8,000ENG Neil Coles andENG Bernard HuntTeam event16 JunCoca-Cola Young Professionals' ChampionshipEngland4,000SCO Bernard Gallacher20 JulLord Derby's Under-25 Match Play ChampionshipEngland2,500ENG Brian Thompson1 SepDouble Diamond InternationalEngland15,000SCO Team ScotlandTeam event22 SepRyder CupScotlandn/aUSA Team USATeam event13 OctPiccadilly World Match Play ChampionshipEngland30,000ZAF 1928 Gary PlayerLimited-field event25 NovWorld CupSpainUS$4,200USA Johnny Miller andUSA Jack NicklausTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUS$2,100USA Johnny Miller Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19731013/409/0021 Oosty ahead of Bembridge Birmingham Daily Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 13 October 1973 21 British Newspaper Archive 15 June 2020 subscriptionhttps://www.e-magin.se/paper/jpp3fq7z/paper/32#/paper/h5vq82x2/50 Brittiska Cirkusen Order of Merit British Tour Order of Merit sv Svensk Golf 21 October 2023 December 1973 8 48 Position Player Points Prize money (£)1 ENG Peter Oosterhuis 3,440 17,4552 ENG Maurice Bembridge 2,980 10,7733 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi 2,904 11,8704 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes 2,736 10,1885 SCO Brian Barnes 2,676 9,7786 NIR Eddie Polland 2,635 8,1467 ENG Tony Jacklin 2,588 24,8408 SCO Bernard Gallacher 2,561 8,6769 ENG Neil Coles 2,437 14,74810 AUS Jack Newton 2,399 7,939 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Pip Elson https://www.newspapers.com/image/784800798/ Cotton's guidance wins 'rookie' title for Elson The Birmingham Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 15 5 October 1973 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour