1973 PGA Tour explained

Year:1973
Tour:PGA Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:48
Most Wins: Jack Nicklaus (7)
Honor1:Money list
Honoree1: Jack Nicklaus
Honor2:PGA Player of the Year
Honoree2: Jack Nicklaus
Prevseason:1972
Nextseason: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.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerNotes
Jan 7 California 135,000 Rod Funseth (2)
Jan 14 Arizona 150,000 Bruce Crampton (10)
Jan 21 Arizona 150,000 Bruce Crampton (11)
Jan 28 California 180,000 Jack Nicklaus (46) Pro-Am
Feb 4 Hawaii 200,000 John Schlee (1)
Feb 11 California 160,000 Arnold Palmer (62) Pro-Am
Feb 18 California 170,000 Bob Dickson (2)
Feb 25 Florida 260,000 Lee Trevino (16)
Mar 4 Florida 150,000 Buddy Allin (2)
Mar 11 Florida 150,000 Lee Trevino (17)
Mar 18 Florida 130,000 Jim Colbert (3)
Mar 25 Louisiana 125,000 Jack Nicklaus (47)
Apr 2 North Carolina 210,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Apr 8 Mississippi 35,000 Dwight Nevil (n/a) Second Tour
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 224,825 Tommy Aaron (3) Major championship
Apr 15 Florida 150,000 Homero Blancas (4)
Apr 22 California 200,000 Jack Nicklaus (48) Winners-only event
Apr 22 Florida 75,000 Hubert Green (2) Alternate event
Apr 29 Texas 150,000 Lanny Wadkins (2)
May 6 Texas 205,000 Bruce Crampton (12)
May 13 Texas 150,000 Tom Weiskopf (6) Invitational
May 20 Tennessee 175,000 Dave Hill (10)
May 27 Georgia 150,000 Jack Nicklaus (49)
Jun 3 North Carolina 200,000 Tom Weiskopf (7)
Jun 10 Pennsylvania 150,000 Tom Weiskopf (8)
Jun 17 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 227,200 Johnny Miller (3) Major championship
Jun 24 Ohio 160,000 Bruce Crampton (13)
Jul 1 Illinois 175,000 Billy Casper (49)
Jul 8 Wisconsin 130,000 Dave Stockton (6)
Jul 14 The Open Championship Scotland £50,000 Tom Weiskopf (9) Major championship
Jul 15 Illinois 125,000 Deane Beman (4) Alternate event
Jul 22 Missouri 210,000 Gene Littler (25)
Jul 29 Canada 175,000 Tom Weiskopf (10)
Aug 5 New York 250,000 Bobby Nichols (10)
Aug 12 PGA Championship Ohio 225,000 Jack Nicklaus (50) Major championship
Aug 19 Massachusetts 200,000 Lanny Wadkins (3)
Aug 26 North Carolina 200,000 John Schroeder (1) Limited-field event
Aug 26 North Carolina 100,000 Bert Greene (1) Alternate event
Sep 3 Connecticut 200,000 Billy Casper (50)
Sep 9 Georgia 100,000 Gary Player (18)
Sep 16 South Carolina 150,000 Hale Irwin (2) Invitational
Sep 23 New York 100,000 Hubert Green (3)
Sep 30 Iowa 100,000 Sam Adams (1)
Oct 7 Ohio 125,000 Jack Nicklaus (51) New tournament
Oct 21 California 150,000 Ed Sneed (1)
Oct 28 Nevada 135,000 John Mahaffey (1)
Nov 4 Texas 125,000 Ben Crenshaw (1)
Nov 17 North Carolina 50,000 Miller Barber (8) New tournament
Dec 1 Florida 150,000 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)Notes
Jun 30Lake Michigan ClassicMichigan16,000 Wilf Homenuik
Sep 22Ryder CupScotlandn/a Team USATeam event
Nov 25World CupSpain4,200 Johnny Miller and
Jack Nicklaus
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy2,100 Johnny Miller

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 308,362
2 274,266
3 245,463
4 210,017
5 200,455
6 184,014
7 130,388
8 129,474
9 127,833
10 118,017

Awards

AwardWinner
[3]
[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1974 PGA Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 8 November 2023.
  2. News: Nicklaus tops pros by winning $308,362 . Redlands Daily Facts . Redlands, California . 8 December 1973 . 8 November 2023 . 8 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  3. News: Nicklaus PGA Player of Year . The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana . 21 October 1973 . 8 November 2023 . 37 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  4. News: Crampton Bags Vardon Trophy . Panama City News-Herald . Panama City, Florida . 14 December 1973 . 8 November 2023 . 22 . Newspapers.com . subscription.