1973 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1973 (1973-01-03) – November 3, 1973 (1973-11-03)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Jack Nicklaus (7)
Money listUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States 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.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 7Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia135,000United States Rod Funseth (2)
Jan 14Phoenix OpenArizona150,000Australia Bruce Crampton (10)
Jan 21Dean Martin Tucson OpenArizona150,000Australia Bruce Crampton (11)
Jan 28Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia180,000United States Jack Nicklaus (46)Pro-Am
Feb 4Hawaiian OpenHawaii200,000United States John Schlee (1)
Feb 11Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia160,000United States Arnold Palmer (62)Pro-Am
Feb 18Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia170,000United States Bob Dickson (2)
Feb 25Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines ClassicFlorida260,000United States Lee Trevino (16)
Mar 4Florida Citrus OpenFlorida150,000United States Buddy Allin (2)
Mar 11Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida150,000United States Lee Trevino (17)
Mar 18Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida130,000United States Jim Colbert (3)
Mar 25Greater New Orleans OpenLouisiana125,000United States Jack Nicklaus (47)
Apr 2Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina210,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Apr 8Magnolia ClassicMississippi35,000United States Dwight Nevil (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia150,000United States Tommy Aaron (3)Major championship
Apr 15Monsanto OpenFlorida150,000United States Homero Blancas (4)
Apr 22Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia200,000United States Jack Nicklaus (48)Winners-only event
Apr 22Tallahassee OpenFlorida75,000United States Hubert Green (2)Alternate event
Apr 29Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas150,000United States Lanny Wadkins (2)
May 6Houston OpenTexas205,000Australia Bruce Crampton (12)
May 13Colonial National InvitationTexas150,000United States Tom Weiskopf (6)Invitational
May 20Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee175,000United States Dave Hill (10)
May 27Atlanta ClassicGeorgia150,000United States Jack Nicklaus (49)
Jun 3Kemper OpenNorth Carolina200,000United States Tom Weiskopf (7)
Jun 10IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000United States Tom Weiskopf (8)
Jun 17U.S. OpenPennsylvania220,000United States Johnny Miller (3)Major championship
Jun 24American Golf ClassicOhio160,000Australia Bruce Crampton (13)
Jul 1Western OpenIllinois175,000United States Billy Casper (49)
Jul 8Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000United States Dave Stockton (6)
Jul 14The Open ChampionshipScotland£50,000United States Tom Weiskopf (9)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 15Shrine-Robinson Open Golf ClassicIllinois125,000United States Deane Beman (4)Alternate event
Jul 22St. Louis Children's Hospital Golf ClassicMissouri210,000United States Gene Littler (25)
Jul 29Canadian OpenCanada175,000United States Tom Weiskopf (10)
Aug 5Westchester ClassicNew York250,000United States Bobby Nichols (10)
Aug 12PGA ChampionshipOhio225,000United States Jack Nicklaus (50)Major championship
Aug 19USI ClassicMassachusetts200,000United States Lanny Wadkins (3)
Aug 26U.S. Professional Match Play ChampionshipNorth Carolina200,000United States John Schroeder (1)Limited-field event
Aug 26Liggett & Myers OpenNorth Carolina100,000United States Bert Greene (1)Alternate event
Sep 3Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut200,000United States Billy Casper (50)
Sep 9Southern OpenGeorgia100,000South Africa Gary Player (18)
Sep 16Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina150,000United States Hale Irwin (2)Invitational
Sep 23B.C. OpenNew York100,000United States Hubert Green (3)
Sep 30Quad Cities OpenIowa100,000United States Sam Adams (1)
Oct 7Ohio Kings Island OpenOhio125,000United States Jack Nicklaus (51)New tournament
Oct 21Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000United States Ed Sneed (1)
Oct 28Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000United States John Mahaffey (1)
Nov 4San Antonio Texas OpenTexas125,000United States Ben Crenshaw (1)
Nov 17World Open Golf ChampionshipNorth Carolina50,000United States Miller Barber (8)New tournament
Dec 1Walt Disney World Golf ClassicFlorida150,000United States Jack Nicklaus (52)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Jun 30 Lake Michigan Classic Michigan 16,000 Canada Wilf Homenuik
Sep 22 Ryder Cup Scotland n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 25 World Cup Spain 4,200 United States Johnny Miller and
United States Jack Nicklaus		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy 2,100 United States Johnny Miller

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Jack Nicklaus308,362
2Australia Bruce Crampton274,266
3United States Tom Weiskopf245,463
4United States Lee Trevino210,017
5United States Lanny Wadkins200,455
6United States Miller Barber184,014
7United States Hale Irwin130,388
8United States Billy Casper129,474
9United States Johnny Miller127,833
10United States John Schlee118,017

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Jack Nicklaus[3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)Australia Bruce Crampton[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The 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.
  2. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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