1973 PGA Championship


The 1973 PGA Championship was the 55th PGA Championship, played August 9–12 at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb east of Cleveland. Ohio native Jack Nicklaus won the third of his five PGA Championships, four strokes ahead of runner-up Bruce Crampton.
It was the twelfth of Nicklaus' eighteen major titles as a professional. At the time, the holder of the most major titles was the late Bobby Jones, with thirteen. As a lifelong amateur, his majors were the Open and amateur championships in the U.S. and Britain. Including his two U.S. Amateur titles, Nicklaus now had 14 majors, surpassing Jones. With his 12th professional major win Nicklaus also usurped Walter Hagen's record of 11 professional major victories. As of May 2020 these records still stand.
Sam Snead, age 61, shot even-par each day and finished in the top ten for the second straight year; he tied for ninth after a tie for fourth in 1972 and would improve on those in 1974.
This was the third major at Canterbury, which hosted the U.S. Open twice in the 1940s, both decided in playoffs. Lawson Little was the champion in 1940 with a three-stroke win over Gene Sarazen. Following World War II in 1946, the first U.S. Open in five years was played at the course. Lloyd Mangrum won in the second 18-hole playoff round, one stroke ahead of major winners Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 1973
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Al Geiberger67−4
T1Don Iverson67−4
T3Bob Dickson69−2
T3Mike Hill69−2
T3Don Iverson69−2
T6Don Bies70−1
T6Bob Brue70−1
T6Raymond Floyd70−1
T6Gibby Gilbert70−1
T6Tony Jacklin70−1
T6Tom Weiskopf70−1

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Second round

Friday, August 10, 1973
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Don Iverson67-72=139−3
T1Mason Rudolph69-70=139−3
T3Gibby Gilbert70-70=140−2
T3Jack Nicklaus72-68=140−2
T3Dan Sikes72-68=140−2
T6Tony Jacklin70-70=141−1
T6Dave Stockton72-69=141−1
T6Tom Weiskopf70-71=141−1
T9Don Bies70-72=142E
T9Bob Brue70-72=142E
T9Jim Colbert72-70=142E
T9Mike Hill69-73=142E
T9Sam Snead71-71=142E
T9Lanny Wadkins73-69=142E

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Third round

Saturday, August 11, 1973
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus72-68-68=208−5
T2Don Iverson67-72-70=209−4
T2Mason Rudolph69-70-70=209−4
4Dennis Lyons73-70-67=210−3
T5Bruce Crampton71-73-67=211−2
T5Jim Colbert72-70-69=211−2
T7Dan Sikes72-68-72=212−1
T7Tom Weiskopf70-71-71=212−1
T9Don Bies70-72-71=213E
T9Gibby Gilbert70-70-73=213E
T9Sam Snead71-71-71=213E
T9Lanny Wadkins73-69-71=213E

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Final round

Sunday, August 12, 1973
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jack Nicklaus72-68-68-69=277−745,000
2Bruce Crampton71-73-67-70=281−325,700
T3Mason Rudolph69-70-70-73=282−211,909
T3J. C. Snead71-74-68-69=282−211,909
T3Lanny Wadkins73-69-71-69=282−211,909
T6Don Iverson67-72-70-74=283−17,312
T6Dan Sikes72-68-72-71=283−17,312
T6Tom Weiskopf70-71-71-71=283−17,312
T9Hale Irwin76-72-68-68=284E5,625
T9Sam Snead71-71-71-71=284E5,625
T9Kermit Zarley76-71-68-69=284E5,625

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