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The 1973 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to December 1. The season consisted of 48 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, seven, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
[edit] Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1973 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
1st Prize ($) |
| Jan 7 |
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open |
California |
 Rod Funseth (2) |
276 (-8) |
27,000 |
| Jan 14 |
Phoenix Open |
Arizona |
 Bruce Crampton (10) |
268 (-12) |
30,000 |
| Jan 21 |
Dean Martin Tucson Open |
Arizona |
Bruce Crampton (11) |
277 (-11) |
30,000 |
| Jan 28 |
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
California |
Jack Nicklaus (46) |
282 (-6) |
36,000 |
| Feb 4 |
Hawaiian Open |
Hawaii |
John Schlee (1) |
273 (-15) |
40,000 |
| Feb 11 |
Bob Hope Desert Classic |
California |
Arnold Palmer (62) |
343 (-17) |
32,000 |
| Feb 18 |
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational |
California |
Bob Dickson (2) |
278 (-10) |
34,000 |
| Feb 25 |
Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines Classic |
Florida |
Lee Trevino (16) |
279 (-9) |
52,000 |
| Mar 4 |
Florida Citrus Open |
Florida |
Bud Allin (2) |
265 (-23) |
30,000 |
| Mar 11 |
Doral-Eastern Open |
Florida |
Lee Trevino (17) |
276 (-12) |
30,000 |
| Mar 18 |
Greater Jacksonville Open |
Florida |
Jim Colbert (3) |
279 (-9) |
26,000 |
| Mar 25 |
Greater New Orleans Open |
Louisiana |
Jack Nicklaus (47) |
280 (-8) |
25,000 |
| Apr 2 |
Greater Greensboro Open |
North Carolina |
 Chi Chi Rodriguez (7) |
267 (-17) |
42,000 |
| Apr 8 |
Masters |
Georgia |
Tommy Aaron (3) |
283 (-5) |
30,000 |
| Apr 15 |
Monsanto Open |
Florida |
Homero Blancas (4) |
277 (-11) |
30,000 |
| Apr 22 |
Tallahassee Open |
Florida |
Hubert Green (2) |
277 (-11) |
15,000 |
| Apr 22 |
Tournament of Champions |
California |
Jack Nicklaus (48) |
276 (-12) |
40,000 |
| Apr 29 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
Texas |
Lanny Wadkins (2) |
277 (-3) |
30,000 |
| May 6 |
Houston Open |
Texas |
Bruce Crampton (12) |
277 (-11) |
41,000 |
| May 13 |
Colonial National Invitation |
Texas |
Tom Weiskopf (6) |
276 (-4) |
30,000 |
| May 20 |
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic |
Tennessee |
Dave Hill (10) |
283 (-5) |
35,000 |
| May 27 |
Atlanta Classic |
Georgia |
Jack Nicklaus (49) |
272 (-16) |
30,000 |
| Jun 3 |
Kemper Open |
North Carolina |
Tom Weiskopf (7) |
271 (-17) |
40,000 |
| Jun 10 |
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic |
Pennsylvania |
Tom Weiskopf (8) |
274 (-14) |
30,045 |
| Jun 17 |
U.S. Open |
Pennsylvania |
Johnny Miller (3) |
279 (-5) |
35,000 |
| Jun 24 |
American Golf Classic |
Ohio |
Bruce Crampton (13) |
273 (-7) |
32,000 |
| Jul 1 |
Western Open |
Illinois |
Billy Casper (49) |
272 (-12) |
35,000 |
| Jul 8 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
Wisconsin |
Dave Stockton (6) |
276 (-12) |
26,000 |
| Jul 14 |
British Open |
Scotland |
Tom Weiskopf (9) |
276 (-12) |
14,300 |
| Jul 15 |
Shrine-Robinson Open Golf Classic |
Illinois |
Deane Beman (4) |
271 (-13) |
25,000 |
| Jul 22 |
St. Louis Children's Hospital Golf Classic |
Missouri |
Gene Littler (25) |
268 (-12) |
42,000 |
| Jul 29 |
Canadian Open |
Canada |
Tom Weiskopf (10) |
278 (-10) |
35,000 |
| Aug 5 |
Westchester Classic |
New York |
Bobby Nichols (9) |
272 (-16) |
50,000 |
| Aug 12 |
PGA Championship |
Ohio |
Jack Nicklaus (50) |
277 (-7) |
45,000 |
| Aug 19 |
USI Classic |
Massachusetts |
Lanny Wadkins (3) |
279 (-9) |
40,000 |
| Aug 26 |
Liggett Myers Open |
North Carolina |
Bert Greene (1) |
278 (-6) |
20,000 |
| Aug 26 |
U.S. Professional Match Play Championship |
North Carolina |
John Schroeder (1) |
2 up |
40,000 |
| Sep 3 |
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
Connecticut |
Billy Casper (50) |
264 (-20) |
40,000 |
| Sep 6 |
Southern Open |
Georgia |
 Gary Player (18) |
270 (-10) |
20,030 |
| Sep 16 |
Sea Pines Heritage Classic |
South Carolina |
Hale Irwin (2) |
272 (-12) |
30,000 |
| Sep 23 |
B.C. Open |
New York |
Hubert Green (3) |
266 (-18) |
20,000 |
| Sep 30 |
Quad Cities Open |
Iowa |
Sam Adams (1) |
268 (-16) |
20,000 |
| Oct 7 |
Ohio Kings Island Open |
Ohio |
Jack Nicklaus (51) |
271 (-13) |
25,000 |
| Oct 21 |
Kaiser International Open Invitational |
California |
Ed Sneed (1) |
275 (-13) |
30,092 |
| Oct 28 |
Sahara Invitational |
Nevada |
John Mahaffey (1) |
271 (-13) |
27,000 |
| Nov 4 |
San Antonio Texas Open |
Texas |
Ben Crenshaw (1) |
270 (-14) |
25,000 |
| Nov 17 |
World Open Golf Championship |
North Carolina |
Miller Barber (8) |
570 (2) |
100,000 |
| Dec 1 |
Walt Disney World Golf Classic |
Florida |
Jack Nicklaus (52) |
275 (-13) |
30,000 |
[edit] Awards
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