1973 PGA Championship

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other 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 12th of Nicklaus' 18 major titles as a professional. At the time, the holder of the most major titles was the late Bobby Jones, with 13. 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.

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.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 9, 1973

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger	67	−4
	Template:Flagicon Don Iverson
T3	Template:Flagicon Bob Dickson	69	−2
	Template:Flagicon Mike Hill
	Template:Flagicon Don Iverson
T6	Template:Flagicon Don Bies	70	−1
	Template:Flagicon Bob Brue
	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd
	Template:Flagicon Gibby Gilbert
	Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin
	Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf

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Second round

Friday, August 10, 1973

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Template:Flagicon Don Iverson	67-72=139	−3
	Template:Flagicon Mason Rudolph	69-70=139
T3	Template:Flagicon Gibby Gilbert	70-70=140	−2
	Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus	72-68=140
	Template:Flagicon Dan Sikes	72-68=140
T6	Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin	70-70=141	−1
	Template:Flagicon Dave Stockton	72-69=141
	Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf	70-71=141
T9	Template:Flagicon Don Bies	70-72=142	E
	Template:Flagicon Bob Brue	70-72=142
	Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert	72-70=142
	Template:Flagicon Mike Hill	69-73=142
	Template:Flagicon Sam Snead	71-71=142
	Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins	73-69=142

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Third round

Saturday, August 11, 1973

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus	72-68-68=208	−5
T2	Template:Flagicon Don Iverson	67-72-70=209	−4
	Template:Flagicon Mason Rudolph	69-70-70=209
4	Template:Flagicon Dennis Lyons	73-70-67=210	−3
T5	Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton	71-73-67=211	−2
	Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert	72-70-69=211
T7	Template:Flagicon Dan Sikes	72-68-72=212	−1
	Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf	70-71-71=212
T9	Template:Flagicon Don Bies	70-72-71=213	E
	Template:Flagicon Gibby Gilbert	70-70-73=213
	Template:Flagicon Sam Snead	71-71-71=213
	Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins	73-69-71=213

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Final round

Sunday, August 12, 1973

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus	72-68-68-69=277	−7	45,000
2	Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton	71-73-67-70=281	−3	25,700
T3	Template:Flagicon Mason Rudolph	69-70-70-73=282	−2	11,909
	Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead	71-74-68-69=282
	Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins	73-69-71-69=282
T6	Template:Flagicon Don Iverson	67-72-70-74=283	−1	7,312
	Template:Flagicon Dan Sikes	72-68-72-71=283
	Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf	70-71-71-71=283
T9	Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin	76-72-68-68=284	E	5,625
	Template:Flagicon Sam Snead	71-71-71-71=284
	Template:Flagicon Kermit Zarley	76-71-68-69=284

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External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• PGA.com – 1973 PGA Championship