1972 PGA Tour

The 1972 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to December 3. The season consisted of 47 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, seven, and there were five first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1972 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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreWinner's
share ($)		Notes
Jan 9Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia George Archer (10)270 (−14)25,000
Jan 16Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia Jack Nicklaus (39)284 (−4)28,000
Jan 24Tucson OpenArizona Miller Barber (7)273 (−15)30,000
Jan 30Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia Paul Harney (6)275 (−13)30,000
Feb 6Hawaiian OpenHawaii Grier Jones (1)274 (−14)40,000
Feb 13Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia Bob Rosburg (6)344 (−16)29,000
Feb 20Phoenix OpenArizona Homero Blancas (3)273 (−11)25,000
Feb 27Jackie Gleason's Inverrary ClassicFlorida Tom Weiskopf (5)278 (−10)52,000
Mar 5Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida Jack Nicklaus (40)276 (−12)30,000
Mar 12Florida Citrus OpenFlorida Jerry Heard (2)276 (−12)30,000
Mar 19Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida Tony Jacklin (4)283 (−5)25,000
Mar 26Greater New Orleans OpenLouisiana Gary Player (16)279 (−9)58,000
Apr 2Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina George Archer (11)272 (−12)40,000
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia Jack Nicklaus (41)286 (−2)25,000
Apr 9Magnolia State ClassicMississippi Mike Morley (n/a)269 (−11)7,000Satellite event
Apr 16Monsanto OpenFlorida Dave Hill (9)271 (−13)30,000
Apr 23Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia Bobby Mitchell (2)280 (−8)33,000
Apr 23Tallahassee OpenFlorida Bob Shaw (1)273 (−15)15,000Alternate event
May 1Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6)273 (−7)25,000
May 8Houston OpenTexas Bruce Devlin (7)278 (−10)25,000
May 14Colonial National InvitationTexas Jerry Heard (3)275 (−5)25,100
May 21Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee Lee Trevino (12)281 (−7)35,000
May 28Atlanta ClassicGeorgia Bob Lunn (6)275 (−13)26,000
Jun 4Kemper OpenNorth Carolina Doug Sanders (20)275 (−13)35,000
Jun 11IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania J. C. Snead (3)282 (−6)30,000
Jun 18U.S. OpenCalifornia Jack Nicklaus (42)290 (+2)30,000
Jun 25Western OpenIllinois Jim Jamieson (1)271 (−13)30,000
Jul 3Cleveland OpenOhio David Graham (1)278 (−6)30,000
Jul 9Canadian OpenCanada Gay Brewer (10)275 (−9)30,000
Jul 15British OpenScotland Lee Trevino (13)278 (−6)13,750
Jul 16Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin Jim Colbert (2)271 (−13)25,000
Jul 23American Golf ClassicOhio Bert Yancey (7)276 (−4)30,000
Jul 30National Team Championship[1][2]Pennsylvania Babe Hiskey (3) &
Kermit Zarley (3)		262 (−22)20,000
(each)
Aug 6PGA ChampionshipMichigan Gary Player (17)281 (+1)45,000
Aug 13Westchester ClassicNew York Jack Nicklaus (43)270 (−18)50,000
Aug 20USI ClassicMassachusetts Bruce Devlin (8)275 (−13)40,000
Aug 27U.S. Professional Match Play ChampionshipNorth Carolina Jack Nicklaus (44)2 & 140,000
Aug 27Liggett & Myers OpenNorth Carolina Lou Graham (2)285 (−3)20,000
Sep 4Greater Hartford Open InvitationalConnecticut Lee Trevino (14)269 (−15)25,000
Sep 10Southern OpenGeorgia DeWitt Weaver (2)276 (−4)20,000
Sep 17Greater St. Louis Golf ClassicMissouri Lee Trevino (15)269 (−11)30,000
Sep 24Robinson's Fall Golf ClassicIllinois Grier Jones (2)273 (−11)20,000
Oct 1Quad Cities OpenIowa Deane Beman (3)279 (−5)20,000
Oct 22Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia George Knudson (7)271 (−17)30,000
Oct 29Sahara InvitationalNevada Lanny Wadkins (1)273 (−11)27,000
Nov 5San Antonio Texas OpenTexas Mike Hill (2)273 (−15)25,000
Nov 27Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina Johnny Miller (2)281 (−3)25,000
Dec 3Walt Disney World Open InvitationalFlorida Jack Nicklaus (45)267 (−21)30,000

Rogelio Gonzales suspension

At the Greater New Orleans Open, Tour rookie golfer from Colombia Rogelio Gonzales was disqualified after it was learned he had changed his scorecard earlier in the tournament.[3] In addition to his disqualification, the PGA Tour lifted Gonzales playing privileges.[4]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerJack Nicklaus United States
PGA Player of the YearJack Nicklaus United States
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)Lee Trevino United States

References
  1. "Just in ...". Golf World. 66 (10): 15. September 17, 2012.
  2. "Zarley-Hiskey Win Team Championship". Observer–Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. AP. July 31, 1972. p. B-5. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. "Tampering charged; Golfer suspended". The Spokesman-Review. AP. April 1, 1972. p. 11. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  4. McDermott, Barry (June 19, 1972). "Keeping A Close Eye On The Ball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
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