1972 PGA Championship

1972 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates August 3–6, 1972
Location Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Course(s) Oakland Hills Country Club,
South Course
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 70
Length 7,054 yards (6,450 m)
Field 138 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut 150 (+10)
Prize fund $224,087
Winner's share $45,000
Champion
South Africa Gary Player
281 (+1)
Oakland Hills Country Club
Location in the United States
Oakland Hills Country Club
Location in Michigan

The 1972 PGA Championship was the 54th PGA Championship, played August 3–6 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Gary Player won his second PGA Championship with a total of 281 (+1), two strokes ahead of runners-up Tommy Aaron and Jim Jamieson.[2] It was the sixth of Player's nine major titles, but his first in over four years.[3][4]

The PGA Championship returned to the month of August in 1972 after being played in late February in 1971 in Florida.

Defending champion Jack Nicklaus, winner of the year's Masters and U.S. Open and runner-up in the British Open, finished six strokes back in a tie for thirteenth place. He regained the title the following year.

It was the fifth major championship held on the South Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1924, 1937, 1951, and 1961. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 1979 and 2008, the U.S. Open in 1985 and 1996, and the Ryder Cup in 2004.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Gary Player South Africa196271716772281+11
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 195170747169284+4T4
Raymond Floyd United States196969717470284+4T4
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 197172756872287+7T13
Dave Stockton United States197074737474295+15T40
Bob Rosburg United States195971797276298+18T53
Dow Finsterwald United States195875757277299+19T58
Bobby Nichols United States196476747080300+20T62
Jack Burke, Jr. United States195674727679301+2167
Lionel Hebert United States195772768079307+27T74
Julius Boros United States1968747574WD

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jerry Barber United States19617576151+11
Al Geiberger United States19667774151+11
Don January United States19677577152+12
Doug Ford United States19557876154+14
Dave Marr United States19657485159+19
Jim Ferrier Australia19478179160+20
Denny Shute United States1936, 19379185176+36
Gene Sarazen United States1922, 1923, 193379WD

Source:[5][1][6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 3, 1972

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Buddy Allin United States68−2
Stan Thirsk United States
T3Raymond Floyd United States69−1
Larry Gilbert United States
Jerry Heard United States
Jim Jamieson United States
Arnold Palmer United States
T8Richard Crawford United States70E
Rod Funseth United States
Johnny Miller United States
Dan Sikes United States
Sam Snead United States
Jim Wiechers United States

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, August 4, 1972

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jerry Heard United States69-70=139−1
T2Raymond Floyd United States69-71=140E
Hale Irwin United States71-69=140
T4Gay Brewer United States71-70=141+1
Jim Jamieson United States69-72=141
Bob Smith United States69-72=141
T7Gary Player South Africa71-71=142+2
Dan Sikes United States70-72=142
Lanny Wadkins United States74-68=142
T10Billy Casper United States73-70=143+3
Phil Rodgers United States71-72=143
Art Wall Jr. United States72-71=143
Jim Wiechers United States70-73=143

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, August 5, 1972

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gary Player South Africa71-71-67=209−1
2Billy Casper United States73-70-67=210E
T3Gay Brewer United States71-70-70=211+1
Jerry Heard United States69-70-72=211
Phil Rodgers United States71-72-68=211
T6Tommy Aaron United States71-71-70=212+3
Doug Sanders United States72-72-68=212
Jim Wiechers United States70-73-69=212
Larry Wise United States74-71-67=212
10Jim Jamieson United States69-72-72=213+3

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, August 6, 1972

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Gary Player South Africa71-71-67-72=281+145,000
T2Tommy Aaron United States71-71-70-71=283+320,850
Jim Jamieson United States69-72-72-70=283
T4Billy Casper United States73-70-67-74=284+49,275
Raymond Floyd United States69-71-74-70=284
Sam Snead United States70-74-71-69=284
T7Gay Brewer United States71-70-70-74=285+56,383
Jerry Heard United States69-70-72-74=285
Phil Rodgers United States71-72-68-74=285
Doug Sanders United States72-72-68-73=285

Source:[4][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1972 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (August 14, 1972). "No muzzle for the monster". Sports Illustrated. p. 58.
  3. ↑ "Player recoups faded prestige with win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 7, 1972. p. 5B.
  4. 1 2 "Nervy Gary Player takes PGA Crown". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 7, 1972. p. 10.
  5. 1 2 "Heard tops PGA by stroke". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. August 5, 1972. p. 1, part 2.
  6. 1 2 "1972 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Two share PGA lead with 68s". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 4, 1972. p. 1, part 2.
  8. ↑ "Hot round by Player tops PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 5, 1972. p. 1, sports.
Preceded by
1972 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1973 Masters

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