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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Winner's
share ($) |
|---|
| Jan 9 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California |  George Archer (10) | 270 (−14) | 25,000 |
| Jan 16 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | Jack Nicklaus (39) | 284 (−4) | 28,000 |
| Jan 24 | Tucson Open | Arizona | Miller Barber (7) | 273 (−15) | 30,000 |
| Jan 30 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | Paul Harney (6) | 275 (−13) | 30,000 |
| Feb 6 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | Grier Jones (1) | 274 (−14) | 40,000 |
| Feb 13 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | Bob Rosburg (6) | 344 (−16) | 29,000 |
| Feb 20 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Homero Blancas (3) | 273 (−11) | 25,000 |
| Feb 27 | Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic | Florida | Tom Weiskopf (5) | 278 (−10) | 52,000 |
| Mar 5 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | Jack Nicklaus (40) | 276 (−12) | 30,000 |
| Mar 12 | Florida Citrus Open | Florida | Jerry Heard (2) | 276 (−12) | 30,000 |
| Mar 19 | Greater Jacksonville Open | Florida |  Tony Jacklin (4) | 283 (−5) | 25,000 |
| Mar 26 | Greater New Orleans Open | Louisiana | .svg.png) Gary Player (16) | 279 (−9) | 58,000 |
| Apr 2 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | George Archer (11) | 272 (−12) | 40,000 |
| Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Jack Nicklaus (41) | 286 (−2) | 25,000 |
| Apr 16 | Monsanto Open | Florida | Dave Hill (9) | 271 (−13) | 30,000 |
| Apr 23 | Tallahassee Open | Florida |  Bob Shaw (1) | 273 (−15) | 15,000 |
| Apr 23 | Tournament of Champions | California | Bobby Mitchell (2) | 280 (−8) | 33,000 |
| May 1 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Chi Chi Rodriguez (6) | 273 (−7) | 25,000 |
| May 8 | Houston Open | Texas | Bruce Devlin (7) | 278 (−10) | 25,000 |
| May 14 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Jerry Heard (3) | 275 (−5) | 25,100 |
| May 21 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | Lee Trevino (12) | 281 (−7) | 35,000 |
| May 28 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | Bob Lunn (6) | 275 (−13) | 26,000 |
| Jun 4 | Kemper Open | North Carolina | Doug Sanders (20) | 275 (−13) | 35,000 |
| Jun 11 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | J. C. Snead (3) | 282 (−6) | 30,000 |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | California | Jack Nicklaus (42) | 290 (+2) | 30,000 |
| Jun 25 | Western Open | Illinois | Jim Jamieson (1) | 271 (−13) | 30,000 |
| Jul 3 | Cleveland Open | Ohio | David Graham (1) | 278 (−6) | 30,000 |
| Jul 9 | Canadian Open | Canada | Gay Brewer (10) | 275 (−9) | 30,000 |
| Jul 15 | British Open | Scotland | Lee Trevino (13) | 278 (−6) | 13,750 |
| Jul 16 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Jim Colbert (2) | 271 (−13) | 25,000 |
| Jul 23 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | Bert Yancey (7) | 276 (−4) | 30,000 |
| Jul 30 | National Team Championship[1][2] | Pennsylvania | Babe Hiskey (3) &
Kermit Zarley (3) | 262 (−22) | 20,000
(each) |
| Aug 6 | PGA Championship | Michigan | Gary Player (17) | 281 (+1) | 45,000 |
| Aug 13 | Westchester Classic | New York | Jack Nicklaus (43) | 270 (−18) | 50,000 |
| Aug 20 | USI Classic | Massachusetts | Bruce Devlin (8) | 275 (−13) | 40,000 |
| Aug 27 | U.S. Professional Match Play Championship | North Carolina | Jack Nicklaus (44) | 2 & 1 | 40,000 |
| Aug 27 | Liggett & Myers Open | North Carolina | Lou Graham (2) | 285 (−3) | 20,000 |
| Sep 4 | Greater Hartford Open Invitational | Connecticut | Lee Trevino (14) | 269 (−15) | 25,000 |
| Sep 10 | Southern Open | Georgia | DeWitt Weaver (2) | 276 (−4) | 20,000 |
| Sep 17 | Greater St. Louis Golf Classic | Missouri | Lee Trevino (15) | 269 (−11) | 30,000 |
| Sep 24 | Robinson's Fall Golf Classic | Illinois | Grier Jones (2) | 273 (−11) | 20,000 |
| Oct 1 | Quad Cities Open | Iowa | Deane Beman (3) | 279 (−5) | 20,000 |
| Oct 22 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | California |  George Knudson (7) | 271 (−17) | 30,000 |
| Oct 29 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | Lanny Wadkins (1) | 273 (−11) | 27,000 |
| Nov 5 | San Antonio Texas Open | Texas | Mike Hill (2) | 273 (−15) | 25,000 |
| Nov 27 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic | South Carolina | Johnny Miller (2) | 281 (−3) | 25,000 |
| Dec 3 | Walt Disney World Open Invitational | Florida | 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]