1972 PGA Championship

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]

1972 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 3–6, 1972
LocationBloomfield Hills, Michigan
Course(s)Oakland Hills Country Club,
South Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,054 yards (6,450 m)
Field138 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut150 (+10)
Prize fund$224,087
Winner's share$45,000
Champion
South Africa Gary Player
281 (+1)
Oakland Hills Country Club is located in the United States
Oakland Hills Country Club
Oakland Hills Country Club
Location in the United States
Oakland Hills Country Club is located in Michigan
Oakland Hills Country Club
Oakland Hills Country Club
Location in Michigan

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.

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4465212024394423684084582273,5114594205671734683884082014593,5437,054
Par453444443354453444343570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 3, 1972

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Buddy Allin68−2
United States Stan Thirsk
T3United States Raymond Floyd69−1
United States Larry Gilbert
United States Jerry Heard
United States Jim Jamieson
United States Arnold Palmer
T8United States Richard Crawford70E
United States Rod Funseth
United States Johnny Miller
United States Dan Sikes
United States Sam Snead
United States Jim Wiechers

Source:[5]

Second round

Friday, August 4, 1972

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Jerry Heard69-70=139−1
T2United States Raymond Floyd69-71=140E
United States Hale Irwin71-69=140
T4United States Gay Brewer71-70=141+1
United States Jim Jamieson69-72=141
United States Bob Smith69-72=141
T7South Africa Gary Player71-71=142+2
United States Dan Sikes70-72=142
United States Lanny Wadkins74-68=142
T10United States Billy Casper73-70=143+3
United States Phil Rodgers71-72=143
United States Art Wall Jr.72-71=143
United States Jim Wiechers70-73=143

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, August 5, 1972

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Africa Gary Player71-71-67=209−1
2United States Billy Casper73-70-67=210E
T3United States Gay Brewer71-70-70=211+1
United States Jerry Heard69-70-72=211
United States Phil Rodgers71-72-68=211
T6United States Tommy Aaron71-71-70=212+2
United States Doug Sanders72-72-68=212
United States Jim Wiechers70-73-69=212
United States Larry Wise74-71-67=212
10United States Jim Jamieson69-72-72=213+3

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, August 6, 1972

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1South Africa Gary Player71-71-67-72=281+145,000
T2United States Tommy Aaron71-71-70-71=283+320,850
United States Jim Jamieson69-72-72-70=283
T4United States Billy Casper73-70-67-74=284+49,275
United States Raymond Floyd69-71-74-70=284
United States Sam Snead70-74-71-69=284
T7United States Gay Brewer71-70-70-74=285+56,383
United States Jerry Heard69-70-72-74=285
United States Phil Rodgers71-72-68-74=285
United States Doug Sanders72-72-68-73=285

Source:[4][8]

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 1972 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. 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. "Nervy Gary Player takes PGA Crown". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 7, 1972. p. 10.
  5. "Two share PGA lead with 68s". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 4, 1972. p. 1, part 2.
  6. "Heard tops PGA by stroke". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. August 5, 1972. p. 1, part 2.
  7. "Hot round by Player tops PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 5, 1972. p. 1, sports.
  8. "1972 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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