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1972 PGA Championship

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)
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Oakland Hills Country Club is located in the United States
Oakland Hills Country Club
Oakland Hills Country Club
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Location in the United States
Oakland Hills Country Club is located in Michigan
Oakland Hills Country Club
Oakland Hills Country Club
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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.

Course layout

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 446 521 202 439 442 368 408 458 227 3,511 459 420 567 173 468 388 408 201 459 3,543 7,054
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 35 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 35 70

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 3, 1972

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Buddy Allin 68 −2
United States Stan Thirsk
T3 United States Raymond Floyd 69 −1
United States Larry Gilbert
United States Jerry Heard
United States Jim Jamieson
United States Arnold Palmer
T8 United States Richard Crawford 70 E
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

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jerry Heard 69-70=139 −1
T2 United States Raymond Floyd 69-71=140 E
United States Hale Irwin 71-69=140
T4 United States Gay Brewer 71-70=141 +1
United States Jim Jamieson 69-72=141
United States Bob Smith 69-72=141
T7 South Africa Gary Player 71-71=142 +2
United States Dan Sikes 70-72=142
United States Lanny Wadkins 74-68=142
T10 United States Billy Casper 73-70=143 +3
United States Phil Rodgers 71-72=143
United States Art Wall Jr. 72-71=143
United States Jim Wiechers 70-73=143

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, August 5, 1972

Place Player Score To par
1 South Africa Gary Player 71-71-67=209 −1
2 United States Billy Casper 73-70-67=210 E
T3 United States Gay Brewer 71-70-70=211 +1
United States Jerry Heard 69-70-72=211
United States Phil Rodgers 71-72-68=211
T6 United States Tommy Aaron 71-71-70=212 +2
United States Doug Sanders 72-72-68=212
United States Jim Wiechers 70-73-69=212
United States Larry Wise 74-71-67=212
10 United States Jim Jamieson 69-72-72=213 +3

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, August 6, 1972

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 South Africa Gary Player 71-71-67-72=281 +1 45,000
T2 United States Tommy Aaron 71-71-70-71=283 +3 20,850
United States Jim Jamieson 69-72-72-70=283
T4 United States Billy Casper 73-70-67-74=284 +4 9,275
United States Raymond Floyd 69-71-74-70=284
United States Sam Snead 70-74-71-69=284
T7 United States Gay Brewer 71-70-70-74=285 +5 6,383
United States Jerry Heard 69-70-72-74=285
United States Phil Rodgers 71-72-68-74=285
United States Doug Sanders 72-72-68-73=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. ^ a b "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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