The 1972 PGA Tour was the 57th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the fourth season since separating from the PGA of America.
Rogelio Gonzales suspension At the Greater New Orleans Open, Colombian rookie, Rogelio Gonzales was disqualified after it was learned that he had changed his scorecard earlier in the tournament. In addition to his disqualification, the PGA Tour lifted Gonzales playing privileges.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1972 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)Notes Jan 9 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 125,000 George Archer (10) Jan 16 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 140,000 Jack Nicklaus (39) Pro-Am Jan 24 Dean Martin Tucson Open Arizona 150,000 Miller Barber (7) Jan 30 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000 Paul Harney (6) Feb 6 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 200,000 Grier Jones (1) Feb 13 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 145,000 Bob Rosburg (6) Pro-Am Feb 20 Phoenix Open Arizona 125,000 Homero Blancas (3) Feb 27 Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic Florida 260,000 Tom Weiskopf (5) New tournament Mar 5 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 150,000 Jack Nicklaus (40) Mar 12 Florida Citrus Open Florida 150,000 Jerry Heard (2) Mar 19 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 125,000 Tony Jacklin (4) Mar 26 Greater New Orleans Open Louisiana 125,000 Gary Player (16) Apr 2 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 200,000 George Archer (11) Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 204,649 Jack Nicklaus (41) Major championship Apr 9 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 Mike Morley (n/a) Second Tour Apr 16 Monsanto Open Florida 150,000 Dave Hill (9) Apr 23 Tournament of Champions California 165,000 Bobby Mitchell (2) Winners-only event Apr 23 Tallahassee Open Florida 75,000 Bob Shaw (1) Alternate event Apr 30 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 125,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6) May 7 Houston Open Texas 125,000 Bruce Devlin (7) May 7 Shreveport Classic Louisiana 25,000 Don Iverson (n/a) Second Tour May 14 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000 Jerry Heard (3) Invitational May 14 Maumelle Open Arkansas 25,000 Ed Sneed (n/a) Second Tour May 21 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 175,000 Lee Trevino (12) May 28 Atlanta Classic Georgia 130,000 Bob Lunn (6) Jun 4 Kemper Open North Carolina 175,000 Doug Sanders (20) Jun 11 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000 J. C. Snead (3) Jun 18 U.S. Open California 200,000 Jack Nicklaus (42) Major championship Jun 25 Western Open Illinois 150,000 Jim Jamieson (1) Jul 3 Cleveland Open Ohio 150,000 David Graham (1) Jul 9 Canadian Open Canada 150,000 Gay Brewer (10) Jul 15 The Open Championship Scotland £50,000 Lee Trevino (13) Major championship Jul 16 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 125,000 Jim Colbert (2) Alternate event Jul 23 American Golf Classic Ohio 150,000 Bert Yancey (7) Jul 30 National Team Championship Pennsylvania 200,000 Babe Hiskey (3) and Kermit Zarley (3) Team event Jul 30 Vern Parsell Buick Open Michigan 20,000 Gary Groh (n/a) Second Tour Aug 6 PGA Championship Michigan 225,000 Gary Player (17) Major championship Aug 13 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 Jack Nicklaus (43) Aug 20 USI Classic Massachusetts 200,000 Bruce Devlin (8) Aug 27 U.S. Professional Match Play Championship North Carolina 200,000 Jack Nicklaus (44) Limited-field event Aug 27 Liggett & Myers Open North Carolina 100,000 Lou Graham (2) New tournamentAlternate event Sep 4 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 125,000 Lee Trevino (14) Sep 10 Southern Open Georgia 100,000 DeWitt Weaver (2) Sep 17 Greater St. Louis Golf Classic Missouri 150,000 Lee Trevino (15) New tournament Sep 24 Robinson's Fall Golf Classic Illinois 100,000 Grier Jones (2) Oct 1 Quad Cities Open Iowa 100,000 Deane Beman (3) Oct 22 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 150,000 George Knudson (7) Oct 29 Sahara Invitational Nevada 135,000 Lanny Wadkins (1) Nov 5 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 125,000 Mike Hill (2) Nov 27 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina 125,000 Johnny Miller (2) Invitational Dec 3 Walt Disney World Open Invitational Florida 150,000 Jack Nicklaus (45) Dec 10 Bahamas National Open Bahamas – Cancelled
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesNov 12World CupAustralia6,300 Hsieh Min-Nan and Lu Liang-HuanTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Hsieh Min-Nan
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Jack Nicklaus 320,5422 Lee Trevino 214,8053 George Archer 145,0274 Grier Jones 140,1775 Jerry Heard 137,1986 Tom Weiskopf 129,4227 Gary Player 120,7198 Bruce Devlin 119,7689 Tommy Aaron 118,92410 Lanny Wadkins 116,616
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Jack Nicklaus Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Lee Trevino
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