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
Gary Player
281 (+1)
«1971 1973»

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

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Gary Player	South Africa	1962	71	71	67	72	281	+1	1
Sam Snead	United States	1942, 1949, 1951	70	74	71	69	284	+4	T4
Raymond Floyd	United States	1969	69	71	74	70	284	+4	T4
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963, 1971	72	75	68	72	287	+7	T13
Dave Stockton	United States	1970	74	73	74	74	295	+15	T40
Bob Rosburg	United States	1959	71	79	72	76	298	+18	T53
Dow Finsterwald	United States	1958	75	75	72	77	299	+19	T58
Bobby Nichols	United States	1964	76	74	70	80	300	+20	T62
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	74	72	76	79	301	+21	67
Lionel Hebert	United States	1957	72	76	80	79	307	+27	T74
Julius Boros	United States	1968	74	75	74	WD

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Jerry Barber	United States	1961	75	76	151	+11
Al Geiberger	United States	1966	77	74	151	+11
Don January	United States	1967	75	77	152	+12
Doug Ford	United States	1955	78	76	154	+14
Dave Marr	United States	1965	74	85	159	+19
Jim Ferrier	Australia	1947	81	79	160	+20
Denny Shute	United States	1936, 1937	91	85	176	+36
Gene Sarazen	United States	1922, 1923, 1933	79	WD

Source:^[5]^[1]^[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 3, 1972

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

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

Source:^[5]

Third round

Saturday, August 5, 1972

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

Source:^[8]

Final round

Sunday, August 6, 1972

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

Source:^[4]^[6]

References

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

External links

PGA Media Guide 2012
About.com – 1972 PGA Championship
PGA.com – 1972 PGA Championship

Preceded by 1972 Open Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1973 Masters

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Coordinates: 42°32′38″N 83°16′37″W / 42.544°N 83.277°W / 42.544; -83.277

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