1973 Masters Tournament

1973 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 5–9, 1973
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,980 yards (6,383 m)^[1]
Field	82 players, 57 after cut
Cut	151 (+7)
Winner's share	$30,000
Champion
Tommy Aaron
283 (−5)
«1972 1974»

Augusta

Location in the United States

The 1973 Masters Tournament was the 37th Masters Tournament, held April 5–9 at the Augusta National Golf Club. Due to weather delays, the final round was played on Monday for the first time since 1961.^[2]

Tommy Aaron, age 36, won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead.^[2]^[3] Before this win at Augusta, Aaron was best known as the player who kept Roberto DeVicenzo's incorrect scorecard at the Masters five years earlier in 1968. Ironically, Aaron's final round playing partner in 1973, Johnny Miller, recorded a higher score when keeping Aaron's card, and Aaron caught the mistake.^[4] This was his third and last victory on the PGA Tour, and after this win, Aaron's best result in a major was a tie for 28th at the Masters in 1979.

Gary Player played in 52 Masters from 1957 through 2009;^[5] and missed only this one, to recover from leg and abdominal surgery.^[6]^[7]^[8] He returned in 1974 to win the second of his three green jackets.

Gay Brewer won the fourteenth Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a seven-under 20.^[9] At the previous Masters, the 1967 champion was hospitalized in Augusta for ulcers on Wednesday night and missed the tournament.^[10]

This Masters was the last as competitors for two former champions: Gene Sarazen (1935) and Ralph Guldahl (1939).

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963, 1965, 1966, 1972	69	77	73	66	285	−3	T3
Bob Goalby	United States	1968	73	70	71	74	288	E	T6
Gay Brewer	United States	1967	75	66	74	76	291	+3	T10
Billy Casper	United States	1970	75	73	72	73	293	+5	T17
Arnold Palmer	United States	1958, 1960, 1962, 1964	77	72	76	70	295	+7	T24
Charles Coody	United States	1971	74	73	79	70	296	+8	T29
Sam Snead	United States	1949, 1952, 1954	74	76	73	73	296	+8	T29
Art Wall, Jr.	United States	1959	79	69	74	76	298	+10	T37
George Archer	United States	1969	73	74	74	78	299	+11	T43

Source^[11]^[12]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Doug Ford	United States	1957	76	78	154	+10
Ralph Guldahl	United States	1939	82	80	162	+18
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	88	86	174	+30

Source^[12]

Gary Player, the 1961 champion, missed his only Masters in 53 years to recover from surgery.^[6]^[7]
He won the second of his three Masters titles the following year.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 5, 1973

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Tommy Aaron	United States	68	−4
T2	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69	−3
T2	Jumbo Ozaki	Japan	69	−3
T4	Bob Dickson	United States	70	−2
T4	J. C. Snead	United States	70	−2
T6	Grier Jones	United States	71	−1
T6	Phil Rodgers	United States	71	−1
T8	David Graham	Australia	72	E
	Hubert Green	United States
	Steve Melnyk	United States
	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States
	Mason Rudolph	United States
	Cesar Sanudo	United States
	Dave Stockton	United States

Source^[13]

Second round

Friday, April 6, 1973

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Tommy Aaron	United States	68-73=141	−3
	Gay Brewer	United States	75-66=141
	Bob Dickson	United States	70-71=141
	J. C. Snead	United States	70-71=141
5	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States	72-70=142	−2
T6	Bob Goalby	United States	73-70=143	−1
	Grier Jones	United States	71-72=143
	Peter Oosterhuis	England	73-70=143
	Jumbo Ozaki	Japan	69-74=143
T10	Bob Charles	United States	74-70=144	E
	Gardner Dickinson	United States	74-70=144
	Jim Jamieson	United States	73-71=144
	Johnny Miller	United States	75-69=144
	Mason Rudolph	United States	72-72=144

Source^[14]

Third round

Sunday, April 8, 1973

Heavy rain on Saturday morning limited play to the first several pairs when the course was deemed unplayable. The third round was restarted in the late morning on Sunday from split tees.^[15]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Peter Oosterhuis	England	73-70-68=211	−5
T3	Bob Goalby	United States	73-70-71=214	−2
	Jim Jamieson	United States	73-71-70=214
	J. C. Snead	United States	70-71-73=214
T6	Tommy Aaron	United States	68-73-74=215	−1
	Gay Brewer	United States	75-66-74=215
	Johnny Miller	United States	75-69-71=215
	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States	72-70-73=215
T10	Gardner Dickinson	United States	74-70-72=216	E
T10	Jumbo Ozaki	Japan	69-74-73=216	E

Source^[16]^[17]

Final round

Monday, April 9, 1973

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Tommy Aaron	United States	68-73-74-68=283	−5	30,000
2	J. C. Snead	United States	70-71-73-70=284	−4	22,500
T3	Jim Jamieson	United States	73-71-70-71=285	−3	12,500
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69-77-73-66=285
	Peter Oosterhuis	England	73-70-68-74=285
T6	Bob Goalby	United States	73-70-71-74=288	E	6,250
T6	Johnny Miller	United States	75-69-71-73=288	E	6,250
T8	Bruce Devlin	Australia	73-72-72-72=289	+1	4,250
T8	Jumbo Ozaki	Japan	69-74-73-73=289	+1	4,250
T10	Gay Brewer	United States	75-66-74-76=291	+3	3,425
	Gardner Dickinson	United States	74-70-72-75=291
	Don January	United States	75-71-75-70=291
	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States	72-70-73-76=291

Source^[11]^[12]

References

↑ Grimsley, Will (April 6, 1973). "Aaron's 68 paces Masters". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 22.
1 2 Jenkins, Dan (April 16, 1973). "Jack fell down and lost his crown". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (April 10, 1973). "Georgian Aaron wins Masters with a 283". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18.
↑ "Aaron can count strokes, money". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). UPI. April 10, 1973. p. 6.
↑ "Who Played the Most Masters Tournaments?". Retrieved April 14, 2013.
1 2 "Major surgery hinders Player from starting tour". Spartanburg Herald. (South Carolina). Associated Press. February 23, 1973. p. B4.
1 2 "Gary Player reached Masters on pass of hat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 5, 1973. p. 20.
↑ "The Masters: Gary Player's 50th appearance". Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Brewer takes Par Three test". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 5, 1973. p. 19.
↑ "Golfer Brewer: ulcers, hernia". Montreal Gazette. UPI. April 11, 1972. p. 16.
1 2 "Masters cash box". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 10, 1973. p. 20.
1 2 3 "1973 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
↑ "Aaron gets lucky, leads Masters by 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. April 6, 1973. p. 1, part 2.
↑ "Brewer charges, Nicklaus falters". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 7, 1973. p. 1, part 2.
↑ "Rain postpones Masters classic". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). UPI. April 8, 1973. p. 1C.
↑ "Englishman takes Masters lead". Milwaukee Sentinel. April 9, 1973. p. 1, part 2.
↑ "Oosterhuis has three stroke Masters lead". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). UPI. April 9, 1973. p. 1C.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com – 1973 Masters
Augusta.com – 1973 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

1973 Men's Major Golf Championships

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Key figures

Frank Chirkinian

Music composers	Earl Klugh ("Take It From The Top") Dave Loggins ("Augusta") David Barrett ("The Gift") E.S. Posthumus ("Burlingame", "Thrill of Victory") Lalo Schifrin ("St. Ives Theme") Yanni ("Fanfare")

Television contract history
Golf on USA Network (early round Masters coverage)

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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