1972 PGA Championship Tournament
The 1972 PGA Championship was the 54th time the tournament was played. A golfer nicknamed "the Black Knight" was the jousting champion.
Winner: Gary Player, 281
Where it was played: Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Tournament dates: August 3-6, 1972
Leader after first round: Buddy Allin and Stan Thirsk, 68
Leader after second round: Jerry Heard, 139
Leader after third round: Gary Player, 209
Notable Notes: After bogeying the 14th and 15th holes in the final round, Gary Player recovered to birdie the 16th and went on to win by two strokes. It was his sixth win in a major championship, his second at the PGA.
Final Scores
| Gary Player | 71-71-67-72—281 |
| Tommy Aaron | 71-71-70-71—283 |
| Jim Jamieson | 69-72-72-70—283 |
| Raymond Floyd | 69-71-74-70—284 |
| Sam Snead | 70-74-71-69—284 |
| Billy Casper | 73-70-67-74—284 |
| Doug Sanders | 72-72-68-73—285 |
| Jerry Heard | 69-70-72-74—285 |
| Gay Brewer | 71-70-70-74—285 |
| Phil Rodgers | 71-72-68-74—285 |
| Lee Trevino | 73-71-71-71—286 |
| Hale Irwin | 71-69-75-71—286 |
| Dan Sikes Jr. | 70-72-72-73—287 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 72-75-68-72—287 |
| Charles Coody | 71-73-70-74—288 |
| Miller Barber | 73-74-72-70—289 |
| Arnold Palmer | 69-75-72-73—289 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 74-68-72-75—289 |
| Hubert Green | 75-71-73-70—289 |
| Bob Shaw | 72-72-74-72—290 |
| J.C. Snead | 72-72-71-75—290 |
| Johnny Miller | 70-76-70-74—290 |
| Larry Wise | 74-71-67-78—290 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71-74-73-73—291 |
| Art Wall Jr. | 72-71-75-73—291 |
| Bob E. Smith | 72-69-76-74—291 |
| Lee Elder | 73-71-71-76—291 |
| Bruce Crampton | 73-74-68-76—291 |
| Jerry McGee | 73-74-72-73—292 |
| Bert Yancey | 72-74-71-75—292 |
| Mike Souchak | 73-73-71-75—292 |
| Jim Wiechers | 70-73-69-80—292 |
| Dewitt Weaver | 74-74-72-73—293 |
| Lou Graham | 75-75-70-73—293 |
| Larry Hinson | 75-74-73-71—293 |
| Mason Rudolph | 74-75-71-74—294 |
| Deane Beman | 75-72-72-75—294 |
| Sam Carmichael | 76-73-71-74—294 |
| George Archer | 73-73-79-69—294 |
| Dave Stockton | 74-73-74-74—295 |
| Denny Lyons | 73-73-74-75—295 |
| Ken Still | 72-75-72-76—295 |
| Mike Hill | 73-72-74-76—295 |
| John Schlee | 75-75-69-76—295 |
| Dale Douglass | 74-71-73-77—295 |
| Paul Harney | 74-71-77-73—295 |
| Bob Murphy | 75-70-70-80—295 |
| Jimmy Wright | 74-72-75-75—296 |
| Babe Hiskey | 73-75-72-76—296 |
| Richard Crawford | 70-78-73-75—296 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 74-74-73-76—297 |
| Rod Funseth | 70-74-75-78—297 |
| Grier Jones | 72-76-74-76—298 |
| Bud Allin | 68-77-75-78—298 |
| Jimmy Powell | 72-74-74-78—298 |
| Bob Rosburg | 71-79-72-76—298 |
| Frank Beard | 80-70-72-76—298 |
| Pat Schwab | 73-73-77-76—299 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 75-75-72-77—299 |
| Bob Charles | 76-74-77-72—299 |
| Ron Letellier | 75-75-70-79—299 |
| Wayne Yates | 75-74-76-75—300 |
| Jerry Steelsmith | 73-77-75-75—300 |
| Bob Goalby | 72-78-79-71—300 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 73-72-75-80—300 |
| Bobby Nichols | 76-74-70-80—300 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 74-72-76-79—301 |
| Jim O'Hern | 74-76-76-76—302 |
| Rex Baxter | 77-73-76-76—302 |
| Kermit Zarley | 75-75-73-79—302 |
| Chuck Scally | 74-76-73-80—303 |
| Gene Torres | 79-70-77-80—306 |
| Stan Thirsk | 68-82-76-80—306 |
| Steve Friebert | 74-76-78-79—307 |
| Lionel Hebert | 72-76-80-79—307 |
| Larry Gilbert | 69-81-80-77—307 |
| Ralph Johnston | 75-74-75-89—313 |
