1973 PGA Championship Goes to Nicklaus
Winner: Jack Nicklaus, 277
Where it was played: Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio
Tournament dates: August 9-12, 1973
Leader after first round: Al Geiberger and Don Iverson, 67
Leader after second round: Don Iverson and Mason Rudolph, 139
Leader after third round: Jack Nicklaus, 208
Notable Notes: Jack Nicklaus shot three sub-70 rounds after opening with a 72, took the lead in the third round, and gradually pulled ahead in the fourth. At the end, Nicklaus had a 4-stroke victory over Bruce Crampton (one of four times Crampton finished second to Nicklaus in a major). This was Nicklaus' third PGA Championship win, and his 12th win in a professional major. Including his two U.S. Amateur wins, it was his 14th major combined (amateur plus pro), breaking Bobby Jones' record.
Final Scores
| Jack Nicklaus | 72-68-68-69—277 |
| Bruce Crampton | 71-73-67-70—281 |
| Mason Rudolph | 69-70-70-73—282 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 73-69-71-69—282 |
| J.C. Snead | 71-74-68-69—282 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 70-71-71-71—283 |
| Dan Sikes Jr. | 72-68-72-71—283 |
| Don Iverson | 67-72-70-74—283 |
| Sam Snead | 71-71-71-71—284 |
| Kermit Zarley | 76-71-68-69—284 |
| Hale Irwin | 76-72-68-68—284 |
| Bob Brue | 70-72-73-70—285 |
| Larry Hinson | 73-70-71-71—285 |
| Jim Colbert | 72-70-69-74—285 |
| Dave Stockton | 72-69-75-69—285 |
| Denny Lyons | 73-70-67-75—285 |
| Tom Watson | 75-70-71-69—285 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 70-70-73-73—286 |
| Jim Jamieson | 71-73-71-71—286 |
| Johnny Miller | 72-71-74-69—286 |
| Bob Goalby | 75-70-71-70—286 |
| Al Geiberger | 67-76-74-69—286 |
| Lee Trevino | 76-70-73-67—286 |
| Miller Barber | 73-73-70-71—287 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72-71-74-70—287 |
| Bruce Devlin | 73-70-74-70—287 |
| Bert Yancey | 74-72-69-72—287 |
| Mike Hill | 69-73-75-70—287 |
| Lee Elder | 71-76-70-70—287 |
| Orville Moody | 73-74-70-71—288 |
| Lou Graham | 74-71-73-70—288 |
| Don Bies | 70-72-71-75—288 |
| John Mahaffey | 75-71-72-70—288 |
| Bud Allin | 71-78-67-73—289 |
| Dick Hendrickson | 73-72-72-73—290 |
| Raymond Floyd | 70-73-73-74—290 |
| Ed Sneed | 73-70-73-74—290 |
| Billy Casper | 74-72-72-72—290 |
| Bob Murphy | 74-73-71-72—290 |
| Leonard Thompson | 72-75-70-73—290 |
| Rod Funseth | 73-73-75-69—290 |
| Jerry Pittman | 73-70-76-71—290 |
| Charles Coody | 75-68-77-70—290 |
| Tommy Aaron | 73-73-70-75—291 |
| Jim Wiechers | 75-70-71-75—291 |
| Chuck Courtney | 73-71-74-74—292 |
| Babe Hiskey | 74-73-71-74—292 |
| Frank Beard | 73-74-70-75—292 |
| Tony Jacklin | 70-71-76-75—292 |
| Dave Marr | 76-72-73-71—292 |
| Grier Jones | 75-72-72-75—294 |
| Bobby Nichols | 73-76-72-73—294 |
| George Archer | 72-71-74-77—294 |
| Deane Beman | 72-77-73-72—294 |
| Gary Player | 73-72-71-78—294 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 73-73-76-73—295 |
| Doug Ford | 73-76-73-73—295 |
| George Knudson | 71-77-76-71—295 |
| Ken Still | 77-72-73-73—295 |
| Gene Bone | 71-74-76-75—296 |
| Dwight Nevil | 76-70-76-74—296 |
| John Schlee | 74-71-77-74—296 |
| Jerry Breaux | 77-72-73-74—296 |
| Allen Miller | 74-73-77-73—297 |
| Gay Brewer | 77-70-73-77—297 |
| Bob Bruno | 76-71-77-74—298 |
| Jerry Steelsmith | 77-72-76-73—298 |
| Bob Rosburg | 71-76-73-78—298 |
| Jerry Heard | 72-75-78-73—298 |
| Jerry McGee | 74-73-72-79—298 |
| Bob Dickson | 69-78-75-78—300 |
| Phil Rodgers | 79-69-76-76—300 |
| Mike Joyce | 76-73-79-75—303 |
| Babe Lichardus | 73-72-76-82—303 |
| Mal Galletta | 72-77-84-73—306 |
