1973 British Open Goes to Weiskopf
The 1973 British Open was the 102nd time the tournament was played. An American golfer won his only major title here.
Winner: Tom Weiskopf, 276
Where it was played: Troon Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 11-14, 1973
Leader after first round: Tom Weiskopf, 68
Leader after second round: Tom Weiskopf, 135
Leader after third round: Tom Weiskopf, 206
Notable Notes: Tom Weiskopf started his tournament with rounds of 68-67 en route to his only victory in a major championship. It was a wire-to-wire win, too. Weiskopf's lead was down to one stroke over Johnny Miller entering the final round, but Weiskopf closed with 70 to Miller's 72.
Final Scores
| Tom Weiskopf | 68-67-71-70—276 |
| Johnny Miller | 70-68-69-72—279 |
| Neil Coles | 71-72-70-66—279 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 69-70-76-65—280 |
| Bert Yancey | 69-69-73-70—281 |
| Peter Butler | 71-72-74-69—286 |
| Bob Charles | 73-71-73-71—288 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 71-73-70-74—288 |
| Christy O'Connor | 73-68-74-73—288 |
| Harold Henning | 73-73-73-70—289 |
| Lee Trevino | 75-73-73-68—289 |
| Brian Barnes | 76-67-70-76—289 |
| Gay Brewer | 76-71-72-70—289 |
| Tony Jacklin | 75-73-72-70—290 |
| Arnold Palmer | 72-76-70-72—290 |
| Doug McClelland | 76-71-69-74—290 |
| Gary Player | 76-69-76-69—290 |
| Eddie Polland | 74-73-73-72—292 |
| Bernard Gallacher | 73-69-75-75—292 |
| Hugh Baiocchi | 75-74-69-74—292 |
| Hugh Boyle | 75-75-69-73—292 |
| David Good | 75-74-73-70—292 |
| Dave Hill | 75-74-74-69—292 |
| Peter Wilcock | 71-76-72-73—292 |
| Bruce Crampton | 71-76-73-72—292 |
| Bruce Devlin | 72-78-71-71—292 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 80-71-69-72—292 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72-73-73-75—293 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-75-74-72—293 |
| Doug Sanders | 79-72-72-70—293 |
| Bob Wynn | 74-71-76-73—294 |
| Tommy Horton | 75-70-73-76—294 |
| Craig Defoy | 76-75-70-73—294 |
| Peter Thomson | 76-75-70-73—294 |
| Graham Marsh | 74-71-78-71—294 |
| Ewen Murray | 79-71-73-71—294 |
| Vince Baker | 72-74-75-74—295 |
| David Vaughan | 78-70-72-75—295 |
| a-Danny Edwards | 75-75-71-75—296 |
| Philip Elson | 75-75-72-74—296 |
| Baldovino Dassu | 75-75-73-73—296 |
| Kel Nagle | 74-76-73-73—296 |
| Dale Hayes | 76-72-73-75—296 |
| Donald Gammon | 76-70-76-74—296 |
| Guy Wolstenholme | 77-72-75-72—296 |
| Harry Bannerman | 73-75-75-74—297 |
| David Webster | 73-76-72-76—297 |
| Maurice Moir | 76-75-70-76—297 |
| John Fourie | 76-73-74-75—298 |
| Bernard Hunt | 76-74-74-74—298 |
| Ronnie Shade | 75-73-76-75—299 |
| Peter Alliss | 76-71-76-76—299 |
| David Jagger | 76-74-74-75—299 |
| John McTear | 76-74-71-78—299 |
| Peter Townsend | 79-73-71-77—300 |
| David Huish | 74-73-76-78—301 |
| Bill Murray | 78-71-74-78—301 |
| Richard Lambert | 78-74-72-77—301 |
| David Dunk | 73-74-74-82—303 |
| Gunnar Mueller | 76-70-78-71—295 |
