| 1973 Masters | |
With a first-round 68, Tommy Aaron took the lead in the 1973 Masters. With middling middle rounds, he lost the lead. But with another 68 in the final round, Aaron reclaimed the lead and the Green Jacket.
Aaron began the final round four strokes behind Peter Oosterhuis, but "Oostie" carded a 74 in the final round - which took place on a Monday after weather delays - to Aaron's 68. J.C. Snead, nephew of Sam Snead, was runner-up.
But Aaron played a role in another famous (or perhaps infamous) incident at The Masters. In 1968, Aaron was the playing partner of Roberto De Vicenzo in the final round. De Vicenzo should have gone into a playoff with Bob Goalby, but Aaron wrote down an incorrect score on De Vicenzo's scorecard and De Vicenzo failed to catch the mistake. When De Vicenzo signed and turned in the incorrect score, he was penalized and dropped out of the playoff, giving Goalby the win.
Following the final round of his 1973 victory, Aaron caught a mistake on his own scorecard. Aaron told the Augusta Chronicle that his playing partner, Johnny Miller, gave Aaron a 5 on No. 13 when, in fact, Aaron had mde a 4. Aaron caught and corrected the mistake before signing and turning in his scorecard.
The 1973 Masters was the final playing appearance in the tournament for 1935 winner Gene Sarazen, but Sarazen would later return as one of the Masters honorary starters.
1973 Masters Scores
Results from the 1973 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Tommy Aaron | 68-73-74-68--283 | $30,000 |
| J.C. Snead | 70-71-73-70--284 | $22,500 |
| Jim Jamieson | 73-71-70-71--285 | $12,500 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 69-77-73-66--285 | $12,500 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 73-70-68-74--285 | $12,500 |
| Bob Goalby | 73-70-71-74--288 | $6,250 |
| Johnny Miller | 75-69-71-73--288 | $6,250 |
| Bruce Devlin | 73-72-72-72--289 | $4,250 |
| Jumbo Ozaki | 69-74-73-73--289 | $4,250 |
| Gay Brewer | 75-66-74-76--291 | $3,425 |
| Gardner Dickinson | 74-70-72-75--291 | $3,425 |
| Don January | 75-71-75-70--291 | $3,425 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72-70-73-76--291 | $3,425 |
| Hubert Green | 72-74-75-71--292 | $3,000 |
| Mason Rudolph | 72-72-77-71--292 | $3,000 |
| Dave Stockton | 72-74-71-75--292 | $3,000 |
| Billy Casper | 75-73-72-73--293 | $2,550 |
| Bob Dickson | 70-71-76-76--293 | $2,550 |
| Lou Graham | 77-73-72-71--293 | $2,550 |
| Babe Hiskey | 74-73-72-74--293 | $2,550 |
| Gene Littler | 77-72-71-73--293 | $2,550 |
| Kermit Zarley | 74-71-77-71--293 | $2,550 |
| Phil Rodgers | 71-75-75-73--294 | $2,200 |
| Frank Beard | 73-75-71-76--295 | $2,100 |
| a-Ben Crenshaw | 73-72-74-76--295 | |
| Paul Harney | 77-71-74-73--295 | $2,100 |
| Bobby Nichols | 79-72-76-68--295 | $2,100 |
| Arnold Palmer | 77-72-76-70--295 | $2,100 |
| Bob Charles | 74-70-74-78--296 | $1,750 |
| Charles Coody | 74-73-79-70--296 | $1,750 |
| David Graham | 72-74-77-73--296 | $1,750 |
| Sam Snead | 74-76-73-73--296 | $1,750 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 75-74-71-76--296 | $1,750 |
| a-Vinny Giles | 78-71-72-76--297 | |
| Steve Melnyk | 72-74-79-72--297 | $1,750 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 77-71-75-74--297 | $1,750 |
| Rod Funseth | 73-75-74-76--298 | $1,675 |
| Al Geiberger | 75-76-77-70--298 | $1,675 |
| Dave Hill | 77-70-76-75--298 | $1,675 |
| Grier Jones | 71-72-77-78--298 | $1,675 |
| Art Wall Jr. | 79-69-74-76--298 | $1,675 |
| a-Martin West III | 75-70-77-76--298 | |
| George Archer | 73-74-74-78--299 | $1,675 |
| Miller Barber | 78-72-80-69--299 | $1,675 |
| Jim Colbert | 74-72-76-77--299 | $1,675 |
| Bruce Crampton | 74-74-77-74--299 | $1,675 |
| Lu Liang-Huan | 74-72-75-78--299 | $1,675 |
| Bob Lunn | 76-74-72-77--299 | $1,675 |
| Cesar Sanudo | 72-75-76-76--299 | $1,675 |
| Lee Trevino | 74-75-75-75--299 | $1,675 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 74-74-78-74--300 | $1,600 |
| Takaaki Kono | 74-74-78-74--300 | $1,600 |
| Bert Yancey | 75-74-74-77--300 | $1,600 |
| Raymond Floyd | 76-73-75-77--301 | $1,600 |
| Don Massengale | 74-74-76-78--302 | $1,600 |
| Jerry Heard | 76-75-72-80--303 | $1,600 |
| John Schlee | 76-73-74-82--305 | $1,600 |
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