| 1973 PGA Championship | |
A second-round 68 moved Jack Nicklaus up the leaderboard, he took the lead after the third round, and pulled away in the final round to win by four strokes.
In 1973, most observers also included Nicklaus' two amateur majors as part of his overall total of majors won. The 1973 PGA Championship was Nicklaus' fourth PGA win, and 12th overall professional major. Combined with his two amateur majors, that moved Nicklaus to 14 total majors won, and ahead of Jones' 13.
(The thinking about how to count majors - whether to include the amateur championships - has changed over time. Today, Nicklaus' majors total is almost always cited as 18, leaving out his amateur majors. But as noted, in 1973 Nicklaus' two amateur majors were typically included in his majors total. The fact that Nicklaus went on to win 18 professional majors in all renders this arcane discussion moot in modern times, however.)
Jack Burke Jr., winner of the 1956 PGA Championship, made the cut in his final appearance in the tournament.
Sixty-one-year-old Sam Snead finished tied for ninth, and Snead's nephew J.C. Snead finished tied for third. It was the only time both Sneads finished in the Top 10 at the same major.
1973 PGA Championship Scores
Results from the 1973 PGA Championship golf tournament played at the par-71 Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio:
| Jack Nicklaus | 72-68-68-69--277 | $45,000 |
| Bruce Crampton | 71-73-67-70--281 | $25,700 |
| Mason Rudolph | 69-70-70-73--282 | $11,908 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 73-69-71-69--282 | $11,908 |
| J.C. Snead | 71-74-68-69--282 | $11,908 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 70-71-71-71--283 | $7,311 |
| Dan Sikes Jr. | 72-68-72-71--283 | $7,311 |
| Don Iverson | 67-72-70-74--283 | $7,311 |
| Sam Snead | 71-71-71-71--284 | $5,625 |
| Kermit Zarley | 76-71-68-69--284 | $5,625 |
| Hale Irwin | 76-72-68-68--284 | $5,625 |
| Bob Brue | 70-72-73-70--285 | $3,975 |
| Larry Hinson | 73-70-71-71--285 | $3,975 |
| Jim Colbert | 72-70-69-74--285 | $3,975 |
| Dave Stockton | 72-69-75-69--285 | $3,975 |
| Denny Lyons | 73-70-67-75--285 | $3,975 |
| Tom Watson | 75-70-71-69--285 | $3,975 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 70-70-73-73--286 | $2,602 |
| Jim Jamieson | 71-73-71-71--286 | $2,602 |
| Johnny Miller | 72-71-74-69--286 | $2,602 |
| Bob Goalby | 75-70-71-70--286 | $2,602 |
| Al Geiberger | 67-76-74-69--286 | $2,602 |
| Lee Trevino | 76-70-73-67--286 | $2,602 |
| Miller Barber | 73-73-70-71--287 | $1,774 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72-71-74-70--287 | $1,774 |
| Bruce Devlin | 73-70-74-70--287 | $1,774 |
| Bert Yancey | 74-72-69-72--287 | $1,774 |
| Mike Hill | 69-73-75-70--287 | $1,774 |
| Lee Elder | 71-76-70-70--287 | $1,774 |
| Orville Moody | 73-74-70-71--288 | $1,435 |
| Lou Graham | 74-71-73-70--288 | $1,435 |
| Don Bies | 70-72-71-75--288 | $1,435 |
| John Mahaffey | 75-71-72-70--288 | $1,435 |
| Bud Allin | 71-78-67-73--289 | $1,305 |
| Dick Hendrickson | 73-72-72-73--290 | $1,054 |
| Raymond Floyd | 70-73-73-74--290 | $1,054 |
| Ed Sneed | 73-70-73-74--290 | $1,054 |
| Billy Casper | 74-72-72-72--290 | $1,054 |
| Bob Murphy | 74-73-71-72--290 | $1,054 |
| Leonard Thompson | 72-75-70-73--290 | $1,054 |
| Rod Funseth | 73-73-75-69--290 | $1,054 |
| Jerry Pittman | 73-70-76-71--290 | $1,054 |
| Charles Coody | 75-68-77-70--290 | $1,054 |
| Tommy Aaron | 73-73-70-75--291 | $710 |
| Jim Wiechers | 75-70-71-75--291 | $710 |
| Chuck Courtney | 73-71-74-74--292 | $540 |
| Babe Hiskey | 74-73-71-74--292 | $540 |
| Frank Beard | 73-74-70-75--292 | $540 |
| Tony Jacklin | 70-71-76-75--292 | $540 |
| Dave Marr | 76-72-73-71--292 | $540 |
| Grier Jones | 75-72-72-75--294 | $360 |
| Bobby Nichols | 73-76-72-73--294 | $360 |
| George Archer | 72-71-74-77--294 | $360 |
| Deane Beman | 72-77-73-72--294 | $360 |
| Gary Player | 73-72-71-78--294 | $360 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 73-73-76-73--295 | $360 |
| Doug Ford | 73-76-73-73--295 | $360 |
| George Knudson | 71-77-76-71--295 | $360 |
| Ken Still | 77-72-73-73--295 | $360 |
| Gene Bone | 71-74-76-75--296 | $360 |
| Dwight Nevil | 76-70-76-74--296 | $360 |
| John Schlee | 74-71-77-74--296 | $360 |
| Jerry Breaux | 77-72-73-74--296 | $360 |
| Allen Miller | 74-73-77-73--297 | $360 |
| Gay Brewer | 77-70-73-77--297 | $360 |
| Bob Bruno | 76-71-77-74--298 | $360 |
| Jerry Steelsmith | 77-72-76-73--298 | $360 |
| Bob Rosburg | 71-76-73-78--298 | $360 |
| Jerry Heard | 72-75-78-73--298 | $360 |
| Jerry McGee | 74-73-72-79--298 | $360 |
| Bob Dickson | 69-78-75-78--300 | $360 |
| Phil Rodgers | 79-69-76-76--300 | $360 |
| Mike Joyce | 76-73-79-75--303 | $360 |
| Babe Lichardus | 73-72-76-82--303 | $360 |
| Mal Galletta | 72-77-84-73--306 | $360 |
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