1973 PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins at Canterbury Golf Club
Jack Nicklaus won the 1973 PGA Championship at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland, Ohio with 277 (−7), by 4 strokes over Bruce Crampton.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1973 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 9, 1973 to August 12, 1973
- Course
- Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio
- Edition
- 55th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 71 · 6,852 yards
- Field
- 148
- Made the cut
- 75 (cut at 149)
- Purse
- $225,000 · winner's share $45,000
- Champion
- Jack Nicklaus · age 33 · United States · born Columbus, Ohio
- Champion's title
- 3rd PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 72-68-68-69 = 277 (−7) · won by 4 strokes
- Runner-up
- Bruce Crampton
- 54-hole leader
- Jack Nicklaus (208)
- Low club professional
- Sam Snead (284)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 72 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Bruce Crampton | 71 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 281 | −3 |
What happened at the 1973 PGA Championship
Nicklaus' four-shot win at Canterbury was his 12th professional major, breaking his tie with Walter Hagen and passing Bobby Jones' total.
Sam Snead (61) tied for ninth while his nephew J.C. Snead tied for third, the only major where both Sneads finished top 10.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).