1973 European Tour

The 1973 European Tour was the second official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.

The Order of Merit was won by England's Peter Oosterhuis.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1973 European Tour schedule which was made up of 21 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England, Scotland and Wales. There were three changes from the inaugural season, with the addition of the Portuguese Open and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open, and the loss of the John Player Trophy.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner
28–31 Mar	Madrid Open	Spain	German Garrido
4–7 Apr	Portuguese Open	Portugal	Jaime Benito
11–14 Apr	Spanish Open	Spain	Neil Coles
18–21 Apr	Italian Open	Italy	Tony Jacklin
25 28 Apr	Piccadilly Medal	England	Peter Oosterhuis
10–12 May	Penfold Bournemouth Tournament	England	Eddie Polland
23–26 May	Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship	England	Neil Coles
31 May–3 Jun	French Open	France	Peter Oosterhuis
6–9 Jun	Martini International	Scotland	Maurice Bembridge
21–24 Jun	Carroll's International	Republic of Ireland	Paddy McGuirk
27–30 Jun	Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open	Scotland	Graham Marsh
11–14 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	Tom Weiskopf
19–22 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	Bob Charles
26–29 Jul	Swiss Open	Switzerland	Hugh Baiocchi
2 5 Aug	German Open	West Germany	Francisco Abreu
8–12 Aug	Dutch Open	Netherlands	Doug McClelland
15–18 Aug	Benson & Hedges Festival	England	Vin Baker
22–25 Aug	Viyella PGA Championship	England	Peter Oosterhuis
5–8 Sept	W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament	England	Charles Coody
26–29 Sept	John Player Classic	Scotland	Charles Coody
3–6 Oct	Dunlop Masters	Wales	Tony Jacklin

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.

Position	Player	Country	Prize money (£)
1	Peter Oosterhuis	England	17,455
2	Maurice Bembridge	England	10,773
3	Hugh Baiocchi	South Africa	11,870
4	Dale Hayes	South Africa	10,188
5	Brian Barnes	Scotland	9,778
6	Eddie Polland	Northern Ireland	8,146
7	Tony Jacklin	England	24,840
8	Bernard Gallacher	Scotland	8,676
9	Neil Coles	England	14,748
10	Jack Newton	Australia	7,939

See also

• Golfers with most European Tour wins

References

External links

• 1973 season results on the PGA European Tour website
• 1973 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website