1972 PGA Tour
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Winner 's share ( $ )
Jan 9 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California George Archer ( 10 ) 270 ( −14 ) 25,000
Jan 16 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California Jack Nicklaus ( 39 ) 284 ( −4 ) 28,000
Jan 24 Tucson Open Arizona Miller Barber ( 7 ) 273 ( −15 ) 30,000
Jan 30 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California Paul Harney ( 6 ) 275 ( −13 ) 30,000
Feb 6 Hawaiian Open Hawaii Grier Jones ( 1 ) 274 ( −14 ) 40,000
Feb 13 Bob Hope Desert Classic California Bob Rosburg ( 6 ) 344 ( −16 ) 29,000
Feb 20 Phoenix Open Arizona Homero Blancas ( 3 ) 273 ( −11 ) 25,000
Feb 27 Jackie Gleason 's Inverrary Classic Florida Tom Weiskopf ( 5 ) 278 ( −10 ) 52,000
Mar 5 Doral-Eastern Open Florida Jack Nicklaus ( 40 ) 276 ( −12 ) 30,000
Mar 12 Florida Citrus Open Florida Jerry Heard ( 2 ) 276 ( −12 ) 30,000
Mar 19 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida Tony Jacklin ( 4 ) 283 ( −5 ) 25,000
Mar 26 Greater New Orleans Open Louisiana Gary Player ( 16 ) 279 ( −9 ) 58,000
Apr 2 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina George Archer ( 11 ) 272 ( −12 ) 40,000
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia Jack Nicklaus ( 41 ) 286 ( −2 ) 25,000
Apr 9 Magnolia State Classic Mississippi Mike Morley ( n/a ) 269 ( −11 ) 7,000
Apr 16 Monsanto Open Florida Dave Hill ( 9 ) 271 ( −13 ) 30,000
Apr 23 Tournament of Champions California Bobby Mitchell ( 2 ) 280 ( −8 ) 33,000
Apr 23 Tallahassee Open Florida Bob Shaw ( 1 ) 273 ( −15 ) 15,000
May 1 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas Chi Chi Rodriguez ( 6 ) 273 ( −7 ) 25,000
May 8 Houston Open Texas Bruce Devlin ( 7 ) 278 ( −10 ) 25,000
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1972 season . `` Date '' is the ending date of the tournament . The numbers in parentheses after the winners ' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event . Majors are shown in bold .
The 1972 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to December 3. The season consisted of 47 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, seven, and there were five first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.