The Liggett & Myers Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was sponsored by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cary, North Carolina |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | MacGregor Downs Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$100,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1973 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 278 Bert Greene (1973) |
| To par | −6 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bert Greene | |
| Location map | |
  MacGregor Downs CC Location in United States  MacGregor Downs CC Location in North Carolina | |
It was played in 1972 and 1973 in conjunction with the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship. After the first two rounds of play, the top eight players dropped from the Liggett & Myers Open and joined eight exempt players to compete in the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship.[1] The purse for the Liggett & Myers Open was $100,000 with $20,000 going to the winner, while the purse for the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship was $150,000 with $40,000 going to the winner and $5,000 going to first round losers.
Tournament hosts edit
- 1973 MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary, North Carolina.
- 1972 Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bert Greene |
278 | −6 | Playoff | Miller Barber |
[2] |
| 1972 | Lou Graham |
285 | −3 | 1 stroke |  David Graham Hale Irwin Larry Ziegler |
[3] |
References edit
- ^ "Golfers Slated For Doubleheader". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. AP. August 24, 1972. p. 4C.
- ^ "Schroeder Captures Pro Match Play Title". The Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. AP. August 27, 1973. p. B!.
- ^ Green, Bob (August 28, 1972). "Nicklaus Wins Match Title". The Argus-Press. Owosso, Michigan. AP. p. 14.
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