1973 - Team (All)
The winners in the category "1973 - Team (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Team Events
PGA / PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (20th) (Sept 20-22). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. 12 top professionals per team competing over three days in a total of eight fourball matches, eight foursomes and 16 singles. Non-playing captains: Jack Burke Jr (USA); Bernard Hunt (Eng/GB&I). [Muirfield-The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, East Lothian].
Overall result: USA 19, GB&I 13.
Saturday morning singles (home player stated first): Brian Barnes (Scot) lost to Billy Casper 2&1; Bernard Gallacher (Scot) lost to Tom Weiskopf 3&1; Peter Butler (Eng) lost to Homero Blancas 5&4; Tony Jacklin (Eng) bt Tommy Aaron 3&1; Neil Coles (Eng) halved with Gay Brewer; Christy O'Connor Sr (Ire) lost to J.C. Snead 1 hole; Maurice Bembridge (Eng) halved with Jack Nicklaus; Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) halved with Lee Trevino.
Saturday afternoon singles: Brian Huggett (Wales) bt Blancas 4&2; Barnes lost to Snead 3&1; Gallacher lost to Brewer 6&5; Jacklin lost to Casper 2&1; Coles lost to Trevino 6&5; O'Connor halved with Weiskopf; Bembridge (Eng) lost to Nicklaus 2 holes; Oosterhuis (Eng) bt Arnold Palmer 4&2.
Note: Clive Clark (Eng), Eddie Polland (N.Ire), Lou Graham (USA), Dave Hill (USA) and Chi-Chi Rodriguez (USA) did not play in the singles. John Garner (Eng) did not play in any matches.
GB&I: first year that the GB team was referred to as Great Britain & Ireland, although players had competed from Northern Ireland since 1947 and the Republic of Ireland since 1953. After three big losses in 1973, '75 and '77, the GB&I team was expanded to include continental European players in 1979.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (24th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: USA 14, GB&I 10. Non-playing captains: Jess Sweetser (USA); David Marsh (Eng/GB&I). [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
FRIDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Vinny Giles III bt Hugh Stuart (Scot) 5&4; Dick Siderowf bt Michael Bonallack (Eng) 4&2; Gary Koch lost to John Davies (Eng) 1 hole; Martin West III lost to Howard Clark (Eng) 2&1; Danny Edwards bt Rodney Foster (Eng) 2 holes; Michael Killian lost to Michael King (Eng) 1 hole; Bill Rogers lost to Charlie Green (Scot) 1 hole; Mark Pfeil lost to William Milne (Scot) 4&3.
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): James Ellis lost to Stuart 5&4; Siderowf lost to Davies 3&2; Edwards bt Trevor Homer (Eng) 2&1; Giles halved with Green; West bt King 1 hole; Killian lost to Milne 2&1; Koch halved with Peter Hedges (Eng); Pfeil bt Clark 1 hole.
Douglas Ballenger (USA) was not involved in the singles.
NOTE: This marked the last of Michael Bonallack's nine consecutive Walker Cup appearances for GB&I, during which time he was twice the playing captain (1969 and 1971). He was never a non-playing captain. In a total of 25 foursomes and singles matches played, he won 8, lost 14 and halved 3.
Team Events
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Played as the World Cup of Golf (72-hole stroke play team event based on total scores of both players). Second-placed Gary Player & Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 6 shots behind Jack Nicklaus & Johnny Miller (USA), who shared the $2,000 first prize. Best individual score: Johnny Miller (277). [Royal (Real) Las Brisas, Nueva Andalucía, Costa del Sol; at the time known as Las Brisas GC].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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