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Sports headlines for Sunday August 6, 1972:

• Player Hits 'Greatest Shot' To Win PGA By 2 Strokes

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Final results of the 1972 PGA Championship

Tournament held at Oakland Hills Country Club (Bloomfield Township, MI) from August 3, 1972 to August 6, 1972     (Par 70)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Bud Allin	68	77	75	78	+18	298	$333
2	Stan Thirsk	68	82	76	80	+26	306	$333
3	Jim Jamieson	69	72	72	70	+3	283	$20,850
4	Ray Floyd	69	71	74	70	+4	284	$9,275
5	Jerry Heard	69	70	72	74	+5	285	$6,383
6	Arnold Palmer	69	75	72	73	+9	289	$3,262
7	Larry Gilbert	69	81	80	77	+27	307	$333
8	Sam Snead	70	74	71	69	+4	284	$9,275
9	Dan Sikes	70	72	72	73	+7	287	$4,167
10	Johnny Miller	70	76	70	74	+10	290	$2,385
11	Jim Wiechers	70	73	69	80	+12	292	$1,497
12	Richard Crawford	70	78	73	75	+16	296	$333
13	Rod Funseth	70	74	75	78	+17	297	$333
14	Gary Player	71	71	67	72	+1	281	$45,000
15	Tommy Aaron	71	71	70	71	+3	283	$20,850
16	Phil Rodgers	71	72	68	74	+5	285	$6,383
16	Gay Brewer	71	70	70	74	+5	285	$6,383
18	Hale Irwin	71	69	75	71	+6	286	$4,950
19	Charles Coody	71	73	70	74	+8	288	$3,825
20	Chi Chi Rodriguez	71	74	73	73	+11	291	$1,800
21	Bob Rosburg	71	79	72	76	+18	298	$333
22	Doug Sanders	72	72	68	73	+5	285	$6,383
23	Jack Nicklaus	72	75	68	72	+7	287	$4,167
24	Bob Shaw	72	72	74	72	+10	290	$2,385
24	J.C. Snead	72	72	71	75	+10	290	$2,385
26	Art Wall	72	71	75	73	+11	291	$1,800
26	Bob Smith	72	69	76	74	+11	291	$1,800
28	Bert Yancey	72	74	71	75	+12	292	$1,497
29	Ken Still	72	75	72	76	+15	295	$784
30	Grier Jones	72	76	74	76	+18	298	$333
30	Jimmy Powell	72	74	74	78	+18	298	$333
32	Bob Goalby	72	78	79	71	+20	300	$333
33	Lionel Hebert	72	76	80	79	+27	307	$333
34	Billy Casper	73	70	67	74	+4	284	$9,275
35	Lee Trevino	73	71	71	71	+6	286	$4,950
36	Miller Barber	73	74	72	70	+9	289	$3,262
37	Lee Elder	73	71	71	76	+11	291	$1,800
37	Bruce Crampton	73	74	68	76	+11	291	$1,800
39	Jerry McGee	73	74	72	73	+12	292	$1,497
39	Mike Souchak	73	73	71	75	+12	292	$1,497
41	George Archer	73	73	79	69	+14	294	$1,147
42	Denny Lyons	73	73	74	75	+15	295	$784
42	Mike Hill	73	72	74	76	+15	295	$784
44	Babe Hiskey	73	75	72	76	+16	296	$471
45	Pat Schwab	73	73	77	76	+19	299	$333
46	Jerry Steelsmith	73	77	75	75	+20	300	$333
46	Tom Weiskopf	73	72	75	80	+20	300	$333
48	Lanny Wadkins	74	68	72	75	+9	289	$3,262
49	Larry Wise	74	71	67	78	+10	290	$2,385
50	Dewitt Weaver	74	74	72	73	+13	293	$1,305
51	Mason Rudolph	74	75	71	74	+14	294	$1,147
52	Paul Harney	74	71	77	73	+15	295	$784
52	Dale Douglass	74	71	73	77	+15	295	$784
52	Dave Stockton	74	73	74	74	+15	295	$471
55	Jimmy Wright	74	72	75	75	+16	296	$471
56	Freddie Haas	74	74	73	76	+17	297	$333
57	Jack Burke	74	72	76	79	+21	301	$333
58	Jim O'Hern	74	76	76	76	+22	302	$333
59	Chuck Scally	74	76	73	80	+23	303	$333
60	Steve Friebert	74	76	78	79	+27	307	$333
61	Hubert Green	75	71	73	70	+9	289	$3,262
62	Larry Hinson	75	74	73	71	+13	293	$1,305
62	Lou Graham	75	75	70	73	+13	293	$1,305
64	Deane Beman	75	72	72	75	+14	294	$1,147
65	John Schlee	75	75	69	76	+15	295	$784
65	Bob Murphy	75	70	70	80	+15	295	$784
67	Dow Finsterwald	75	75	72	77	+19	299	$333
67	Ron Letellier	75	75	70	79	+19	299	$333
69	Wayne Yates	75	74	76	75	+20	300	$333
70	Kermit Zarley	75	75	73	79	+22	302	$333
71	Ralph Johnston	75	74	75	89	+33	313	$333
72	Sam Carmichael	76	73	71	74	+14	294	$1,147
73	Bob Charles	76	74	77	72	+19	299	$333
74	Bobby Nichols	76	74	70	80	+20	300	$333
75	Rex Baxter	77	73	76	76	+22	302	$333
76	Gene Torres	79	70	77	80	+26	306	$0
77	Frank Beard	80	70	72	76	+18	298	$333

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Al Geiberger	77	74	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Bill Ogden	73	78	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Jerry Barber	75	76	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Labron Harris	78	73	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Bob Lunn	73	79	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Brad Anderson	78	74	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Bruce Devlin	75	77	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Charles Volpone	73	79	0	0	+12	152	$0
	David Graham	76	76	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Don January	75	77	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Fred Wampler	76	76	0	0	+12	152	$0
	George Smith	73	79	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Gibby Gilbert	76	76	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Jim Ferree	78	74	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Fred Marti	77	76	0	0	+13	153	$0
	George Knudson	79	74	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Homero Blancas	72	81	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Jim Colbert	75	78	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Mac McLendon	75	78	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Tom Nieporte	76	77	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Dave Eichelberger	77	77	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Doug Ford	78	76	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Gene Borek	78	76	0	0	+14	154	$0
	George Johnson	76	78	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Joe Jimenez	75	79	0	0	+14	154	$0
	John Cook	78	76	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Ross Coon	78	77	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Tommy Jacobs	78	77	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Chick Evans	77	79	0	0	+16	156	$0
	Babe Lichardus	76	82	0	0	+18	158	$0
	Bob Galloway	77	81	0	0	+18	158	$0
	Dick Stranahan	79	79	0	0	+18	158	$0
	Dave Marr	74	85	0	0	+19	159	$0
	Ken Towns	81	78	0	0	+19	159	$0
	George Shortridge	79	81	0	0	+20	160	$0
	Jim Ferriell	81	79	0	0	+20	160	$0
	Steve Gragg	79	82	0	0	+21	161	$0
	Bill Robinson	83	79	0	0	+22	162	$0
	Larry Mancour	81	81	0	0	+22	162	$0
	Steve Lyles	78	84	0	0	+22	162	$0
	Jim McCoy	79	84	0	0	+23	163	$0
	John Molinda	80	83	0	0	+23	163	$0
WD	Bob Wynn	76	0	0	0	+6	76	$0
WD	Bobby Mitchell	79	0	0	0	+9	79	$0
WD	Orville Moody	79	0	0	0	+9	79	$0
WD	Tommy Bolt	80	0	0	0	+10	80	$0
WD	Julius Boros	74	75	0	0	+9	149	$0

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