The Senior PGA Championship
| Tournament Info for: 1972 Senior PGA Championship | ||
| Date: | January 27 - 30, 1972 |
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| Site: | PGA National GC | |
| Champion: | Sam Snead | |
| Purse: | $40,000.00 | |
| Field: | 53 | |
| Cut at: | 0 | |
| Par: | 36 - 36 - 72 (00 yards) |
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| Players Advanced: | 0 | |
Coming from behind in the final round, Sam Snead reclaimed the title he had surrendered to Julius Boros a year earlier, by one shot. Down at the 13th tee by three, after a double-bogey at No.12, Snead side-saddled a 25-footer for a birdie on No.14.He finished with four pars, as Boros suffered bogeys on Nos. 13 and 14.Boros finished with a bogey on No.18, giving Snead his fifth PGA Seniors' Championship. Boros and Tommy Bolt, each with 75 in the final round, tied for second.
| Results | |||||||
| Course Average | Under Par | At Par | Over Par | Low Rounds | Round Leader | Sam Snead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1: | 75.66 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 69 Julius Boros, Sam Snead | 69 Julius Boros, Sam Snead | 69 |
| Round 2: | 75.68 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 69 Freddie Haas, Tommy Bolt | 141 Tommy Bolt | 142 |
| Round 3: | 75.15 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 69 Ernie Catropa, Julius Boros | 212 Julius Boros, Tommy Bolt | 215 |
| Round 4: | 76.62 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 70 Pete Cooper | 286 Sam Snead | 286 |
| Totals: | 75.77 | 15 | 15 | 182 | |||
