# 1973 European Tour

The 1973 European Tour, titled as the 1973 PGA European Tour, was the second season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

## Changes for 1973

There were three changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Portuguese Open and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open and the loss of the John Player Trophy.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1973 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes |
| 31 Mar | Madrid Open | Spain | 15,000 | Germán Garrido (1) | |
| 7 Apr | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 15,000 | Jaime Benito (1) | New to European Tour |
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$224,825 | Tommy Aaron (n/a) | Major championship |
| 14 Apr | Spanish Open | Spain | 25,000 | Neil Coles (2) | |
| 21 Apr | Italian Open | Italy | 25,750 | Tony Jacklin (2) | |
| 28 Apr | Piccadilly Medal | England | 12,000 | Peter Oosterhuis (2) | |
| 12 May | Penfold-Bournemouth Tournament | England | 8,000 | Eddie Polland (1) | |
| 26 May | Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship | England | 20,000 | Neil Coles (3) | |
| 3 Jun | French Open | France | 15,000 | Peter Oosterhuis (3) | |
| 9 Jun | Martini International | Scotland | 10,000 | Maurice Bembridge (1) | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$227,200 | Johnny Miller (n/a) | Major championship |
| 24 Jun | Carroll's International | Ireland | 15,000 | Paddy McGuirk (1) | |
| 30 Jun | Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open | Scotland | 15,000 | Graham Marsh (3) | |
| 14 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 50,000 | Tom Weiskopf (n/a) | Major championship |
| 22 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 19,410 | Bob Charles (3) | New tournament |
| 29 Jul | Swiss Open | Switzerland | 17,850 | Hugh Baiocchi (1) | |
| 5 Aug | German Open | West Germany | 17,210 | Francisco Abreu (1) | |
| 12 Aug | Dutch Open | Netherlands | 18,700 | Doug McClelland (1) | |
| 12 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$225,000 | Jack Nicklaus (n/a) | Major championship |
| 18 Aug | Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf | England | 15,000 | Vin Baker (1) | |
| 25 Aug | Viyella PGA Championship | England | 15,000 | Peter Oosterhuis (4) | |
| 8 Sep | W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament | England | 15,000 | Charles Coody (n/a) | |
| 29 Sep | John Player Classic | Scotland | 58,000 | Charles Coody (n/a) | |
| 6 Oct | Dunlop Masters | Wales | 15,000 | Tony Jacklin (3) | |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| 19 May | Sumrie Better-Ball | Scotland | 8,000 | Neil Coles and Bernard Hunt | Team event |
| 16 Jun | Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship | England | 4,000 | Bernard Gallacher | |
| 20 Jul | Lord Derby's Under-25 Match Play Championship | England | 2,500 | Brian Thompson | |
| 1 Sep | Double Diamond International | England | 15,000 | Team Scotland | Team event |
| 22 Sep | Ryder Cup | Scotland | n/a | Team USA | Team event |
| 13 Oct | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship | England | 30,000 | Gary Player | Limited-field event |
| 25 Nov | World Cup | Spain | US$4,200 | Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus | Team event |
| 25 Nov | World Cup Individual Trophy | Spain | US$2,100 | Johnny Miller | |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Position | Player | Points | Prize money (£) |
| 1 | Peter Oosterhuis | 3,440 | 17,455 |
| 2 | Maurice Bembridge | 2,980 | 10,773 |
| 3 | Hugh Baiocchi | 2,904 | 11,870 |
| 4 | Dale Hayes | 2,736 | 10,188 |
| 5 | Brian Barnes | 2,676 | 9,778 |
| 6 | Eddie Polland | 2,635 | 8,146 |
| 7 | Tony Jacklin | 2,588 | 24,840 |
| 8 | Bernard Gallacher | 2,561 | 8,676 |
| 9 | Neil Coles | 2,437 | 14,748 |
| 10 | Jack Newton | 2,399 | 7,939 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Pip Elson | |