Miller, who opened with a first round score of 21, led the field of Regional Pros, after 5 rounds of competition on the first day of the event. The 1973 National Championship capped a year of unbelievable record-breaking. Every major record in the book was tied of shattered in 1973. The eight-round score of 208 that won the tournament in 1972 was broken or tied by ten men, including two amateurs, in the 1973 National Championship. Mike Baldoza Ft.
Numbers prove that the victory came as no easy task.
In the 1972 National Championship , Robert Smith, of Dallas, Texas fired an 80-under par to win the professional division of the event and set a new world's record for eight rounds of play. This year, Dunahoe's sizzling performance only served to place him a tie for first place with Joe Marrazito or Orlando, Florida. On the last day, Marrazito, playing six holes ahead of Dunahoe, finished at 80 under-par. When he reached the last hole, Dunahoe found himself 79 under-par and needing an ace to tie. With seemingly very little effort, he stepped to the tee of the hazardous 18th hole and drilled the ball into the cup.