1973 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

The 1973 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was the tenth World Match Play Championship. It was played from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 October on the West Course at Wentworth. Eight players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 36 holes. The champion received £10,000 out of a total prize fund of £30,000. In the final, Gary Player beat Graham Marsh at the fourth extra hole to win the championship for the fifth time.

1973 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–13 October 1973
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)West Course, Wentworth
FormatMatch play – 36 holes
Statistics
Par74
Length6,997 yards (6,398 m)
Field8 players
Prize fund£30,000
Winner's share£10,000
Champion
Gary Player
def. Graham Marsh after 40 holes

In a close final, Player holed a 7-foot birdie putt at the 36th hole to tie the match after Marsh's second shot had found a green-side bunker and he was unable to get down in two more. Player had to get up and down from bunkers at the first two extra holes to extend the match. At the fourth extra hole, he holed from 9 feet and then Marsh missed from 3 feet to give Player the victory.[1]

Course

Source:[2]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4761574574971923474034004603,3891904084804371834803805554953,6086,997
Par534534444363454354553874

Scores

Source:[1][2][3]

  Quarter-finals
11 October		 Semi-finals
12 October		 Final
13 October
                     
  Tom Weiskopf 3 & 2  
Lanny Wadkins  
  Tom Weiskopf  
    Graham Marsh 4 & 3  
Tommy Aaron
  Graham Marsh 3 & 2  
    Graham Marsh
  Gary Player 40 h
  Johnny Miller 4 & 3  
Peter Oosterhuis  
Johnny Miller
    Gary Player 3 & 2  
Gary Player 3 & 2
  Tony Jacklin  

Prize money

The winner received £10,000, the runner-up £5,000, the losing semi-finalists £3,500 and the first round losers £2,000, making a total prize fund of £30,000.

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References
  1. "Best of Piccadilly kept to last day as Player has fifth win". The Times, Monday, 15 October 1973; pg. 13; Issue 58913.
  2. "The British chaff is separated from the American wheat". The Times, Friday, 12 October 1973; pg. 16; Issue 58911.
  3. "The quiet Australian moves in to seek a world reputation". The Times, Saturday, 13 October 1973; pg. 7; Issue 58912.

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