1972 in Sports - Golf

Golf

Men's professional

  • Masters Tournament – Jack Nicklaus
  • U.S. Open – Jack Nicklaus
  • British Open – Lee Trevino
  • PGA Championship – Gary Player
  • PGA Tour money leader – Jack Nicklaus – $320,542
  • The European Tour begins its first season of competition.

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur – Trevor Homer
  • U.S. Amateur – Vinny Giles

Women's professional

  • LPGA Championship – Kathy Ahern
  • U.S. Women's Open – Susie Berning
  • Titleholders Championship – Sandra Palmer
  • LPGA Tour money leader – Kathy Whitworth – $65,063

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