1973 in sports

1973 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

Australian rules football

Bandy

  • 1973 Bandy World Championship is held in the Soviet Union and won by  Soviet Union.

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Canadian football

Cycling

Dogsled racing

Field hockey

Figure skating

Golf

Men's professional

  • Masters Tournament – Tommy Aaron
  • U.S. OpenJohnny Miller – Miller's final round of 63 was a new major championship record which has been equaled several times since, it wasn't until 2017 when that record was broken by Branden Grace at The Open Championship when he shot a 62.
  • British Open – Tom Weiskopf
  • PGA Championship – Jack Nicklaus
  • PGA Tour money leader – Jack Nicklaus – $308,362
  • Ryder Cup – United States won 19–13 over Great Britain & Ireland in team golf.

Men's amateur

Women's professional

  • LPGA Championship – Mary Mills
  • U.S. Women's Open – Susie Berning
  • LPGA Tour money leader – Kathy Whitworth – $82,864

Harness racing

  • United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
    1. Cane Pace – Smog
    2. Little Brown Jug – Melvin's Woe
    3. Messenger Stakes – Valiant Bret
  • United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
    1. Hambletonian – Flirth
    2. Yonkers Trot – Tamerlane
    3. Kentucky Futurity – Arnie Almahurst
  • Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
    • Pacers: Hondo Grattan
    • Trotters: Precocious

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

Motorsport

Radiosport

Rugby league

  • Captain Morgan Trophy
  • 1973 New Zealand rugby league season
  • 1973 NSWRFL season
  • 1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season

Rugby union

Snooker

Swimming

Tennis

Water polo

General sporting events

Awards

References

  1. "SANFL: Lowest Scores". Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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