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{{Infobox golf tournament
| name             = Liggett & Myers Open
| image            = 
| location         = [[Cary, North Carolina]]
| establishment    = 1972
| course           = MacGregor Downs Country Club
| par              = 71
| yardage          = 
| tour             = [[PGA Tour]]
| format           = [[Stroke play]]
| purse            = {{currency|100,000|USD}}
| month_played     = August
| final_year       = 1973
| aggregate        = 278 [[Bert Greene (golfer)|Bert Greene]] (1973)
| to-par           = −6 ''as above''
| final_champion  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bert Greene (golfer)|Bert Greene]]
| map           = USA#USA North Carolina
| map_relief    = yes
| map_label     = MacGregor Downs CC
| map_caption   = Location in [[United States]]##Location in [[North Carolina]]
| coordinates   = {{coord|35.746|-78.794}}
}}
The '''Liggett & Myers Open''' was a [[golf]] tournament on the [[PGA Tour]]. It was sponsored by the [[Liggett Group|Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company]].

It was played in 1972 and 1973 in conjunction with the [[U.S. Professional Match Play Championship]]. After the first two rounds of play, the top eight players dropped from the Liggett & Myers Open and joined eight exempt players to compete in the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19720824&id=J41HAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SX8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4554,3522926 |title=Golfers Slated For Doubleheader |newspaper=The Victoria Advocate |location=Victoria, Texas |agency=AP |page=4C |date=August 24, 1972}}</ref> The purse for the Liggett & Myers Open was $100,000 with $20,000 going to the winner, while the purse for the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship was $150,000 with $40,000 going to the winner and $5,000 going to first round losers.

==Tournament hosts==
*1973 MacGregor Downs Country Club in [[Cary, North Carolina]].
*1972 Country Club of North Carolina in [[Pinehurst, North Carolina]].

==Winners==
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%"
!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Ref.
|-
| [[1973 PGA Tour|1973]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bert Greene (golfer)|Bert Greene]] || align=center|278 || align=center|−6 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miller Barber]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19730827&id=bIQsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ds0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7208,5550223 |title=Schroeder Captures Pro Match Play Title |newspaper=The Spartanburg Herald |location=Spartanburg, South Carolina |agency=AP |page=B! |date=August 27, 1973}}</ref>
|-
| [[1972 PGA Tour|1972]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lou Graham]] || align=center|285 || align=center|−3 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Graham (golfer)|David Graham]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Ziegler]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19720826&id=hQ4oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8gQGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2939,6374297 |title=Nicklaus Wins Match Title |newspaper=The Argus-Press |location=Owosso, Michigan |agency=AP |first=Bob |last=Green |page=14 |date=August 28, 1972}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.golfstats.com/search/?tournament=Liggett+Meyers+Open&tour=PGA&submit=go Results for golfstats.com]

{{Former PGA Tour Events}}

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[[Category:Former PGA Tour events]]
[[Category:Golf in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Liggett Group|Open]]


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