| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cary, North Carolina |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course | MacGregor Downs Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$100,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1973 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 278Bert Greene (1973) |
| To par | −6as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bert Greene | |
| Location map | |
TheLiggett & Myers Open was agolf tournament on thePGA Tour. It was sponsored by theLiggett & Myers Tobacco Company.
It was played in 1972 and 1973 in conjunction with theU.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.[1] 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.
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bert Greene | 278 | −6 | Playoff | Miller Barber | [2] |
| 1972 | Lou Graham | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke |  David GrahamHale IrwinLarry Ziegler | [3] |
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