Sports headlines for Sunday August 13, 1972:
- Nicklaus Wins No. 5 And $50,000
- Staubach 'Good' After Operation
Final results of the 1972 Westchester Classic
Tournament held at Westchester Country Club (Harrison, NY) from August 10, 1972 to August 13, 1972 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 65 | 67 | 70 | 68 | -18 | 270 | $50,000 |
| 2 | Jim Colbert | 70 | 68 | 70 | 65 | -15 | 273 | $28,500 |
| 3 | Dwight Nevil | 66 | 65 | 73 | 71 | -13 | 275 | $17,750 |
| 4 | Homero Blancas | 71 | 68 | 72 | 65 | -12 | 276 | $11,750 |
| 5 | George Archer | 69 | 70 | 70 | 68 | -11 | 277 | $9,625 |
| 5 | Dewitt Weaver | 64 | 73 | 72 | 68 | -11 | 277 | $9,625 |
| 7 | Charles Sifford | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | -10 | 278 | $7,688 |
| 7 | Gay Brewer | 69 | 69 | 68 | 72 | -10 | 278 | $7,688 |
| 9 | Bob Rosburg | 69 | 71 | 71 | 68 | -9 | 279 | $6,250 |
| 9 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -9 | 279 | $6,250 |
| 9 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -9 | 279 | $6,250 |
| 12 | Doug Sanders | 69 | 71 | 74 | 66 | -8 | 280 | $4,833 |
| 12 | Ken Still | 71 | 68 | 74 | 67 | -8 | 280 | $4,833 |
| 12 | Bruce Devlin | 67 | 68 | 75 | 70 | -8 | 280 | $4,833 |
| 15 | Deane Beman | 71 | 68 | 76 | 66 | -7 | 281 | $3,875 |
| 15 | Jim Wiechers | 72 | 68 | 72 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $3,875 |
| 15 | Mac McLendon | 69 | 71 | 72 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $3,875 |
| 15 | Art Wall | 74 | 69 | 69 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $3,875 |
| 19 | Larry Hinson | 71 | 70 | 72 | 69 | -6 | 282 | $3,000 |
| 19 | Mike Hill | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $3,000 |
| 19 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $3,000 |
| 22 | Bob Menne | 71 | 71 | 73 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $2,425 |
| 22 | Wayne Yates | 67 | 69 | 74 | 73 | -5 | 283 | $2,425 |
| 24 | Jerry McGee | 75 | 69 | 71 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $1,894 |
| 24 | Bruce Crampton | 70 | 73 | 72 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $1,894 |
| 24 | Jimmy Wright | 70 | 70 | 74 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $1,894 |
| 24 | Rex Baxter | 71 | 68 | 75 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $1,894 |
| 24 | Paul Harney | 73 | 72 | 68 | 71 | -4 | 284 | $1,894 |
| 24 | Hubert Green | 71 | 71 | 70 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $1,894 |
| 24 | Johnny Miller | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $1,894 |
| 24 | Roy Pace | 71 | 70 | 69 | 74 | -4 | 284 | $1,894 |
| 32 | Larry Wood | 76 | 69 | 72 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $1,425 |
| 32 | Doug Olson | 72 | 73 | 71 | 69 | -3 | 285 | $1,425 |
| 32 | Tom Kite | 71 | 72 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $1,425 |
| 32 | David Graham | 69 | 74 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $1,425 |
| 32 | Dan Sikes | 71 | 69 | 72 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $1,425 |
| 37 | Chuck Courtney | 72 | 70 | 74 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $1,083 |
| 37 | Steve Melnyk | 65 | 71 | 79 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $1,083 |
| 37 | Bobby Nichols | 70 | 71 | 74 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $1,083 |
| 37 | Howie Johnson | 68 | 75 | 72 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $1,083 |
| 37 | Jim Simons | 69 | 66 | 79 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $1,083 |
| 37 | Dick Lotz | 72 | 72 | 70 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $1,083 |
| 43 | Wes Ellis | 70 | 74 | 74 | 69 | -1 | 287 | $705 |
| 43 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 71 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $705 |
| 43 | Fred Marti | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $705 |
| 43 | Charles Coody | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $705 |
| 43 | Chris Blocker | 71 | 72 | 70 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $705 |
| 48 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 73 | 74 | 69 | Even | 288 | $460 |
| 48 | Lee Elder | 71 | 70 | 77 | 70 | Even | 288 | $460 |
| 48 | Bob Smith | 68 | 75 | 73 | 72 | Even | 288 | $460 |
| 48 | Mason Rudolph | 69 | 73 | 71 | 75 | Even | 288 | $460 |
| 48 | Ray Floyd | 73 | 69 | 71 | 75 | Even | 288 | $460 |
| 53 | Martin Bohen | 74 | 70 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $460 |
| 53 | Labron Harris | 66 | 77 | 71 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $417 |
| 53 | Butch Baird | 72 | 71 | 69 | 77 | +1 | 289 | $417 |
| 56 | Jim Dent | 74 | 68 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $417 |
| 56 | Billy Maxwell | 73 | 70 | 74 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $417 |
| 58 | Don Iverson | 70 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $417 |
| 58 | Ed Sneed | 70 | 75 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $417 |
| 58 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | 72 | 70 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $417 |
| 58 | Bob Murphy | 67 | 71 | 76 | 77 | +3 | 291 | $417 |
| 62 | Harvo Yasudo | 76 | 68 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $417 |
| 62 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $417 |
| 62 | John Schlee | 69 | 71 | 77 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $417 |
| 62 | Steve Reid | 72 | 70 | 74 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $417 |
| 66 | Chuck Scally | 69 | 74 | 77 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $417 |
| 67 | Bobby Greenwood | 73 | 72 | 77 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $417 |
| 67 | Doug Ford | 73 | 72 | 76 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $417 |
| 67 | Tom Shaw | 71 | 71 | 78 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $417 |
| 70 | Ralph Johnston | 73 | 69 | 76 | 78 | +8 | 296 | $417 |
| 71 | Dale Douglass | 70 | 74 | 76 | 77 | +9 | 297 | $417 |
| 72 | Paul Moran | 72 | 70 | 78 | 78 | +10 | 298 | $417 |
| 73 | Roger Ginsberg | 72 | 72 | 75 | 80 | +11 | 299 | $417 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Geiberger | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Arnold Palmer | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bert Yancey | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bob Shaw | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| J.C. Snead | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Jack Connelly | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Jerry Barber | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Ken Venturi | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Kermit Zarley | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Larry Gilbert | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Miller Barber | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Pat Schwab | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Rod Curl | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bert Greene | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bobby Cole | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Don Massengale | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Gene Borek | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Grier Jones | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jerry Heard | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jim Jamieson | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| John Schroeder | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Phil Rodgers | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Richard Crawford | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Babe Hiskey | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Bill Collins | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Dick Rhyan | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Hale Irwin | 78 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Lionel Hebert | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Mike Spang | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Terry Wilcox | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Tom Nieporte | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Bob Payne | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bob Stone | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bud Allin | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dave Stockton | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Freddie Haas | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Ron Cerrudo | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tom Ulozas | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Ben Kern | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bob Charles | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Frank Beard | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jim O'Hern | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Lou Graham | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Pete Brown | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Steve Oppermann | 71 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bunky Henry | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Dave Marr | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| George Boutell | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Don Bies | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| John Lister | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| John Toepel | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Jim Ferriell | 74 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Ron Letellier | 80 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Steve Friebert | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| R.H. Sikes | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Tom Watson | 79 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 160 | $0 | |
| WD | Julius Boros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Tom Weiskopf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Gibby Gilbert | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 75 | $0 |
| WD | Bob Goalby | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 78 | $0 |
| WD | Herb Hooper | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 78 | $0 |
| WD | Marty Fleckman | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 78 | $0 |
| WD | Ed Furgol | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 80 | $0 |


