The 1973 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was the tenth World Match Play Championship. It was played from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 October on the West Course at Wentworth. Eight players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 36 holes. The champion received £10,000 out of a total prize fund of £30,000. In the final, Gary Player beat Graham Marsh at the fourth extra hole to win the championship for the fifth time.

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1973 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	11–13 October 1973
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)	West Course, Wentworth
Format	Match play – 36 holes
Statistics
Par	74
Length	6,997 yards (6,398 m)
Field	8 players
Prize fund	£30,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Champion
Gary Player
def. Graham Marsh after 40 holes
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In a close final, Player holed a 7-foot birdie putt at the 36th hole to tie the match after Marsh's second shot had found a green-side bunker and he was unable to get down in two more. Player had to get up and down from bunkers at the first two extra holes to extend the match. At the fourth extra hole, he holed from 9 feet and then Marsh missed from 3 feet to give Player the victory.^[1]

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	Quarter-finals 11 October				Semi-finals 12 October				Final 13 October
	Tom Weiskopf	3 & 2
	Lanny Wadkins
					Tom Weiskopf
					Graham Marsh	4 & 3
	Tommy Aaron
	Graham Marsh	3 & 2
									Graham Marsh
									Gary Player	40 h
	Johnny Miller	4 & 3
	Peter Oosterhuis
					Johnny Miller
					Gary Player	3 & 2
	Gary Player	3 & 2
	Tony Jacklin

The winner received £10,000, the runner-up £5,000, the losing semi-finalists £3,500 and the first round losers £2,000, making a total prize fund of £30,000.