1972 Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–15 July 1972 |
Location | Gullane, Scotland |
Course(s) | Muirfield Golf Links |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71[1] |
Length | 6,892 yards (6,302 m)[1] |
Field | 153 players 88 after 1st cut 64 after 2nd cut[1] |
Cut | 152 (+10) (1st cut) 225 (+12) (2nd cut)[1] |
Prize fund | £50,000 $125,000 |
Winner's share | £5,500 $13,750 |
Champion | |
United States Lee Trevino | |
278 (−6) | |
The 1972 Open Championship was the 101st Open Championship, held 12–15 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Lee Trevino won his second straight Claret Jug, the first to successfully defend his title since Arnold Palmer in 1962. Trevino finished one stroke ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus, ending his bid for the Grand Slam. Nicklaus had won the first two majors in 1972 and was the odds-on favorite at Muirfield, where he won his first Open in 1966. He also held the PGA Championship title from February 1971; a win at Muirfield and he would become the first to hold all four major titles at once. Six strokes back at even-par after 54 holes, Nicklaus shot a final round 66 (−5) on Saturday to tie the course record, but played the final three holes at one-over par. Trevino had posted his own 66 in the third round and held on in the fourth round with an even-par 71, which included a chip-in for par at 17, to gain the fourth of his six major titles.[2][3] It was the third of four times that Nicklaus was a runner-up to Trevino in a major championship. Trevino's win concluded a stretch where American-born golfers won eight consecutive major championships. This is the fourth-longest stretch in history for American-born golfers after stretches that ended at the 1930 Open Championship, 1947 U.S. Open, and the 1977 PGA Championship. Thirty years later, Tiger Woods became the first since Nicklaus to win the first two major tournaments of the year. His bid for a Grand Slam in 2002 also ended at Muirfield.
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 12 July 1972
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | England Peter Tupling | 68 | −3 |
2 | England Tony Jacklin | 69 | −2 |
T3 | United States Frank Beard | 70 | −1 |
Wales Craig Defoy | |||
United States Dave Marr | |||
United States Jack Nicklaus | |||
England Peter Townsend | |||
T8 | Scotland Brian Barnes | 71 | E |
England John Garner | |||
Spain Antonio Garrido | |||
South Africa Gary Player | |||
United States Doug Sanders | |||
Australia Peter Thomson | |||
United States Lee Trevino |
Second round
Thursday, 13 July 1972
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | England Tony Jacklin | 69-72=141 | −1 |
United States Lee Trevino | 71-70=141 | ||
T3 | England John Garner | 71-71=142 | E |
United States Johnny Miller | 76-66=142 | ||
United States Jack Nicklaus | 70-72=142 | ||
South Africa Gary Player | 71-71=142 | ||
United States Doug Sanders | 71-71=142 | ||
England Peter Townsend | 70-72=142 | ||
England Peter Tupling | 68-74=142 | ||
T10 | Scotland Brian Barnes | 71-72=143 | +1 |
England Clive Clark | 72-71=143 | ||
Australia Peter Thomson | 71-72=143 |
Amateurs: R. Foster (+7), Mosey (+8), Revell (+9), Stephen (+9), Campbell (+11), Homer (+11), Gradwell (+13), Elson (+14), Bonallack (+15), Clark (+15), Berry (+19), Gray (+20).
Third round
Friday, 14 July 1972
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | United States Lee Trevino | 71-70-66=207 | −6 |
2 | England Tony Jacklin | 69-72-67=208 | −5 |
3 | United States Doug Sanders | 71-71-69=211 | −2 |
4 | Scotland Brian Barnes | 71-72-69=212 | −1 |
5 | United States Jack Nicklaus | 70-72-71=213 | E |
T6 | England Guy Hunt | 75-72-67=214 | +1 |
United States Johnny Miller | 76-66-72=214 | ||
T8 | United States Dave Marr | 70-74-71=215 | +2 |
United States Arnold Palmer | 73-73-69=215 | ||
England Peter Tupling | 68-74-73=215 |
Amateurs: R. Foster (+14), Mosey (+14), Stephen (+14), Revell (+15).
Final round
Saturday, 15 July 1972
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
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1 | United States Lee Trevino | 71-70-66-71=278 | −6 | 5,500 |
2 | United States Jack Nicklaus | 70-72-71-66=279 | −5 | 4,000 |
3 | England Tony Jacklin | 69-72-67-72=280 | −4 | 3,250 |
4 | United States Doug Sanders | 71-71-69-70=281 | −3 | 2,750 |
5 | Scotland Brian Barnes | 71-72-69-71=283 | −1 | 2,450 |
6 | South Africa Gary Player | 71-71-76-67=285 | +1 | 2,150 |
T7 | England Guy Hunt | 75-72-67-72=286 | +2 | 1,663 |
United States Arnold Palmer | 73-73-69-71=286 | |||
England David Vaughan | 74-73-70-69=286 | |||
United States Tom Weiskopf | 73-74-70-69=286 |
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.45 dollars (US) per pound sterling.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 64, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Nicklaus' bid falls one stroke short". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 16 July 1972. p. D1.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dan (24 July 1972). "Slamming the door on Jack". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
- ↑ "1972 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "British Open scores". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 16 July 1972. p. D4.[dead link ]
- ↑ "Foreign exchange". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 15 July 1972. p. 11.