1972 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–15 July 1972 |
| Location | Gullane, Scotland |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | Muirfield Golf Links |
| TourTemplate:Pluralize from text | 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 | |
| Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | |
| 278 (−6) | |
| Template:Succession links | |
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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
Second round
Thursday, 13 July 1972
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 69-72=141 | −1 |
| Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 71-70=141 | ||
| T3 | Template:Flagicon John Garner | 71-71=142 | E |
| Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller | 76-66=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 70-72=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 71-71=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders | 71-71=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Townsend | 70-72=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Tupling | 68-74=142 | ||
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 71-72=143 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Clive Clark | 72-71=143 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 71-70-66=207 | −6 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 69-72-67=208 | −5 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders | 71-71-69=211 | −2 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 71-72-69=212 | −1 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 70-72-71=213 | E |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Guy Hunt | 75-72-67=214 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller | 76-66-72=214 | ||
| T8 | Template:Flagicon Dave Marr | 70-74-71=215 | +2 |
| Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 73-73-69=215 | ||
| Template:Flagicon 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 (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino | 71-70-66-71=278 | −6 | 5,500 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 70-72-71-66=279 | −5 | 4,000 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 69-72-67-72=280 | −4 | 3,250 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders | 71-71-69-70=281 | −3 | 2,750 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 71-72-69-71=283 | −1 | 2,450 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 71-71-76-67=285 | +1 | 2,150 |
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Guy Hunt | 75-72-67-72=286 | +2 | 1,663 |
| Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 73-73-69-71=286 | |||
| Template:Flagicon David Vaughan | 74-73-70-69=286 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf | 73-74-70-69=286 |
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.45 dollars (US) per pound sterling.[6]
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 64, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nicklaus' bid falls one stroke short". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 16 July 1972. p. D1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenkins, Dan (24 July 1972). "Slamming the door on Jack". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1972 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."British Open scores". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 16 July 1972. p. D4.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Foreign exchange". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 15 July 1972. p. 11.
External links
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