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1972 Open Championship

February 04, 2023

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.

1972 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–15 July 1972
LocationGullane, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield Golf Links
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,892 yards (6,302 m)[1]
Field153 players
88 after 1st cut
64 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut152 (+10) (1st cut)
225 (+12) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund£50,000
$125,000
Winner's share£5,500
$13,750
Champion
Lee Trevino
278 (−6)
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Muirfield
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Location in Scotland
Muirfield
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Location in East Lothian, Scotland

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.

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Lee Trevino   United States 1971 71 70 66 71 278 −6 1
Jack Nicklaus   United States 1966, 1970 70 72 71 66 279 −5 2
Tony Jacklin   England 1969 69 72 67 72 280 −4 3
Gary Player   South Africa 1959, 1968 71 71 76 67 285 +1 6
Arnold Palmer   United States 1961, 1962 73 73 69 71 286 +2 T7
Bob Charles   New Zealand 1963 75 70 74 70 289 +5 T15
Kel Nagle   Australia 1960 79 72 74 69 294 +10 T31
Peter Thomson   Australia 1954, 1955,
1956, 1958, 1965		 71 72 74 77 294 +10 T31

Missed the first cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Max Faulkner   England 1951 78 78 156 +14
Fred Daly   Northern Ireland 1947 77 83 160 +18
Bobby Locke   South Africa 1949, 1950,
1952, 1957		 79 81 160 +18

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 12 July 1972

Second round

Thursday, 13 July 1972

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Tony Jacklin   England 69-72=141 −1
Lee Trevino   United States 71-70=141
T3 John Garner   England 71-71=142 E
Johnny Miller   United States 76-66=142
Jack Nicklaus   United States 70-72=142
Gary Player   South Africa 71-71=142
Doug Sanders   United States 71-71=142
Peter Townsend   England 70-72=142
Peter Tupling   England 68-74=142
T10 Brian Barnes   Scotland 71-72=143 +1
Clive Clark   England 72-71=143
Peter Thomson   Australia 71-72=143

Amateurs: 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 Country Score To par
1 Lee Trevino   United States 71-70-66=207 −6
2 Tony Jacklin   England 69-72-67=208 −5
3 Doug Sanders   United States 71-71-69=211 −2
4 Brian Barnes   Scotland 71-72-69=212 −1
5 Jack Nicklaus   United States 70-72-71=213 E
T6 Guy Hunt   England 75-72-67=214 +1
Johnny Miller   United States 76-66-72=214
T8 Dave Marr   United States 70-74-71=215 +2
Arnold Palmer   United States 73-73-69=215
Peter Tupling   England 68-74-73=215

Amateurs: Foster (+14), Mosey (+14), Stephen (+14), Revell (+15).

Final round

Saturday, 15 July 1972

Place Player Country Score To par Money (£)
1 Lee Trevino   United States 71-70-66-71=278 −6 5,500
2 Jack Nicklaus   United States 70-72-71-66=279 −5 4,000
3 Tony Jacklin   England 69-72-67-72=280 −4 3,250
4 Doug Sanders   United States 71-71-69-70=281 −3 2,750
5 Brian Barnes   Scotland 71-72-69-71=283 −1 2,450
6 Gary Player   South Africa 71-71-76-67=285 +1 2,150
T7 Guy Hunt   England 75-72-67-72=286 +2 1,663
Arnold Palmer   United States 73-73-69-71=286
David Vaughan   England 74-73-70-69=286
Tom Weiskopf   United States 73-74-70-69=286

Source:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d . The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 64, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Nicklaus' bid falls one stroke short". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 16 July 1972. p. D1.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Dan (24 July 1972). "Slamming the door on Jack". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
  4. ^ . databasegolf.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  5. ^ "British Open scores". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 16 July 1972. p. D4.[dead link]

External links

  • Muirfield 1972 (Official site)
  • 101st Open Championship - Muirfield (European Tour)

Coordinates: 56°02′35″N 2°49′23″W / 56.043°N 2.823°W / 56.043; -2.823

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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 1972 Open ChampionshipTournament informationDates12 15 July 1972LocationGullane ScotlandCourse s Muirfield Golf LinksTour s European TourPGA TourStatisticsPar71 1 Length6 892 yards 6 302 m 1 Field153 players 88 after 1st cut 64 after 2nd cut 1 Cut152 10 1st cut 225 12 2nd cut 1 Prize fund 50 000 125 000Winner s share 5 500 13 750ChampionLee Trevino278 6 19711973 Muirfieldclass notpageimage Location in Scotland Muirfieldclass notpageimage Location in East Lothian Scotland 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 Contents 1 Past champions in the field 1 1 Made both cuts 1 2 Missed the first cut 2 Round summaries 2 1 First round 2 2 Second round 2 3 Third round 2 4 Final round 3 References 4 External linksPast champions in the field EditMade both cuts Edit Player Country Year s won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par FinishLee Trevino United States 1971 71 70 66 71 278 6 1Jack Nicklaus United States 1966 1970 70 72 71 66 279 5 2Tony Jacklin England 1969 69 72 67 72 280 4 3Gary Player South Africa 1959 1968 71 71 76 67 285 1 6Arnold Palmer United States 1961 1962 73 73 69 71 286 2 T7Bob Charles New Zealand 1963 75 70 74 70 289 5 T15Kel Nagle Australia 1960 79 72 74 69 294 10 T31Peter Thomson Australia 1954 1955 1956 1958 1965 71 72 74 77 294 10 T31Missed the first cut Edit Player Country Year s won R1 R2 Total To parMax Faulkner England 1951 78 78 156 14Fred Daly Northern Ireland 1947 77 83 160 18Bobby Locke South Africa 1949 1950 1952 1957 79 81 160 18Round summaries EditFirst round Edit Wednesday 12 July 1972 Place Player Country Score To par1 Peter Tupling England 68 32 Tony Jacklin England 69 2T3 Frank Beard United States 70 1Craig Defoy WalesDave Marr United StatesJack Nicklaus United StatesPeter Townsend EnglandT8 Brian Barnes Scotland 71 EJohn Garner EnglandAntonio Garrido SpainGary Player South AfricaDoug Sanders United StatesPeter Thomson AustraliaLee Trevino United StatesSecond round Edit Thursday 13 July 1972 Place Player Country Score To parT1 Tony Jacklin England 69 72 141 1Lee Trevino United States 71 70 141T3 John Garner England 71 71 142 EJohnny Miller United States 76 66 142Jack Nicklaus United States 70 72 142Gary Player South Africa 71 71 142Doug Sanders United States 71 71 142Peter Townsend England 70 72 142Peter Tupling England 68 74 142T10 Brian Barnes Scotland 71 72 143 1Clive Clark England 72 71 143Peter Thomson Australia 71 72 143Amateurs 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 Edit Friday 14 July 1972 Place Player Country Score To par1 Lee Trevino United States 71 70 66 207 62 Tony Jacklin England 69 72 67 208 53 Doug Sanders United States 71 71 69 211 24 Brian Barnes Scotland 71 72 69 212 15 Jack Nicklaus United States 70 72 71 213 ET6 Guy Hunt England 75 72 67 214 1Johnny Miller United States 76 66 72 214T8 Dave Marr United States 70 74 71 215 2Arnold Palmer United States 73 73 69 215Peter Tupling England 68 74 73 215Amateurs Foster 14 Mosey 14 Stephen 14 Revell 15 Final round Edit Saturday 15 July 1972 Place Player Country Score To par Money 1 Lee Trevino United States 71 70 66 71 278 6 5 5002 Jack Nicklaus United States 70 72 71 66 279 5 4 0003 Tony Jacklin England 69 72 67 72 280 4 3 2504 Doug Sanders United States 71 71 69 70 281 3 2 7505 Brian Barnes Scotland 71 72 69 71 283 1 2 4506 Gary Player South Africa 71 71 76 67 285 1 2 150T7 Guy Hunt England 75 72 67 72 286 2 1 663Arnold Palmer United States 73 73 69 71 286David Vaughan England 74 73 70 69 286Tom Weiskopf United States 73 74 70 69 286Source 4 5 References Edit a b c d 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 External links EditMuirfield 1972 Official site 101st Open Championship Muirfield European Tour Coordinates 56 02 35 N 2 49 23 W 56 043 N 2 823 W 56 043 2 823 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 Open Championship amp oldid 1094572393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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