1972 Open Championship

June 2024 August 2013 1972 Open Championship 12–15 July 1972 Gullane, Scotland Muirfield Golf Links European TourPGA Tour 71 6892 yd 153 players 88 after 1st cut 64 after 2nd cut 152 (+10) (1st cut) 225 (+12) (2nd cut)http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 64, 203 11 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £50,000 $125,000 £5,500 $13,750 USA Lee Trevino 278 (−6) 1971 1973 UK Scotland 1 Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in Scotland 5 240 Scotland East Lothian Muirfield 56.043 -2.823 Location in East Lothian, Scotland 5 200 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zaxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4589%2C3791883 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Nicklaus' bid falls one stroke short 16 July 1972 D1https://www.si.com/vault/1972/07/24/612574/slamming-the-door-on-jack Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Slamming the door on Jack 24 July 1972 8 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Peter Tupling68−32 ENG Tony Jacklin69−2T3 USA Frank Beard70−1 WAL Craig Defoy USA Dave Marr USA Jack Nicklaus ENG Peter TownsendT8 SCO Brian Barnes71E ENG John Garner ESP 1945 Antonio Garrido ZAF 1928 Gary Player USA Doug Sanders AUS Peter Thomson USA Lee Trevino Second round Thursday, 13 July 1972 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Tony Jacklin 69-72=141 −1 USA Lee Trevino 71-70=141T3 ENG John Garner 71-71=142 E USA Johnny Miller 76-66=142 USA Jack Nicklaus 70-72=142 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 71-71=142 USA Doug Sanders 71-71=142 ENG Peter Townsend 70-72=142 ENG Peter Tupling 68-74=142T10 SCO Brian Barnes 71-72=143 +1 ENG Clive Clark 72-71=143 AUS 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Lee Trevino71-70-66=207−62 ENG Tony Jacklin69-72-67=208−53 USA Doug Sanders71-71-69=211−24 SCO Brian Barnes71-72-69=212−15 USA Jack Nicklaus70-72-71=213ET6 ENG Guy Hunt75-72-67=214+1 USA Johnny Miller76-66-72=214T8 USA Dave Marr70-74-71=215 +2 USA Arnold Palmer73-73-69=215 ENG Peter Tupling68-74-73=215 Amateurs: R. Foster (+14), Mosey (+14), Stephen (+14), Revell (+15). Final round Saturday, 15 July 1972 Summary Jack Nicklaus' quest for the Grand Slam got off to a strong start. He birdied six of the first eleven holes to erase the six-shot deficit. In the final pairing, Lee Trevino and Tony Jacklin started poorly, both were two over par on the day and trailed Nicklaus heading to the ninth hole. The final pairing both made eagle on the par-5. A birdie by Jacklin on the 12th hole created a three-way tie for the lead, which would hold until Nicklaus bogeyed the par-3 16th. The Grand Slam chase was over. The final pairing began the par-5 17th hole tied for the lead. The penultimate 71st hole would prove crucial. A series of four poor shots left Trevino over the green in short rough. Meanwhile, Jacklin was faced with an 18-foot birdie putt. In what was the shot of the tournament, Trevino chipped-in for par. This was his fourth chip-in of the tournament. The sudden change in circumstances was amplified when Jacklin turned his potential birdie into a three putt bogey. Trevino held a one shot lead with one hole remaining. On the final hole Trevino put his approach shot within six feet of the hole, while Jacklin found the bunker. Jacklin's second consecutive bogey pushed him down to third place. Trevino missed his birdie putt, but the tap-in par secured his second consecutive Open Championship.https://books.google.com/books?id=y6FfAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA11&dq=Nicklaus%20rally%20fails&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=Nicklaus%20rally%20fails&f=false Lewiston Morning-Tribune Associated Press Nicklaus' Rally Fails, Trevino Wins British Open 16 July 1972 11 Final leaderboard Champion(a) = amateur(c) = past champion PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 USA Lee Trevino (c) 71-70-66-71=278 −65,5002 USA Jack Nicklaus (c) 70-72-71-66=279 −54,0003 ENG Tony Jacklin (c) 69-72-67-72=280 −43,2504 USA Doug Sanders 71-71-69-70=281 −32,7505 SCO Brian Barnes 71-72-69-71=283 −12,4506 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (c) 71-71-76-67=285 +12,150T7 ENG Guy Hunt 75-72-67-72=286 +21,663 USA Arnold Palmer (c) 73-73-69-71=286 ENG David Vaughan 74-73-70-69=286 USA Tom Weiskopf 73-74-70-69=286 The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.45 dollars (US) per pound sterling.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2475%2C2017360 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Foreign exchange July 15, 1972 11 Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par444354345 444344354USA Trevino -5 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -4 -4 -6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6USA Nicklaus E −1 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5ENG Jacklin -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 −3 −3 −3 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −4 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to parhttps://books.google.com/books?id=yQMsAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=miracle+chip+trevino&article_id=4534,2505654&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYt8DjuoeVAxVGqisGHXVRMrsQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=miracle%20chip%20trevino&f=false Times Daily Associated Press Miracle Chip by Trevino Wins 'Open' 16 July 1972 12 {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- | style="background:Red; width:10px;"| |Eagle | style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie | style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |Bogey |} References External links Muirfield 1972 (Official site) 101st Open Championship – Muirfield (European Tour) 1972 56.043 -2.823 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Gullane Category:Sport in East Lothian Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship