1972 Open Championship

1972 Open Championship
Tournament information
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
Lee Trevino
278 (−6)
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Muirfield

Location in Scotland

Muirfield

Location in East Lothian, Scotland

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. In addition, 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 posted his own 66 in the third round and held on 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.

Thirty years later, Tiger Woods became the first since Nicklaus to win the first two majors of the year. His bid for a grand slam in 2002 also ended at Muirfield, foiled by stormy weather during his third round. Woods is the only one to hold all four major titles at once, completed at the Masters in April 2001.

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

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Peter Tupling	England	68	−3
2	Tony Jacklin	England	69	−2
T3	Frank Beard	United States	70	−1
	Craig Defoy	Wales
	Dave Marr	United States
	Jack Nicklaus	United States
	Peter Townsend	England
T8	Brian Barnes	Scotland	71	E
	John Garner	England
	Antonio Garrido	Spain
	Gary Player	South Africa
	Doug Sanders	United States
	Peter Thomson	Australia
	Lee Trevino	United States

Second round

Thursday, 13 July 1972

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Tony Jacklin	England	69-72=141	−1
T1	Lee Trevino	United States	71-70=141	−1
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
T6	Johnny Miller	United States	76-66-72=214	+1
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 2 3 4 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 64, 203. 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. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
↑ "British Open scores". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 16 July 1972. p. D4.

External links

101st Open - Muirfield 1972 (Official site)
101st Open Championship - Muirfield (European Tour)
About.com – 1972 Open Championship]

1972 Men's Major Golf Championships

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