1972 Eisenhower Trophy

The 1972 Eisenhower Trophy took place 18 to 21 October at the Olivos Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the eighth World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 32 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.

1972 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information
Dates18–21 October
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
Course(s)Olivos Golf Club
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par71
Length6,684 yards (6,112 m)
Field32 teams
128 players
Champion
 United States
Ben Crenshaw, Vinny Giles,
Mark Hayes & Marty West
865 (+13)
Location map
Olivos Golf Club is located in South America
Olivos Golf Club
Olivos Golf Club
Location in South America
Olivos Golf Club is located in Argentina
Olivos Golf Club
Olivos Golf Club
Location in Argentina
Olivos Golf Club is located in Buenos Aires Province
Olivos Golf Club
Olivos Golf Club
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The United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the third successive time, finishing five strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Australia. South Africa took the bronze medal while Spain finished fourth. Tony Gresham from Australia had the lowest individual score, one-over-par 285, two strokes better than two Americans, Ben Crenshaw and Vinny Giles.

Teams

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32 four-man teams contested the event.[1]

Country Players
  Argentina Horacio Carbonetti, Luis Daneri, Juan Carlos Devoto, Roberto Monguzzi
  Australia Mike Cahill, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Noel Ratcliffe
  Bahamas Valdo Prosa, Robert Slatter, Basil Smith, Michael Taylor
  Belgium Yves Brose, Benoit Dumont, Yves Maham, Fredric Rodesch
  Bermuda Brendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, Keith Pearman, Noel van Putten
  Brazil Joao Barbosa Correa, Jaime Gonzalez, Ricardo R. Rossi, Carlos A. Sozio
  Canada Keith Alexander, Dave Barr, Doug Roxburgh, Nick Weslock
  Chile Benjamin Astaburuaga Jr, Mauricio Galeno, Ricardo Orellana, Felipe Taverne
  Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-chin, Fa Hung, Lu Tze-chi, Tsai Lung-tsu
  Colombia Diego Correa Gomez, Ricardo Sala, Emilio Saidi Aparicio, Fernando Arriola Sierra
  Dominican Republic Jack Corrie, Luis F. Henriquez, Salomom Melgen, Arturo Pellerano
  Ecuador Carlos M. Cobo, Fernando Fiore, Antony Gittes, Isidro Icaza
  El Salvador Guillermo Aceto, Mauricio Alvarez, Henry Daubin, Jaime Munguia
  France Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde, Philippe Ploujoux, Michel Tapia
  Great Britain
&   Ireland
Michael Bonallack, Charlie Green, Trevor Homer, Hugh Stuart
  Italy Luca Fabrini, Delio Lovato, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva
  Japan Tsutomu Irie, Tetsuo Sakata, Zenjiro Takano, Kazunari Takahashi
  Malaysia Kwan C. Choo, Jalal Deran, Rashid Mallal, Saad Yusoff
  Mexico Enrique Farias, Carlos Perez Acosta, Mauricio Urdaneta, Ricardo Vega
  Netherlands Jaap van Neck, Teun Roosenburg, Piet-Hein Streutgers, Victor Swane
  New Zealand Geoff Clarke, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray
  Panama Francisco Arias, Leo Dehlinger, Anibal Galindo, Jaime de la Guardia
  Peru Guillermo Gamon, Luis Grans, Hector Lali, Alejandro Morales
  Portugal Nuno A. de Brito a Cunha, Pedro d'Hommee Caupers, Ricardo H. Soares, José Lara de Sousa e Melo
  South Africa Coen Dreyer, Johann Murray, Kevin Suddards, Neville Sundelson
  South Korea Michael Han, Kim In-bee, Huh Kwan-soo, Lee Soon-young
  Spain Eduardo de la Riva, Snr, José Gancedo, Nicasio Sagardia, Roman Taya
  Sweden Olle Dahlgren, Claes Jöhncke, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling
  Switzerland Thomas Fortmann, Peter Gutermann, Yves Hofstetter, Martin Kessler
  United States Ben Crenshaw, Vinny Giles, Mark Hayes, Marty West
  Uruguay Franci Echeverry ferber, Victor Paullier, Pablo Paullier, Francisco Vidiella
  West Germany Freidrich C. Janssen, Jan G. Müller, Veit Pagel, Christian Strenger

Scores

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Place Country Score To par
    United States 221-220-210-214=865 +13
    Australia 215-219-214-222=870 +18
    South Africa 224-218-214-222=878 +26
4   Spain 217-220-222-220=879 +27
T5   Argentina 212-225-224-223=884 +32
  New Zealand 223-218-221-222=884
7   Great Britain
&   Ireland
218-221-223-226=888 +36
8   Canada 221-218-228-222=889 +37
9   Japan 221-228-224-218=891 +39
10   France 222-227-225-229=903 +51
11   West Germany 217-227-229-232=905 +53
12   Chinese Taipei 228-226-227-226=907 +55
13   Italy 226-227-231-228=912 +60
14   Sweden 229-226-228-230=913 +61
15   Brazil 226-238-226-225=915 +63
16   Chile 241-223-228-224=916 +64
17   Netherlands 236-235-229-225=925 +73
T18   Belgium 230-230-226-241=927 +75
  Mexico 229-234-228-236=927
  Portugal 235-230-235-227=927
21   Switzerland 235-231-226-237=929 +77
22   Colombia 233-224-240-233=930 +78
23   Malaysia 229-233-240-236=938 +86
24   Ecuador 235-241-242-233=951 +99
25   Panama 242-237-238-235=952 +100
26   Peru 235-244-239-239=957 +105
27   Bermuda 234-242-240-247=963 +111
28   Uruguay 238-244-249-233=964 +112
29   South Korea 258-244-238-238=978 +126
30   Dominican Republic 245-253-243-244=985 +133
31   Bahamas 253-254-251-249=1007 +155
32   El Salvador 250-255-254-262=1021 +169

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Individual leaders

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There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Tony Gresham   Australia 70-69-73-73=285 +1
T2 Ben Crenshaw   United States 74-76-69-68=287 +3
Vinny Giles   United States 72-71-71-73=287
T4 Eduardo de la Riva, Sr.   Spain 72-71-72-73=288 +4
Neville Sundelson   South Africa 75-72-72-69=288
6 Mark Hayes   United States 74-71-71-75=291 +7
7 Roberto Monguzzi   Argentina 70-76-73-73=292 +8
8 Coen Dreyer   South Africa 77-72-70-75=294 +10
T9 Michael Bonallack   Great Britain
&   Ireland
71-73-75-76=295 +11
Charlie Green   Great Britain
&   Ireland
74-73-73-75=295
Stuart Jones   New Zealand 74-71-76-74=295
Ross Murray   New Zealand 73-71-75-76=295

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Record Book 1972 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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