The 1972 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 11–14 October at Hindu Country Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the fifth women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 20 three-woman teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–14 October |
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina 34°29′10″S 58°31′59″W / 34.486°S 58.533°W |
| Course(s) | Hindu Country Club |
| Organized by | World Amateur Golf Council |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,117 yards (5,593 m) |
| Field | 20 teams 60 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesJane Bastanchury Booth, Laura Baugh, Mary Anne Budke | |
| 583 (+7) | |
| Location map | |
  Hindu Country Club Location in South America  Hindu Country Club Location in Argentina  Hindu Country Club Location in Buenos Aires Province | |
The United States won the Trophy, defending their title from two years ago and winning their four consecutive title, beating France by four strokes. France took the silver medal while Sweden, seven strokes further behind, for the first time on the podium in the championship, took the bronze.[1]
Teams edit
20 teams contested the event. Each team had three players.
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Maria Julia Caserta de Aftalion, Silvia Bertolaccini, Beatriz Rossello |
 Australia
|
Heather Bleeck, Gayle Gannon, Sandra McCaw |
 Belgium
|
Corinne Reybroeck, Louise van den Berghe, Marie Anne Reybroeck |
 Brazil
|
Yolanda Figueiredo, Emma Grant, Emy Nomura |
 Canada
|
Gayle Hitchens Borthwick, Marilyn Palmer, Marlene Stewart Streit |
 Chile
|
Ximena Bernales, Patricia de Fernandez, Marina Raab |
 Colombia
|
Beatriz de Gaviria, Elisa Pardo, Gloria de Pardo |
 France
|
Claudine Cros Rubin, Anne Marie Palli, Brigitte Varangot |
 Great Britain & Ireland
|
Mary Everard, Belle Robertson, Mickey Walker |
 Italy
|
Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, Bianca Martini Crotti, Marina Ragher |
 Japan
|
Takako Kiyomoto, Kazuko Kobayashi, Michiko Tachibana |
 Netherlands
|
Alice Janmaat, Annie M. Sandbach, Marischka Swane |
 New Zealand
|
Mrs. S.R.S. Bannan, Susan Hamilton, Marilyn Smith |
 Peru
|
Cecilia Barreda, Jennifer Bayly, Juana de Nari |
 South Africa
|
Judy Angel, Cheran Gerber, Jenny Nellmapius |
 Spain
|
Elena Corominas, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara, Cristina Marsans |
 Sweden
|
Birgit Forsman, Christina Westerberg, Liv Wollin |
| United States
|
Jane Bastachury Booth, Laura Baugh, Mary Anne Budke |
 Uruguay
|
Gladys Cooper De Bragard, Carmen De Olelsner, Sheila Rumassa |
 West Germany
|
Marietta Gutermann, Marion Peterson, Katherina Trebitsch |
Results edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
140-145-153-145=583 | +7 |
|
France
|
156-147-139-145=587 | +11 |
|
Sweden
|
148-150-147-149=594 | +18 |
| 4 | Australia
|
151-149-151-150=601 | +25 |
| 5 | Canada
|
145-157-150-150=602 | +26 |
| Great Britain & Ireland
|
151-148-154-149=602 | ||
| Japan
|
147-152-150-153=602 | ||
| 8 | Argentina
|
151-147-154-153=605 | +29 |
| 9 | Spain
|
151-154-152-153=610 | +34 |
| 10 | Italy
|
157-155-149-151=612 | +36 |
| 11 | New Zealand
|
158-157-152-154=621 | +45 |
| 12 | West Germany
|
152-156-156-158=622 | +46 |
| 13 | Netherlands
|
154-157-156-157=624 | +48 |
| 14 | Belgium
|
159-150-154-165=628 | +52 |
| 15 | South Africa
|
165-152-160-161=638 | +62 |
| 16 | Chile
|
161-163-163-156=643 | +67 |
| 17 | Brazil
|
161-165-158-169=653 | +77 |
| 18 | Peru
|
166-165-165-169=665 | +89 |
| 19 | Colombia
|
166-164-168-168=666 | +90 |
| 20 | Uruguay
|
176-169-168-167=680 | +104 |
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Bastachury Booth | United States
|
68-73-77-73=291 | +3 |
| 2 | Claudine Cros Rubin | France
|
80-73-68-71=292 | +4 |
| Marlene Stewart Streit | Canada
|
68-77-73-74=292 | ||
| T4 | Laura Baugh | United States
|
72-73-77-72=294 | +6 |
| Takako Kiyomoto | Japan
|
71-74-73-76=294 | ||
| Liv Wollin | Sweden
|
73-71-74-76=294 | ||
| 7 | Brigitte Varangot | France
|
76-74-71-76=297 | +9 |
| T8 | Mary Anne Budke | United States
|
78-72-76-74=300 | +12 |
| Gayle Gannon | Australia
|
74-73-74-79=300 | ||
| Beatriz Rosello | Argentina
|
73-73-76-78=300 | ||
| Christina Westerberg | Sweden
|
76-79-73-73=300 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Record Book 1972 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Golf-VM genom åren, VM-resultat genom tiderna" [World Team Championship through the years]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. pp. 168–170, 174–175. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9172603283.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184. ISBN 91-86818007.