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,
Buenos Aires
Location in Argentina

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

32 four-man teams contested the event.

The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]

CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaHoracio Carbonetti, Luis Daneri, Juan Carlos Devoto, Roberto Monguzzi
 AustraliaMike Cahill, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Noel Ratcliffe
 Brazil Joao Barbosa Correa, Jaime Gonzalez, Ricardo R. Rossi, Carlos A. Sozio
 CanadaKeith Alexander, Dave Barr, Doug Roxburgh, Nick Weslock
 Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-chin, Fa Hung, Lu Tze-Chi, Tsai Lung-tsu
 FranceAlexis 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
 JapanTsutomu Irie, Tetsuo Sakata, Zenjiro Takano, Kazunari Takahashi
 New ZealandGeoff Clarke, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray
 South AfricaCoen Dreyer, Johann Murray, Kevin Suddards, Neville Sundelson
 SpainEduardo de la Riva, Snr, Jose Gancedo, Nicasio Sagardia, Roman Taya
 Sweden Olle Dahlgren, Claes Jöhncke, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling
 United StatesBen Crenshaw, Vinny Giles, Mark Hayes, Marty West
 West Germany Freidrich C. Janssen, Jan G Muller, Veit Pagel, Christian Strenger

Scores
#CountryScoreTo par
1 United States221-220-210-214=865+13
2 Australia215-219-214-222=870+18
3 South Africa224-218-214-222=878+26
4 Spain217-220-222-220=879+27
T5 Argentina212-225-224-223=884+32
 New Zealand223-218-221-222=884
7 Great Britain
&  Ireland		218-221-223-226=888+36
8 Canada221-218-228-222=889+37
9 Japan221-228-224-218=891+39
10 France222-227-225-229=903+51
11 West Germany217-227-229-232=905+53
12 Chinese Taipei228-226-227-226=907+55
13 Italy226-227-231-228=912+60
14 Sweden229-226-228-230=913+61
15 Brazil226-238-226-225=915+63
16 Chile241-223-228-224=916+64
17 Netherlands236-235-229-225=925+73
T18 Belgium230-230-226-241=927+75
 Mexico229-234-228-236=927
 Portugal235-230-235-227=927
21  Switzerland235-231-226-237=929+77
22 Colombia233-224-240-233=930+78
23 Malaysia229-233-240-236=938+86
24 Ecuador235-241-242-233=951+99
25 Panama242-237-238-235=952+100
26 Peru235-244-239-239=957+105
27 Bermuda234-242-240-247=963+111
28 Uruguay238-244-249-233=964+112
29 South Korea258-244-238-238=978+126
30 Dominican Republic245-253-243-244=985+133
31 Bahamas253-254-251-249=1007+155
32 El Salvador250-255-254-262=1021+169

Source:[1]

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tony Gresham Australia70-69-73-73=285+1
T2Ben Crenshaw United States74-76-69-68=287+3
Vinny Giles United States72-71-71-73=287
T4Eduardo de la Riva, Sr. Spain72-71-72-73=288+4
Neville Sundelson South Africa75-72-72-69=288
6Mark Hayes United States74-71-71-75=291+7
7Roberto Monguzzi Argentina70-76-73-73=292+8
8Coen Dreyer South Africa77-72-70-75=294+10
T9Michael Bonallack Great Britain
&  Ireland		71-73-75-76=295+11
Charlie Green Great Britain
&  Ireland		74-73-73-75=295
Stuart Jones New Zealand74-71-76-74=295
Ross Murray New Zealand73-71-75-76=295

Source:[1]

References
  1. "Record Book 1972 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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