1972 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

1972 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates 12–14 October 1972
Location Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s) West Course, Wentworth
Format Match play – 36 holes
Statistics
Par 74
Length 6,997 yards (6,398 m)
Field 8 players
Prize fund £25,000
Winner's share £8,500
Champion
United States Tom Weiskopf
def. Lee Trevino 4 & 3
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The 1972 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was the ninth World Match Play Championship. It was played from Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 October on the West Course at Wentworth. Eight players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 36 holes. The champion received £8,500 out of a total prize fund of £25,000. In the final, Tom Weiskopf beat Lee Trevino 4 & 3 to win the championship.

Grier Jones was a surprise invitee for the event. Relatively unknown in Europe, he had won two events on the 1972 PGA Tour and runner-up in two others.[1] He met Tony Jacklin in the first round and lost 7 & 6.[2]

Peter Oosterhuis beat defending champion Gary Player in the first round. Oosterhuis won four of the first five holes and went 5 up after an eagle at the 12th. Player won three of the remaining holes to go to lunch only two holes down and had levelled the match by the 13th hole of the afternoon round. Oosterhuis holed a 30-foot putt at the 16th and eventually won by one hole.[2]

Course

Source:[2]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4761574574971923474034004603,3891904084804371834803805554953,6086,997
Par534534444363454354553874

Scores

Source:[2][3][4]

  Quarter-finals
12 October
Semi-finals
13 October
Final
14 October
                     
   South Africa Gary Player  
 England Peter Oosterhuis 1 up  
   England Peter Oosterhuis  
     United States Tom Weiskopf 4 & 3  
 Australia David Graham
   United States Tom Weiskopf 3 & 2  
     United States Tom Weiskopf 4 & 3
   United States Lee Trevino
   United States Lee Trevino 2 & 1  
 United States Doug Sanders  
 United States Lee Trevino 1 up
     England Tony Jacklin  
 England Tony Jacklin 7 & 6
   United States Grier Jones  

Prize money

The winner received £8,500, the runner-up £4,500, the losing semi-finalists £3,000 and the first round losers £1,500, making a total prize fund of £25,000.

References

  1. "Monday boy who reached pay day". The Times, Wednesday, 11 October 1972; pg. 13; Issue 58602.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Oosterhuis survives pressures to win". The Times, Friday, 13 October 1972; pg. 12; Issue 58604.
  3. "Out of the race and into history". The Times, Saturday, 14 October 1972; pg. 19; Issue 58605.
  4. "Weiskopf at his best in seven years". The Times, Monday, 16 October 1972; pg. 8; Issue 58606.

Coordinates: 51°23′48″N 0°35′45″W / 51.39667°N 0.59583°W / 51.39667; -0.59583

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