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.
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.
CountryPlayers
Horacio Carbonetti, Luis Daneri, Juan Carlos Devoto, Roberto Monguzzi
Mike Cahill, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Noel Ratcliffe
Keith Alexander, Dave Barr, Doug Roxburgh, Nick Weslock
Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde, Philippe Ploujoux, Michel Tapia

& 		Michael Bonallack, Charlie Green, Trevor Homer, Hugh Stuart
Tsutomu Irie, Tetsuo Sakata, Zenjiro Takano, Kazunari Takahashi
Geoff Clarke, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray
Coen Dreyer, Johann Murray, Kevin Suddards, Neville Sundelson
Eduardo de la Riva, Snr, Jose Gancedo, Nicasio Sagardia, Roman Taya
Ben Crenshaw, Vinny Giles, Mark Hayes, Marty West

Scores

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Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tony Gresham70-69-73-73=285+1
T2Ben Crenshaw74-76-69-68=287+3
T2Vinny Giles72-71-71-73=287+3
T4Eduardo de la Riva, Sr.72-71-72-73=288+4
T4Neville Sundelson75-72-72-69=288+4
6Mark Hayes74-71-71-75=291+7
7Roberto Monguzzi70-76-73-73=292+8
8Coen Dreyer77-72-70-75=294+10
T9Michael Bonallack
& 		71-73-75-76=295+11
T9Charlie Green
& 		74-73-73-75=295+11
T9Stuart Jones74-71-76-74=295+11
T9Ross Murray73-71-75-76=295+11

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