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.
CountryPlayers
Horacio Carbonetti, Luis Daneri, Juan Carlos Devoto, Roberto Monguzzi
Mike Cahill, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Noel Ratcliffe
Valdo Prosa, Robert Slatter, Basil Smith, Michael Taylor
Yves Brose, Benoit Dumont, Yves Maham, Fredric Rodesch
Brendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, Keith Pearman, Noel van Putten
Joao Barbosa Correa, Jaime Gonzalez, Ricardo R. Rossi, Carlos A. Sozio
Keith Alexander, Dave Barr, Doug Roxburgh, Nick Weslock
Benjamin Astaburuaga Jr, Mauricio Galeno, Ricardo Orellana, Felipe Taverne
Chen Chien-chin, Fa Hung, Lu Tze-chi, Tsai Lung-tsu
Diego Correa Gomez, Ricardo Sala, Emilio Saidi Aparicio, Fernando Arriola Sierra
Jack Corrie, Luis F. Henriquez, Salomom Melgen, Arturo Pellerano
Carlos M. Cobo, Fernando Fiore, Antony Gittes, Isidro Icaza
Guillermo Aceto, Mauricio Alvarez, Henry Daubin, Jaime Munguia
Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde, Philippe Ploujoux, Michel Tapia

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Michael Bonallack, Charlie Green, Trevor Homer, Hugh Stuart
Luca Fabrini, Delio Lovato, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva
Tsutomu Irie, Tetsuo Sakata, Zenjiro Takano, Kazunari Takahashi
Kwan C. Choo, Jalal Deran, Rashid Mallal, Saad Yusoff
Enrique Farias, Carlos Perez Acosta, Mauricio Urdaneta, Ricardo Vega
Jaap van Neck, Teun Roosenburg, Piet-Hein Streutgers, Victor Swane
Geoff Clarke, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray
Francisco Arias, Leo Dehlinger, Anibal Galindo, Jaime de la Guardia
Guillermo Gamon, Luis Grans, Hector Lali, Alejandro Morales
Nuno A. de Brito a Cunha, Pedro d'Hommee Caupers, Ricardo H. Soares, José Lara de Sousa e Melo
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Scores

Source:

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo 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 SundelsonSouth Africa|1928USAARG