1972 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 6–9, 1972 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1] |
Field | 85 players, 47 after cut |
Cut | 151 (+7) |
Winner's share | $25,000 |
Champion | |
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286 (−2) | |
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The 1972 Masters Tournament was the 36th Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Jack Nicklaus opened with a 68 and led wire-to-wire to win the fourth[2] of his six Masters titles, three strokes ahead of three runners-up.[3] It was the tenth of 18 major titles as a professional for Nicklaus, who also won the U.S. Open in 1972 and was the runner-up at the Open Championship in Scotland, one stroke behind Lee Trevino.
It was the first Masters played without founder Bobby Jones, who died in December 1971 at age 69. The 1972 Masters was also the debut of 20 year old University of Texas golfer and future two-time champion Ben Crenshaw who was low amateur at 295 (T19).
Banned from the last five Masters, commentator Jack Whitaker returned to the CBS telecast in 1972. At the end of the 18-hole Monday playoff in 1966, he had referred to the portion of the gallery trailing the players as a "mob."[4][5]
Nicklaus became the third wire-to-wire winner in Masters history, following Craig Wood in 1941 and Arnold Palmer in 1960. Through 2016, there have been five; the next were Raymond Floyd in 1976 and Jordan Spieth in 2015.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1963, 1965, 1966 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 286 | −2 | 1 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1961 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 291 | +3 | T10 |
George Archer | ![]() | 1969 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 292 | +4 | T12 |
Charles Coody | ![]() | 1971 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 292 | +4 | T12 |
Billy Casper | ![]() | 1970 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 294 | +6 | T17 |
Bob Goalby | ![]() | 1968 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 294 | +6 | T17 |
Sam Snead | ![]() | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 297 | +9 | T27 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 81 | 300 | +12 | T33 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Art Wall, Jr. | ![]() | 1959 | 77 | 75 | 152 | +8 |
Doug Ford | ![]() | 1957 | 76 | 78 | 154 | +10 |
Gene Sarazen | ![]() | 1935 | 79 | 79 | 158 | +14 |
Herman Keiser | ![]() | 1946 | 80 | 79 | 159 | +15 |
Ralph Guldahl | ![]() | 1939 | 89 | 80 | 169 | +25 |
Source[6]
- Gay Brewer, the 1967 champion, was hospitalized in Augusta for ulcers on Wednesday night and missed the tournament.[7][8][9]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 6, 1972
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 68 | −4 |
2 | Sam Snead | ![]() | 69 | −3 |
3 | Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 70 | −2 |
T4 | Paul Harney | ![]() | 71 | −1 |
Jim Simons (a) | ![]() | |||
T6 | Frank Beard | ![]() | 72 | Even |
Bob Charles | ![]() | |||
Bruce Crampton | ![]() | |||
Gibby Gilbert | ![]() | |||
Tony Jacklin | ![]() | |||
Jim Jamieson | ![]() | |||
Steve Melnyk | ![]() | |||
Bobby Nichols | ![]() | |||
Lanny Wadkins | ![]() | |||
Bert Yancey | ![]() |
Source[10]
Second round
Friday, April 7, 1972
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 68-71=139 | −5 |
2 | Paul Harney | ![]() | 71-69=140 | −4 |
3 | Bert Yancey | ![]() | 72-69=141 | −3 |
4 | Jim Jamieson | ![]() | 72-70=142 | −2 |
T5 | Charles Coody | ![]() | 73-70=143 | −1 |
Bobby Nichols | ![]() | 72-71=143 | ||
T7 | Roberto De Vicenzo | ![]() | 75-69=144 | Even |
Jerry Heard | ![]() | 73-71=144 | ||
Steve Melnyk | ![]() | 72-72=144 | ||
Sam Snead | ![]() | 69-75=144 | ||
Lanny Wadkins | ![]() | 72-72=144 |
Source[11]
Third round
Saturday, April 8, 1972
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 68-71-73=212 | −4 |
2 | Jim Jamieson | ![]() | 72-70-71=213 | −3 |
T3 | Paul Harney | ![]() | 71-69-75=215 | −1 |
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | 74-71-70=215 | ||
T5 | Homero Blancas | ![]() | 76-71-69=216 | Even |
Bruce Crampton | ![]() | 72-75-69=216 | ||
Jerry Heard | ![]() | 73-71-72=216 | ||
Bobby Mitchell | ![]() | 73-72-71=216 | ||
T9 | Charles Coody | ![]() | 73-70-74=217 | +1 |
Bert Yancey | ![]() | 72-69-76=217 |
Source[12]
Final round
Sunday, April 9, 1972
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 68-71-73-74=286 | −2 | 25,000 |
T2 | Bruce Crampton | ![]() | 72-75-69-73=289 | +1 | 15,833 |
Bobby Mitchell | ![]() | 73-72-71-73=289 | |||
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | 74-71-70-74=289 | |||
T5 | Homero Blancas | ![]() | 76-71-69-74=290 | +2 | 6,200 |
Bruce Devlin | ![]() | 74-75-70-71=290 | |||
Jerry Heard | ![]() | 73-71-72-74=290 | |||
Jim Jamieson | ![]() | 72-70-71-77=290 | |||
Jerry McGee | ![]() | 73-74-71-72=290 | |||
T10 | Gary Player | ![]() | 73-75-72-71=291 | +3 | 3,600 |
Dave Stockton | ![]() | 76-70-74-71=291 |
References
- ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (April 7, 1972). "Nicklaus leading Masters with 68". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. p. 12.
- 1 2 3 Gundelfinger, Phil (April 10, 1972). "Nicklaus coasts to Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 25.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dan (April 17, 1972). "Poa Jack beats himself". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
- ↑ Rothenberg, Fred (April 12, 1979). "Jack Whitaker's welcome now". Boca Raton News. Florida. Associated Press. p. 2B.
- ↑ Sandomir, Richard (May 5, 2012). "Jack Whitaker was always camera ready". New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "1972 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Golfer Brewer: ulcers, hernia". Montreal Gazette. UPI. April 11, 1972. p. 16.
- ↑ "Gay Brewer in hospital". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1972. p. 12.
- ↑ "Brewer takes Par Three test". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 5, 1973. p. 19.
- ↑ "Nicklaus leads by 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 7, 1972. p. 1, part 2.
- ↑ "Nicklaus' 71 keeps lead". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 8, 1972. p. 1, part 2.
- ↑ "Golf: Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. April 9, 1972. p. 6B.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com: 1972 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1972 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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