1972 Espirito Santo Trophy

The 1972 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 11–14 October at Hindu Country Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the fifth women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 20 three-woman teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.

1972 Espirito Santo Trophy
Tournament information
Dates11–14 October
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
34°29′10″S 58°31′59″W / 34.486°S 58.533°W / -34.486; -58.533
Course(s)Hindu Country Club
Organized byWorld Amateur Golf Council
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,117 yards (5,593 m)
Field20 teams
60 players
Champion
 United States
Jane Bastanchury Booth, Laura Baugh, Mary Anne Budke
583 (+7)
Location map
Hindu Country Club is located in South America
Hindu Country Club
Hindu Country Club
Location in South America
Hindu Country Club is located in Argentina
Hindu Country Club
Hindu Country Club
Location in Argentina
Hindu Country Club is located in Buenos Aires Province
Hindu Country Club
Hindu Country Club
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The United States won the Trophy, defending their title from two years ago and winning their four consecutive title, beating France by four strokes. France took the silver medal while Sweden, seven strokes further behind, for the first time on the podium in the championship, took the bronze.[1]

Teams

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20 teams contested the event. Each team had three players.

Country Players
  Argentina Maria Julia Caserta de Aftalion, Silvia Bertolaccini, Beatriz Rossello
  Australia Heather Bleeck, Gayle Gannon, Sandra McCaw
  Belgium Corinne Reybroeck, Louise van den Berghe, Marie Anne Reybroeck
  Brazil Yolanda Figueiredo, Emma Grant, Emy Nomura
  Canada Gayle Hitchens Borthwick, Marilyn Palmer, Marlene Stewart Streit
  Chile Ximena Bernales, Patricia de Fernandez, Marina Raab
  Colombia Beatriz de Gaviria, Elisa Pardo, Gloria de Pardo
  France Claudine Cros Rubin, Anne Marie Palli, Brigitte Varangot
  Great Britain &
  Ireland
Mary Everard, Belle Robertson, Mickey Walker
  Italy Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, Bianca Martini Crotti, Marina Ragher
  Japan Takako Kiyomoto, Kazuko Kobayashi, Michiko Tachibana
  Netherlands Alice Janmaat, Annie M. Sandbach, Marischka Swane
  New Zealand Mrs. S.R.S. Bannan, Susan Hamilton, Marilyn Smith
  Peru Cecilia Barreda, Jennifer Bayly, Juana de Nari
  South Africa Judy Angel, Cheran Gerber, Jenny Nellmapius
  Spain Elena Corominas, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara, Cristina Marsans
  Sweden Birgit Forsman, Christina Westerberg, Liv Wollin
  United States Jane Bastachury Booth, Laura Baugh, Mary Anne Budke
  Uruguay Gladys Cooper De Bragard, Carmen De Olelsner, Sheila Rumassa
  West Germany Marietta Gutermann, Marion Peterson, Katherina Trebitsch

Results

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Place Country Score To par
    United States 140-145-153-145=583 +7
    France 156-147-139-145=587 +11
    Sweden 148-150-147-149=594 +18
4   Australia 151-149-151-150=601 +25
5   Canada 145-157-150-150=602 +26
  Great Britain &
  Ireland
151-148-154-149=602
  Japan 147-152-150-153=602
8   Argentina 151-147-154-153=605 +29
9   Spain 151-154-152-153=610 +34
10   Italy 157-155-149-151=612 +36
11   New Zealand 158-157-152-154=621 +45
12   West Germany 152-156-156-158=622 +46
13   Netherlands 154-157-156-157=624 +48
14   Belgium 159-150-154-165=628 +52
15   South Africa 165-152-160-161=638 +62
16   Chile 161-163-163-156=643 +67
17   Brazil 161-165-158-169=653 +77
18   Peru 166-165-165-169=665 +89
19   Colombia 166-164-168-168=666 +90
20   Uruguay 176-169-168-167=680 +104

Sources:[1][2][3][4][5]

Individual leaders

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There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Jane Bastachury Booth   United States 68-73-77-73=291 +3
2 Claudine Cros Rubin   France 80-73-68-71=292 +4
Marlene Stewart Streit   Canada 68-77-73-74=292
T4 Laura Baugh   United States 72-73-77-72=294 +6
Takako Kiyomoto   Japan 71-74-73-76=294
Liv Wollin   Sweden 73-71-74-76=294
7 Brigitte Varangot   France 76-74-71-76=297 +9
T8 Mary Anne Budke   United States 78-72-76-74=300 +12
Gayle Gannon   Australia 74-73-74-79=300
Beatriz Rosello   Argentina 73-73-76-78=300
Christina Westerberg   Sweden 76-79-73-73=300

References

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  1. ^ a b "Record Book 1972 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Golf-VM genom åren, VM-resultat genom tiderna" [World Team Championship through the years]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. pp. 168–170, 174–175. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9172603283.
  5. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184. ISBN 91-86818007.
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