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
34.486°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

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

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
United Kingdom 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

Place Country Score To par
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 140-145-153-145=583 +7
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France 156-147-139-145=587 +11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden 148-150-147-149=594 +18
4  Australia 151-149-151-150=601 +25
5  Canada 145-157-150-150=602 +26
United Kingdom 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

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

  1. "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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