1972 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

The 1972 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was the ninth World Match Play Championship. It was played from Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 October on the West Course at Wentworth. Eight players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 36 holes. The champion received £8,500 out of a total prize fund of £25,000. In the final, Tom Weiskopf beat Lee Trevino 4 & 3 to win the championship.

1972 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12–14 October 1972
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)	West Course, Wentworth
Format	Match play – 36 holes
Statistics
Par	74
Length	6,997 yards (6,398 m)
Field	8 players
Prize fund	£25,000
Winner's share	£8,500
Champion
Tom Weiskopf
def. Lee Trevino 4 & 3

Grier Jones was a surprise invitee for the event. Relatively unknown in Europe, he had won two events on the 1972 PGA Tour and runner-up in two others.[1] He met Tony Jacklin in the first round and lost 7 & 6.[2]

Peter Oosterhuis beat defending champion Gary Player in the first round. Oosterhuis won four of the first five holes and went 5 up after an eagle at the 12th. Player won three of the remaining holes to go to lunch only two holes down and had levelled the match by the 13th hole of the afternoon round. Oosterhuis holed a 30-foot putt at the 16th and eventually won by one hole.[2]

Course

Source:[2]

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	476	157	457	497	192	347	403	400	460	3,389	190	408	480	437	183	480	380	555	495	3,608	6,997
Par	5	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	36	3	4	5	4	3	5	4	5	5	38	74

Scores

Source:[2][3][4]

	Quarter-finals 12 October				Semi-finals 13 October				Final 14 October
	Gary Player
	Peter Oosterhuis	1 up
					Peter Oosterhuis
					Tom Weiskopf	4 & 3
	David Graham
	Tom Weiskopf	3 & 2
									Tom Weiskopf	4 & 3
									Lee Trevino
	Lee Trevino	2 & 1
	Doug Sanders
					Lee Trevino	1 up
					Tony Jacklin
	Tony Jacklin	7 & 6
	Grier Jones

Prize money

The winner received £8,500, the runner-up £4,500, the losing semi-finalists £3,000 and the first round losers £1,500, making a total prize fund of £25,000.

References

1. "Monday boy who reached pay day". The Times, Wednesday, 11 October 1972; pg. 13; Issue 58602.
2. "Oosterhuis survives pressures to win". The Times, Friday, 13 October 1972; pg. 12; Issue 58604.
3. "Out of the race and into history". The Times, Saturday, 14 October 1972; pg. 19; Issue 58605.
4. "Weiskopf at his best in seven years". The Times, Monday, 16 October 1972; pg. 8; Issue 58606.