Lancia d'Oro

Lancia d'Oro
Tournament information
LocationMagnano, Italy
Established1962
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Month playedOctober
Final year1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate281 Alfonso Angelini (1968)
To par−5 Luciano Grappasonni (1971)
−5 José María Cañizares (1972)
−5 Peter Townsend (1972)
Score51⁄2–21⁄2 Team USA (1976)
Final champion
Team USA

The Lancia d'Oro was a men's professional golf tournament held in Italy from 1962 to 1976. It was hosted at Golf Club Biella every year except for 1974, which was hosted by Turin Golf Club, during the club's 50th anniversary year. Generally it was a limited-field invitation event but the 1972 tournament was a full-field event,[1] and was part of what would later be recognised as the inaugural European Tour season.

History

The 1972 event was played from 19 to 22 October. The prize money was £10,000 with a first prize of £1,700.[2] José María Cañizares led after each of the first three rounds with scores of 69, 70 and 75. However, after a final round 73 he was tied with Peter Townsend on 287. Cañizares won the playoff at the fifth extra hole with a birdie 3, after hitting a 4-iron to 2 feet from the hole.[3]

Having not been played in 1975, the Lancia d'Oro returned in 1976 as a four-man team match play event. It was won by the United States team of Tommy Aaron, George Burns, Billy Casper, and Lee Elder who defeated the European team of Seve Ballesteros, Baldovino Dassù, Eamonn Darcy and Tony Jacklin.[4]

Winners

Year Winner(s) Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
1976 Team USA[a] 51⁄2–21⁄2 Team Europe[b] [4]
1975: No tournament
1974 United States Billy Casper 209 −5 5 strokes South Africa Bobby Cole [5][1]
1973 Spain Valentín Barrios 211 −8 2 strokes Spain Jaime Benito [6][7]
1972 Spain José María Cañizares 287 −5 Playoff[c] England Peter Townsend [3]
1971 Italy Luciano Grappasonni 287 −5 2 strokes Italy Ettore Della Torre
South Africa Dale Hayes		 [8]
1970 Italy Alfonso Angelini (2) 286 1 stroke England Fred Boobyer [9]
1969 Italy Roberto Bernardini (3)
1968 Italy Alfonso Angelini 281 3 strokes Italy Roberto Bernardini
Italy Luciano Grappasonni
South Africa Harold Henning		 [10]
1967 Italy Roberto Bernardini (2)
1966 Italy Roberto Bernardini 285 6 strokes South Africa Denis Hutchinson [11]
1965 Italy Aldo Casera
1964 South Africa Harold Henning 288 Playoff[d] Belgium Flory Van Donck [12]
1963 Italy Manuel Canessa
1962 Belgium Flory Van Donck

Notes

  1. ^ Tommy Aaron, George Burns, Billy Casper and Lee Elder.
  2. ^ Seve Ballesteros, Baldovino Dassù, Eamonn Darcy and Tony Jacklin.
  3. ^ Cañizares won the playoff at the fifth extra hole.
  4. ^ Henning won the playoff at the third extra hole.

References

  1. ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 206–207, 400. ISBN 0002119552.
  2. ^ "British players face stern test on wet and wooded course". The Times. 19 October 1972. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b Doust, Dudley (23 October 1972). "Spaniard's spectacular birdie snuffs out Townsend's hopes". The Times. p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ a b "For the record". The Times. 11 October 1976. p. 9. Retrieved 1 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "Casper Wins Italy Golf". The New York Times. Reuters. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  6. ^ "For the record". The Times. 17 September 1973. p. 9. Retrieved 1 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "Spaniard Barrios wins Lancia Open". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. AP. 18 September 1973. p. 19.
  8. ^ "Golf: Grappasonni è primo a Biella". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 6 September 1971. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Golf: ad Angelini la "Lancia d'oro"". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 15 September 1970. p. 17.
  10. ^ "Angelini ha vinto a Biella la "Lancia d'oro" di golf". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 10 September 1968. p. 13.
  11. ^ "La "Lancia d'oro" di golf e stata vinta da Bernardini". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 14 September 1966. p. 8.
  12. ^ "Il trofeo Lancia d'oro | Gare di golf a Biella". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 14 September 1964. p. 8.