Lancia d'Oro explained

Lancia d'Oro
Location:Magnano, Italy
Establishment:1962
Tour:European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:October
Final Year:1976
Aggregate:281 Alfonso Angelini (1968)
Score:5–2 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.

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.

Winners

Year Winner(s) Score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref.
1976 Team USA 5–2 Team Europe [3]
1975: No tournament
1974 209 −5 5 strokes [4]
1973 211 −8 2 strokes [5] [6]
287 −5 Playoff [7]
1971 287 −5 2 strokes [8]
1970 Alfonso Angelini (2) 286 1 stroke [9]
1969 Roberto Bernardini (3)
1968 281 3 strokes [10]
1967 Roberto Bernardini (2)
1966 285 6 strokes [11]
1965
1964 288 Playoff [12]
1963
1962

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Notes and References

  1. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Mark McCormack

    . The World of Professional Golf 1975 . Mark McCormack . Collins . 1975 . 206 - 207, 400 . 0002119552.

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

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