1967 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

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1967 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–14 October 1967
Location Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s) West Course, Wentworth
Format Match play – 36 holes
Statistics
Par74
Length6,997 yards (6,398 m)
Field8 players
Prize fund£16,000
Winner's share£5,000
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
def. Peter Thomson 1 up
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The 1967 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was the fourth 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 £5,000 out of a total prize fund of £16,000. In the final Arnold Palmer defeated Peter Thomson at the 36th hole to win the tournament for the second time.

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Gary Player, the winner for the previous two years, was taken to the 39th hole by Gay Brewer in the opening round. Brewer was three up at lunch but Player has leveled the match by the 12th hole of the afternoon. Player then holed an eagle putt from 85 feet at the 17th to take the lead. At the last, Brewer holed from 12 feet for a birdie to level the match again. At the third extra hole, Player noticed that the green staff had moved the hole in preparation for the next day. He objected and the referee, Michael Bonallack, agreed to replace the hole in its original position. With no green staff available a penknife was used to cut out the hole. Brewer's second shot had finished in a green-side bunker but he came out 18 feet past the hole and three-putted to give Player the victory. [1]

Player was finally beaten by Peter Thomson in the semi-final. Thomson led by three holes at lunch and led until Player halved the match with an eagle three at the 15th. Thomson birdied the 16th to take the lead again and the match finished when Player hooked his tee shot out of bounds at the 17th. [2]

In the final, Thomson was three up over Arnold Palmer after six holes but the match was level when the players went to lunch. The match was still all square after 27 holes. Palmer took the lead with a birdie at the 10th and extended his lead to three holes by winning the 12th and 13th holes. Thomson reduced the lead to one by winning the 14th and 15th but Palmer holed from 15 feet to halve the 16th. The 17th was halved but Thomson was unable to get the birdie he needed at the last. [3]

As in previous years, the match play championship was preceded by the Piccadilly Tournament, a 72-hole stroke play competition, which was played on the East Course on 10 and 11 October. The winner was Peter Butler who won £750. [4] Because there were no British golfers in the main event, there had been talk of a boycott of this event by some of the British golfers. In the end the PGA issued a statement and the boycott came to nothing. [5] [6]

Course

Source: [1]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4761574574971923474034004603,3891904084804371834803805554953,6086,997
Par534534444363454354553874

Scores

Source: [1] [2] [3]

Quarter-finals
12 October		Semi-finals
13 October		Final
14 October
      
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Player 39 h
Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Player
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 2 & 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 1 up
Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 1 up
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 5 & 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Knudson
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 3 & 2
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 9 & 8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin

Prize money

The winner received £5,000, the runner-up £3,000, the losing semi-finalists £2,000 and the first round losers £1,000, making a total prize fund of £16,000.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Player beats Brewer on 39th green". The Times, Friday, 13 October 1967; pg. 13; Issue 57071.
  2. 1 2 "Palmer meets Thomson in Piccadilly final". The Times, Saturday, 14 October 1967; pg. 6; Issue 57072.
  3. 1 2 "Iron Play tells against Distance off Tee". The Times, Monday, 16 October 1967; pg. 14; Issue 57073.
  4. ↑ "Butler sweeps to Victory". The Times, Thursday, 12 October 1967; pg. 13; Issue 57070.
  5. ↑ "Boycott would be unwise". The Times, Monday, 25 September 1967; pg. 13; Issue 57055.
  6. ↑ "Statement Ends Golf Dispute". The Times, Wednesday, 27 September 1967; pg. 11; Issue 57057.

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