National Team Championship

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National Team Championship
Tournament information
Location Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Established1965
Course(s)Laurel Valley Golf Club
Par71
Tour(s) PGA Tour
FormatTeam stroke play
Prize fund US$200,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1972
Tournament record score
Aggregate256 Jack Nicklaus and
Arnold Palmer (1966)
To par−32 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Babe Hiskey and
Flag of the United States.svg Kermit Zarley
Location Map
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Laurel Valley GC
Location in the United States
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Laurel Valley GC
Location in Pennsylvania

The National Team Championship, which was played under a variety of names, was a team golf tournament played from 1965 to 1972. It was an official PGA Tour event from 1968 to 1972. [1]

Contents

Tournament hosts

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
National Team Championship
1972 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Babe Hiskey and
Flag of the United States.svg Kermit Zarley
262−223 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Grier Jones and
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller
1971 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (3) and
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (3)
257−276 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros and
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Collins
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles and
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin
National Four-Ball Team Championship
1970 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (2) and
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (2)
259−253 strokes Flag of the United States.svg George Archer and
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton and
Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody
Flag of the United States.svg Gardner Dickinson and
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Snead
1969: No tournament
PGA National Team Championship
1968 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg George Archer and
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols
265−222 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Monty Kaser and
Flag of the United States.svg Rives McBee
1967: No tournament
PGA Team Championship
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus and
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
256−323 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Al Besselink and
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders
PGA National Four-ball Championship
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird and
Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer
259−293 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jay Hebert and
Flag of the United States.svg Lionel Hebert

Notes

  1. PGAT − PGA Tour.

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References

  1. "Just in ...". Golf World . Vol. 66, no. 10. September 17, 2012. p. 15.
  2. "Tournament history from Arnold Palmer's official site". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
  3. "Laurel Valley Golf Club" . Retrieved December 24, 2007.