Lancia d'Oro

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Lancia d'Oro
Tournament information
Location Magnano, Italy
Established1962
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke 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)
Score512–212 Team USA (1976)
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg 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.

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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

YearWinner(s)ScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
1976Flag of the United States.svg Team USA [lower-alpha 1] 512–212Flag of Europe.svg Team Europe [lower-alpha 2] [4]
1975: No tournament
1974 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 209−55 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bobby Cole [5] [1]
1973 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Valentín Barrios 211−82 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Benito [6] [7]
1972 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg José María Cañizares 287−5Playoff [lower-alpha 3] Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend [3]
1971 Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Grappasonni 287−52 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Della Torre
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Dale Hayes
[8]
1970 Flag of Italy.svg Alfonso Angelini (2)2861 stroke Flag of England.svg Fred Boobyer [9]
1969 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bernardini (3)
1968 Flag of Italy.svg Alfonso Angelini 2813 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bernardini
Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Grappasonni
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Harold Henning
[10]
1967 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bernardini (2)
1966 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bernardini 2856 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Denis Hutchinson [11]
1965 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Casera
1964 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Harold Henning 288Playoff [lower-alpha 4] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flory Van Donck [12]
1963 Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Canessa
1962 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 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.

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