Sports headlines for Saturday July 15, 1972:
- Trevino's 'Miracle Shot' Spoils Nicklaus' Bid
Final results of the 1972 British Open
Tournament held at Muirfield Golf Club (Gullane, Scotland) from July 12, 1972 to July 15, 1972 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 71 | 70 | 66 | 71 | -6 | 278 | $13,750 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 72 | 71 | 66 | -5 | 279 | $10,000 |
| 3 | Tony Jacklin | 69 | 72 | 67 | 72 | -4 | 280 | $8,125 |
| 4 | Doug Sanders | 71 | 71 | 69 | 70 | -3 | 281 | $6,875 |
| 5 | Brian Barnes | 71 | 72 | 69 | 71 | -1 | 283 | $6,125 |
| 6 | Gary Player | 71 | 71 | 76 | 67 | +1 | 285 | $5,375 |
| 7 | David Vaughan | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 | +2 | 286 | $4,158 |
| 7 | Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 74 | 70 | 69 | +2 | 286 | $4,158 |
| 7 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 73 | 69 | 71 | +2 | 286 | $4,158 |
| 7 | Guy Hunt | 75 | 72 | 67 | 72 | +2 | 286 | $4,158 |
| 11 | Clive Clark | 72 | 71 | 73 | 71 | +3 | 287 | $3,375 |
| 11 | Dave Marr | 70 | 74 | 71 | 72 | +3 | 287 | $3,375 |
| 13 | Roberto Bernardini | 73 | 71 | 76 | 68 | +4 | 288 | $2,875 |
| 13 | Peter Townsend | 70 | 72 | 76 | 70 | +4 | 288 | $2,875 |
| 15 | Peter Butler | 72 | 75 | 73 | 69 | +5 | 289 | $2,125 |
| 15 | Bob Charles | 75 | 70 | 74 | 70 | +5 | 289 | $2,125 |
| 15 | Jan Dorrestein | 74 | 71 | 72 | 72 | +5 | 289 | $2,125 |
| 15 | Johnny Miller | 76 | 66 | 72 | 75 | +5 | 289 | $2,125 |
| 19 | Harry Bannerman | 77 | 73 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 290 | $1,173 |
| 19 | Frank Beard | 70 | 76 | 74 | 70 | +6 | 290 | $1,173 |
| 19 | Maurice Bembridge | 73 | 71 | 75 | 71 | +6 | 290 | $1,173 |
| 19 | Bert Yancey | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | +6 | 290 | $1,173 |
| 23 | Christy O'Connor | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | +7 | 291 | $813 |
| 23 | Doug McClelland | 73 | 74 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 291 | $813 |
| 23 | Craig Defoy | 70 | 75 | 71 | 75 | +7 | 291 | $813 |
| 26 | Brian Huggett | 73 | 72 | 79 | 68 | +8 | 292 | $675 |
| 26 | Bruce Devlin | 75 | 70 | 77 | 70 | +8 | 292 | $675 |
| 28 | Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | 75 | 73 | 70 | +9 | 293 | $613 |
| 28 | Jerry Heard | 75 | 75 | 71 | 72 | +9 | 293 | $613 |
| 28 | John Garner | 71 | 71 | 76 | 75 | +9 | 293 | $613 |
| 31 | Vicente Fernandez | 78 | 74 | 73 | 69 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 31 | Peter Alliss | 74 | 74 | 77 | 69 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 31 | Kel Nagle | 79 | 72 | 74 | 69 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 31 | Gordon Cunningham | 76 | 75 | 73 | 70 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 31 | Min Nan Hsieh | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 31 | Brian Thomson | 74 | 77 | 72 | 71 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 31 | Bob Shearer | 77 | 75 | 68 | 74 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 31 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 72 | 76 | 74 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 31 | Peter Thomson | 71 | 72 | 74 | 77 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
| 40 | Vincent Hood | 76 | 74 | 72 | 73 | +11 | 295 | $420 |
| 40 | Kuo Chi Hsiung | 74 | 72 | 76 | 73 | +11 | 295 | $420 |
| 40 | Tommy Horton | 76 | 72 | 73 | 74 | +11 | 295 | $420 |
| 40 | Lu Liang-Huan | 77 | 73 | 71 | 74 | +11 | 295 | $420 |
| 40 | Billy Casper | 72 | 74 | 74 | 75 | +11 | 295 | $420 |
| 40 | Jack Newton | 77 | 72 | 70 | 76 | +11 | 295 | $420 |
| 46 | David Oakley | 72 | 75 | 77 | 72 | +12 | 296 | $358 |
| 46 | Ernie Jones | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | +12 | 296 | $358 |
| 46 | Sam Torrance | 72 | 74 | 76 | 74 | +12 | 296 | $358 |
| 46 | Peter Tupling | 68 | 74 | 73 | 81 | +12 | 296 | $358 |
| 50 | Graham Marsh | 78 | 73 | 74 | 73 | +14 | 298 | $325 |
| 50 | Doug Sewell | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | +14 | 298 | $325 |
| 50 | David Talbot | 72 | 76 | 76 | 74 | +14 | 298 | $325 |
| 50 | Norman Wood | 74 | 78 | 71 | 75 | +14 | 298 | $325 |
| 50 | Andrew Brooks | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | +14 | 298 | $325 |
| 50 | Brian Hutchinson | 74 | 73 | 74 | 77 | +14 | 298 | $325 |
| 56 | John O'Leary | 75 | 76 | 74 | 74 | +15 | 299 | $313 |
| 56 | David Llewellyn | 72 | 73 | 79 | 75 | +15 | 299 | $313 |
| 58 | Bobby Walker | 74 | 74 | 74 | 78 | +16 | 300 | $313 |
| 59 | Antonio Garrido | 71 | 77 | 77 | 76 | +17 | 301 | $313 |
| 59 | Tienie Britz | 75 | 77 | 73 | 76 | +17 | 301 | $313 |
| 59 | Jimmy Hume | 77 | 70 | 77 | 77 | +17 | 301 | $313 |
| 62 | Gary Baleson | 76 | 73 | 73 | 80 | +18 | 302 | $313 |
| 63 | John Fowler | 76 | 76 | 71 | 81 | +20 | 304 | $313 |
| 64 | Stuart Brown | 81 | 70 | 74 | 80 | +21 | 305 | $313 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Gallardo | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Eddie Polland | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Ian Stanley | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Ken Harrelson | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Martin Gray | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Ramon Sota | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bernard Gallacher | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Hugh Jackson | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Lionel Platts | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Dave Thomas | 82 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Noel Hunt | 73 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Walter Godfrey | 79 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Donald Swaelens | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Malcolm Gregson | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Philip Elson | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Howard Clark | 74 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| John Johnson | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Michael Bonallack | 81 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Nick Job | 76 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Mac Hunte | 81 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 159 | $0 | |
| Bobby Locke | 79 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 160 | $0 | |
| David Huish | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 160 | $0 | |
| John Lister | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 160 | $0 | |
| Peter Berry | 76 | 85 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 161 | $0 | |
| John McTear | 78 | 84 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 162 | $0 | |
| Bill Large | 78 | 85 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 163 | $0 | |
| Bill Murray | 81 | 85 | 0 | 0 | +24 | 166 | $0 | |
| David Ingram | 75 | 76 | 75 | 0 | +13 | 226 | $0 | |
| Hugh Baiocchi | 77 | 75 | 74 | 0 | +13 | 226 | $0 | |
| John Panton | 75 | 76 | 75 | 0 | +13 | 226 | $0 | |
| David Snell | 73 | 77 | 77 | 0 | +14 | 227 | $0 | |
| Hugh Boyle | 74 | 76 | 77 | 0 | +14 | 227 | $0 | |
| Ian Mosey | 74 | 76 | 77 | 0 | +14 | 227 | $0 | |
| Ronnie Shade | 75 | 77 | 75 | 0 | +14 | 227 | $0 | |
| Sandy Stephen | 74 | 77 | 76 | 0 | +14 | 227 | $0 | |
| Baldovino Dassu | 76 | 75 | 77 | 0 | +15 | 228 | $0 | |
| Bernard Hunt | 79 | 72 | 77 | 0 | +15 | 228 | $0 | |
| Neil Coles | 76 | 74 | 78 | 0 | +15 | 228 | $0 | |
| Randall Vines | 75 | 75 | 78 | 0 | +15 | 228 | $0 | |
| Donald Gammon | 73 | 79 | 77 | 0 | +16 | 229 | $0 | |
| Paul Leonard | 74 | 76 | 79 | 0 | +16 | 229 | $0 | |
| Dale Hayes | 75 | 77 | 79 | 0 | +18 | 231 | $0 | |
| David Jagger | 75 | 77 | 79 | 0 | +18 | 231 | $0 |
Scores through round 3 of the 1972 Greater Milwaukee Open
Tournament held at Tripoli Golf Club (Milwaukee, WI) from July 13, 1972 to July 16, 1972 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Colbert | 66 | 67 | 69 | -11 | 202 | $25,000 | |
| 1 | George Johnson | 65 | 68 | 69 | -11 | 202 | $8,531 | |
| 3 | Bud Allin | 69 | 66 | 69 | -9 | 204 | $8,531 | |
| 4 | Grier Jones | 68 | 69 | 68 | -8 | 205 | $8,531 | |
| 4 | Bert Greene | 71 | 67 | 67 | -8 | 205 | $4,062 | |
| 4 | Jim Wiechers | 67 | 70 | 68 | -8 | 205 | $4,062 | |
| 4 | Mike Hill | 67 | 69 | 69 | -8 | 205 | $3,000 | |
| 4 | Gibby Gilbert | 68 | 67 | 70 | -8 | 205 | $1,750 | |
| 4 | Bob Bourne | 69 | 69 | 67 | -8 | 205 | $1,750 | |
| 4 | Billy Ziobro | 67 | 67 | 71 | -8 | 205 | $1,750 | |
| 11 | Roy Pace | 67 | 71 | 68 | -7 | 206 | $3,000 | |
| 11 | Tom Ulozas | 65 | 69 | 72 | -7 | 206 | $3,000 | |
| 11 | Gay Brewer | 70 | 68 | 68 | -7 | 206 | $944 | |
| 11 | Dan Sikes | 68 | 70 | 68 | -7 | 206 | $727 | |
| 11 | Don Bies | 68 | 70 | 68 | -7 | 206 | $727 | |
| 16 | Rod Funseth | 67 | 67 | 73 | -6 | 207 | $4,062 | |
| 16 | Bob Dickson | 66 | 70 | 71 | -6 | 207 | $3,000 | |
| 16 | Lee Elder | 71 | 70 | 66 | -6 | 207 | $1,750 | |
| 16 | Labron Harris | 65 | 73 | 69 | -6 | 207 | $1,750 | |
| 16 | Bobby Greenwood | 69 | 69 | 69 | -6 | 207 | $727 | |
| 16 | Bruce Fleisher | 65 | 72 | 70 | -6 | 207 | $727 | |
| 16 | Wayne Peddy | 67 | 71 | 69 | -6 | 207 | $372 | |
| 16 | John Mahaffey | 71 | 67 | 69 | -6 | 207 | $372 | |
| 24 | Chuck Courtney | 69 | 65 | 74 | -5 | 208 | $8,531 | |
| 24 | Leonard Thompson | 68 | 70 | 70 | -5 | 208 | $1,750 | |
| 24 | Bruce Crampton | 67 | 70 | 71 | -5 | 208 | $1,750 | |
| 24 | Lou Graham | 67 | 69 | 72 | -5 | 208 | $1,750 | |
| 24 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | 71 | 67 | -5 | 208 | $727 | |
| 24 | Miller Barber | 71 | 67 | 70 | -5 | 208 | $578 | |
| 24 | Dick Rhyan | 68 | 69 | 71 | -5 | 208 | $198 | |
| 24 | Lionel Hebert | 70 | 67 | 71 | -5 | 208 | $198 | |
| 32 | Hale Irwin | 70 | 68 | 71 | -4 | 209 | $2,313 | |
| 32 | Tom Shaw | 68 | 70 | 71 | -4 | 209 | $1,750 | |
| 32 | Bob Barbarossa | 70 | 69 | 70 | -4 | 209 | $727 | |
| 32 | Bob Lunn | 69 | 72 | 68 | -4 | 209 | $578 | |
| 32 | Ed Sneed | 70 | 70 | 69 | -4 | 209 | $372 | |
| 32 | Chuck Thorpe | 69 | 71 | 69 | -4 | 209 | $198 | |
| 38 | George Knudson | 71 | 68 | 71 | -3 | 210 | $1,750 | |
| 38 | Ralph Johnston | 70 | 71 | 69 | -3 | 210 | $944 | |
| 38 | Homero Blancas | 73 | 67 | 70 | -3 | 210 | $944 | |
| 38 | Ken Still | 72 | 70 | 68 | -3 | 210 | $578 | |
| 38 | Don Iverson | 68 | 67 | 75 | -3 | 210 | $578 | |
| 38 | Richard Crawford | 72 | 69 | 69 | -3 | 210 | $372 | |
| 38 | Rolf Deming | 68 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 210 | $198 | |
| 38 | Butch Baird | 69 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 210 | $198 | |
| 38 | Lee Wykle | 72 | 66 | 72 | -3 | 210 | $192 | |
| 38 | Jim Grant | 69 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 210 | $192 | |
| 48 | John Jacobs | 70 | 72 | 69 | -2 | 211 | $944 | |
| 48 | George Hixon | 68 | 74 | 69 | -2 | 211 | $372 | |
| 48 | Rod Curl | 69 | 72 | 70 | -2 | 211 | $372 | |
| 48 | Bob Goalby | 69 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 211 | $372 | |
| 48 | Marty Fleckman | 70 | 68 | 73 | -2 | 211 | $198 | |
| 48 | Bunky Henry | 73 | 69 | 69 | -2 | 211 | $192 | |
| 48 | Bobby Cole | 71 | 67 | 73 | -2 | 211 | $192 | |
| 55 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | 70 | 70 | -1 | 212 | $944 | |
| 55 | Takaski Kono | 67 | 71 | 74 | -1 | 212 | $727 | |
| 55 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | 68 | 73 | -1 | 212 | $372 | |
| 55 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | 68 | 71 | -1 | 212 | $198 | |
| 55 | Bob Stone | 69 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 212 | $198 | |
| 55 | Alberto Rivadeneira | 68 | 71 | 73 | -1 | 212 | $192 | |
| 61 | Babe Hiskey | 70 | 71 | 72 | Even | 213 | $944 | |
| 61 | Howie Johnson | 69 | 72 | 72 | Even | 213 | $192 | |
| 61 | Mike Spang | 70 | 72 | 71 | Even | 213 | $192 | |
| 64 | Dick Lotz | 70 | 72 | 72 | +1 | 214 | $198 | |
| 64 | Ralph Baker | 72 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 214 | $198 | |
| 64 | Bob Eastwood | 69 | 72 | 73 | +1 | 214 | $192 | |
| 64 | Butch Schlicht | 69 | 72 | 73 | +1 | 214 | $192 | |
| 64 | John Toepel | 73 | 68 | 73 | +1 | 214 | $192 | |
| 64 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | 72 | 72 | +1 | 214 | $192 | |
| 64 | Mason Rudolph | 69 | 72 | 73 | +1 | 214 | $192 | |
| 71 | John Schroeder | 70 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 215 | $198 | |
| 72 | Dwight Nevil | 68 | 73 | 75 | +3 | 216 | $192 | |
| 72 | Dean Refram | 71 | 70 | 75 | +3 | 216 | $192 | |
| 74 | Manuel De La Torre | 70 | 72 | 76 | +5 | 218 | $192 | |
| 75 | Curtis Sifford | 69 | 73 | 77 | +6 | 219 | $192 |


