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The 147th Open Carnoustie  15th - 22nd July 2018

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101st Open - Muirfield 1972

Chip-in victory for Lee Trevino

Lee Trevino completed a successful defence of The Open at Muirfield in 1972, producing an incredible display of short game wizardry that not only broke the heart of Britain’s Tony Jacklin but halted Jack Nicklaus’s hopes of achieving a Grand Slam – winning all four Majors in the same year. It was a dramatic conclusion, featuring the last three Champions.

Nicklaus had won the Masters and the US Open but trailed by six shots with a round to play. Jacklin had led after a first round of 69 and he shared the lead at halfway with Trevino, the defending Champion opening with rounds of 71 and 70. Trevino added a 66 to lead Jacklin by one shot but only after a dazzling finish to the round with five birdies in the last five holes, holing a bunker shot at the 16th and chipping in at the last.

Nicklaus was out in 32 on the last day, briefly moving into a share of the lead before Trevino and Jacklin both eagled the ninth. Uncharacteristically, Nicklaus missed some important putts down the stretch but still posted a target of 279 after a closing 66. Jacklin and Trevino were tied playing the par-5 17th but Trevino bunkered his tee shot and was off the edge of the green in four. Jacklin had a birdie putt of 18 feet and Trevino had all but given up, wasting no time over his chip which dived into the hole. It was a cruel blow to Jacklin, who promptly three-putted, pulling his three-footer for par, and bogeyed the last as well to finish third. Trevino, with a 71, beat Nicklaus by one. It was his fourth Major title and he would go on to win two more, both in the US PGA Championship. Jacklin, by his own admission, was never quite the same player ever again.

pos player ctry r1 r2 r3 r4 total
1 Lee TREVINO USA 71 70 66 71 278
2 Jack NICKLAUS USA 70 72 71 66 279
3 Tony JACKLIN ENG 69 72 67 72 280
4 Doug SANDERS USA 71 71 69 70 281
5 Brian BARNES SCO 71 72 69 71 283
6 Gary PLAYER RSA 71 71 76 67 285
7 David VAUGHAN GBR 74 73 70 69 286
7 Tom WEISKOPF USA 73 74 70 69 286
7 Arnold PALMER USA 73 73 69 71 286
7 Guy HUNT GBR 75 72 67 72 286

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