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Saturday 15 July 1972Men’s majorsYear in Review
Trevino wins the Open
Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland · Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 July 1972 · purse £50,000 · winner's share £5,500
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/9°C · wind 31 km/h SSW, gusts 55 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 12 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
153 started, 64 (cut at 152) made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
The Open
Muirfield, Gullane
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jack Nicklaus
The golfer
b. 1939-12-01, Dallas, Texas, USA; United States; age 32 at the win (year page); 4th major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet