Lancia d'Oro

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 clubs 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.

Lancia d'Oro
Tournament information
LocationMagnano, Italy
Established1962
Course(s)Golf Club Biella
Turin Golf Club (1974)
Tour(s)European Tour (1972)
Final year1976

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 Severiano Ballesteros, Baldovino Dassù, Eamonn Darcy and Tony Jacklin.[4]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upNotes
1962Flory Van Donck Belgium
1963Manuel Canessa Italy
1964Harold Henning South Africa288Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Flory Van Donck[5]
1965Aldo Casera Italy
1966Roberto Bernardini Italy2856 strokes Denis Hutchinson[6]
1967Roberto Bernardini Italy
1968Alfonso Angelini Italy2813 strokes Roberto Bernardini
Luciano Grappasonni
Harold Henning		[7]
1969Roberto Bernardini Italy
1970Alfonso Angelini Italy2861 stroke Fred Boobyer[8]
1971Luciano Grappasonni Italy287 (−5)2 strokes Ettore Della Torre
Dale Hayes		[9]
1972José María Cañizares Spain287 (−5)Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Peter Townsend[3]
1973Valentín Barrios Spain211 (−8)2 strokes Jaime Benito[10][11]
1974Billy Casper United States209 (−5)5 strokes Bobby Cole[12][1]
  1. Henning won the playoff at the third extra hole.
  2. Cañizares won the playoff at the fifth extra hole.
YearTeamScoreTeamNotes
1976United States (Tommy Aaron, George Burns, Billy Casper, Lee Elder)5 1/2 – 2 1/2Europe (Severiano Ballesteros, Baldovino Dassù, Eamonn Darcy, Tony Jacklin)[4]

References
  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 206–207, 400. ISBN 0002119552.
  2. "British players face stern test on wet and wooded course". The Times. 19 October 1972. p. 9.
  3. Doust, Dudley (23 October 1972). "Spaniard's spectacular birdie snuffs out Townsend's hopes". The Times. p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. "For the record". The Times. 11 October 1976. p. 9. Retrieved 1 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. "Il trofeo Lancia d'oro | Gare di golf a Biella". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 14 September 1964. p. 8.
  6. "La "Lancia d'oro" di golf e stata vinta da Bernardini". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 14 September 1966. p. 8.
  7. "Angelini ha vinto a Biella la "Lancia d'oro" di golf". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 10 September 1968. p. 13.
  8. "Golf: ad Angelini la "Lancia d'oro"". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 15 September 1970. p. 17.
  9. "Golf: Grappasonni è primo a Biella". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 6 September 1971. p. 14.
  10. "For the record". The Times. 17 September 1973. p. 9. Retrieved 1 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  11. "Spaniard Barrios wins Lancia Open". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. AP. 18 September 1973. p. 19.
  12. "Casper Wins Italy Golf". The New York Times. Reuters. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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