The 1972 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 11–14 October at Hindu Country Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the fifth women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 20 three-woman teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
The United States won the Trophy, defending their title from two years ago and winning their four consecutive title, beating France by four strokes. France took the silver medal while Sweden, seven strokes further behind, for the first time on the podium in the championship, took the bronze.
Teams 20 teams contested the event. Each team had three players.
CountryPlayersMaria Julia Caserta de Aftalion, Silvia Bertolaccini, Beatriz RosselloHeather Bleeck, Gayle Gannon, Sandra McCawCorinne Reybroeck, Louise van den Berghe, Marie Anne ReybroeckYolanda Figueiredo, Emma Grant, Emy NomuraGayle Hitchens Borthwick, Marilyn Palmer, Marlene Stewart StreitXimena Bernales, Patricia de Fernandez, Marina RaabBeatriz de Gaviria, Elisa Pardo, Gloria de PardoClaudine Cros Rubin, Anne Marie Palli, Brigitte Varangot Great Britain &Mary Everard, Belle Robertson, Mickey WalkerIsa Goldschmidt Bevione, Bianca Martini Crotti, Marina RagherTakako Kiyomoto, Kazuko Kobayashi, Michiko TachibanaAlice Janmaat, Annie M. Sandbach, Marischka SwaneMrs. S.R.S. Bannan, Susan Hamilton, Marilyn SmithCecilia Barreda, Jennifer Bayly, Juana de NariJudy Angel, Cheran Gerber, Jenny NellmapiusElena Corominas, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara, Cristina MarsansBirgit Forsman, Christina Westerberg, Liv WollinJane Bastachury Booth, Laura Baugh, Mary Anne BudkeGladys Cooper De Bragard, Carmen De Olelsner, Sheila RumassaMarietta Gutermann, Marion Peterson, Katherina Trebitsch
Results PlaceCountryScoreTo par140-145-153-145=583+7156-147-139-145=587+11148-150-147-149=594+184151-149-151-150=601+255145-157-150-150=602+26 Great Britain &151-148-154-149=602147-152-150-153=6028151-147-154-153=605+299151-154-152-153=610+3410157-155-149-151=612+3611158-157-152-154=621+4512152-156-156-158=622+4613154-157-156-157=624+4814159-150-154-165=628+5215165-152-160-161=638+6216161-163-163-156=643+6717161-165-158-169=653+7718166-165-165-169=665+8919166-164-168-168=666+9020176-169-168-167=680+104 Sources:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Jane Bastachury Booth68-73-77-73=291+32Claudine Cros Rubin80-73-68-71=292+4Marlene Stewart Streit68-77-73-74=292T4Laura Baugh72-73-77-72=294+6Takako Kiyomoto71-74-73-76=294Liv Wollin73-71-74-76=2947Brigitte Varangot76-74-71-76=297+9T8Mary Anne Budke78-72-76-74=300+12Gayle Gannon74-73-74-79=300Beatriz Rosello73-73-76-78=300Christina Westerberg76-79-73-73=300
References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website