1975_Piccadilly_World_Match_Play_Championship

1975 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

1975 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

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The 1975 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was the 12th World Match Play Championship. It was played from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 October on the West Course at Wentworth. Eight players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 36 holes. The champion received £10,000 out of a total prize fund of £30,000. In the final, defending champion Hale Irwin beat Al Geiberger 4 & 2.

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

Course

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More information Hole, Out ...

Scores

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Quarter-finals
9 October
Semi-finals
10 October
Final
11 October
      
United States Hale Irwin 9 & 8
England Peter Oosterhuis
United States Hale Irwin 4 & 3
Australia Jack Newton
Australia Jack Newton 1 up
South Africa Bobby Cole
United States Hale Irwin 4 & 2
United States Al Geiberger
United States John Mahaffey
United States Al Geiberger 37 h
United States Al Geiberger 2 & 1
United States Tom Watson
United States Tom Watson 2 up
Australia Graham Marsh

Prize money

The winner received £10,000, the runner-up £5,000, the losing semi-finalists £3,500 and the first round losers £2,000, making a total prize fund of £30,000.


References

  1. "Oosterhuis sinks in West as Irwinmatches a peerless autumn day". The Times, Friday, 10 October 1975; pg. 12; Issue 59523.
  2. "The Irwin machine is too well tuned for the quiet American". The Times, Saturday, 11 October 1975; pg. 15; Issue 59524.
  3. "Piccadilly may say expense is too great". The Times, Monday, 13 October 1975; pg. 9; Issue 59525.

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