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National Team Championship

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National Team Championship
Tournament information
LocationLigonier, Pennsylvania
Established1965
Course(s)Laurel Valley Golf Club
Par71
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatTeam stroke play
Prize fundUS$200,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1972
Tournament record score
Aggregate256 Jack Nicklaus and
Arnold Palmer (1966)
To par−32 as above
Final champion
United States Babe Hiskey and
United States Kermit Zarley
Location map
Laurel Valley GC is located in the United States
Laurel Valley GC
Laurel Valley GC
Location in the United States
Laurel Valley GC is located in Pennsylvania
Laurel Valley GC
Laurel Valley GC
Location in Pennsylvania

The National Team Championship, which was played under a variety of names, was a team golf tournament played from 1965 to 1972. It was an official PGA Tour event from 1968 to 1972.[1]

Tournament hosts

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Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runners-up
National Team Championship
1972 PGAT United States Babe Hiskey and
United States Kermit Zarley
262 −22 3 strokes United States Grier Jones and
United States Johnny Miller
1971 PGAT United States Jack Nicklaus (3) and
United States Arnold Palmer (3)
257 −27 6 strokes United States Julius Boros and
United States Bill Collins
New Zealand Bob Charles and
Australia Bruce Devlin
National Four-Ball Team Championship
1970 PGAT United States Jack Nicklaus (2) and
United States Arnold Palmer (2)
259 −25 3 strokes United States George Archer and
United States Bobby Nichols
Australia Bruce Crampton and
United States Orville Moody
United States Gardner Dickinson and
United States Sam Snead
1969: No tournament
PGA National Team Championship
1968 PGAT United States George Archer and
United States Bobby Nichols
265 −22 2 strokes United States Monty Kaser and
United States Rives McBee
1967: No tournament
PGA Team Championship
1966 United States Jack Nicklaus and
United States Arnold Palmer
256 −32 3 strokes United States Al Besselink and
United States Doug Sanders
PGA National Four-ball Championship
1965 United States Butch Baird and
United States Gay Brewer
259 −29 3 strokes United States Jay Hebert and
United States Lionel Hebert

Notes

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  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Just in ...". Golf World. Vol. 66, no. 10. September 17, 2012. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Tournament history from Arnold Palmer's official site". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "Laurel Valley Golf Club". Retrieved December 24, 2007.