Talk:Lancia d'Oro

Location of 1974 event

https://golfclubbiella.com/storia/albo-doro/ doesn't mention the 1974 event while contemporary newspaper reports generally refer to "Turin". I have found this: http://www.nga-earlygolf.nl/golfarchief/files/original/77bb000f7463bbab5e98c084835c4906.pdf page 28. There are mistakes in the article in that it says November when it was October and it has "Neil Coles" instead of "Bobby Cole". However the report says (translated) "Lancia d'Oro. The 13th Lancia d'Oro tournament was completed in November exceptionally not held in Biella but in Turin, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Turin Club. In the invitation tournament some players with famous names started. Billy Casper was in winning mood after his victory in the Trophée Lancöme and also won this Italian tournament. Sam Snead was fifth. The winner won 2 million Lire." So it seems it was held at Turin Golf Club - La Mandria. Nigej (talk) 09:18, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Yes, the 1974 event was held at Turin Golf Club on the La Mandria course, and the dates were 11–13 October. Also worth noting that the event went from a full-field tournament in 1972 (when it was an OoM event), to 8-man invitation in 1973, and then 10-man invitation in 1974 (including 3 top Italians). No info about earlier editions.
(Source: McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 206–207, 400. ISBN 0002119552.)
_wjemather^{please leave a message...} 12:31, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

For a long time the European Tour website didn't include it in the 1972 event schedule, although they have added it recently: https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/schedule/1972/ See: WT#Archive 5#1972 Lancia D'Oro tournament for an earlier discussion. Very little available for the earlier events. Nigej (talk) 12:56, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, the ET website has always been questionable with regards to early season details (I suspect because the tour came about as an evolution, rather than having a formal inauguration year), and still omits several tournaments that appeared on the PGA schedule but didn't count for the OoM (e.g. Sumrie BB, Young Pros, etc.). For a long time it also used to have an incomplete listing for the 1971 season but, since electing to stick firmly to 1972 as the "official first season" of the tour, it has vanished. _wjemather^{please leave a message...} 13:45, 22 April 2020 (UTC)