for $41,000
Tony Jacklin (Great Britain) winner of the British and US Open Championships in successive years
versus
Gary Player (South Africa) reigning USPGA Champion
versus
Tom Weiskopf (US) reigning World Matchplay Champion
Three great golfers play the first round of a 54-hole challenge match over the new course at La Manga on Spain's Costa Blanca.
Prize-money: $20,000 and the Chevrolet Challenge Cup to the winner; $10,000 to the runner-up; $5,000 to the third.