The 1958 Canada Cup took place 20–23 November at the Club de Golf México in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the sixth Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 32 teams. These were the same 30 teams that had competed in 1957 without Thailand but with the addition of Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Irish team of Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Snr won by three strokes over the Spanish team of Ángel Miguel and Sebastián Miguel. The individual competition was won by Ángel Miguel, who beat Harry Bradshaw at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.[1]

1958 Canada Cup
Tournament information
Dates20–23 November
LocationMexico City, Mexico
Course(s)Club de Golf México
Format72 holes stroke play
combined score
Statistics
Par72
Length7,216 yards (6,598 m)
Field32 two-man teams
Champion
 Ireland
Harry Bradshaw & Christy O'Connor Snr
579 (+3)
Location map
Club de Golf Mexico is located in Mexico
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Location in Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico is located in Greater Mexico City
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Teams

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Country Players
  Argentina Fidel de Luca and Leopoldo Ruiz
  Australia Kel Nagle and Frank Phillips
  Belgium Donald Swaelens and Flory Van Donck
  Brazil Mário Gonzalez and Luis Rapisarda
  Canada Al Balding and Henry Martell
  Chile Luciano Calderon and Enrique Orellana
  China Chen Ching-po and Hsieh Yung-yo
  Colombia Pablo Molina and Miguel Sala
  Denmark Henning Kristensen and Carl Paulsen
  Ecuador Lee Holbrook and Eduardo Miartus
  Egypt Naaman Aly and Mohamed Said Moussa
  England Peter Alliss and Bernard Hunt
  France Jean Baptiste Ado and Jean Garaïalde
  West Germany Friedrich Becker and Georg Bessner
  Ireland Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Snr
  Italy Alfonso Angelini and Aldo Casera
  Japan Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono
  Mexico José González and Juan Neri
  Netherlands Cees Cramer and Gerard de Wit
  New Zealand Frank Buckler and Ernie Southerden
  Peru Eugenio Dunezat and Alex Tibbles
  Philippines Ben Arda and Celestino Tugot
  Portugal Henrique Paulino and Fernando Silva
  Scotland Eric Brown and John Panton
  South Africa Harold Henning and Gary Player
  South Korea Kim Bok-man and Park Myeong-chul
  Spain Ángel Miguel and Sebastián Miguel
  Sweden Harry Karlsson and Arne Werkell
  Switzerland Jacky Bonvin and Otto Schoepfer
  United States Ben Hogan and Sam Snead
  Venezuela Manolo Bernandez and Teobaldo Perez
  Wales Dai Rees and Dave Thomas
  West Germany Friedrich Becker and Georg Bessner

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Gerard de Wit, representing the Netherlands, never reached Mexico after the plane he was travelling in developed engine problems.[3] Cees Cramer played as an individual.

Scores

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Team

Place Country Score To par
1   Ireland 143-143-150-143=579 +3
2   Spain 148-148-144-142=582 +6
3   South Africa 154-140-148-142=584 +8
T4   Australia 142-150-152-144=588 +12
  Scotland 145-149-144-150=588
6   England 144-149-152-148=593 +17
7   Argentina 144-151-156-143=594 +18
8   Wales 153-147-147-148=595 +19
9   Venezuela 157-145-152-147=601 +25
T10   Belgium 152-152-147-152=603 +27
  Colombia 149-149-159-146=603
T12   China 150-147-152-155=604 +28
  Italy 151-157-154-142=604
14   Brazil 146-158-149-152=605 +29
15   Philippines 148-152-148-158=606 +30
T16   Japan 151-149-149-158=607 +31
  New Zealand 155-149-151-152=607
18   Canada 150-154-154-150=608 +32
19   Chile 155-152-155-149=611 +35
20   Mexico 164-149-154-150=617 +41
21   West Germany 156-155-157-151=619 +43
22   Peru 155-159-148-158=620 +44
23   Switzerland 158-154-158-152=622 +46
24   Denmark 156-155-155-160=626 +50
25   Sweden 162-157-154-156=629 +53
26   France 157-156-157-163=633 +57
27   Egypt 164-160-162-155=641 +65
28   South Korea 165-165-165-164=659 +83
29   Portugal 168-168-165-166=667 +91
WD   United States 143-145-WD
WD   Ecuador 165-WD
WD   Netherlands WD

Lee Holbrook of Ecuador withdrew after the first round and Sam Snead of the United States withdrew after the second round.

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International Trophy

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Ángel Miguel   Spain 72-73-71-70=286 −2
2 Harry Bradshaw   Ireland 70-70-76-70=286 −2
3 Flory Van Donck   Belgium 70-72-71-74=287 −1
4 Miguel Sala   Colombia 69-74-74-71=288 E
T5 Eric Brown   Scotland 72-72-70-75=289 +1
Frank Phillips   Australia 70-77-72-70=289
7 Gary Player   South Africa 74-72-74-71=291 +3
8 Leopoldo Ruiz   Argentina 70-74-77-71=292 +4
T9 Chen Ching-Po   China 72-73-72-76=293 +5
Harold Henning   South Africa 80-68-74-71=293
Christy O'Connor Snr   Ireland 73-73-74-73=293

Miguel beat Bradshaw at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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References

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  1. ^ "Ireland beat Spain in Canada Cup golf". The Times. 24 November 1958. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Australia take early lead in Canada Cup golf". The Times. 21 November 1958. p. 3.
  3. ^ http://nha.courant.nu/issue/HD/1958-11-20/edition/null/page/13 Golf - Gerard de Wit niet naar Mexico-City
  4. ^ "Canada Cup golf won by Irish team Angel Miguel individual champion". The Montreal Gazette. 24 November 1958. p. 24. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Irish take Canada Cup golf crown". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. 24 November 1958. p. F-3. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Ireland win Canada Cup by three strokes from Spain". The Glasgow Herald. 24 November 1958. p. 4.

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