1967 World Cup (men's golf)

The 1967 World Cup took place 9–12 November at the Club de Golf Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the 15th World Cup event, which was named the Canada Cup until 1966 and changed its name to the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 40 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The American team of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer won by 13 strokes over the New Zealand team of Bob Charles and Walter Godfrey. The individual competition was won by Palmer.

1967 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates9–12 November
LocationMexico City, Mexico
Course(s)Club de Golf Mexico
Format72 holes stroke play
combined score
Statistics
Par72
Length7,250 yards (6,630 m)
Field40 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$6,300
Winner's share$2,000 team
$1,000 individual
Champion
 United States
Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer
557 (−19)
Location map
Club de Golf Mexico is located in Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico
Location in Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico is located in Greater Mexico City
Club de Golf Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico
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Teams

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Country Players
  Argentina Fidel de Luca and Florentino Molina
  Australia Bruce Crampton and Alan Murray
  Austria Oswald Gertenmaier and Joseph Goricnik
  Belgium Donald Swaelens and Flory Van Donck
  Brazil José Maria Gonzalez and Mário Gonzalez
  Canada Al Balding and George Knudson
  Chile Francisco Cerda and Alberto Salas
  China Hsieh Yung-yo and Lu Liang-Huan
  Colombia Alfonso Bohórquez and Rogelio González
  Czechoslovakia Jiri Dvorak (a) and Jan Kunsta (a)
  Denmark Herluf Hansen and Jorgen Korfitzen
  Egypt Cherif El-Sayed Cherif and Mohamed Said Moussa
  England Peter Alliss and Malcolm Gregson
  France Roger Cotton and Jean Garaïalde
  Guatemala Roberto Galindo and Hilario Polo
  Hawaii Ted Makalena and James Ukauka
  Ireland Hugh Boyle and Christy O'Connor Snr
  Italy Oliva Bernardini and Roberto Bernardini
  Jamaica Jasper Markland and Seymour Rose
  Japan Mitsutaka Kono and Hideyo Sugimoto
  Morocco Mellouki M'Bareck and Benrokia Messoud
  Mexico Antonio Cerdá and Ricardo Casarez
  Netherlands Martin Roesink and André van Pinxten
  New Zealand Bob Charles and Walter Godfrey
  Norway Jan Aaseth (a) and Per Heidenreich (a)
  Paraguay Luis Boschian and Genaro Espínola
  Peru Bernabé Fajardo and Hugo Nari
  Philippines Ben Arda and Celestino Tugot
  Portugal Henrique Paulino and oaquin Rodriguez
  Puerto Rico David Jiménez and Chi-Chi Rodríguez
  Scotland Eric Brown and Harry Bannerman
  South Africa Harold Henning and Gary Player
  Spain Sebastián Miguel and Ramón Sota
  Sweden Åke Bergquist and Harry Karlsson-Fakt
  Switzerland Jacky Bonvin and Ernst Bauer
  United States Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer
  Uruguay Jose Esmoris and Juan Sereda
  Venezuela Francisco González and Teobaldo Pérez
  Wales Dave Thomas and Sid Mouland
  West Germany Hans Jurgen Hoerenz and Toni Kugelmüller

(a) denotes amateur

Scores

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Team

Place Country Score To par Money (US$)
1   United States 140-141-140-136=557 −19 2,000
2   New Zealand 144-145-142-139=570 −6 1,000
3   Mexico 144-144-144-142=574 −2 800
4   South Africa 143-150-146-140=579 +3 400
T5   Argentina 141-146-143-151=581 +5
  Hawaii 147-143-146-145=581
7   China 148-144-144-146=582 +6
8   Canada 143-148-145-147=583 +7
9   Puerto Rico 146-148-143-147=584 +8
T10   Australia 146-149-146-147=588 +12
  Ireland 149-148-148-143=588
12   Japan 145-149-147-149=590 +14
T13   England 150-149-148-144=591 +15
  Spain 150-149-148-144=591
15   Colombia 150-148-145-150=593 +17
T16   Belgium 143-148-161-150=602 +26
  Egypt 144-149-156-153=602
  Philippines 151-147-150-154=602
19   Chile 149-154-156-144=603 +27
20   France 150-149-152-153=604 +28
21   Italy 157-156-150-144=607 +31
T22   Brazil 150-155-152-151=608 +32
  Peru 153-157-143-155=608
24   Scotland 154-154-150-151=609 +33
25   West Germany 153-151-153-154=611 +35
26   Venezuela 148-156-153-157=614 +38
27   Denmark 156-155-158-147=616 +40
28   Wales 154-153-153-158=618 +42
T29   Netherlands 159-154-153-153=619 +43
  Uruguay 155-150-155-159=619
31   Switzerland 156-160-153-154=623 +47
32   Guatemala 154-155-159-157=625 +49
33   Jamaica 154-162-157-163=636 +60
T34   Austria 160-157-159-164=640 +64
  Paraguay 161-162-156-161=640
36   Sweden 162-159-159-167=647 +71
37   Portugal 163-164-158-164=649 +73
T38   Morocco 162-168-164-159=653 +77
  Norway 156-171-158-168=653
40   Czechoslovakia 166-162-161-165=654 +78

International Trophy

Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)
1 Arnold Palmer   United States 68-70-71-67=276 −12 1,000
T2 Bob Charles   New Zealand 72-72-69-68=281 −7 450
Jack Nicklaus   United States 72-71-69-69=281
4 Antonio Cerdá   Mexico 71-73-70-70=284 −4 200
5 Ted Makalena   Hawaii 75-70-71-69=285 −3
T6 Fidel de Luca   Argentina 73-71-68-75=287 −1
Malcolm Gregson   England 74-72-69-72=287
8 Olivia Bernardini   Italy 73-76-69-70=288 E
T9 Bruce Crampton   Australia 72-74-72-71=289 +1
Walter Godfrey   New Zealand 72-73-73-71=289
Hsieh Yung-yo   China 71-71-73-74=289
David Jiménez   Puerto Rico 71-72-70-76=289
Gary Player   South Africa 69-75-74-71=289

Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "World Cup Golf: US Team Retains Title; Palmer Most Outstanding". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. Associated Press. 13 November 1967. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Palmer's Final-Round 67 Lead U.S. To Golf Title". The Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 1967. p. B-5.
  3. ^ "Arnie Shares World Cup Lead". The Sun. San Bernardino, California. 10 November 1967. p. C-6.
  4. ^ Wright, Alfred (20 November 1967). "A Very Good Start For Egypt". Sports Illustrated. pp. 24–25.
  5. ^ Golf – Den Gröna Sporten (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 218–219.
  6. ^ Green, Charles (13 November 1967). "Arnie Wins Individual Honors In World Golf Tournament". The Shreveport Times. Louisiana. Associated Press. p. 2-C – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hawaii Tied for Fifth in World Golf Tourney". The Honolulu Advertiser. Hawaii. UPI. 13 November 1967. p. A-21 – via newspapers.com.

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