The 1973 World Cup took place 22–25 November at the Club de Golf Nueva Andalucía in Marbella, Spain. The name of the club was later changed to Real Club de Golf Las Brisas. It was the 21st World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 49 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–25 November |
| Location | Marbella, Spain |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf Nueva Andalucía |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,905 yards (6,314 m) |
| Field | 49 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 $4,200 team $2,100 individual |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesJohnny Miller & Jack Nicklaus | |
| 558 (-18) | |
| Location map | |
Team Czechoslovakia of Jiri Dvorak and Jaromir Fuchs were notified, but withdraw from the tournament before it began. Also before the tournament begun, notable player withdrawals were Peter Thomson, selected to the Australian team, replaced by Errol Hardvigsen, Peter Oosterhuis, selected to the English team, replaced by Peter Wilcock, Terry Kendall, selected to the New Zealand team, replaced by Simon Owen and Brian Huggett, selected to the Welsh team, replaced by David Vaughan.[1]
The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus won by six strokes over the South Africa team of Hugh Baiocchi and Gary Player. This was the 12th team victory for United States, six of them with Jack Nicklaus on the team, in the event, formerly named Canada Cup, since its inception in 1953.
The individual competition for the International Trophy, was won by Miller, three strokes ahead of Player.
Teams edit
This list of players is incomplete
(a) denotes amateur
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
142-133-145-138=558 | −18 | 2,000 |
| 2 |  South Africa |
140-144-139-141=564 | −12 | 1,000 |
| 3 |  Taiwan |
138-145-142-143=568 | −8 | 800 |
| T4 |  Argentina |
137-143-152-150=582 | +6 | 200 |
 Spain |
142-146-149-145=582 | |||
| 6 |  Japan |
143-144-154-142=583 | +7 | |
| T7 |  Australia |
147-150-144-145=586 | +10 | |
 New Zealand |
151-149-144-142=586 | +10 | ||
| 9 |  Ireland |
147-147-148-146=588 | +12 | |
| 10 |  Philippines |
151-149-146-146=592 | +16 | |
| T11 |  England |
152-145-149-147=593 | +17 | |
 Thailand |
140-149-152-152=593 | +17 | ||
| T13 |  Belgium |
146-156-149-145=596 | +20 | |
 France |
153-146-148-149=596 | |||
| 15 |  Italy |
152-152-149-145=598 | +22 | |
| 16 |  Wales |
151-147-150-152=600 | +24 | |
| T17 |  Netherlands |
149-152-152-148=601 | +25 | |
 Puerto Rico |
152-141-157-151=601 | |||
| 19 |  Scotland |
148-148-149-157=602 | +26 | |
| 20 |  South Korea |
156-144-155-148=603 | +27 | |
| 21 |  Venezuela |
156-157-149-146=608 | +32 | |
| 22 |  Austria |
156- - -151 =609 | +33 | |
| T23 |  Chile |
150- - -158=610 | +34 | |
 Mexico |
154- - -149=610 | |||
 Sweden |
153-144-157-156=610 | |||
| 26 |  Colombia |
154- - -149=611 | +35 | |
| 27 |  Canada |
159- - -150=612 | +36 | |
| 28 |  Singapore |
163-145-149-162=619 | +43 | |
| 29 |  Jamaica |
151- - -157=622 | +46 | |
| 30 |  Norway |
157-161-156-153=627 | +51 | |
| 31 |  West Germany |
154- - -162=629 | +53 | |
| 32 |  Brazil |
162- - - =631 | +55 | |
| 33 |  Switzerland |
159- - -160=633 | +57 | |
| 34 |  Guatemala |
159- - - =635 | +59 | |
| 35 |  Portugal |
164- - -158=638 | +62 | |
| 36 |  Egypt |
155- - -166=639 | +63 | |
| 37 |  Dominican Republic |
167- - -157 =640 | +64 | |
| 38 |  Morocco |
157- - - =642 | +66 | |
| 39 |  Indonesia |
162-157-161-166=646 | +70 | |
| T40 |  Hong Kong |
162-159-162-165=648 | +72 | |
 Peru |
172- - - =648 | |||
| T42 |  Denmark |
168-162-161-161=652 | +76 | |
 Finland |
163-169-159-161=652 | |||
| 44 |  Nigeria |
161- - - =654 | +78 | |
| 45 |  Greece |
164- - - =657 | +81 | |
| 46 |  Malaysia |
166-160-166-166=658 | +82 | |
| 47 |  Uruguay |
163- - - =659 | +83 | |
| 48 |  Libya |
179- - - =708 | +132 | |
| 49 |  Romania |
185- - - =728 | +152 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Miller | United States |
73-65-72-67=277 | −11 | 1,000 |
| 2 | Gary Player | South Africa |
69-72-70-69=280 | −8 | 500 |
| T3 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
69-68-73-71=281 | −7 | 300 |
| Lu Liang-Huan | Taiwan |
67-69-74-71=281 | |||
| T5 | Hugh Baiocchi | South Africa |
71-72-69-72=284 | −4 | |
| Randall Vines | Australia |
72-74-69-69=284 | |||
| 7 | Eddie Polland | Ireland |
71-74-70-70=285 | −3 | |
| T8 | Isao Aoki | Japan |
70-71-76-70=287 | −1 | |
| Valentín Barrios | Spain |
69-70-75-73=287 | |||
| Hsieh Min-Nan | Taiwan |
71-76-68-72=287 |
References edit
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- ^ Lu's 67 equals course mark New Straits Times 24 November 1973, p. 12
- ^ "Miller, U.S. win championships in World Cup golf". The Sun. San Bernardino, California. 26 November 1973. p. 18.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1974. p. 46.
- ^ "Jack, John Win Cup". The Desert Sun. 26 November 1973. p. 1B.
- ^ "Golf: World Cup". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. 23 November 1973. p. 2C – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.S. Leading By 3 Strokes". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. TExas. UPI. 25 November 1973. p. Sec. 2–4 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golf: World Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 27 November 1973. p. 15 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Inscription De Casi Todos Los Paises De La Asociacion Internacional En El Mundial Malagueño de Nueva Andalucia". ABC Sabado (in Spanish). 6 October 1973. p. 83.
- ^ "US clinch Cup by 6 strokes". New Nation. 26 November 1973. p. 11.
- ^ "US leads by 5 strokes". New Nation. 24 November 1973. p. 12.
- ^ "Nicklaus and Miller sweep US to World Cup lead". The Straits Times. 25 November 1973. p. 21.
- ^ "US lead cut to three strokes". The Straits Times. 26 November 1973. p. 23.
- ^ "Final positions". Glasgow Herald. 26 November 1973. p. 5.
- ^ "Nicklaus, Miller give US 12th World Cup win". The Straits Times. 27 November 1973. p. 26.