The 1982 World Cup took place 2–5 December 1982 at Pierre Marques Golf Club in Acapulco, Mexico. It was the 29th World Cup event. The previous World Cup was played in 1980, since the 1981 event was cancelled. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 31 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Spain team of José María Cañizares and Manuel Piñero won by three strokes over the United States team of Bobby Clampett and Bob Gilder. It was the third Spanish victory in the last six World Cup tournaments. The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Pinero one stroke ahead of Canizares and Gilder.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–5 December |
| Location | Acapulco, Guererro, Mexico 16°51′49″N 99°52′57″W / 16.86361°N 99.88250°W |
| Course(s) | Pierre Marques Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,860 yards (6,270 m) |
| Field | 31 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Champion | |
 SpainJosé María Cañizares & Manuel Piñero | |
| 563 (−5) | |
| Location map | |
  Club de Golf Mexico Location in North America  Club de Golf Mexico Location in Mexico  Club de Golf Mexico Location in Guererro | |
Teams edit
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
139-140-138-146=563 | −5 |
| 2 |  United States |
144-144-140-138=566 | −2 |
| 3 |  Italy |
143-144-144-144=574 | +6 |
| 4 |  England |
146-144-142-143=575 | +7 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
143-145-144-146=578 | +10 |
| 6 |  Mexico |
143-148-148-140=579 | +11 |
| 7 |  Scotland |
145-146-146-144=581 | +13 |
| 8 |  Ireland |
146-143-148-148=585 | +17 |
| 9 |  Canada |
141-148-150-147=586 | +18 |
| T10 |  Argentina |
150-144-149-144=587 | +19 |
 Brazil |
149-148-148-142=587 | ||
| T12 |  Australia |
151-144-144-155=594 | +26 |
 Japan |
146-148-150-148=594 | ||
| 14 |  Philippines |
146-147-142-160=595 | +27 |
| 15 |  Thailand |
151-148-152-150=597 | +29 |
| 16 |  Colombia |
150-154-146-149=599 | +31 |
| 17 |  Chile |
152-148-147-155=602 | +34 |
| 18 |  New Zealand |
146-151-154-152=603 | +35 |
| T19 |  France |
153-156-149-146=604 | +36 |
 Malaysia |
153-154-150-147=604 | ||
| 21 |  Morocco |
150-151-154-153=608 | +40 |
| T22 |  Wales |
155-152-150-152=609 | +41 |
 West Germany |
144-152-156-152=609 | ||
| T24 |  Netherlands |
156-149-155-152=612 | +44 |
 Pakistan |
152-148-153-159=612 | ||
 Singapore |
159-148-149-156=612 | ||
 Venezuela |
151-155-152-154=612 | ||
| 28 |  Austria |
154-155-154-155=618 | +50 |
| 29 |  Zimbabwe |
158-155-162-159=624 | +56 |
| 30 |  Belgium |
155-159-153-158=625 | +57 |
| 31 |  Uruguay |
167-165-167-169=668 | +100 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Piñero | Spain |
72-65-71-73=281 | −3 |
| T2 | José María Cañizares | Spain |
67-75-67-73=282 | −2 |
| Bob Gilder | United States |
71-74-69-68=282 | ||
| 4 | Baldovino Dassù | Italy |
69-70-70-74=283 | −1 |
| 5 | Bobby Clampett | United States |
73-70-71-70=284 | E |
| T6 | Choi Sang-ho | South Korea |
72-71-71-73=287 | +3 |
| Bernard Gallacher | Scotland |
68-72-74-73=287 | ||
| Dan Halldorson | Canada |
68-72-74-73=287 | ||
| Mark James | England |
74-72-70-71=287 | ||
| T10 | Antonio Oscar Cerdá | Mexico |
72-75-74-67=288 | +4 |
| Brian Waites | England |
72-72-72-72=288 |
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