1968 World Cup (men's golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–17 November |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Course(s) | Olgiata Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,850 yards (6,260 m) |
| Field | 42 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
| Canada Al Balding & George Knudson | |
| 569 (−7) | |
| Location map | |
The 1968 World Cup took place 14–17 November at the Olgiata Golf Club in Rome, Italy. It was the 16th 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 42 teams. The third round on Saturday was interrupted by hail and rain storm, with six teams still on the course and play was resumed early Sunday. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Canadian team of Al Balding and George Knudson won by two strokes ahead of the United States team of Julius Boros and Lee Trevino. The individual competition was won by Balding, five strokes ahead of Roberto Bernardini, Italy. This was the first team victory for Canada in the event, which was founded in Canada in 1953.
Teams
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Roberto De Vicenzo and Bono Tudino |
| Australia | Bill Dunk and Col Johnston |
| Austria | Oswald Gartenmaier and Hans Stroll |
| Belgium | Donald Swaelens and Flory Van Donck |
| Brazil | Jose Maria Gonzalez and Mário Gonzalez |
| Canada | Al Balding and George Knudson |
| Chile | Francisco Cerda and Enrique Orelanna |
| Colombia | Alfonso Bohorquez and Rogelio Gonzalez |
| China | Hsieh Yung-yo and Lu Liang-Huan |
| Czechoslovakia | Jiří Dvořák (a) and Jan Kunšta (a) |
| Denmark | Herluf Hansen and Henning Kristensen |
| England | Neil Coles and Bernard Hunt |
| Finland | Jalo Grönlund (a) and Sigurd Nyström |
| France | Roger Cotton and Jean Garaïalde |
| Greece | Aris Simeonoglou (a) and John Sotiropoulos (a) |
| Hawaii | Morgan Fottrell and Guinea Kop |
| Ireland | Jimmy Kinsella and Christy O'Connor Snr |
| Italy | Roberto Bernardini and Alfonso Angelini |
| Japan | Kenji Hosoishi and Takaaki Kono |
| Mexico | Antonio Cerdá and Juan Neri |
| Monaco | Jean Baptiste Ado and Jean Charles Rey (a) |
| Morocco | Omar Ben El Harcha and Meilouki M'Bareck |
| Netherlands | Martin Roesink and Bertus Van Mook |
| New Zealand | Bob Charles and Walter Godfrey |
| Norway | Westye Hoegh (a) and Lars Musaeus (a) |
| Peru | Bernabé Fajardo and Hugo Nari |
| Philippines | Ireneo Legaspi and Eleuterio Nival |
| Portugal | Manual Ribeiro and Joauim Rodrigues |
| Puerto Rico | David Jiménez and Chi-Chi Rodríguez |
| Scotland | Eric Brown and John Panton |
| Singapore | Phua Thin Kiay (a) and Alvin Liau |
| South Africa | Cobie Legrange and Gary Player |
| South Korea | Han Chang-sang and Lee Il-an |
| Spain | Sebastián Miguel and Ramón Sota |
| Sweden | Åke Bergquist and Harry Karlsson-Fakt |
| Switzerland | Jacky Bonvin and Ronald Tingley |
| United Arab Republic | Cherif El Sayed and Abdel Halim |
| United States | Julius Boros and Lee Trevino |
| Uruguay | Jan Carlos Dapiaggi and Clever Mendez |
| Venezuela | F.D. Betancourt and Ramón Muñoz |
| Wales | Richard Davies and Brian Huggett |
| West Germany | Hans Heiser and Toni Kugelmuller |
(a) denotes amateur
Scores
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 142-149-137-141=569 | −7 | 2,000 |
| 2 | United States | 142-141-143-145=571 | −5 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Italy | 141-147-140-145=573 | −3 | 800 |
| 4 | China | 139-144-143-150=576 | E | 400 |
| 5 | Spain | 144-148-139-149=580 | +4 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 148-144-147-145=584 | +8 | |
| 7 | New Zealand | 144-149-141-151=585 | +9 | |
| 8 | Wales | 143-148-145-150=586 | +10 | |
| 9 | Argentina | 145-145-150-147=587 | +11 | |
| T10 | England | 140-150-145-153=588 | +12 | |
| Ireland | 149-139-148-152=588 | |||
| Japan | 149-142-150-147=588 | |||
| 13 | Scotland | 145-146-144-155=590 | +14 | |
| 14 | Australia | 148-146-148-150=592 | +16 | |
| 15 | Colombia | 153-148-146-147=594 | +18 | |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 151-149-153-143=596 | +20 | |
| 17 | South Korea | 151-144-151-151=597 | +21 | |
| 18 | West Germany | 150-146-152-151=599 | +23 | |
| 19 | Belgium | 146-149-153-156=604 | +28 | |
| 20 | Mexico | 147-149-157-152=605 | +29 | |
| 21 | Denmark | 152-154-146-155=607 | +31 | |
| 22 | Brazil | 156-145-157-153=611 | +35 | |
| T23 | Peru | 155-152-154-153=614 | +38 | |
| United Arab Republic | 153-154-150-157=614 | |||
| 25 | France | 153-151-152-160=616 | +40 | |
| 26 | Netherlands | 153-150-162-153=618 | +42 | |
| 27 | Chile | 155-146-162-161=624 | +48 | |
| 28 | Philippines | 159-157-153-159=628 | +52 | |
| 29 | Switzerland | 152-154-161-166=633 | +57 | |
| 30 | Venezuela | 160-153-163-161=637 | +61 | |
| T31 | Hawaii | 166-157-165-152=640 | +64 | |
| Sweden | 157-157-168-158=640 | |||
| 33 | Uruguay | 158-161-164-160=643 | +67 | |
| 34 | Singapore | 154-160-166-164=644 | +68 | |
| 35 | Norway | 157-166-161-166=650 | +74 | |
| 36 | Monaco | 160-162-163-168=653 | +77 | |
| 37 | Czechoslovakia | 163-161-169-163=656 | +80 | |
| 38 | Morocco | 166-166-165-160=657 | +81 | |
| 39 | Portugal | 168-158-163-172=661 | +85 | |
| 40 | Finland | 162-162-172-173=669 | +93 | |
| 41 | Greece | 166-165-173-168=672 | +96 | |
| 42 | Austria | 173-171-170-166=680 | +104 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Balding | Canada | 68-72-67-67=274 | −14 | 1,000 |
| 2 | Roberto Bernardini | Italy | 71-71-67-70=279 | −9 | 500 |
| 3 | Lee Trevino | United States | 69-71-70-73=283 | −5 | 400 |
| T4 | Brian Huggett | Wales | 71-70-71-73=285 | −3 | 100 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 71-70-74-70=285 | |||
| T6 | Eric Brown | Scotland | 70-69-70-77=286 | −2 | |
| Lu Liang-Huan | China | 69-69-72-76=286 | |||
| 8 | Ramón Sota | Spain | 71-73-71-72=287 | −1 | |
| T9 | Julius Boros | United States | 73-70-73-72=288 | E | |
| Bill Dunk | Australia | 72-75-70-71=288 |
References
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- ^ "Canada Breaks U.S. Golf Cup Monopoly". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. CP-AP. 18 November 1968. p. 9.
- ^ Reedy, Tom (18 November 1968). "Canada Puts Names On World Cup Golf". Santa Cruz Sentinel. California. Associated Press. p. 6.
- ^ "Italy: Taiwan Take First Round Lead In World Golf – 1968". Reuters. 14 November 1968 – via British Pathé.
- ^ "More on golf: All the scores". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. Associated Press. 18 November 1968. p. 18 – via newspapers.com.