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)

Teams
CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaFidel de Luca and Florentino Molina
 AustraliaBruce Crampton and Alan Murray
 AustriaOswald Gertenmaier and Joseph Goricnik
 BelgiumDonald Swaelens and Flory Van Donck
 BrazilJosé Maria Gonzalez and Mário Gonzalez
 CanadaAl Balding and George Knudson
 ChileFrancisco Cerda and Alberto Salas
 ChinaHsieh Yung-yo and Lu Liang-Huan
 ColombiaAlfonso Bohórquez and Rogelio Gonzalez
 CzechoslovakiaJiri Dvorak (a) and Jan Kunsta (a)
 DenmarkHerluf Hansen and Jorgen Korfitzen
 EgyptCherif El-Sayed Cherif and Mohamed Said Moussa
 EnglandPeter Alliss and Malcolm Gregson
 FranceRoger Cotton and Jean Garaïalde
 GuatemalaRoberto Galindo and Hilario Polo
 HawaiiTed Makalena and James Ukauka
 IrelandHugh Boyle and Christy O'Connor Snr
 ItalyOliva Bernardini and Roberto Bernardini
 JamaicaJasper Markland and Seymour Rose
 JapanMitsutaka Kono and Hideyo Sugimoto
 MoroccoMellouki M'Bareck and Benrokia Messoud
 MexicoAntonio Cerdá and Ricardo Casarez
 NetherlandsMartin Roesink and André van Pinxten
 New ZealandBob Charles and Walter Godfrey
 NorwayJan Aaseth (a) and Per Heidenreich (a)
 ParaguayLuis Boschian and Genaro Espínola
 PeruBernabé Fajardo and Hugo Nari
 PhilippinesBen Arda and Celestino Tugot
 PortugalHenrique Paulino and oaquin Rodriguez
 Puerto RicoDavid Jiménez and Chi-Chi Rodríguez
 ScotlandEric Brown and Harry Bannerman
 South AfricaHarold Henning and Gary Player
 SpainSebastián Miguel and Ramón Sota
 SwedenÅke Bergquist and Harry Karlsson-Fakt
  SwitzerlandJacky Bonvin and Ernst Bauer
 United StatesJack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer
 UruguayJose Esmoris and Juan Sereda
 VenezuelaFransisco Gonzalez and Teobaldo Perez
 WalesDave Thomas and Sid Mouland
 West GermanyHans Jurgen Hoerenz and Toni Kugelmüller

(a) denotes amateur

Scores

Team

#CountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 United States140-141-140-136=557−192,000
2 New Zealand144-145-142-139=570−61,000
3 Mexico144-144-144-142=574−2800
4 South Africa143-150-146-140=579+3400
T5 Argentina141-146-143-151=581+5
 Hawaii147-143-146-145=581
7 China148-144-144-146=582+6
8 Canada143-148-145-147=583+7
9 Puerto Rico146-148-143-147=584+8
T10 Australia146-149-146-147=588+12
 Ireland149-148-148-143=588
12 Japan145-149-147-149=590+14
T13 England150-149-148-144=591+15
 Spain150-149-148-144=591
15 Colombia150-148-145-150=593+17
T16 Belgium143-148-161-150=602+26
 Egypt144-149-156-153=602
 Philippines151-147-150-154=602
19 Chile149-154-156-144=603+27
20 France150-149-152-153=604+28
21 Italy157-156-150-144=607+31
T22 Brazil150-155-152-151=608+32
 Peru153-157-143-155=608
24 Scotland154-154-150-151=609+33
25 West Germany153-151-153-154=611+35
26 Venezuela148-156-153-157=614+38
27 Denmark156-155-158-147=616+40
28 Wales154-153-153-158=618+42
T29 Netherlands159-154-153-153=619+43
 Uruguay155-150-155-159=619
31  Switzerland156-160-153-154=623+47
32 Guatemala154-155-159-157=625+49
33 Jamaica154-162-157-163=636+60
T34 Austria160-157-159-164=640+64
 Paraguay161-162-156-161=640
36 Sweden162-159-159-167=647+71
37 Portugal163-164-158-164=649+73
T38 Morocco162-168-164-159=653+77
 Norway156-171-158-168=653
40 Czechoslovakia166-162-161-165=654+78

International Trophy

#PlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Arnold Palmer United States68-70-71-67=276−121,000
T2Bob Charles New Zealand72-72-69-68=281−7450
Jack Nicklaus United States72-71-69-69=281
4Antonio Cerdá Mexico71-73-70-70=284−4200
5Ted Makalena Hawaii75-70-71-69=285−3
T6Fidel de Luca Argentina73-71-68-75=287−1
Malcolm Gregson England74-72-69-72=287
8Olivia Bernardini Italy73-76-69-70=288E
T9Bruce Crampton Australia72-74-72-71=289+1
Walter Godfrey New Zealand72-73-73-71=289
Hsieh Yung-yo China71-71-73-74=289
David Jiménez Puerto Rico71-72-70-76=289
Gary Player South Africa69-75-74-71=289

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

References
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  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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