1969 World Cup (men's golf)
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 2–5 October |
Location | Singapore 1°20′38″N 103°48′43″E / 1.344°N 103.812°E |
Course(s) | Singapore Island Country Club Bukit Course |
Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,692 yards (6,119 m) |
Field | 45 two-man teams |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | US$6,300 |
Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
Champion | |
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Orville Moody & Lee Trevino | |
552 (−16) | |
Location map | |
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The 1969 World Cup took place 2–5 October at Singapore Island Country Club in Singapore. It was the 17th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 45 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The American team of Orville Moody and Lee Trevino won by eight strokes over the Japan team of Takaaki Kono and Haruo Yasuda. This was the tenth victory for the United States in the history of the World Cup, until 1967 named the Canada Cup. The individual competition was won by Trevino one stroke ahead of Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentina.
Teams
(a) denotes amateur
Scores
Team
International Trophy
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
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1 | Lee Trevino | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 71-70-69-65=275 | −9 | 1,000 |
2 | Roberto De Vicenzo | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 69-68-74-65=276 | −8 | 500 |
T3 | Hsieh Yung-yo | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg China | 66-70-69-72=277 | −7 | 200 |
Orville Moody | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 67-70-71-69=277 | |||
Sukree Onsham | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 67-73-67-70=277 | |||
6 | Ben Arda | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines | 70-69-69-70=278 | −6 | |
7 | Takaaki Kono | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 72-68-72-67=279 | −5 | |
8 | Haruo Yasuda | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 70-72-70-69=281 | −3 | |
T9 | Martin Roesink | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 71-72-69-71=283 | −1 | |
Ramón Sota | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | 71-71-72-69=283 |
References
- ↑ "Final placings". The Straits Times. 6 October 1969. p. 20.
- ↑ "Trevino, Moody Are Favorites". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. UPI. 30 September 1969. p. 10.
- ↑ Frida, Ernest; Dorai, Joe (7 October 1969). "A great World Cup, they all say". The Straits Times. p. 19.
- ↑ Thomson, Peter (6 October 1969). "U.S. Wins World Cup – Scores". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 20 – via newspaper.com.
- ↑ Frida, Ernest (28 September 1969). "Strongest Asian challenge". The Straits Times. p. 16.