1972 World Cup (men's golf)

January 2020 1972 World Cup 9–12 November Melbourne, Australia Royal Melbourne Golf Club(Composite of East and West Courses) 54 holes stroke playcombined score 71 6,944 yd m 43 two-man teams None US$6,300 $2,000 team$1,000 individual Hsieh Min-Nan & Lu Liang-Huan 438 (+12) Australia#Australia Victoria Royal Melbourne Golf Club Location in Australia##Location in Victoria yes 220 1971 1973 The 1972 World Cup took place 9–12 November at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. It was the 20th World Cup event. The tournament was a stroke play team event, shortened from 72 holes, after the second round, scheduled on Friday, was cancelled due to bad weather, to 54 holes with 43 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Republic of China team of Hsieh Min-Nan and Lu Liang-Huan won by two strokes over the Japan team of Takaaki Kono and Takashi Murakami. The individual competition was won by Hsieh two strokes ahead of Kono. This was the first team victory for the Republic of China, also known as Taiwan, in the history of the World Cup, founded in 1953 and until 1967 named the Canada Cup. Teams CountryPlayersRoberto De Vicenzo and Vicente FernándezBruce Crampton and Bill DunkOswald Gartenmaier and Rudolf HauserDonald Swaelens and Flory Van DonckBRA 1968Jose Maria Gonzalez Jr and Luis Carlos PintoPhil Giroux and Bob PanasikFrancisco Cerda and Rafael JerezAlfonso Bohórquez and Juan PinzonHerluf Hansen and Henning KristensenEGY 1972Farouk Badr and Mohamed Said MoussaGuy Hunt and Tony JacklinJean Garaïalde and Bernard PascassioGRC 1970John Sotiropoulos and George Vafiadis (a)HKG colonialJoe Hardwick and Peter TangSalim Denim and SoeparnoJimmy Kinsella and John O'LearyRoberto Bernardini and Alberto CrocePeter Millhouse and Seymore RoseJPN 1947Takaaki Kono and Takashi MurakamiLBY 1972Mohammed Salah Ziaani and Muftah SalemZainal Abidin Yusof and Bobby Lim Yat FoongMEX 1934Ramón Cruz and Victor RegaladoOmar Ben El-Harcha and Benrokia MassaoudJan Dorrestein and Bertus Van MookBob Charles and Walter GodfreyPatrick Okpomu and Paul OsanebiBernabé Fajardo and Raul TraviesoPHL 1936Ben Arda and Ireneo LegaspiHenrique Paulino and Joaquin RodriguesPRI 1952David Jimenez and Dan MurphyLu Liang-Huan and Hsieh Min-NanROU 1965Dumitru Muneanu (a) and Paul TomitaHarry Bannerman and Ronnie ShadeDavid Milne and Phua Thin Kiay ZAF 1928Tienie Britz and Gary PlayerKOR 1949Hahn Sang-chan and Kim Seung-hackESP 1945Valentín Barrios and Ángel GallardoEric Ericsson and Jonas PeilBernard Cordonier and Ronald TingleySukree Onsham and Long ToyaiJim Jamieson and Tom WeiskopfKim Dabson and David VaughanRoman Krause and Gerhard König (a) denotes amateur Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121932770/ Players and their countries The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia November 8, 1972 5 (Golf Special) newspapers.com subscriptionhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/121932545 Cup layers & countries (continued) The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia November 8, 1972 7 (Golf Special) newspapers.com subscription Scores Team PlaceCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)(per team)1 144-141-153=438 +12 2,0002 JPN 1947 141-145-154=440 +14 1,0003 ZAF 1928 149-144-151=444 +18 800T4 148-148-149=445 +19 100 150-142-153=4456 151-153-145=449 +23 T7 144-150-158=452 +26KOR 1949 146-148-158=4529 151-145-157=453 +27T10 148-156-152=456 +30 148-153-155=456T12 164-146-152=462 +36ESP 1945 153-156-153=462T14 153-149-151=463 +37 151-154-158=46316 152-152-160=464 +38T17 148-150-168=466 +40PHL 1936 154-153-159=466 158-154-154=466 156-153-157=46621 MEX 1934 157-152-159=468 +42T22 154-154-161=469 +43PRI 1952 159-154-156=46924 EGY 1972 158-152-160=470 +44T25 155-155-166=476 +50 155-158-163=47627 160-161-156=477 +5128 BRA 1968 155-156-167=478 +5229 162-158-161=481 +5530 HKG colonial 159-162-161=482 +56T31 159-162-166=487 +61 156-165-166=48733 159-170-162=491 +65T34 GRC 1970 160-165-167=492 +66 165-159-168=492T36 167-166-164=497 +71 168-166-163=49738 170-167-165=502 +7639 167-168-174=509 +8340 168-167-175=510 +8441 167-164-182=513 +8742 LBY 1972 181-174-179=534 +10843 ROU 1965 185-188-182=555 +129 International Trophy PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 Hsieh Min-Nan 70-69-78=217 +4 1,0002 Takaaki Kono JPN 1947 71-72-76=219 +6 5003 Tienie Britz ZAF 1928 73-72-75=220 +7 400T4 Bruce Crampton 73-70-78=221 +8 67Lu Liang-Huan 74-72-75=221Takashi Murakami JPN 1947 70-73-78=221T7 Jim Jamieson 73-73-76=222 +9 Sukree Onsham 71-77-74=222Donald Swaelens 70-74-78=222T10 Roberto De Vicenzo 75-69-79=223 +10Guy Hunt 74-76-73=223Tom Weiskopf 77-69-77=223 Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/13/archives/taiwan-wins-golf-us-ties-for-4th-taiwan-golfers-take-world-cup.html Taiwan Wins Golf; U.S. Ties for 4th The New York Times 13 November 1972 49https://www.where2golf.com/mobile/tournament_profile.aspx?id=44013 wheretogolf.com Top golf tournaments: history, facts and figures February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19721113.1.24&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 China Upsets U.S. In World Cup Golf The Sun San Bernardino, California Associated Press 13 November 1972 B-8https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110620168?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FC%2Ftitle%2F11%2F1972%2F11%2F13%2Fpage%2F12740217%2Farticle%2F110620168 The Canberra Times 13 November 1972 14 Honours for China in World Cup John HouriganTaiwan's Cup by 2 strokes The Straits Times, 13 November 1972, Page 29Taiwan, Japan well clear in World Cup The Straits Times, 12 November 1972, Page 27https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-42787676.html Weltmeister in Geduld Der Spiegel 21 November 1972 World Champions in Patience German References 37.969 S 145.028 E type:event title Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Australia Category:Golf in Victoria (state) Category:International sports competitions in Melbourne World Cup (men's golf) World Cup (men's golf) World Cup (men's golf)