1954 Canada Cup

January 2020 1954 Canada Cup August 20–22 Laval, Quebec, Canada Laval-sur-le-Lac Golf Club 72 holes stroke playcombined score 72 25 two-man teams None Kel Nagle & Peter Thomson 556 (−20) Canada#Quebec#Montreal LavalsurleLacGC Location in Canada##Location in Quebec##Location in Montreal yes 220 1953 1955 The 1954 Canada Cup took place August 20–22 at the Laval-sur-le-Lac Golf Club in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was the second Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 25 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nHctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7205%2C3057707 Snead, Daly have 63s Canada Cup warmup The Montreal Gazette August 20, 1954 21 Ed McAuley 18 holes were played on the first two days with 36 holes played on the final day. The Australian team of Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson won by four strokes over the Argentine team of Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De Vicenzo.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7047%2C3436706 Australians stage sub-par finish to capture Canada Cup The Montreal Gazette August 23, 1954 21 Ed McAuley Canadian Stan Leonard had the lowest individual score with 275, two strokes ahead of Peter Thomson.August 23, 1954 Stan Leonard has 275 to lead field https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3835%2C3437543 The Montreal Gazette 21 Teams Country Players Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De Vicenzo Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson Arthur Devulder and Flory Van Donck BRA 1889 Mário Gonzalez and Ricardo Rossi CAN 1921 Jules Huot and Stan Leonard Emilio Palacios and Luis Salas Pablo Molina and Raúl Posse EGY 1922 Naaman Aly and Cherif El-Sayed Cherif Peter Alliss and Harry Weetman FRA 1794 Jean Garaïalde and François Saubaber Harry Bradshaw and Fred Daly Aldo Casera and Ugo Grappasonni JPN 1947 Michio Ishii and Torakichi Nakamura MEX 1934 AI Escalante and Augustin Martinez Joop Rühl and Piet Witte Eddie Fennell and Ernie Southerden PHI 1936 Larry Montes and Celestino Tugot DNK SWE Scandinavia Carl Paulsen and Arne Werkell The Scandinavian team consisted of a Dane, Carl Paulsen, and a Swede, Arne Werkell. Eric Brown and Tom Haliburton ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke and Bert Thomas ESP 1945 Carlos Celles and Sebastián Miguel Robert Lanz and Otto Schoepfer USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead WAL 1953 Harry Gould and Dai Rees Georg Bessner and Friedel Schmaderer Sourcehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5221%2C3436674 72-hole scores at Laval The Montreal Gazette August 23, 1954 21 Scores Team standings Place Country Score To par1 137-144-140-135=556 −202 142-139-138-141=560 −163 USA 1912 144-140-139-142=565 −114 CAN 1921 141-143-143-143=570 −65 144-140-138-149=571 −56 FRA 1794 147-140-143-143=573 −37 143-143-144-144=574 −28 BRA 1889 144-144-141-146=575 −1T9 150-146-143-139=578 +2ZAF 1928 145-146-146-141=578T11 143-148-139-149=579 +3 147-149-146-137=57913 ESP 1945 144-144-148-150=586 +1014 JPN 1947 152-144-149-146=591 +1515 EGY 1922 152-151-150-140=593 +1716 149-153-150-143=595 +19T17 PHI 1936 148-149-150-151=598 +22WAL 1953 151-151-150-146=598T19 150-148-147-156=601 +25 152-153-151-145=60121 DNK SWE Scandinavia 148-151-158-152=609 +33T22 157-147-155-151=610 +34MEX 1934 152-155-157-146=61024 150-156-160-160=626 +50WD 149-WDColombia withdrew after Raúl Posse became ill. Individual leaders Place Player Country Score To par 1 Stan Leonard CAN 1921275 −13 T2 Antonio Cerdá 277 −11Peter Thomson2774 Jimmy Demaret USA 1912278 −105 Kel Nagle 279 −9 T6 Dai Rees WAL 1953282 −6Flory Van Donck 2828 Roberto De Vicenzo283 −5T9Jean GaraïaldeFRA 1794284−4Bobby LockeZAF 1928284Harry Weetman284 Note: There was no official recognition for the lowest individual 72-hole-scores, but bonus money was paid for individual rounds, with Stan Leonard the winner earning US$367. Sources:http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101718814 Canada Cup Sunday Mail Queensland, Australia 22 August 1954 21 December 2016 24 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69860577 Australians share Canada golf lead The Advocate Tasmania, Australia 23 August 1954 21 December 2016 6 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50601097 Thomson wants cup play here The Courier-Mail Queensland, Australia 24 August 1954 21 December 2016 10 National Library of Australia AAP References 45.529 N 73.879 W type:event title Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Quebec Canada Cup Canada Cup Canada Cup