1955 Canada Cup

January 2020 1955 Canada Cup June 9–12 Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States Columbia Country Club 72 holes stroke playcombined score 70 25 two-man teams None US$15,300 $2,500 team$2,500 individual USA 1912Ed Furgol & Chick Harbert 560 (E) United States#USA Maryland Columbia Country Club Location in the United States##Location in Maryland yes 220 1954 1956 The 1955 Canada Cup took place June 9–12 at the Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C., United States. It was the third Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 25 teams; the same teams that had contested the 1954 event. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1955/06/09/page/87/article/ike-welcomes-50-golfers-to-international Ike welcomes 50 golfers to international Chicago Tribune June 9, 1955 F-5 Associated Press December 21, 2016 The American team of Ed Furgol and Chick Harbert won by nine strokes over the Australian team of Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1955/06/13/page/59/article/furgol-wins-playoff-for-canada-cup Furgol wins playoff for Canada Cup Chicago Tribune June 13, 1955 F-3 Associated Press December 21, 2016https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=szMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7101%2C2269240 Furgol wins International title in three-way playoff The Montreal Gazette June 13, 1955 26 Associated Press December 21, 2016 For the first time there was an official competition for the leading individual score. This was won by Ed Furgol, who beat Peter Thomson and Flory Van Donck in a sudden-death playoff. 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 Pat Fletcher and Stan Leonard Luciano Calderon and Alberto Salas Raúl Posse and Miguel Sala EGY 1922 Naaman Aly and Hassan Hassanein Peter Alliss and Norman Sutton FRA 1794 Jean Garaïalde and François Saubaber Georg Bessner and Friedel Schmaderer Harry Bradshaw and Fred Daly Alfonso Angelini and Ugo Grappasonni JPN 1947 Kashio Kurihara and Koichi Ono MEX 1934 Percy Clifford and Amado Martinez Gerard de Wit and Piet Witte Frank Buckler and Alf Guy PHI 1936 Larry Montes and Celestino Tugot DNK SWE Scandinavia Carl Paulsen and Arne Werkell Eric Brown and John Panton ZAF 1928 George Farmer and Brian Wilkes ESP 1945 Ángel Miguel and Sebastián Miguel Ernest Bauer and Robert Lanz USA 1912 Ed Furgol and Chick Harbert WAL 1953 Harry Gould and Dennis Smalldon The Scandinavian team consisted of a Dane, Carl Paulsen, and a Swede, Arne Werkell. Source Scores Team Place Country Score To par Money (US$)1 USA 1912 143-139-139-139=560 E 2,5002 139-146-139-145=569 +9 1,5003 145-141-141-144=571 +11 1,000T4 144-139-144-146=573 +13 500 144-139-143-147=573T6 147-141-145-142=575 +15 500 146-143-142-144=5758 147-138-143-152=580 +20 5009 144-147-150-142=583 +23 500T10 CAN 1921 149-143-147-145=584 +24 250 149-147-145-143=58412 PHI 1936 146-149-147-146=588 +28 T13 BRA 1889 150-145-145-151=591 +31 JPN 1947 148-147-152-144=59115 FRA 1794 146-146-151-149=592 +32 T16 EGY 1922 159-151-145-140=595 +35 WAL 1953 150-153-147-145=59518 ESP 1945 155-143-143-155=596 +35 T19 154-149-150-147=600 +40 ZAF 1928 152-154-145-149=600T21 MEX 1934 151-147-153-152=603 +43 Scandinavia 152-146-150-155=60323 149-150-149-156=604 +44 24 149-159-143-160=611 +51 25 157-149-161-156=623 +63 Source International Trophy Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)1 Ed Furgol USA 1912 73-70-69-67=279 −1 2,5002 Peter Thomson 67-74-67-71=279 1,5003 Flory Van Donck 70-66-73-70=279 1,0004 Chick Harbert USA 1912 70-69-70-72=281 +1 5005 Harry Bradshaw 74-66-72-72=284 +4T6 Eric Brown 72-70-70-73=285 +5Mário Gonzalez 73-67-72-73=285T8 Antonio Cerdá 74-70-72-70=286 +6John Panton 73-71-71-71=286 Furgol, Thomson and Van Donck contested a sudden-death playoff. Van Donck dropped out after a bogey at the second extra hole. Thomson took a bogey at the third hole which gave Furgol the victory after his par. Thomson took the second prize and Van Donck the third prize. Source There were additional prizes of $100 each day for the lowest team and individual scores, additional prize money of $800. The team prizes were won the Australia (day 1), Ireland (day 2), the United States and Australia (day 3) and the United States (day 4). The individual prizes went to Peter Thomson (day 1), Harry Bradshaw and Flory Van Donck (day 2), Peter Thomson (day 3) and Ed Furgol (day 4). All players received $500 in expense money. References 38.989 N 77.0794 W type:event title Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Maryland Canada Cup Canada Cup Canada Cup