1956 Canada Cup

January 2020 1956 Canada Cup Wentworth.JPG Wentworth Club 24–26 June Virginia Water, Surrey, England Wentworth ClubWest Course 72 holes stroke playcombined score 71 6900 yd m 29 two-man teams 20 teams and ties USA 1912Ben Hogan & Sam Snead 567 (−1) England#Surrey Wentworth Club Location in England##Location in Surrey yes 200 51.400 -0.590 1955 1957 The 1956 Canada Cup took place 24–26 June on the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. It was the fourth Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 29 teams. The Scandinavian team that had competed in 1954 and 1955 was replaced by teams from Denmark and Sweden, while there were new teams from Chinese Taipei, Portugal and South Korea. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results.The Times 25 June 1956 3 Australia's lead in Canada Cup golfhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CZ1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3696%2C7027446 Extraordinary crowd scenes The Glasgow Herald 25 June 1956 7 18 holes were played on the first two days with 36 holes played on the final day. Because of the time taken to play each round, a cut was introduced after the second day, with only the leading 20 teams competing on the final day.The Times 26 June 1956 3 Canadian golfers take over the lead at Wentworth An 18-hole consolation event was held for the remaining 9 teams. There was provision for an individual in one of these 9 teams to complete the 72 holes if they were well-placed after the second day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cp1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2144%2C7136780 Canadian golfers lead by three in Canada Cup The Glasgow Herald 26 June 1956 4 The American team of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead won by 14 strokes over the South African team of Bobby Locke and Gary Player.The Times 27 June 1956 4 Wonderful final rounds gain Canada Cup for U.S. The individual competition was won by Hogan, five shots ahead of Roberto De Vicenzo.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C51AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1429%2C7311389 Hogan's two victories The Glasgow Herald 27 June 1956 7 Teams Country Players Enrique Bertolino and Martin Pose Peter Thomson and Norman Von Nida Arthur Devulder and Flory Van Donck BRA 1889 Mário Gonzalez and Luis Rapisarda CAN 1921 Al Balding and Stan Leonard Manuel Morales and Alberto Salas TWN China Chen Ching-Po and Lu Liang-Huan Julio Polania and Raúl Posse Henry Aafeldt and Carl Paulsen EGY 1922 Cherif El-Sayed Cherif and Hassan Hassanein Ken Bousfield and Harry Weetman FRA 1794 Roger Cotton and François Saubaber Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Snr Alfonso Angelini and Ugo Grappasonni JPN 1947 Yoshiro Hayashi and Michio Ishii MEX 1934 Percy Clifford and Roberto De Vicenzo Gerard de Wit and Piet Witte Frank Buckler and Ernie Southerden PHI 1936 Ben Arda and Celestino Tugot M Lourenco and J Feliciano Da Silva Eric Brown and John Panton ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke and Gary Player KOR 1949 Park Myeong-chul and Yun Duk-choon ESP 1945 Ángel Miguel and Sebastián Miguel Harry Karlsson and Arne Werkell Jacky Bonvin and Otto Schoepfer USA 1912 Ben Hogan and Sam Snead WAL 1953 Dai Rees and Dennis Smalldon Friedrich Becker and Georg Bessner Source: Note: De Vicenzo was representing Mexico, having played for Argentina in the three previous Canada Cup events. Scores Team Place Country Score To par1 USA 1912 144-142-145-136=567 −12 ZAF 1928 145-145-145-146=581 +133 CAN 1921 144-139-145-155=583 +15T4 152-141-152-141=586 +18JPN 1947 152-151-147-136=5866 WAL 1953 143-145-156-143=587 +197 148-148-149-144=589 +218 145-145-154-151=595 +279 MEX 1934 143-151-150-154=598 +30T10 142-152-162-145=601 +33 150-153-147-151=601ESP 1945 151-147-155-148=60113 FRA 1794 151-148-151-152=602 +3414 PHI 1936 151-148-156-150=605 +3715 150-149-151-159=609 +4116 152-146-155-157=610 +4217 151-155-153-153=612 +4418 151-150-156-157=614 +4619 EGY 1922 155-147-151-168=621 +5320 151-154-161-163=629 +6121 151-159=310 T22 152-165=317 TWN China 160-157=31724 KOR 1949 160-160=320 25 161-160=321 26 166-156=322 27 163-163=326 28 BRA 1889 163-166=329 29 166-167=333 Source International Trophy Place Player Country Score To par1 Ben Hogan USA 1912 68-69-72-68=277 −72 Roberto De Vicenzo MEX 1934 69-72-67-74=282 −23 Flory Van Donck 71-67-73-72=283 −14 Dai Rees WAL 1953 74-71-72-67=284 E5 Bobby Locke ZAF 1928 71-72-72-70=285 +16 Stan Leonard CAN 1921 69-67-71-79=286 +27 Michio Ishii JPN 1947 71-76-74-68=289 +58 Sam Snead USA 1912 76-73-73-68=290 +69 Ken Bousfield 76-71-76-68=291 +710 Eric Brown 76-73-75-69=293 +9 Sourcehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5notAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6pgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7119%2C5450920 Hogan leads US to win in Canada Cup The Montreal Gazette 27 June 1956 25 22 December 2016 References 51 23 48 N 0 35 45 W type:event title Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in England Canada Cup Canada Cup Canada Cup