The 1957 Canada Cup took place 24–27 October on the East Course at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.[2] It was the fifth Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 30 teams. These were the same 29 teams that had competed in 1956 with the addition of Thailand. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Japanese team of Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono won by nine strokes over the American team of Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead. The individual competition was won by Torakichi Nakamura, seven shots ahead of Gary Player, Sam Snead and Dave Thomas.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–27 October |
| Location | Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan 35°54′5″N 139°24′16″E / 35.90139°N 139.40444°E |
| Course(s) | Kasumigaseki Country Club East Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 6.895 yards (6.305 m)[1] |
| Field | 30 two-man teams |
| Champion | |
 JapanTorakichi Nakamura & Koichi Ono | |
| 557 | |
| Location map | |
Teams edit
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
141-138-135-143=557 | −19 |
| 2 |  United States |
136-145-142-143=566 | −10 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
144-139-146-140=569 | −7 |
| 4 |  Australia |
145-139-145-143=572 | −4 |
| 5 |  Wales |
146-140-142-145=573 | −3 |
| 6 |  Canada |
145-144-141-146=576 | E |
| 7 |  England |
146-140-148-145=579 | +3 |
| 8 |  Brazil |
146-145-144-146=581 | +5 |
| 9 |  Argentina |
147-146-147-146=586 | +10 |
| 10 |  Scotland |
150-150-149-138=587 | +11 |
| T11 |  China |
149-151-152-143=595 | +19 |
 Philippines |
151-148-147-149=595 | ||
| 13 |  France |
154-148-153-144=599 | +23 |
| T14 |  Belgium |
151-151-153-148=603 | +27 |
 Colombia |
152-151-150-150=603 | ||
 Italy |
150-157-152-144=603 | ||
| 17 |  New Zealand |
154-149-156-146=605 | +29 |
| 18 |  Sweden |
149-154-155-148=606 | +30 |
| T19 |  Chile |
154-163-146-148=611 | +35 |
 Netherlands |
153-153-151-154=611 | ||
| 21 |  Spain |
154-152-155-152=613 | +37 |
| 22 |  Egypt |
156-157-152-150=616 | +40 |
| 23 |  West Germany |
155-151-158-159=623 | +47 |
| 24 |  Mexico |
158-154-161-153=626 | +50 |
| T25 |  Denmark |
156-161-162-154=633 | +57 |
 Thailand |
154-163-162-154=633 | ||
| 27 |  Switzerland |
164-157-161-153=635 | +59 |
| 28 |  South Korea |
164-161-161-151=637 | +61 |
| WD |  Ireland |
148-147-WD | |
| WD |  Portugal |
Harry Bradshaw of Ireland withdrew after 36 holes due to a broken nose, while Fernando Silva of Portugal withdrew after 54 holes due to illness.
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torakichi Nakamura | Japan |
68-68-67-71=274 | −14 |
| T2 | Gary Player | South Africa |
73-69-71-68=281 | −7 |
| Sam Snead | United States |
67-74-71-69=281 | ||
| Dave Thomas | Wales |
73-67-70-71=281 | ||
| T5 | Stan Leonard | Canada |
71-71-70-71=283 | −5 |
| Koichi Ono | Japan |
73-70-68-72=283 | ||
| T7 | Bruce Crampton | Australia |
73-71-72-69=285 | −3 |
| Jimmy Demaret | United States |
69-71-71-74=285 | ||
| 9 | Peter Thomson | Australia |
72-68-73-74=287 | −1 |
| T10 | Peter Alliss | England |
73-67-75-73=288 | E |
| Antonio Cerdá | Argentina |
72-72-73-71=288 | ||
| Harold Henning | South Africa |
71-70-75-72=288 |
Source[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Japanese Golf Duo Tops Yanks; Snead Erratic". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. 25 October 1957. p. 16.
- ^ "The Kasumigaseki Country Club: A History and Tradition Spanning more than 80 Years". Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Two trophies for Japan". The Times. 28 October 1957. p. 13.
- ^ "Record entry for Canada Cup". The Times. 19 October 1957. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Canada Cup Final Scores". Stars and Stripes (Pacific edition). Associated Press. 29 October 2016. p. 23.
- ^ a b "Japan's "double" win in Canada Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 28 October 1957. p. 4.