The 1968 World Cup took place 14–17 November at the Olgiata Golf Club in Rome, Italy. It was the 16th World Cup event, which was named the Canada Cup until 1966 and changed its name to the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 42 teams. The third round on Saturday was interrupted by hail and rain storm, with six teams still on the course and play was resumed early Sunday. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Canadian team of Al Balding and George Knudson won by two strokes ahead of the United States team of Julius Boros and Lee Trevino. The individual competition was won by Balding, five strokes ahead of Roberto Bernardini, Italy. This was the first team victory for Canada in the event, which was founded in Canada in 1953.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–17 November |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Course(s) | Olgiata Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,850 yards (6,260 m) |
| Field | 42 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 CanadaAl Balding & George Knudson | |
| 569 (−7) | |
| Location map | |
Teams edit
(a) denotes amateur
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
142-149-137-141=569 | −7 | 2,000 |
| 2 |  United States |
142-141-143-145=571 | −5 | 1,000 |
| 3 |  Italy |
141-147-140-145=573 | −3 | 800 |
| 4 |  China |
139-144-143-150=576 | E | 400 |
| 5 |  Spain |
144-148-139-149=580 | +4 | |
| 6 |  South Africa |
148-144-147-145=584 | +8 | |
| 7 |  New Zealand |
144-149-141-151=585 | +9 | |
| 8 |  Wales |
143-148-145-150=586 | +10 | |
| 9 |  Argentina |
145-145-150-147=587 | +11 | |
| T10 |  England |
140-150-145-153=588 | +12 | |
 Ireland |
149-139-148-152=588 | |||
 Japan |
149-142-150-147=588 | |||
| 13 |  Scotland |
145-146-144-155=590 | +14 | |
| 14 |  Australia |
148-146-148-150=592 | +16 | |
| 15 |  Colombia |
153-148-146-147=594 | +18 | |
| 16 |  Puerto Rico |
151-149-153-143=596 | +20 | |
| 17 |  South Korea |
151-144-151-151=597 | +21 | |
| 18 |  West Germany |
150-146-152-151=599 | +23 | |
| 19 |  Belgium |
146-149-153-156=604 | +28 | |
| 20 |  Mexico |
147-149-157-152=605 | +29 | |
| 21 |  Denmark |
152-154-146-155=607 | +31 | |
| 22 |  Brazil |
156-145-157-153=611 | +35 | |
| T23 |  Peru |
155-152-154-153=614 | +38 | |
 United Arab Republic |
153-154-150-157=614 | |||
| 25 |  France |
153-151-152-160=616 | +40 | |
| 26 |  Netherlands |
153-150-162-153=618 | +42 | |
| 27 |  Chile |
155-146-162-161=624 | +48 | |
| 28 |  Philippines |
159-157-153-159=628 | +52 | |
| 29 |  Switzerland |
152-154-161-166=633 | +57 | |
| 30 |  Venezuela |
160-153-163-161=637 | +61 | |
| T31 |  Hawaii |
166-157-165-152=640 | +64 | |
 Sweden |
157-157-168-158=640 | |||
| 33 |  Uruguay |
158-161-164-160=643 | +67 | |
| 34 |  Singapore |
154-160-166-164=644 | +68 | |
| 35 |  Norway |
157-166-161-166=650 | +74 | |
| 36 |  Monaco |
160-162-163-168=653 | +77 | |
| 37 |  Czechoslovakia |
163-161-169-163=656 | +80 | |
| 38 |  Morocco |
166-166-165-160=657 | +81 | |
| 39 |  Portugal |
168-158-163-172=661 | +85 | |
| 40 |  Finland |
162-162-172-173=669 | +93 | |
| 41 |  Greece |
166-165-173-168=672 | +96 | |
| 42 |  Austria |
173-171-170-166=680 | +104 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Balding | Canada |
68-72-67-67=274 | −14 | 1,000 |
| 2 | Roberto Bernardini | Italy |
71-71-67-70=279 | −9 | 500 |
| 3 | Lee Trevino | United States |
69-71-70-73=283 | −5 | 400 |
| T4 | Brian Huggett | Wales |
71-70-71-73=285 | −3 | 100 |
| Gary Player | South Africa |
71-70-74-70=285 | |||
| T6 | Eric Brown | Scotland |
70-69-70-77=286 | −2 | |
| Lu Liang-Huan | China |
69-69-72-76=286 | |||
| 8 | Ramón Sota | Spain |
71-73-71-72=287 | −1 | |
| T9 | Julius Boros | United States |
73-70-73-72=288 | E | |
| Bill Dunk | Australia |
72-75-70-71=288 |
References edit
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1969. pp. 13, 30.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (25 November 1968). "Golf Tournament Italian Style". Sports Illustrated. pp. 30–31.
- ^ Doty, Robert (18 November 1968). "Canada Upsets U.S. for World Cup". The Sun. San Bernardino, California. New York Times News Service. p. B-5.
- ^ "Canada Breaks U.S. Golf Cup Monopoly". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. CP-AP. 18 November 1968. p. 9.
- ^ Reedy, Tom (18 November 1968). "Canada Puts Names On World Cup Golf". Santa Cruz Sentinel. California. Associated Press. p. 6.
- ^ "Italy: Taiwan Take First Round Lead In World Golf – 1968". Reuters. 14 November 1968 – via British Pathé.
- ^ "More on golf: All the scores". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. Associated Press. 18 November 1968. p. 18 – via newspapers.com.