The 1969 World Cup took place 2–5 October at Singapore Island Country Club in Singapore. It was the 17th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 45 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The American team of Orville Moody and Lee Trevino won by eight strokes over the Japan team of Takaaki Kono and Haruo Yasuda. This was the tenth victory for the United States in the history of the World Cup, until 1967 named the Canada Cup. The individual competition was won by Trevino one stroke ahead of Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentina.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–5 October |
| Location | Singapore 1°20′38″N 103°48′43″E / 1.344°N 103.812°E |
| Course(s) | Singapore Island Country Club Bukit Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,692 yards (6,119 m) |
| Field | 45 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesOrville Moody & Lee Trevino | |
| 552 (−16) | |
| Location map | |
  Singapore Island CC Location in Southeast Asia  Singapore Island CC Location south of Malaysia .svg) Singapore Island CC Location in Singapore | |
Teams edit
(a) denotes amateur
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$)
(per team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
138-140-140-134=552 | −16 | 2,000 |
| 2 |  Japan |
142-140-142-136=560 | −8 | 1,000 |
| 3 |  Argentina |
141-138-145-137=561 | −7 | 800 |
| T4 |  China |
138-139-139-146=562 | −6 | 200 |
 Thailand |
139-140-140-143=562 | |||
| 6 |  Philippines |
140-144-136-144=564 | −4 | |
| 7 |  Spain |
144-140-144-140=568 | E | |
| 8 |  Belgium |
149-145-141-138=573 | +5 | |
| 9 |  Australia |
144-139-148-143=574 | +6 | |
| 10 |  Colombia |
143-144-143-145=575 | +7 | |
| 11 |  Wales |
149-140-144-143=576 | +8 | |
| 12 |  South Africa |
142-149-145-141=577 | +9 | |
| 13 |  Canada |
143-146-144-145=578 | +10 | |
| T14 |  England |
149-145-146-139=579 | +11 | |
 Italy |
145-144-147-143=579 | |||
| 16 |  Brazil |
149-143-147-141=580 | +12 | |
| 17 |  Mexico |
140-145-146-150=581 | +13 | |
| 18 |  Egypt |
150-144-144-144=582 | +14 | |
| 19 |  New Zealand |
148-147-144-146=585 | +17 | |
| T20 |  Scotland |
153-143-146-144=586 | +18 | |
 South Korea |
146-148-147-145=586 | |||
| 22 |  France |
147-150-149-143=589 | +21 | |
| 23 |  West Germany |
150-147-149-145=591 | +23 | |
| 24 |  Austria |
155-141-147-149=592 | +24 | |
| 25 |  Singapore |
150-145-146-152=593 | +25 | |
| 26 |  Netherlands |
148-150-150-147=595 | +27 | |
| T27 |  Chile |
149-151-151-145=596 | +28 | |
 Puerto Rico |
153-149-146-148=596 | |||
| 29 |  Malaysia |
151-148-152-147=598 | +30 | |
| T30 |  Denmark |
153-148-151-150=602 | +34 | |
 Peru |
152-146-157-147=602 | |||
| 32 |  Ireland |
151-149-154-153=607 | +39 | |
| 33 |  India |
150-152-158-149=609 | +41 | |
| 34 |  Hawaii |
156-151-152-151=610 | +42 | |
| 35 |  Indonesia |
154-156-152-150=612 | +44 | |
| 36 |  Greece |
155-147-153-158=613 | +45 | |
| T37 |  Burma |
154-151-155-155=615 | +47 | |
 Switzerland |
154-149-154-158=615 | |||
| T39 |  Portugal |
154-152-151-160=617 | +49 | |
 Venezuela |
151-155-155-156=617 | |||
| 41 |  Uruguay |
157-154-153-154=618 | +50 | |
| 42 |  Czechoslovakia |
151-157-156-163=627 | +59 | |
| 43 |  Sweden |
162-156-157-154=629 | +61 | |
| 44 |  Morocco |
168-161-155-166=650 | +82 | |
| 45 |  Romania |
170-172-167-175=684 | +116 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | United States |
71-70-69-65=275 | −9 | 1,000 |
| 2 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
69-68-74-65=276 | −8 | 500 |
| T3 | Hsieh Yung-yo | China |
66-70-69-72=277 | −7 | 200 |
| Orville Moody | United States |
67-70-71-69=277 | |||
| Sukree Onsham | Thailand |
67-73-67-70=277 | |||
| 6 | Ben Arda | Philippines |
70-69-69-70=278 | −6 | |
| 7 | Takaaki Kono | Japan |
72-68-72-67=279 | −5 | |
| 8 | Haruo Yasuda | Japan |
70-72-70-69=281 | −3 | |
| T9 | Martin Roesink | Netherlands |
71-72-69-71=283 | −1 | |
| Ramón Sota | Spain |
71-71-72-69=283 |
References edit
- ^ "Final placings". The Straits Times. 6 October 1969. p. 20.
- ^ "Trevino, Moody Are Favorites". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. UPI. 30 September 1969. p. 10.
- ^ Frida, Ernest; Dorai, Joe (7 October 1969). "A great World Cup, they all say". The Straits Times. p. 19.
- ^ Thomson, Peter (6 October 1969). "U.S. Wins World Cup – Scores". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 20 – via newspaper.com.
- ^ Frida, Ernest (28 September 1969). "Strongest Asian challenge". The Straits Times. p. 16.