The 1971 World Cup took place November 11–14 at PGA National Golf Club (now BallenIsles Country Club, East Course)[1] in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It was the 19th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 46 teams, which was a record high number of participants. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino won by eight strokes over the South Africa team of Harold Henning and Gary Player. The individual competition was won by Nicklaus seven strokes ahead of Player. This was the 11th team victory for the United States in the history of the World Cup, founded in 1953 and until 1967 named the Canada Cup.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 11–14 |
| Location | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | PGA National Golf Club East Course (now BallenIsles Country Club) |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,096 yards (6,489 m) |
| Field | 46 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesJack Nicklaus & Lee Trevino | |
| 555 (−21) | |
| Location map | |
  PGA National GC Location in the United States  PGA National GC Location in Florida | |
Teams edit
(a) denotes amateur
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$)
(per team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
143-138-134-140=555 | −21 | 2,000 |
| 2 |  South Africa |
140-138-143-146=567 | −9 | 1,000 |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
143-143-141-142=569 | −7 | 800 |
| 4 |  Argentina |
145-145-141-144=575 | −1 | 200 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
151-142-144-144=581 | +5 | |
| T6 |  England |
144-142-147-149=582 | +6 | |
 Philippines |
150-143-146-143=582 | |||
| 8 |  Canada |
146-144-144-149=583 | +7 | |
| 9 |  Wales |
147-148-149-141=585 | +9 | |
| 10 |  Taiwan |
145-146-145-150=586 | +10 | |
| T11 |  Australia |
150-142-144-151=587 | +11 | |
 Japan |
149-145-147-146=587 | |||
| 13 |  Spain |
149-148-147-148=592 | +16 | |
| 14 |  Scotland |
147-144-150-154=595 | +19 | |
| 15 |  Thailand |
150-148-150-150=598 | +22 | |
| 16 |  Italy |
148-150-149-154=601 | +25 | |
| 17 |  Colombia |
150-154-144-154=602 | +26 | |
| 18 |  Netherlands |
150-148-150-156=604 | +28 | |
| 19 |  Ireland |
155-147-158-147=607 | +31 | |
| 20 |  France |
156-156-147-152=611 | +35 | |
| T21 |  Mexico |
156-149-157-162=614 | +38 | |
 Puerto Rico |
151-155-159-149=614 | |||
 Rhodesia |
151-153-156-154=614 | |||
| T24 |  Brazil |
160-150-155-152=617 | +41 | |
 West Germany |
154-149-156-158=617 | |||
| 26 |  Egypt |
157-159-152-154=622 | +46 | |
| 27 |  Chile |
155-152-157-159=623 | +47 | |
| 28 |  Belgium |
156-155-153-160=624 | +48 | |
| 29 |  Denmark |
162-153-155-157=627 | +51 | |
| 30 |  Panama |
163-157-155-157=632 | +56 | |
| 31 |  Dominican Republic |
160-154-161-159=634 | +58 | |
| T32 |  Austria |
156-162-167-160=645 | +69 | |
 Venezuela |
171-158-158-159=645 | |||
| 34 |  Portugal |
161-163-165-158=647 | +71 | |
| 35 |  Sweden |
157-155-160-166=648 | +72 | |
| 36 |  Uruguay |
172-159-160-159=650 | +74 | |
| T37 |  Jamaica |
168-160-164-162=654 | +78 | |
 Peru |
167-162-163-162=654 | |||
| 39 |  Greece |
169-165-163-161=658 | +82 | |
| 40 |  Morocco |
168-160-162-169=659 | +83 | |
| 41 |  Switzerland |
167-160-166-169=662 | +86 | |
| 42 |  Nigeria |
170-160-167-172=669 | +93 | |
| 43 |  Libya |
171-169-167-170=677 | +101 | |
| 44 |  Czechoslovakia |
173-166-177-171=687 | +111 | |
| 45 |  Romania |
192-181-176-187=736 | +160 | |
| DQ |  Singapore |
DQ-166-178-172 |
The Singapore team was disqualified when Phua Thin Kiay could not play the first round due to tonsillitis. He played the remaining rounds and his teammate, Alvin Liau played all four rounds.[4][5]
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
68-69-63-71=271 | −17 | 1,000 |
| 2 | Gary Player | South Africa |
69-67-71-71=278 | −10 | 500 |
| 3 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
69-70-71-71=281 | −7 | 400 |
| 4 | John Lister | New Zealand |
72-74-68-68=282 | −6 | 200 |
| 5 | Lee Trevino | United States |
75-69-71-69=284 | −4 | |
| T6 | Brian Huggett | Wales |
75-69-73-68=285 | −3 | |
| Lu Liang-Huan | Taiwan |
71-69-73-72=285 | |||
| T8 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
71-69-73-74=287 | −1 | |
| David Graham | Australia |
73-70-71-73=287 | |||
| T10 | Harold Henning | South Africa |
71-71-72-75=289 | +1 | |
| Ronnie Shade | Scotland |
70-72-72-75=289 |
References edit
- ^ "Club history". BallenIsles Country Club. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Golf in the Arab world - The players
- ^ a b "PGA Tour Media Guide World Cup History, Top World Cup Finishes (By Country)". PGA Tour.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "At World Cup: Many Tongues, One Language". The Palm Beach Post. Florida. November 12, 1971. p. E5.
- ^ a b "World Cup Golf Scores". Orlando Sentinel. Florida. November 15, 1971. p. 2-C – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Easy victory to US in World Cup". The Canberra Times. AAP. November 16, 1971. pp. 19–20.
- ^ "Nicklaus, Trevino Pace U.S. Win". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. UPI. November 15, 1971. p. 12.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (November 22, 1971). "For Jack, that beat goes on". Sports Illustrated. pp. 88–90.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 14, 1971). "Nicklaus, U.S. Lead In World Cup Golf". The New York Times.
- ^ "Multi-signed 1971 World Cup of Golf program". Juliens Auction.
- ^ "South Africa Leads In Cup". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. November 12, 1971. p. 46.
- ^ "Payoff for a super Saturday". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. Associated Press. November 15, 1971. p. 15.