The 1977 World Cup took place December 8–11 at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Manila, Philippines. It was the 25th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 50 teams. The Mexico team of Ernesto Perez Acosta and Victor Regalado did not arrive on time to start and were replaced by a Filipino amateur team of Tommy Manotoc and Emilio Tuazon.[1] Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Spanish team of Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido successfully defended the title Spain won in 1976 and won by two strokes over the Philippines team of Ben Arda and Rudy Lavares. The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Gary Player of South Africa, three strokes ahead of Lavares and Hubert Green, United States.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 8–11 |
| Location | Mandaluyong, Philippines 14°35′N 121°02′E / 14.58°N 121.03°E |
| Course(s) | Wack Wack Golf and Country Club East Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,734 yards (7,072 m) |
| Field | 50 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 $4,200 team $2,100 individual |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 SpainSeve Ballesteros & Antonio Garrido | |
| 591 (+15) | |
| Location map | |
  Wack Wack G&CC Location in Asia .svg) Wack Wack G&CC Location in the Philippines  Wack Wack G&CC Location in Manila | |
Teams edit
(a) denotes amateur
Source:[2]
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
144-154-142-151=591 | +15 | 2,000 |
| 2 |  Philippines |
149-142-156-147=594 | +18 | 1,000 |
| 3 |  Canada |
139-147-157-152=595 | +19 | 800 |
| T4 |  Japan |
151-148-146-152=597 | +21 | 400 |
 South Africa |
149-141-154-153=597 | |||
| T6 |  Ireland |
149-141-154-153=597 | +22 | |
 Taiwan |
151-151-147-149=598 | |||
| 8 |  United States |
143-153-155-150=601 | +25 | |
| 9 |  South Korea |
144-155-152-152=603 | +27 | |
| 10 |  Egypt |
145-151-158-154=608 | +32 | |
| 11 |  Malaysia |
150-153-158-149=610 | +34 | |
| 12 |  Italy |
148-151-150-162=611 | +35 | |
| T13 |  Australia |
159-148-155-150=612 | +36 | |
 New Zealand |
151-147-154-160=612 | |||
| T15 |  Brazil |
154-147-159-155=615 | +39 | |
 Colombia |
155-151-155-154=615 | |||
 Thailand |
150-153-156-156=615 | |||
| 18 |  Scotland |
151-153-164-151=619 | +43 | |
| 19 |  Burma |
158-156-152-154=620 | +44 | |
| T20 |  England |
152-153-155-161=621 | +45 | |
 Wales |
153-152-164-152=621 | |||
| 22 |  Puerto Rico |
155-154-158-158=625 | +49 | |
| T23 |  Hong Kong |
153-160-153-163=629 | +53 | |
 Sweden |
159-153-153-164=629 | |||
| 25 |  Belgium |
159-152-163-158=632 | +56 | |
| 26 |  Denmark |
153-161-165-154=633 | +57 | |
| T27 |  Argentina |
154-164-161-155=634 | +58 | |
 Singapore |
165-158-153-158=634 | |||
| T29 |  Pakistan |
154-165-157-161=637 | +61 | |
| Philippines (a) |
164-161-158-154=637 | |||
| 31 |  Venezuela |
156-169-155-160=640 | +64 | |
| 32 |  France |
167-166-154-156=643 | +67 | |
| 33 |  Indonesia |
160-155-162-167=644 | +68 | |
| 34 |  West Germany |
162-160-163-160=645 | +69 | |
| 35 |  Chile |
162-165-157-163=647 | +71 | |
| 36 |  Austria |
167-164-158-161=650 | +74 | |
| T37 |  Guatemala |
159-160-165-167=651 | +75 | |
 Morocco |
163-165-163-160=651 | |||
| 39 |  Fiji |
162-156-170-165=653 | +77 | |
| 40 |  Switzerland |
159-176-162-159=656 | +80 | |
| 41 |  Netherlands |
163-172-160-162=657 | +81 | |
| 42 |  Greece |
168-163-168-161=660 | +84 | |
| 43 |  Portugal |
166-167-172-167=672 | +96 | |
| 44 |  Iceland |
160-177-171-167=675 | +99 | |
| 45 |  Israel |
164-164-184-170=682 | +106 | |
| 46 |  Nigeria |
177-169-172-167=685 | +109 | |
| 47 |  Czechoslovakia |
176-171-173-172=692 | +116 | |
| 48 |  Libya |
183-180-173-168=704 | +128 | |
| 49 |  Nepal |
172-184-184-189=729 | +153 | |
| 50 |  Yugoslavia |
180-190-184-178=732 | +156 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money US$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | South Africa |
72-68-73-76=289 | +1 | 1,000 |
| T2 | Hubert Green | United States |
69-72-77-74=292 | +4 | 450 |
| Rudy Lavares | Philippines |
73-69-77-73=292 | |||
| 4 | Seiichi Kanai | Japan |
75-73-73-72=293 | +5 | 200 |
| 5 | George Knudson | Canada |
69-72-78-75=294 | +6 | |
| T6 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
73-77-69-76=295 | +7 | |
| Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Taiwan |
73-75-72-75=295 | |||
| 8 | Antonio Garrido | Spain |
71-77-73-75=296 | +8 | |
| 9 | Eddie Polland | Ireland |
78-76-74-70=298 | +10 | |
| 10 | Mya Aye | Burma |
76-72-75-76=299 | +11 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Canadian Team leading World Cup Golf event". The York Dispatch. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. December 9, 1977. p. 26 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Pro Golf – World Cup". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. December 9, 1977. p. B3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1978. pp. 19, 54, 59.
- ^ "Golf: World Cup". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. December 12, 1977. p. C4.
- ^ "Golf". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 12, 1977. p. 10.
- ^ "Spain retains World Cup Crown" (PDF). Hawaii Filipino News. Honolulu, Hawaii. February 1, 1978. p. 5.