The 1976 World Cup took place December 9–12 at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, United States. It was the 24th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 48 teams. 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 Manuel Piñero won by two strokes over the United States team of Jerry Pate and Dave Stockton. The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Ernesto Perez Acosta of Mexico, three strokes ahead of six players, who tied second.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 9–12 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. 33°47′53″N 116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,381 yards (6,749 m) |
| Field | 48 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 $4,200 team $2,100 individual |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 SpainSeve Ballesteros & Manuel Piñero | |
| 574 (−2) | |
| Location map | |
  Mission Hills CC Location in the United States  Mission Hills CC Location in California | |
Teams edit
(a) denotes amateur
Source:[1]
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
146-142-144-142=574 | −2 | 2,000 |
| 2 |  United States |
144-147-140-145=576 | E | 1,000 |
| 3 |  Taiwan |
144-151-138-148=581 | +5 | 800 |
| 4 |  Scotland |
143-148-151-141=583 | +7 | 400 |
| T5 |  Japan |
147-144-152-141=584 | +8 | |
 Mexico |
148-147-143-146=584 | |||
| T7 |  Australia |
145-148-145-149=587 | +11 | |
 South Africa |
149-148-147-143=587 | |||
| 9 |  England |
148-147-145-148=588 | +12 | |
| 10 |  New Zealand |
145-152-145-148=590 | +14 | |
| 11 |  Ireland |
151-151-146-146=594 | +18 | |
| T12 |  Colombia |
151-153-147-151=602 | +26 | |
 Puerto Rico |
151-153-149-149=602 | |||
| T14 |  France |
149-151-153-152=605 | +29 | |
 South Korea |
149-157-145-154=605 | |||
 Wales |
146-153-153-153=605 | |||
| 17 |  Philippines |
150-154-149-156=609 | +33 | |
| 18 |  Venezuela |
154-153-149-154=610 | +34 | |
| 19 |  Italy |
150-156-155-150=611 | +35 | |
| 20 |  Canada |
150-158-154-150=612 | +36 | |
| 21 |  Brazil |
154-152-149-158=613 | +37 | |
| 22 |  Belgium |
159-150-157-151=617 | +41 | |
| 23 |  Egypt |
153-162-153-150=618 | +42 | |
| T24 |  Argentina |
157-159-152-152=620 | +44 | |
 Thailand |
153-162-153-152=620 | |||
| 26 |  Denmark |
158-157-157-150=622 | +46 | |
| T27 |  Chile |
155-159-155-156=625 | +49 | |
 Hong Kong |
153-163-157-152=625 | |||
| 29 |  Morocco |
151-161-157-157=626 | +50 | |
| 30 |  West Germany |
157-157-160-155=629 | +53 | |
| T31 |  Malaysia |
155-157-165-153=630 | +54 | |
 Sweden |
157-160-156-157=630 | |||
| 33 |  Austria |
152-162-157-160=631 | +55 | |
| T34 |  Burma |
161-160-158-156=635 | +59 | |
 Guatemala |
159-163-153-160=635 | |||
 Netherlands |
159-162-155-159=635 | |||
 Singapore |
158-164-160-153=635 | |||
| 38 |  Portugal |
161-161-156-161=639 | +63 | |
| 39 |  Switzerland |
157-167-156-163=643 | +67 | |
| 40 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
151-168-167-159=645 | +69 | |
| 41 |  Dominican Republic |
160-167-168-159=654 | +78 | |
| 42 |  Paraguay |
166-165-172-163=666 | +90 | |
| 43 |  Israel |
167-176-167-159=669 | +93 | |
| 44 |  Costa Rica |
170-169-172-162=673 | +97 | |
| 45 |  Nigeria |
162-175-168-170=675 | +99 | |
| 46 |  Uruguay |
169-169-161-178=676 | +102 | |
| 47 |  Panama |
176-182-173-170=701 | +125 | |
| WD |  Greece |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernesto Perez Acosta | Mexico |
69-74-69-70=282 | −6 | 1,000 |
| T2 | Brian Barnes | Scotland |
70-73-74-68=285 | −3 | 183 |
| Dale Hayes | South Africa |
74-69-71-71=285 | |||
| Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Taiwan |
69-71-70-75=285 | |||
| Simon Owen | New Zealand |
71-70-70-74=285 | |||
| Jerry Pate | United States |
70-74-69-72=285 | |||
| Manuel Piñero | Spain |
75-70-72-68=285 | |||
| 8 | Takashi Murakami | Japan |
71-71-74-70=286 | −2 | |
| T9 | Eamonn Darcy | Ireland |
72-72-72-71=287 | −1 | |
| Bob Shearer | Australia |
71-74-69-73=287 |
References edit
- ^ "World Cup Golf Pairings". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. December 8, 1976. p. B5.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1977. pp. 26, 27, 63.
- ^ "World Cup Final Individual Winners". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. December 13, 1976. p. B3.