1975 World Cup (men's golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–7 December |
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Course(s) | Navatanee Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,904 yards (6,313 m) |
| Field | 47 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesLou Graham & Johnny Miller | |
| 554 (−22) | |
The 1975 World Cup took place 4–7 December at the Navatananee Course in Kannayao, outside Bangkok, Thailand. It was the 23rd World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 47 teams of which 45 teams completed the competition. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of Lou Graham and Johnny Miller won by ten strokes over the Taiwan team of Hsieh Min-Nan and Kuo Chie-Hsiung. It was the 13th win for United States in the 23 times the World Cup, formerly named Canada Cup, had been contested. The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Miller, two strokes ahead of three players.
Teams
Source:[1]
Scores
Team
| # | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
134-142-140-138=554 | −22 | 2,000 |
| 2 |  Taiwan |
140-136-141-147=564 | −12 | 1,000 |
| 3 |  Japan |
144-140-144-137=565 | −11 | 800 |
| 4 |  Australia |
144-136-138-148=566 | −10 | 400 |
| 5 |  Argentina |
138-143-141-149=571 | −5 | |
| 6 |  Philippines |
140-139-145-149=573 | −3 | |
| 7 |  Thailand |
142-149-140-143=574 | −2 | |
| 8 |  Brazil |
148-145-137-147=577 | +1 | |
| 9 |  South Korea |
143-145-148-142=578 | +2 | |
| 10 |  England |
147-153-137-142=579 | +3 | |
| 11 |  Mexico |
151-143-140-146=580 | +4 | |
| 12 |  Chile |
152-143-148-143=586 | +10 | |
| T13 |  Ireland |
143-147-156-141=587 | +11 | |
 New Zealand |
146-155-144-142=587 | |||
 Scotland |
149-145-148-145=587 | |||
 South Africa |
145-148-142-152=587 | |||
| 17 |  France |
147-145-149-148=589 | +13 | |
| 18 |  Spain |
157-141-142-150=590 | +14 | |
| 19 |  Austria |
152-146-149-145=592 | +16 | |
| 20 |  Greece |
146-151-151-145=593 | +17 | |
| 21 |  Burma |
145-147-152-151=595 | +19 | |
| 22 |  Denmark |
145-149-147-155=596 | +20 | |
| 23 |  Singapore |
159-148-143-147=597 | +21 | |
| 24 |  Italy |
150-151-150-147=598 | +22 | |
| T25 |  Colombia |
149-147-149-154=599 | +23 | |
 Egypt |
145-152-149-153=599 | |||
 Puerto Rico |
148-140-149-162=599 | |||
| 28 |  Pakistan |
159-145-146-150=600 | +24 | |
| 29 |  Wales |
152-147-152-151=602 | +26 | |
| 30 |  Malaysia |
146-149-152-156=603 | +27 | |
| 31 |  Indonesia |
145-158-148-153=604 | +28 | |
| 32 |  Canada |
149-151-154-151=605 | +29 | |
| 33 |  West Germany |
163-143-147-153=606 | +30 | |
| 34 |  Sweden |
154-145-160-150=609 | +33 | |
| 35 |  Belgium |
159-153-152-148=612 | +36 | |
| 36 |  Sri Lanka |
164-153-144-154=615 | +39 | |
| T37 |  Jamaica |
156-153-155-158=622 | +46 | |
 Switzerland |
165-153-148-156=622 | |||
| T39 |  Hong Kong |
157-157-163-156=633 | +57 | |
 Morocco |
158-156-161-158=633 | |||
| 41 |  Nigeria |
166-170-158-164=658 | +82 | |
| 42 |  Portugal |
180-167-170-163=680 | +104 | |
| 43 |  Libya |
167-178-170-177=692 | +116 | |
| 44 |  Nepal |
183-181-181-167=712 | +136 | |
| 45 |  Yugoslavia |
198-189-179-213=779 | +203 | |
| WD |  Netherlands |
164-151-WD | ||
 Venezuela |
151-145-WD |
International Trophy
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Miller | United States |
66-71-70-68=275 | −13 | 1,000 |
| T2 | Ben Arda | Philippines |
67-68-69-73=277 | −11 | 183 |
| Hsieh Min-Nan | Taiwan |
68-68-68-73=277 | |||
| Bob Shearer | Australia |
74-68-66-69=277 | |||
| 5 | Lou Graham | United States |
68-71-70-70=279 | −9 | |
| 6 | Takashi Murakami | Japan |
70-69-72-69=280 | −8 | |
| 7 | Mya Aye | Burma |
72-71-68-70=281 | −7 | |
| T8 | Sukree Onsham | Thailand |
69-75-67-72=283 | −5 | |
| Park Jung-ung | South Korea |
72-71-73-67=283 | |||
| T10 | Maurice Bembridge | England |
75-74-66-69=284 | −4 | |
| Juan Cabrera | Argentina |
67-70-71-76=284 | |||
| Ernesto Perez Acosta | Mexico |
71-71-68-74=284 |
References
- ^ a b "World Cup – Team and Individual". Pacific Daily News. Agana, Guam. UPI. 9 December 1975. p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miller's 68 paces U.S. victory". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. 8 December 1975. p. B-12.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1976. pp. 20, 62.
- ^ "World Cup golf: US win by 10 strokes". The Straits Times. 8 December 1975. p. 31.
- ^ "Final standings of the 23rd World Cup Golf championship". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. 8 December 1975. p. B-9.