The 1966 Canada Cup took place 11–14 November at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan. It was the 14th Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 36 teams. These were the same teams that had competed in 1965 with the addition of South Korea and Thailand, but without Egypt, Monaco and Morocco. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The American team of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer won by five strokes over the South African team of Harold Henning and Gary Player. The individual competition was won by the Canadian George Knudson, who won at the second hole of a sudden-playoff over the Japanese Hideyo Sugimoto.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–14 November |
| Location | Inagi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Course(s) | Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,962 yards (6,366 m) |
| Field | 36 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesJack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer | |
| 548 (−28) | |
| Location map | |
Teams
editScores
editTeam
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
135-135-136-142=548 | −28 | 2,000 |
| 2 |  South Africa |
138-138-139-138=553 | −23 | 1,000 |
| 3 |  Taiwan |
135-138-143-138=554 | −22 | 800 |
| 4 |  Australia |
135-141-137-143=556 | −20 | 400 |
| 5 |  Japan |
135-146-136-144=561 | −15 | |
| 6 |  Canada |
134-144-139-146=563 | −13 | |
| 7 |  Argentina |
141-143-142-139=565 | −11 | |
| 8 |  Belgium |
141-141-142-147=571 | −5 | |
| 9 |  Spain |
149-140-138-145=572 | −4 | |
| 10 |  England |
144-153-137-140=574 | −2 | |
| 11 |  New Zealand |
144-152-139-141=576 | E | |
| 12 |  Scotland |
143-146-143-146=578 | +2 | |
| 13 |  Ireland |
144-146-143-148=581 | +5 | |
| 14 |  Wales |
149-145-147-143=584 | +8 | |
| 15 |  Hawaii |
147-146-144-148=585 | +9 | |
| 16 |  Italy |
139-151-149-147=586 | +10 | |
| T17 |  France |
142-148-145-153=588 | +12 | |
 Mexico |
146-146-146-150=588 | |||
| 19 |  Netherlands |
151-148-143-148=590 | +14 | |
| 20 |  West Germany |
147-145-153-148=593 | +17 | |
| T21 |  Colombia |
144-148-146-156=594 | +18 | |
 Philippines |
142-152-147-153=594 | |||
| 23 |  Chile |
140-155-150-151=596 | +20 | |
| 24 |  South Korea |
150-149-150-150=599 | +23 | |
| 25 |  Puerto Rico |
148-148-154-152=602 | +26 | |
| 26 |  Switzerland |
149-151-156-150=606 | +30 | |
| 27 |  Thailand |
149-152-154-152=607 | +31 | |
| 28 |  Brazil |
154-155-159-145=613 | +37 | |
| 29 |  Denmark |
151-149-153-163=616 | +40 | |
| 30 |  Sweden |
148-157-151-163=619 | +43 | |
| 31 |  Venezuela |
157-155-155-163=620 | +44 | |
| 32 |  Peru |
149-161-165-154=629 | +53 | |
| T33 |  Portugal |
155-162-156-161=634 | +58 | |
 Uruguay |
160-163-157-154=634 | |||
| 35 |  Austria |
165-174-163-160=662 | +86 | |
| 36 |  Czechoslovakia |
159-163-177-169=668 | +92 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Knudson | Canada |
64-68-66-74=272 | −16 | 1,000 |
| 2 | Hideyo Sugimoto | Japan |
66-69-68-69=272 | 500 | |
| T3 | Lu Liang-Huan | Taiwan |
67-68-73-65=273 | −15 | 300 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
69-68-67-69=273 | |||
| 5 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
66-67-69-73=275 | −13 | |
| 6 | Harold Henning | South Africa |
69-67-70-70=276 | −12 | |
| T7 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
69-76-64-68=277 | −11 | |
| Bruce Devlin | Australia |
69-71-67-70=277 | |||
| Gary Player | South Africa |
69-71-69-68=277 | |||
| 10 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
69-69-73-67=278 | −10 |
Knudson and Sugimoto contested a sudden-death playoff. Knudson won with a birdie 2 at the second extra hole.
Source[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "United States victory by five strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 14 November 1966. p. 5.
- ^ "Palmer takes lead with 133". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press. 11 November 1966. p. 23.
- ^ "Knudson defeats Sugimoto in playoff". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press. 14 November 1966. p. 26.