The 1956 Canada Cup took place 24–26 June on the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. It was the fourth Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 29 teams. The Scandinavian team that had competed in 1954 and 1955 was replaced by teams from Denmark and Sweden, while there were new teams from Chinese Taipei, Portugal and South Korea. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results.[1][2] 18 holes were played on the first two days with 36 holes played on the final day. Because of the time taken to play each round, a cut was introduced after the second day, with only the leading 20 teams competing on the final day.[3] An 18-hole consolation event was held for the remaining 9 teams. There was provision for an individual in one of these 9 teams to complete the 72 holes if they were well-placed after the second day.[4]
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The 1956 Canada Cup took place 24 26 June on the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Virginia Water Surrey England It was the fourth Canada Cup event which became the World Cup in 1967 The tournament was a 72 hole stroke play team event with 29 teams The Scandinavian team that had competed in 1954 and 1955 was replaced by teams from Denmark and Sweden while there were new teams from Chinese Taipei Portugal and South Korea Each team consisted of two players from a country The combined score of each team determined the team results 1 2 18 holes were played on the first two days with 36 holes played on the final day Because of the time taken to play each round a cut was introduced after the second day with only the leading 20 teams competing on the final day 3 An 18 hole consolation event was held for the remaining 9 teams There was provision for an individual in one of these 9 teams to complete the 72 holes if they were well placed after the second day 4 1956 Canada CupWentworth ClubTournament informationDates24 26 JuneLocationVirginia Water Surrey England51 24 00 N 0 35 24 W 51 400 N 0 590 W 51 400 0 590Course s Wentworth ClubWest CourseFormat72 holes stroke playcombined scoreStatisticsPar71Length6 900 yards 6 300 m Field29 two man teamsCut20 teams and tiesChampion United States Ben Hogan amp Sam Snead567 1 Location MapWentworth ClubLocation in EnglandShow map of EnglandWentworth ClubLocation in SurreyShow map of Surrey 19551957 The American team of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead won by 14 strokes over the South African team of Bobby Locke and Gary Player 5 The individual competition was won by Hogan five shots ahead of Roberto De Vicenzo 6 Teams EditCountry Players nbsp Argentina Enrique Bertolino and Martin Pose nbsp Australia Peter Thomson and Norman Von Nida nbsp Belgium Arthur Devulder and Flory Van Donck nbsp Brazil Mario Gonzalez and Luis Rapisarda nbsp Canada Al Balding and Stan Leonard nbsp Chile Manuel Morales and Alberto Salas nbsp China Chen Ching Po and Lu Liang Huan nbsp Colombia Julio Polania and Raul Posse nbsp Denmark Henry Aafeldt and Carl Paulsen nbsp Egypt Cherif El Sayed Cherif and Hassan Hassanein nbsp England Ken Bousfield and Harry Weetman nbsp France Roger Cotton and Francois Saubaber nbsp Ireland Harry Bradshaw and Christy O Connor Snr nbsp Italy Alfonso Angelini and Ugo Grappasonni nbsp Japan Yoshiro Hayashi and Michio Ishii nbsp Mexico Percy Clifford and Roberto De Vicenzo nbsp Netherlands Gerard de Wit and Piet Witte nbsp New Zealand Frank Buckler and Ernie Southerden nbsp Philippines Ben Arda and Celestino Tugot nbsp Portugal M Lourenco and J Feliciano Da Silva nbsp Scotland Eric Brown and John Panton nbsp South Africa Bobby Locke and Gary Player nbsp South Korea Park Myeong chul and Yun Duk choon nbsp Spain Angel Miguel and Sebastian Miguel nbsp Sweden Harry Karlsson and Arne Werkell nbsp Switzerland Jacky Bonvin and Otto Schoepfer nbsp United States Ben Hogan and Sam Snead nbsp Wales Dai Rees and Dennis Smalldon nbsp West Germany Friedrich Becker and Georg BessnerSource 1 Note De Vicenzo was representing Mexico having played for Argentina in the three previous Canada Cup events Scores EditTeam Place Country Score To par1 nbsp United States 144 142 145 136 567 12 nbsp South Africa 145 145 145 146 581 133 nbsp Canada 144 139 145 155 583 15T4 nbsp England 152 141 152 141 586 18 nbsp Japan 152 151 147 136 5866 nbsp Wales 143 145 156 143 587 197 nbsp Scotland 148 148 149 144 589 218 nbsp Belgium 145 145 154 151 595 279 nbsp Mexico 143 151 150 154 598 30T10 nbsp Australia 142 152 162 145 601 33 nbsp Ireland 150 153 147 151 601 nbsp Spain 151 147 155 148 60113 nbsp France 151 148 151 152 602 3414 nbsp Philippines 151 148 156 150 605 3715 nbsp Colombia 150 149 151 159 609 4116 nbsp Italy 152 146 155 157 610 4217 nbsp Argentina 151 155 153 153 612 4418 nbsp Netherlands 151 150 156 157 614 4619 nbsp Egypt 155 147 151 168 621 5320 nbsp Switzerland 151 154 161 163 629 6121 nbsp New Zealand 151 159 310T22 nbsp Chile 152 165 317 nbsp China 160 157 31724 nbsp South Korea 160 160 32025 nbsp Sweden 161 160 32126 nbsp West Germany 166 156 32227 nbsp Portugal 163 163 32628 nbsp Brazil 163 166 32929 nbsp Denmark 166 167 333Source 5 International Trophy Place Player Country Score To par1 Ben Hogan nbsp United States 68 69 72 68 277 72 Roberto De Vicenzo nbsp Mexico 69 72 67 74 282 23 Flory Van Donck nbsp Belgium 71 67 73 72 283 14 Dai Rees nbsp Wales 74 71 72 67 284 E5 Bobby Locke nbsp South Africa 71 72 72 70 285 16 Stan Leonard nbsp Canada 69 67 71 79 286 27 Michio Ishii nbsp Japan 71 76 74 68 289 58 Sam Snead nbsp United States 76 73 73 68 290 69 Ken Bousfield nbsp England 76 71 76 68 291 710 Eric Brown nbsp Scotland 76 73 75 69 293 9Source 7 References Edit a b Australia s lead in Canada Cup golf The Times 25 June 1956 p 3 Extraordinary crowd scenes The Glasgow Herald 25 June 1956 p 7 Canadian golfers take over the lead at Wentworth The Times 26 June 1956 p 3 Canadian golfers lead by three in Canada Cup The Glasgow Herald 26 June 1956 p 4 a b Wonderful final rounds gain Canada Cup for U S The Times 27 June 1956 p 4 Hogan s two victories The Glasgow Herald 27 June 1956 p 7 Hogan leads US to win in Canada Cup The Montreal Gazette 27 June 1956 p 25 Retrieved 22 December 2016 51 23 48 N 0 35 45 W 51 39667 N 0 59583 W 51 39667 0 59583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 Canada Cup amp oldid 1148292182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
