The 1957 Canada Cup took place 24–27 October on the East Course at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in

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, Japan. It was the fifth Canada Cup event, which became the

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in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 30 teams. These were the same 29 teams that had competed in 1956 with the addition of Thailand. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Japanese team of Torakichi Nakamura and

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won by nine strokes over the American team of

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and

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. The individual competition was won by Torakichi Nakamura, seven shots ahead of

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, Sam Snead and Dave Thomas.

Teams

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Scores

Team Harry Bradshaw of Ireland withdrew after 36 holes due to nose bleeding. Fernando Silva of Portugal withdrew after 54 holes. Source International Trophy Source

References

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