The 1957 Canada Cup took place 24–27 October on the East Course at the
Kasumigaseki Country Club
is a private golf course in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.
It opened on October 6, 1929, and was the first golf course in Saitama. It has hosted a number of professional and major amateur tournaments:
*World Cup (men's golf), Canada Cup – 1957
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Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.
It was the fifth Canada Cup event, which became the
World Cup 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
Koichi Ono
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won by nine strokes over the American team of
Jimmy Demaret and
Sam Snead. The individual competition was won by Torakichi Nakamura, seven shots ahead of
Gary Player, Sam Snead and
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Teams
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Scores
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Harry Bradshaw of Ireland withdrew after 36 holes due to nose bleeding. Fernando Silva of Portugal withdrew after 54 holes.
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Golf tournaments in Japan
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