1967 World Cup (men's Golf)
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The 1967 World Cup took place 9–12 November at the Club de Golf Mexico in
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,
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. It was the 15th
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event, which was named the Canada Cup until 1966 and changed its name to the
World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 40 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The American team of
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and
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won by 13 strokes over the New Zealand team of Bob Charles and
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. The individual competition was won by Palmer.


Teams

(a) denotes amateur


Scores

Team International Trophy Sources:


References

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