The 1971 World Cup took place November 11–14 at PGA National Golf Club (now
BallenIsles Country Club, East Course) in
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It was the 19th
World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole
stroke play team event with 46 teams, which was a record high number of participants. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
team of
Jack Nicklaus and
Lee Trevino won by eight strokes over the
South Africa team of
Harold Henning and
Gary Player. The individual competition was won by Nicklaus seven strokes ahead of Player. This was the 11th team victory for the United States in the history of the World Cup, founded in 1953 and until 1967 named the Canada Cup.
Teams
(a) denotes amateur
Scores
Team
The Singapore team was disqualified when Phua Thin Kiay could not play the first round due to
tonsillitis. He played the remaining rounds and his teammate, Alvin Liau played all four rounds.
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International Trophy
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References
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