The 1972 World Cup took place 9–12 November at

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. It was the 20th

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event. The tournament was a

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team event, shortened from 72 holes, after the second round, scheduled on Friday, was cancelled due to bad weather, to 54 holes with 43 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The

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team of

Hsieh Min-Nan Hsieh Min-Nan (, born 9 August 1940), also known as Tony Hsieh, is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title. He won many ...

and

Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan (, 10 December 1936 – 15 March 2022), also known as Mister Lu (Mr Lu) to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1987. Earl ...

won by two strokes over the

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team of

Takaaki Kono Takaaki Kono (4 January 1940 – 22 April 2010) was a Japanese professional golfer. Early life Kono was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1940. He started playing golf at the age of 15. Professional career Kono had much success on the ...

and

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. The individual competition was won by Hsieh two strokes ahead of Kono. This was the first team victory for the Republic of China, also known as Taiwan, in the history of the World Cup, founded in 1953 and until 1967 named the Canada Cup.

Teams

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Scores

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References

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