The 1976 World Cup took place December 9–12 at the

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, United States. It was the 24th

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event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 48 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Spanish team of

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and

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won by two strokes over the United States team of

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. The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Ernesto Perez Acosta of

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, three strokes ahead of six players, who tied second.

Teams

(a) denotes amateur Source:

Scores

Team International Trophy Sources:

References

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