The 1975 World Cup took place 4–7 December at the Navatananee Course in

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, 20 kilometres northeast of

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city center in

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. It was the 23rd

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event. The tournament was a 72-hole

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team event with 47 teams of which 45 teams completed the competition. 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

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and

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won by ten strokes over the Taiwan team of

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and

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. It was the 13th win for United States in the 23 times the World Cup, formerly named Canada Cup, had been contested. The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Miller, two strokes ahead of three players, who shared second place.

Teams

(a) denotes amateur Source:

Scores

Team International Trophy Sources:

References

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