The 1974 World Cup took place 21–24 November at the Lagunita Country Club in Caracas, Venezuela. It was the 22nd World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 46 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The South Africa team of Bobby Cole and Dale Hayes won by five strokes over the Japan team of Isao Aoki and Masashi Ozaki. The individual competition for the International Trophy, was won by Cole, five strokes ahead Ozaki.
Tournament summary According to the Associated Press, the United States team of Lee Trevino and Hale Irwin were the "heavy favorite." In addition, Pat Ward-Thomas of The Guardian noted that "[a]n American victory is probable." However, he also noted that "South Africa remain strong with Dale Hayes... and Bobby Cole." Meanwhile, Ron Coffman of Golf World magazine stated that he thought the South Africans were the favorites.
Indeed, South African won the event, both at the team and individual level. Hayes, just 22 years of age and Cole, being 26, became the youngest pair ever to win the World Cup, formerly named the Canada Cup. It was the second victory for South Africa in the history of the event, since Gary Player and Harold Henning won the tournament for South Africa in 1965.
Teams Country Players Fidel de Luca and Roberto De Vicenzo Ted Ball and Ian Stanley Oswald Gartenmaier and Rudolf Hauser Donald Swaelens and Philippe Toussaint Luis Carlos Pinto and Humberto Rocha Wilf Homenuik and Ben Kern Francisco Cerda and Natalio Morales Alfonso Bohorquez and Heraclio Valenzuela Mario Herrera and Hector Jimenez Per Greve and Herluf Hansen Cherif El-Sayed Cherif and Mohamed Said Moussa Maurice Bembridge and Peter Townsend Roger Demiano and Jean Garaïalde John Sotiropoulos and George Vafiadis Roberto Galindo and Hilario Polo Joe Hardwick and Peter Tang Christy O'Connor Jnr and Eddie Polland Laurie Been and Neil Shochet Roberto Bernardini and Renato Campagnoli Peter Millhouse and Seymour Rose Isao Aoki and Masashi Ozaki Hosain Abdul Mola and Muftah Salem Ramon Cruz and Margarito Martinez Assaidi Bouazza and Fatmi Moussa Jan Dorrestein and Bertus Van Mook Dennis Clark and Howard Kennedy Festus Makelemi and Patrick Okpomu Leo Dehlinger and Roberto Duran Alejandro Malasquez and Sabino Quispe Ireneo Legaspi and Eleuterio Nival Manuel Ribeiro and Joaquim Rodriques Chi-Chi Rodríguez and Jesús Rodríguez Brian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher Lim Kian Tiong and Poh Eng Chong Bobby Cole and Dale Hayes Lee Il-ahn and Park Jung-ung José María Cañizares and Manuel Piñero Åke Bergqvist and Sven Tumba Franco Salmina and Ronald Tingley Kuo Chie-Hsiung and Lu Liang-Huan Seng Suwannakat and Uthai Thappavibul Peter Latchmansingh and Lennox Yearwood Hale Irwin and Lee Trevino Noel Machado and Ramón Muñoz Craig Defoy and David Llewellyn Toni Kugelmuller and Siegfried Vollrath
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Scores Team Place Country Score To par Money (US$)1 137-138-139-140=554 −6 2,0002 137-138-140-144=559 −1 1,0003 143-141-138-141=563 +3 8004 143-141-143-139=566 +6 4005 143-148-138-143=572 +12 6 145-144-144-142=575 +157 140-144-146-147=577 +17T8 146-147-142-144=579 +19 140-142-147-150=57910 137-149-146-148=580 +2011 141-150-143-147=581 +2112 147-141-148-149=585 +2513 146-144-152-145=587 +27T14 149-147-143-150=589 +29 147-148-145-149=58916 145-150-151-147=593 +33T17 151-144-152-147=594 +34 151-146-148-149=59419 142-149-153-153=597 +3720 150-147-156-147=600 +4021 148-149-153-151=601 +4122 153-147-152-152=604 +4423 155-149-155-146=605 +4524 147-147-154-160=608 +4825 155-151-151-152=609 +49T26 151-154-152-155=612 +52 146-155-151-160=61228 153-159-149-156=617 +5729 156-148-158-156=618 +5830 147-150-157-168=622 +62T31 151-161-154-157=623 +63 159-154-156-154=62333 158-160-156-152=626 +6634 157-156-159-157=629 +6935 153-158-158-161=630 +7036 160-158-164-151=633 +7337 160-165-155-154=634 +7438 163-159-156-157=635 +7539 153-157-168-159=637 +7740 164-153-162-160=639 +79T41 164-151-161-165=641 +81 164-156-166-155=64143 161-168-166-160=655 +9544 161-157-169-181=668 +10845 171-185-173-169=698 +138WD 151-145-WD
International Trophy
Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)1 Bobby Cole 66-70-67-68=271 −9 1,0002 Masashi Ozaki 67-68-70-71=276 −4 5003 Hale Irwin 73-69-68-68=278 −2 400T4 Isao Aoki 70-70-70-73=283 +3 Dale Hayes 71-68-72-72=283Kuo Chie-Hsiung 71-71-73-68=283Lu Liang-Huan 72-70-70-71=2838 Roberto De Vicenzo 71-71-69-73=284 +4T9 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 70-74-67-74=285 +5Lee Trevino 70-72-70-73=285
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