The 1968 World Cup took place 14–17 November at the Olgiata Golf Club in Rome, Italy. It was the 16th World Cup event, which was named the Canada Cup until 1966 and changed its name to the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 42 teams. The third round on Saturday was interrupted by hail and rain storm, with six teams still on the course and play was resumed early Sunday. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Canadian team of Al Balding and George Knudson won by two strokes ahead of the United States team of Julius Boros and Lee Trevino. The individual competition was won by Balding, five strokes ahead of Roberto Bernardini, Italy. This was the first team victory for Canada in the event, which was founded in Canada in 1953.
Teams Country Players Roberto De Vicenzo and Bono Tudino Bill Dunk and Col Johnston Oswald Gartenmaier and Hans Stroll Donald Swaelens and Flory Van Donck Jose Maria Gonzalez and Mário Gonzalez Al Balding and George Knudson Francisco Cerda and Enrique Orelanna Alfonso Bohorquez and Rogelio Gonzalez Hsieh Yung-yo and Lu Liang-Huan Jiří Dvořák (a) and Jan Kunšta (a) Herluf Hansen and Henning Kristensen Neil Coles and Bernard Hunt Jalo Grönlund (a) and Sigurd Nyström Roger Cotton and Jean Garaïalde Aris Simeonoglou (a) and John Sotiropoulos (a) Morgan Fottrell and Guinea Kop Jimmy Kinsella and Christy O'Connor Snr Roberto Bernardini and Alfonso Angelini Kenji Hosoishi and Takaaki Kono Antonio Cerdá and Juan Neri Jean Baptiste Ado and Jean Charles Rey (a) Omar Ben El Harcha and Meilouki M'Bareck Martin Roesink and Bertus Van Mook Bob Charles and Walter Godfrey Westye Hoegh (a) and Lars Musaeus (a) Bernabé Fajardo and Hugo Nari Ireneo Legaspi and Eleuterio Nival Manual Ribeiro and Joauim Rodrigues David Jiménez and Chi-Chi Rodríguez Eric Brown and John Panton Phua Thin Kiay (a) and Alvin Liau Cobie Legrange and Gary Player Han Chang-sang and Lee Il-an Sebastián Miguel and Ramón Sota Åke Bergquist and Harry Karlsson-Fakt Jacky Bonvin and Ronald Tingley Cherif El Sayed and Abdel Halim Julius Boros and Lee Trevino Jan Carlos Dapiaggi and Clever Mendez F.D. Betancourt and Ramón Muñoz Richard Davies and Brian Huggett Hans Heiser and Toni Kugelmuller (a) denotes amateur
Scores Team Place Country Score To par Money (US$)1 142-149-137-141=569 −7 2,0002 142-141-143-145=571 −5 1,0003 141-147-140-145=573 −3 8004 139-144-143-150=576 E 4005 144-148-139-149=580 +4 6 148-144-147-145=584 +87 144-149-141-151=585 +98 143-148-145-150=586 +109 145-145-150-147=587 +11T10 140-150-145-153=588 +12 149-139-148-152=588 149-142-150-147=58813 145-146-144-155=590 +1414 148-146-148-150=592 +1615 153-148-146-147=594 +1816 151-149-153-143=596 +2017 151-144-151-151=597 +2118 150-146-152-151=599 +2319 146-149-153-156=604 +2820 147-149-157-152=605 +2921 152-154-146-155=607 +3122 156-145-157-153=611 +35T23 155-152-154-153=614 +38 153-154-150-157=61425 153-151-152-160=616 +4026 153-150-162-153=618 +4227 155-146-162-161=624 +4828 159-157-153-159=628 +5229 152-154-161-166=633 +5730 160-153-163-161=637 +61T31 166-157-165-152=640 +64 157-157-168-158=64033 158-161-164-160=643 +6734 154-160-166-164=644 +6835 157-166-161-166=650 +7436 160-162-163-168=653 +7737 163-161-169-163=656 +8038 166-166-165-160=657 +8139 168-158-163-172=661 +8540 162-162-172-173=669 +9341 166-165-173-168=672 +9642 173-171-170-166=680 +104
International Trophy Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)1 Al Balding 68-72-67-67=274 −14 1,0002 Roberto Bernardini 71-71-67-70=279 −9 5003 Lee Trevino 69-71-70-73=283 −5 400T4 Brian Huggett 71-70-71-73=285 −3 100Gary Player 71-70-74-70=285T6 Eric Brown 70-69-70-77=286 −2 Lu Liang-Huan 69-69-72-76=2868 Ramón Sota 71-73-71-72=287 −1T9 Julius Boros 73-70-73-72=288 EBill Dunk 72-75-70-71=288
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