The 1957 Canada Cup took place 24–27 October on the East Course at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.[2] It was the fifth Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 30 teams. These were the same 29 teams that had competed in 1956 with the addition of Thailand. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Japanese team of Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono won by nine strokes over the American team of Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead. The individual competition was won by Torakichi Nakamura, seven shots ahead of Gary Player, Sam Snead and Dave Thomas.[3]

1957 Canada Cup
Tournament information
Dates24–27 October
LocationKawagoe, Saitama, Japan
35°54′5″N 139°24′16″E / 35.90139°N 139.40444°E / 35.90139; 139.40444
Course(s)Kasumigaseki Country Club
East Course
Format72 holes stroke play
combined score
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6.895 yards (6.305 m)[1]
Field30 two-man teams
Champion
 Japan
Torakichi Nakamura & Koichi Ono
557
Location map
Location in Asia
Location in Japan
Location in Saitama Prefecture
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Teams

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Country Players
  Argentina Antonio Cerdá and Leopoldo Ruiz
  Australia Bruce Crampton and Peter Thomson
  Belgium Arthur Devulder and Flory Van Donck
  Brazil Mário Gonzalez and Juan Querrellos
  Canada Al Balding and Stan Leonard
  Chile Manuel Morales and Enrique Orellana
  China Chen Ching-Po and Hsieh Yung-yo
  Colombia Oswaldo de Vincenzo and Miguel Sala
  Denmark Henning Kristensen and Carl Paulsen
  Egypt Cherif El-Sayed Cherif and Mohamed Said Moussa
  England Peter Alliss and Ken Bousfield
  France Jean Garaïalde and François Saubaber
  Ireland Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Snr
  Italy Alfonso Angelini and Ugo Grappasonni
  Japan Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono
  Mexico Felipe Galindo and Jose Palacios
  Netherlands Cees Cramer and Gerard de Wit
  New Zealand John Kelly and Ernie Southerden
  Philippines Leony Carrasco and Celestino Tugot
  Portugal Henrique Paulino and Fernando Silva
  Scotland Eric Brown and John Panton
  South Africa Harold Henning and Gary Player
  South Korea Park Myeong-chul and Yun Duk-choon
  Spain Carlos Celles and Ángel Miguel
  Sweden Åke Bergquist and Harry Karlsson
  Switzerland Jacky Bonvin and Robert Lanz
  Thailand Uthai Dabphavibul and Manb Debphavibul
  United States Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead
  Wales Dai Rees and Dave Thomas
  West Germany Georg Bessner and Kaspar Marx

Source[4][5]

Scores

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Team

Place Country Score To par
1   Japan 141-138-135-143=557 −19
2   United States 136-145-142-143=566 −10
3   South Africa 144-139-146-140=569 −7
4   Australia 145-139-145-143=572 −4
5   Wales 146-140-142-145=573 −3
6   Canada 145-144-141-146=576 E
7   England 146-140-148-145=579 +3
8   Brazil 146-145-144-146=581 +5
9   Argentina 147-146-147-146=586 +10
10   Scotland 150-150-149-138=587 +11
T11   China 149-151-152-143=595 +19
  Philippines 151-148-147-149=595
13   France 154-148-153-144=599 +23
T14   Belgium 151-151-153-148=603 +27
  Colombia 152-151-150-150=603
  Italy 150-157-152-144=603
17   New Zealand 154-149-156-146=605 +29
18   Sweden 149-154-155-148=606 +30
T19   Chile 154-163-146-148=611 +35
  Netherlands 153-153-151-154=611
21   Spain 154-152-155-152=613 +37
22   Egypt 156-157-152-150=616 +40
23   West Germany 155-151-158-159=623 +47
24   Mexico 158-154-161-153=626 +50
T25   Denmark 156-161-162-154=633 +57
  Thailand 154-163-162-154=633
27   Switzerland 164-157-161-153=635 +59
28   South Korea 164-161-161-151=637 +61
WD   Ireland 148-147-WD
WD   Portugal

Harry Bradshaw of Ireland withdrew after 36 holes due to a broken nose, while Fernando Silva of Portugal withdrew after 54 holes due to illness.

Source[5][6]

International Trophy

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Torakichi Nakamura   Japan 68-68-67-71=274 −14
T2 Gary Player   South Africa 73-69-71-68=281 −7
Sam Snead   United States 67-74-71-69=281
Dave Thomas   Wales 73-67-70-71=281
T5 Stan Leonard   Canada 71-71-70-71=283 −5
Koichi Ono   Japan 73-70-68-72=283
T7 Bruce Crampton   Australia 73-71-72-69=285 −3
Jimmy Demaret   United States 69-71-71-74=285
9 Peter Thomson   Australia 72-68-73-74=287 −1
T10 Peter Alliss   England 73-67-75-73=288 E
Antonio Cerdá   Argentina 72-72-73-71=288
Harold Henning   South Africa 71-70-75-72=288

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Japanese Golf Duo Tops Yanks; Snead Erratic". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. 25 October 1957. p. 16.
  2. ^ "The Kasumigaseki Country Club: A History and Tradition Spanning more than 80 Years". Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Two trophies for Japan". The Times. 28 October 1957. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Record entry for Canada Cup". The Times. 19 October 1957. p. 11.
  5. ^ a b "Canada Cup Final Scores". Stars and Stripes (Pacific edition). Associated Press. 29 October 2016. p. 23.
  6. ^ a b "Japan's "double" win in Canada Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 28 October 1957. p. 4.

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