The 1954 Canada Cup took place August 20–22 at the Laval-sur-le-Lac Golf Club in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was the second Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 25 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results.[1] 18 holes were played on the first two days with 36 holes played on the final day. The Australian team of Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson won by four strokes over the Argentine team of Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De Vicenzo.[2] Canadian Stan Leonard had the lowest individual score with 275, two strokes ahead of Peter Thomson.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 20–22 |
| Location | Laval, Quebec, Canada |
| Course(s) | Laval-sur-le-Lac Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 25 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Champion | |
 AustraliaKel Nagle & Peter Thomson | |
| 556 (−20) | |
| Location map | |
Teams
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The Scandinavian team consisted of a Dane, Carl Paulsen, and a Swede, Arne Werkell.
Source[4]
Scores
edit| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
137-144-140-135=556 | −20 |
| 2 |  Argentina |
142-139-138-141=560 | −16 |
| 3 |  United States |
144-140-139-142=565 | −11 |
| 4 |  Canada |
141-143-143-143=570 | −6 |
| 5 |  Scotland |
144-140-138-149=571 | −5 |
| 6 |  France |
147-140-143-143=573 | −3 |
| 7 |  England |
143-143-144-144=574 | −2 |
| 8 |  Brazil |
144-144-141-146=575 | −1 |
| T9 |  Belgium |
150-146-143-139=578 | +2 |
 South Africa |
145-146-146-141=578 | ||
| T11 |  Ireland |
143-148-139-149=579 | +3 |
 Italy |
147-149-146-137=579 | ||
| 13 |  Spain |
144-144-148-150=586 | +10 |
| 14 |  Japan |
152-144-149-146=591 | +15 |
| 15 |  Egypt |
152-151-150-140=593 | +17 |
| 16 |  West Germany |
149-153-150-143=595 | +19 |
| T17 |  Philippines |
148-149-150-151=598 | +22 |
 Wales |
151-151-150-146=598 | ||
| T19 |  Chile |
150-148-147-156=601 | +25 |
 New Zealand |
152-153-151-145=601 | ||
| 21 |  Scandinavia |
148-151-158-152=609 | +33 |
| T22 |  Netherlands |
157-147-155-151=610 | +34 |
 Mexico |
152-155-157-146=610 | ||
| 24 |  Switzerland |
150-156-160-160=626 | +50 |
| WD |  Colombia |
149-WD[a] |
- ^ Colombia withdrew after Raúl Posse became ill.
The leading individual scores were 275 by Stan Leonard and 277 by Peter Thomson.[3]
References
edit- ^ McAuley, Ed (August 20, 1954). "Snead, Daly have 63s Canada Cup warmup". The Montreal Gazette. p. 21.
- ^ McAuley, Ed (August 23, 1954). "Australians stage sub-par finish to capture Canada Cup". The Montreal Gazette. p. 21.
- ^ a b "Stan Leonard has 275 to lead field". The Montreal Gazette. August 23, 1954. p. 21.
- ^ a b "72-hole scores at Laval". The Montreal Gazette. August 23, 1954. p. 21.
- ^ "Canada Cup". Sunday Mail. Queensland, Australia. August 22, 1954. p. 24. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australians share Canada golf lead". The Advocate. Tasmania, Australia. August 23, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Thomson wants cup play here". The Courier-Mail. Queensland, Australia. AAP. August 24, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via National Library of Australia.