Chrysler Cup (team)
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the (last) Chrysler Cup (Feb 24-26; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA beat the International team 11-5, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [Tres Vidas GC, Acapulco, Mexico].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; USA player stated first): Jim Colbert (capt) bt Bob Charles (NZ; capt) 69-72; Jim Dent bt Harold Henning (RSA) 71-76; George Archer lost to Antonio Garrido (Esp) 76-71; Tom Wargo halved with Tommy Horton (Eng) 71-71; Larry Gilbert bt Bruce Crampton (Aus) 68-73; Bob Murphy bt Simon Hobday (RSA) 72-78; Tom Weiskopf lost to Tony Jacklin (Eng) 74-71; Jim Albus lost to Graham Marsh (Aus) 74-69.
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (Feb 25-27; eight top senior professionals per team; best five rounds per team from each of the three days). Result: Internationals 1020 (58-under-par) beat the USA team 1022 (56-under-par), and shared the $200,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY FINAL ROUNDS (five scores contributed to the overall team score): Winning International team: Gary Player (RSA, 67), Bob Charles (NZ, 69), Simon Hobday (RSA, 69), Bruce Devlin (Aus, 71), Graham Marsh (Aus, 71), and Tommy Horton (Eng), Bruce Crampton (Aus) & Harold Henning (RSA). Losing USA team: Al Geiberger (66), Tom Weiskopf (67), Dave Stockton (68), Jim Colbert (68), Mike Hill (70), and George Archer, Chi Chi Rodriguez & Miller Barber. George Archer won the prize for the lowest individual 54-hole score: 203 (-13).
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (Feb 26-28; eight top senior professionals per team; best five rounds per team from each of the three days). Result: USA team 1036 (44-under-par) beat the International team 1045 (35-under-par) by 9 shots, and shared the $200,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
WINNING USA team: George Archer, Miller Barber, Jim Colbert, Dale Douglass, Al Geiberger, Mike Hill, Chi Chi Rodriguez and Tom Weiskopf. LOSING International team: Bob Charles (NZ), Isao Aoki (Jpn), Gary Player (RSA), Tommy Horton (Eng), Bruce Crampton (Aus), Harold Henning (RSA), Simon Hobday (RSA) and Bruce Devlin (Aus). Weiskopf won an additional $55,000 for the lowest individual 54-hole score: 202 (-14). [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (Feb 28-Mar 1; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA team 54 pts beat the International team 46 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; USA player stated first): Jim Dent lost to Tommy Horton (Eng) 72-69; Lee Trevino lost to Bob Charles (NZ) 71-69; Dale Douglass lost to Gary Player (RSA) 69-68; Chi Chi Rodriguez lost to Harold Henning (RSA) 73-71; Mike Hill bt Bruce Crampton (Aus) 70-72; Jim Colbert bt Bill Dunk (Aus) 71-76); George Archer halved with Simon Hobday (RSA); Miller Barber (USA capt) lost to Bruce Devlin (Aus) 71-70.
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (Feb 22-24; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA team 58.5 pts beat the International team 41.5 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; USA player stated first): Al Geiberger lost to Brian Waites (Eng) 72-71; Miller Barber lost to Bob Charles (NZ) 70-66; Mike Hill bt Bruce Devlin (Aus) 67-72; Charles Coody bt Harold Henning (RSA) 63-69; Jim Dent lost to Gary Player (RSA) 69-66; George Archer bt Bruce Crampton (Aus) 70-72; Chi Chi Rodriguez bt Simon Hobday 65-71; Lee Trevino bt Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) 68-77. Coody (USA) won a new car for the lowest individual final round score: 63 (-9).
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (Feb 23-25; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA team 53.5 pts beat the International team 30.5 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; USA player stated first): Don Bies bt Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) 69-72; Dave Hill bt Bob Charles (NZ) 70-72; Miller Barber halved with Gary Player (RSA) 71-71; Al Geiberger halved with Bruce Crampton (Aus) 73-73; Arnold Palmer lost to Harold Henning (RSA) 74-70; Orville Moody halved with Bruce Devlin (Aus) 73-73; Chi Chi Rodriguez bt Bill Dunk (Aus) 73-77; Lee Trevino bt Peter Thomson (Aus) 69-83.
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (April 20-23; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA team 71 pts beat the International team 29 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; USA player stated first): Chi Chi Rodriguez bt Bruce Crampton (Aus) 69-73; Al Geiberger bt Harold Henning (RSA) 68-71; Walter Zembriski bt Doug Dalziel (Scot) 70-71; Miller Barber bt Gary Player (RSA) 69-70; Dave Hill bt Bob Charles (NZ) 66-71; Gene Littler lost to Peter Thomson (Aus) 72-69; Orville Moody halved with Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) 68-68; Arnold Palmer bt Bruce Devlin (Aus) 70-74.
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (April 22-24; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA team 55 pts beat the International team 45 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; USA player stated first): Orville Moody lost to Bob Charles (NZ) 70-67; Gene Littler bt Peter Thomson (Aus) 70-71; Dale Douglass lost to Harold Henning (RSA) 71-70; Billy Casper bt Christy O'Connor (Ire) 72-73; Arnold Palmer lost to Gary Player (RSA) 74-72; Miller Barber lost to Bruce Crampton (Aus) 74-72; Al Geiberger lost to Bruce Devlin (Aus) 73-72; Chi Chi Rodriguez bt Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) 69-70.
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (April 2-5; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: Internationals team 59.5 pts beat USA team 40.5 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY FINAL ROUND SCORES: WINNING International team: Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) 70; Bob Charles (NZ) 70; Harold Henning (RSA) 70; Christy O'Connor (Ire) 70; Gary Player (RSA) 70; Peter Thomson (Aus) 72; Peter Butler (Eng) 73; Bruce Crampton (Aus) 74. LOSING USA team: Chi Chi Rodriguez 68; Dale Douglass 69; Billy Casper 70; Don January 72; Lee Elder 74; Miller Barber 74; Arnold Palmer 74; Gene Littler 75.
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the inaugural Chrysler Cup (Sept 4-7; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA team 68 pts beat the International team 30 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, nr Washington DC; at the time called TPC Avenel].
SUNDAY FINAL ROUND SCORES: WINNING USA team: Arnold Palmer (capt) 69; Gene Littler 69; Chi Chi Rodriguez 70; Don January 72; Billy Casper 73; Dale Douglass 74; Lee Elder 74; Miller Barber 75. LOSING INTERNATIONAL team: Bob Charles (NZ) 70; Gary Player (RSA, capt) 72; Bruce Crampton (Aus) 72; Al Balding (Can) 73; Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) 74; Harold Henning (RSA) 77; Christy O'Connor (Ire) 77; Peter Thomson (Aus) 81. Palmer and Littler both earned the use of a luxury new car for a year for shooting the final day's best score: 69 (-2).
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