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C’est l’industriel canadien John Jay Hopkins qui créa la Canada Cup, opposant les nations par équipe de deux joueurs. La première Canada Cup se déroula en 1953, sur le golf de Beaconfield, à Montréal, où 7 équipes étaient présentes. La compétition changea de nom en 1967, puis en 2000, pour devenir la World Cup. 24 équipes de deux joueurs s'affrontent sur quatre tours, deux tours en foursome, deux tours en quatre balles. |
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Canadian industrialist John Jay Hopkins donated the Canada Cup for competition among two-man teams of professional golfers representing their countries. The first Canada Cup tournament was held in 1953 at Beaconfield Golf Club in Montreal. Seven countries were represented. The trophy was renamed the World Cup in 1967. Since 2000, it has been called the World Cup. Twenty-four countries take part in the tournament. Eighteen teams are made up of top players from the Official World Golf Ranking, and the other six teams reach the final through a qualifying tournament. The championship consists of two days of foursomes and two days of four-ball competition. |
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