Philip Morris International (golf)

The Philip Morris International was a professional team golf tournament, played from 1972 and 1976. The 1972 and 1973 tournaments were called the Marlboro Nations' Cup. There was no tournament in 1974 but the event was played in 1975 and 1976 under a different name. All events were played in France. The tournament had a knock-out format with up to 16 teams competing. There were two players in each team, each match consisting of a foursomes followed by two singles matches.

The 1972 event was played at Mandelieu-la-Napoule near Cannes, the 1973 and 1975 events were played at Hardelot near Boulogne in northern France. In 1976 it was played at Divonne-les-Bains on the Swiss border near Geneva.

In 1972 and 1973 all the team were European, with the exception of Morocco who competed in 1972. Australia and South Africa competed in 1975 and they were joined by the United States, Argentina and New Zealand in 1976.

Winners
YearVenueWinnersPointsRunner-upPoints
Philip Morris International
1976Divonne Golf Club United States2½ Scotland½
1975Hardelot Golf Club France2 South Africa1
1974No tournament
Marlboro Nations' Cup
1973Hardelot Golf Club Scotland2 France1
1972Cannes-Mandelieu Golf Club Spain2 Wales1

1972

Source: [1][2][3][4]

Teams
CountryPlayers
 AustriaHansi Egger and Oswald Gartenmaier
 BelgiumDonald Swaelens and Flory Van Donck
 DenmarkHerluf Hansen and Henning Kristensen
 EnglandTony Jacklin and Peter Townsend
 FranceJean Garaïalde and Bernard Pascassio
 IrelandJimmy Kinsella and John O'Leary
 ItalyRoberto Bernardini and Baldovino Dassù
 MoroccoB H Aomar and B R Messaoud
 NetherlandsJan Dorrestein and Simon van den Berg
 PortugalHenrique Paulino and J Rodrigues
 ScotlandBrian Barnes and Harry Bannerman
 SpainValentín Barrios and Ángel Gallardo
 SwedenB Johannson and J Rosell
  SwitzerlandR Barras and Ronald Tingley
 WalesBrian Huggett and David Vaughan

Results
 
Last 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Spain3
 
 
 
  Switzerland0
 
 Spain2
 
 
 
 France1
 
 France2
 
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
 Spain2½
 
 
 
 Scotland½
 
 Ireland2
 
 
 
 Portugal1
 
 Ireland½
 
 
 
 Scotland2½
 
 Scotland3
 
 
 
 Austria0
 
 Spain2
 
 
 
 Wales1
 
 Wales3
 
 
 
 Morocco0
 
 Wales2½
 
 
 
 Italy½
 
 Italy3
 
 
 
 Sweden0
 
 Wales2
 
 
 
 England1
 
 Belgium2½
 
 
 
 Denmark½
 
 Belgium0
 
 
 
 England3
 
 England
 
 
Bye
 

1973

Teams
CountryPlayers
 AustriaHansi Egger and Oswald Gartenmaier
 BelgiumDonald Swaelens and Philippe Toussaint
 DenmarkPer Greve and Herluf Hansen
 EnglandNeil Coles and Tony Jacklin
 FranceJean Garaïalde and Bernard Pascassio
 IrelandJohn O'Leary and Eddie Polland
 ItalyRoberto Bernardini and Alberto Croce
 NetherlandsJan Dorrestein and Simon van den Berg
 ScotlandBrian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher
 SpainValentín Barrios and Ángel Gallardo
 SwedenThure Holmstrom and Jan Rosell
  SwitzerlandB Cordonnier and Ronald Tingley
 WalesBrian Huggett and David Vaughan
 West GermanyGerhard Koenig and Toni Kugelmüller

Results
 
Last 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Wales
 
 
 
Bye
 
 Wales1
 
 
 
 France2
 
 France3
 
 
 
  Switzerland0
 
 France2
 
 
 
 England1
 
 Italy2½
 
 
 
 Netherlands½
 
 Italy1
 
 
 
 England2
 
 England3
 
 
 
 Denmark0
 
 France1
 
 
 
 Scotland2
 
 Scotland2½
 
 
 
 Sweden½
 
 Scotland2
 
 
 
 Ireland1
 
 Ireland2
 
 
 
 West Germany1
 
 Scotland2
 
 
 
 Spain1
 
 Belgium2
 
 
 
 Austria1
 
 Belgium1
 
 
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain
 
 
Bye
 

1975

Source: [5][6][7]

Teams
CountryPlayers
 AustraliaJack Newton and Bob Shearer
 BelgiumPhilippe Toussaint and Flory Van Donck
 DenmarkPer Greve and Herluf Hansen
 EnglandNeil Coles and Peter Townsend
 FranceJean Garaïalde and Bernard Pascassio
 IrelandChristy O'Connor Jnr and John O'Leary
 ItalyRoberto Bernardini and Alberto Croce
 NetherlandsHans Lemmens and Simon van den Berg
 PortugalAntonio Barnabe and Domingos Silva
 ScotlandAndrew Brooks and David Chillas
 South AfricaHugh Baiocchi and John Fourie
 SpainJosé María Cañizares and Manuel Piñero
 SwedenThure Holmstrom and Gunnar Mueller
  SwitzerlandFranco Salmina and Ronald Tingley
 WalesCraig Defoy and David Llewellyn
 West GermanyWithdrew

Results
 
Last 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 England3
 
 
 
 Portugal0
 
 England2
 
 
 
 Italy1
 
 Italy3
 
 
 
  Switzerland0
 
 England1
 
 
 
 South Africa2
 
 Spain2
 
 
 
 Wales1
 
 Spain1
 
 
 
 South Africa2
 
 South Africa2
 
 
 
 Denmark1
 
 South Africa1
 
 
 
 France2
 
 Francew/o
 
 
 
 West Germanyw/d
 
 France2
 
 
 
 Ireland1
 
 Ireland2
 
 
 
 Sweden1
 
 France2
 
 
 
 Australia1
 
 Australia2
 
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
 Australia3
 
 
 
 Belgium0
 
 Belgium2
 
 
 Scotland1
 

1976

Source: [8][9][10][11][12]

Teams
CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaNot known
 AustriaGerman Egger and Hansi Egger
 AustraliaDavid Graham and Bob Shearer
 BelgiumNot known
 EnglandMaurice Bembridge and Peter Butler
 FranceJean Garaïalde and Bernard Pascassio
 IrelandEamonn Darcy and Christy O'Connor Jnr
 ItalyRoberto Bernardini and Baldovino Dassù
 NetherlandsMartin Groenendaal and Hans Lemmens
 New ZealandBob Charles and Simon Owen
 ScotlandBrian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher
 South AfricaBobby Cole and Dale Hayes
 SpainSalvador Balbuena and Antonio Garrido
  SwitzerlandFranco Salmina and Fausto Shiroli
 United StatesTommy Aaron and Barry Jaeckel
 West GermanyKarl-Heinz Gögele and Jürgen Harder

Results
 
Last 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 South Africa3
 
 
 
  Switzerland0
 
 South Africa2
 
 
 
 Ireland1
 
 Ireland2
 
 
 
 New Zealand1
 
 South Africa½
 
 
 
 Scotland2½
 
 England2
 
 
 
 Spain1
 
 England1
 
 
 
 Scotland2
 
 Scotland3
 
 
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Scotland½
 
 
 
 United States2½
 
 West Germany2
 
 
 
 Argentina1
 
 West Germany½
 
 
 
 Australia2½
 
 Australia3
 
 
 
 Italy0
 
 Australia1
 
 
 
 United States2
 
 United States2
 
 
 
 Belgium1
 
 United States2
 
 
 
 France1
 
 France3
 
 
 Austria0
 

References
  1. "Golf – Continent in need of personalities". The Times. 5 September 1972. p. 8.
  2. "Golf – British teams through comfortably". The Times. 8 September 1972. p. 10.
  3. "Golf – Three home countries through as Ireland go down to Scotland". The Times. 9 September 1972. p. 5.
  4. "Golf – Steadiness of Spaniards beats Wales in final". The Times. 11 September 1972. p. 8.
  5. "Chillas only Scots winner". The Glasgow Herald. 30 May 1975. p. 30.
  6. "82 wins county title". The Glasgow Herald. 31 May 1975. p. 18.
  7. "France's surprise win". The Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1975. p. 17.
  8. "Scots face Holland". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1976. p. 25.
  9. "Scots makes a clean sweep". The Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1976. p. 14.
  10. "Scots golfers beat England". The Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1976. p. 27.
  11. "Row - but Scots go through to final". The Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1976. p. 14.
  12. "Americans beat Scots in final". The Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1976. p. 17.
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