| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 1–4 |
| Location | Dorado, Puerto Rico |
| Course(s) | Dorado Beach |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,115 yards (6,506 m)[1] |
| Field | 33 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$6,300 |
| Winner's share | $2,000 team $1,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesJimmy Demaret & Sam Snead | |
| 560 (−16) | |
| Location map | |
  Dorado Beach Location in the Caribbean  Dorado Beach Location in Puerto Rico | |
The 1961 Canada Cup took place June 1–4 at Dorado Beach in Dorado, Puerto Rico. It was the ninth Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 33 teams. These were the same teams that had competed in 1960 but without Central Africa and with the addition of Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The American team of Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead won by 12 strokes over the Australian team of Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson. The individual competition was won by Sam Snead, with a tournament record score of 272, finishing eight shots ahead of Peter Thomson.[2]
- ^ "Snead fires 67, Demaret 73: Century Club Golfers Lead". The Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. June 2, 1961. p. D-3.
- ^ "Americans' easy win in Canada Cup". The Glasgow Herald. June 5, 1961. p. 4.