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.
| Year | Venue | Winners | Points | Runner-up | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Morris International | |||||
| 1976 | Divonne Golf Club |  United States | 2½ |  Scotland | ½ |
| 1975 | Hardelot Golf Club |  France | 2 |  South Africa | 1 |
| 1974 | No tournament | ||||
| Marlboro Nations' Cup | |||||
| 1973 | Hardelot Golf Club | Scotland | 2 | France | 1 |
| 1972 | Cannes-Mandelieu Golf Club |  Spain | 2 |  Wales | 1 |
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Austria | Hansi Egger and Oswald Gartenmaier |
 Belgium | Donald Swaelens and Flory Van Donck |
 Denmark | Herluf Hansen and Henning Kristensen |
 England | Tony Jacklin and Peter Townsend |
| France | Jean Garaïalde and Bernard Pascassio |
 Ireland | Jimmy Kinsella and John O'Leary |
 Italy | Roberto Bernardini and Baldovino Dassù |
 Morocco | B H Aomar and B R Messaoud |
 Netherlands | Jan Dorrestein and Simon van den Berg |
 Portugal | Henrique Paulino and J Rodrigues |
| Scotland | Brian Barnes and Harry Bannerman |
| Spain | Valentín Barrios and Ángel Gallardo |
 Sweden | B Johannson and J Rosell |
 Switzerland | R Barras and Ronald Tingley |
| Wales | Brian Huggett and David Vaughan |
| Last 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | ½ | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | ½ | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| Italy | ½ | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | ½ | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| England | ||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Austria | Hansi Egger and Oswald Gartenmaier |
| Belgium | Donald Swaelens and Philippe Toussaint |
| Denmark | Per Greve and Herluf Hansen |
| England | Neil Coles and Tony Jacklin |
| France | Jean Garaïalde and Bernard Pascassio |
| Ireland | John O'Leary and Eddie Polland |
| Italy | Roberto Bernardini and Alberto Croce |
| Netherlands | Jan Dorrestein and Simon van den Berg |
| Scotland | Brian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher |
| Spain | Valentín Barrios and Ángel Gallardo |
| Sweden | Thure Holmstrom and Jan Rosell |
| Switzerland | B Cordonnier and Ronald Tingley |
| Wales | Brian Huggett and David Vaughan |
 West Germany | Gerhard Koenig and Toni Kugelmüller |
| Last 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | ½ | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||
| England | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | ½ | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Last 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France | w/o | |||||||||||||
| West Germany | w/d | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina | Not known |
| Austria | German Egger and Hansi Egger |
| Australia | David Graham and Bob Shearer |
| Belgium | Not known |
| England | Maurice Bembridge and Peter Butler |
| France | Jean Garaïalde and Bernard Pascassio |
| Ireland | Eamonn Darcy and Christy O'Connor Jnr |
| Italy | Roberto Bernardini and Baldovino Dassù |
| Netherlands | Martin Groenendaal and Hans Lemmens |
 New Zealand | Bob Charles and Simon Owen |
| Scotland | Brian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher |
| South Africa | Bobby Cole and Dale Hayes |
| Spain | Salvador Balbuena and Antonio Garrido |
| Switzerland | Franco Salmina and Fausto Shiroli |
| United States | Tommy Aaron and Barry Jaeckel |
| West Germany | Karl-Heinz Gögele and Jürgen Harder |
| Last 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | ½ | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| England | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | ½ | |||||||||||||
| United States | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||
| West Germany | ½ | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||
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