won the World Cup team title for Canada (with George Knudson), as well as the individual title. Balding played on the Canadian National Team in the Canada Cup / World Cup from 1956 to 1970, except in the years 1962, 1965 and 1966. Balding was named Ontario Athlete of the Year in 1955 and 1957. He was elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1968. Balding's career was slowed by several health issues, requiring shoulder surgery in 1965, and being diagnosed with blood cancer in the 1970s. Balding was also very critical of the Canadian golf establishment in the 1970s, noting that there were fewer Canadians on the U.S. tour in the 1970s then when he was active in the 1950s and 1960s. Balding was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1984. He was also inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He was one of the 40 original seniors on the U.S. Senior PGA Tour in 1980. Balding Court, a street on the former St. Andrew's Golf Club in Toronto is named in his honour (it is north of York Mills Road, between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue). Perhaps the most remarkable win of Balding's career came at the age of 76, when he captured the 2000 Canadian PGA Senior Championship, giving him professional victories in six different decades; this was attained against players as young as age 50. Balding was the uncle of Canadian auto racing driver Kat Teasdale. Balding died in Mississauga, Ontario from cancer in 2006. Professional wins (19) PGA Tour wins (4) PGA Tour playoff record (1–3) Canadian wins (10) 1952 (2) Quebec Open, Canadian Match Play 1954 (1) Canadian Match Play 1955 (1) Canadian PGA Championship 1956 (1) Canadian PGA Championship 1958 (1) Canadian Match Play 1961 (1) Canadian Match Play 1963 (1) Canadian PGA Championship 1970 (1) Canadian PGA Championship 1973 (1) Alberta Open Other wins (3) 1963 Mexican Open 1968 World Cup (team event with George Knudson and individual event) Other senior wins (2) 1994 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Jay Hebert) 2000 Canadian PGA Seniors' Championship Results in major championships Note: Balding never played in the PGA Championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1956 Masters – 1962 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1