He had failed to win in five final appearances since then.
He won the bronze in his first appearance at the event.
They won the gold medal in their third appearance at the final.
When the rules changed, the returning champion had won one game and $100,000 in his appearance on the final show under the old prize structure.
He won $3,515,000 and 77 skins in 11 appearances.
While he has never won a major in 32 previous appearances, García, 26, has been close.
Spahn was called up to Boston in 1942 and did not win in four appearances that year.
This was Widnes's fifth cup final win in seven final appearances.
Darling, who has not won in 14 appearances since April 22, but has pitched well recently, wasn't particularly sharp.
Jones, age 24, won his first Open Championship in just his second appearance.