1989 Dunhill Cup
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 28 September – 1 October |
Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
Course(s) | Old Course at St Andrews |
Format | Match play |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,933 yards (6,340 m) |
Field | 16 teams of 3 players |
Prize fund | US$1,200,000 |
Winner's share | US$300,000[1] |
Champion | |
United States (Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Kite, Curtis Strange) | |
The 1989 Dunhill Cup was the fifth
Dunhill Cup. It was a team golf tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 28 September – 1 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The American team of Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Kite, and Curtis Strange beat the Japanese team of Hajime Meshiai, Naomichi Ozaki, and Koichi Suzuki
in the final. It was the first time that the number one seeded team won the Cup.
Format
The Cup was played as a
medal match play
. Tied matches were extended to a sudden-death playoff only if they affected the outcome between the two teams. In the first format change of the Cup, the final was played as two sets of three 18-hole matches, instead of one set.
Bracket
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
South Korea | 1 | 1 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Wales | 0.5 | Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Argentina | 2.5 | 1 | United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Ireland | 2 | 5 | Ireland | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Taiwan | 1 | 5 | Ireland | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Spain | 1 | Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Sweden | 2 | 1 | United States | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Australia | 1 | 7 | Japan | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
France | 2 | France | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Japan | 2 | 7 | Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | 7 | Japan | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
6 | England | 2 | 6 | England | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | 6 | England | 2 | 5 | Ireland | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Scotland | 2 | 3 | Scotland | 1 | 6 | England | 2 | |||||||||||
New Zealand | 1 |
Round by round scores
First round
Source:[2]
Wales – 0.5 | Argentina – 2.5 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Philip Parkin | 75 | Eduardo Romero | 68 |
Mark Mouland | 70 | Vicente Fernández | 70 |
Ian Woosnam | 72 | Miguel Fernández | 69 |
United States – 2 | South Korea – 1 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Mark Calcavecchia | 74 | Park Nam-Sin | 70 |
Tom Kite | 72 | Choi Yoon-Soo | 75 |
Curtis Strange | 67 | Choi Sang-Ho | 79 |
Spain – 1 | Sweden – 2 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
José María Olazábal | 67 | Mats Lanner | 70 |
José María Cañizares | 72 | Ove Sellberg | 74 |
José Rivero | 72 | Magnus Persson |
74 |
|
Scotland – 2 | New Zealand – 1 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Gordon Brand Jnr | 76 | Simon Owen | 72 |
Sam Torrance | 67 | Grant Waite | 70 |
Sandy Lyle | 66 | Frank Nobilo | 70 |
Japan – 2 | Italy – 1 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Koichi Suzuki | 74 | Massimo Mannelli | 76 |
Naomichi Ozaki | 68 | Costantino Rocca | 73 |
Hajime Meshiai | 73 | Alberto Binaghi | 72 |
Australia – 1 | France – 2 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Ian Baker-Finch | 73 | Emmanuel Dussart | 72 |
Greg Norman | 73 | Marc Pendariès | 74 |
Wayne Grady | 67 | Géry Watine | 70 |
|
Quarter-finals
Source:[3]
United States – 3 | Argentina – 0 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Tom Kite | 70 | Vicente Fernández | 72 |
Mark Calcavecchia | 72 | Miguel Fernández | 77 |
Mark O'Meara | 70 | Nobuo Serizawa | 70 |
Japan – 3 | France – 0 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Naomichi Ozaki | 74 | Emmanuel Dussart | 73 |
Koichi Suzuki | 73 | Marc Pendariès | 75 |
Hajime Meshiai | 72 | Géry Watine | 74 |
Ireland – 3 | Sweden – 0 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Philip Walton | 72 | Mats Lanner | 74 |
Peter Senior | 73 | Dave Barr | 73 |
Greg Norman | 74 | Richard Zokol | 74 |
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Semi-finals
Source:[4]
|
England – 1 | Japan – 2 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Denis Durnian | 72 | Naomichi Ozaki | 70 |
Howard Clark | 70 | Koichi Suzuki | 66 |
Mark James | 74 | Hajime Meshiai | 73 |
Final
Source:[5]
United States – 3.5 | Japan – 2.5 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Mark Calcavecchia | 67 | Hajime Meshiai | 68 |
Tom Kite | 68 | Naomichi Ozaki | 68 |
Curtis Strange | 72 | Koichi Suzuki | 75 |
Mark Calcavecchia | 66 | Hajime Meshiai | 73 |
Tom Kite | 74 | Koichi Suzuki | 74 |
Curtis Strange | 74 | Naomichi Ozaki | 69 |
Third place
Source:[5]
Ireland – 1 | England – 2 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Score | Player | Score |
Philip Walton | 71 | Denis Durnian | 72 |
Ronan Rafferty | 75 | Howard Clark | 72 |
Christy O'Connor Jnr | 76 | Mark James | 69 |
Team results
Country | Place | W | L | Seed |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 1 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
Japan | 2 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 7 |
Ireland | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
England | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Scotland | T5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Argentina | T5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
France | T5 | 2 | 4 | |
Sweden | T5 | 2 | 4 | |
Australia | T9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Canada | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
Italy | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
New Zealand | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
South Korea | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
Spain | T9 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Taiwan | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
Wales | T9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 8 |
Player results
References
- ^ a b "Dunhill Cup: Top seeds US draw South Korea". New Straits Times. Malaysia. AP. 28 September 1989. p. 25. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. AP. pp. 3C, 2C. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. 30 September 1989. p. 2B. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. AP. 1 October 1989. p. 3E. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ Glasgow, Scotland. p. 19. Retrieved 12 December 2012.