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1998 World Cup of Golf
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1998 World Cup of Golf |
| dates | 19–22 November |
| location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| course | Gulf Harbor Country Club |
| format | 72 holes stroke play |
| combined score | |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 6850 yd |
| field | 32 two-man teams |
| cut | None |
| purse | US$1,300,000 team |
| US$200,000 individual | |
| winners_share | US$400,000 team |
| US$100,000 individual | |
| champion | |
| David Carter & Nick Faldo | |
| score | 568 (−8) |
| previous | 1997 |
| next | 1999 |
combined score US$200,000 individual US$100,000 individual David Carter & Nick Faldo The 1998 World Cup of Golf took place 19–22 November at the Gulf Harbor Country Club in Auckland, New Zealand. It was the 44th World Cup. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event (32 teams) with each team consisting of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. Individuals also competed for the International Trophy. The prize money totaled $1,500,000 with $400,000 going to the winning pair and $100,000 to the top individual. The English team of David Carter and Nick Faldo won by two strokes over the Italian team of Massimo Florioli and Costantino Rocca. American Scott Verplank took the International Trophy by one stroke over Faldo and Rocca.
Teams
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Ángel Cabrera and Ricardo González | |
| Richard Green and Peter O'Malley | |
| Karl Ableidinger and Claude Grenier | |
| Ruberlei Felizardo and Acacio Jorge | |
| Rick Gibson and Ian Leggatt | |
| Guillermo Encina and Roy Mackenzie | |
| Gustavo Mendoza and Rigoberto Velásquez | |
| Søren Hansen and Søren Kjeldsen | |
| David Carter and Nick Faldo | |
| Thomas Levet and Jean van de Velde | |
| Thomas Gögele and Sven Strüver | |
| Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley | |
| Massimo Florioli and Costantino Rocca | |
| Delroy Cambridge and Seymour Rose | |
| JPN | Yasuharu Imano and Mitsutaka Kusakabe |
| John Penning and John Pickford | |
| Periasamy Gunasegaran and Ali Kadir | |
| Cesar Perez and Esteban Toledo | |
| Hayo Bensdorp and Ruben Wechgelaer | |
| Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner | |
| Per Haugsrud and Øyvind Rojahn | |
| PRY | Ramon Franco and Pedro Martínez |
| Andrew Coltart and Colin Montgomerie | |
| David Frost and Nic Henning | |
| KOR | Kwang Soo Choi and Young Suk Kwon |
| Santiago Luna and Miguel Ángel Martín | |
| Mathias Grönberg and Patrik Sjöland | |
| Christophe Bovet and Paolo Quirici | |
| John Daly and Scott Verplank | |
| VEN | Damaso Galban and Miguel Martinez |
| Phillip Price and Ian Woosnam | |
| Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty |
Source
Scores
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (per team) | ||||
| 1 | 141-141-149-137=568 | −8 | 400,000 | |
| 2 | 139-151-142-138=570 | −6 | 200,000 | |
| T3 | 142-145-143-141=571 | −5 | 101,667 | |
| 142-143-152-134=571 | ||||
| 140-149-151-131=571 | ||||
| 6 | 139-148-145-140=572 | −4 | 60,000 | |
| T7 | 145-147-143-138=573 | −3 | 38,500 | |
| 139-151-146-137=573 | ||||
| 9 | 138-146-151-139=574 | −2 | 28,000 | |
| 10 | 147-144-151-137=579 | +3 | 24,000 | |
| T11 | JPN | 134-155-155-136=580 | +4 | 18,500 |
| 138-157-151-134=580 | ||||
| T13 | 140-146-153-142=581 | +5 | 14,000 | |
| 142-153-147-139=581 | ||||
| 15 | 141-151-147-144=583 | +7 | 11,000 | |
| T16 | 140-151-153-145=589 | +13 | 9,500 | |
| 137-147-155-150=589 | ||||
| 18 | 142-153-153-142=590 | +14 | 8,800 | |
| 19 | 142-153-154-143=592 | +16 | 8,600 | |
| T20 | PRY | 146-149-152-146=593 | +17 | 8,300 |
| 148-153-144-148=593 | ||||
| 22 | 149-152-153-145=599 | +23 | 8,000 | |
| T23 | 146-156-151-149=602 | +26 | 7,700 | |
| KOR | 151-146-153-152=602 | |||
| 25 | 152-150-157-144=603 | +27 | 7,400 | |
| 26 | 142-153-157-152=604 | +28 | 7,200 | |
| 27 | 146-153-161-147=607 | +31 | 7,000 | |
| 28 | 148-158-160-147=613 | +37 | 6,800 | |
| 29 | VEN | 152-154-159-149=614 | +38 | 6,600 |
| 30 | 152-163-160-151=626 | +50 | 6,400 | |
| 31 | 163-161-165-154=643 | +67 | 6,200 | |
| 32 | 159-163-170-155=647 | +71 | 6,000 |
Source
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Verplank | 70-72-74-63=279 | −9 | 100,000 | |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | 68-70-73-69=280 | −8 | 37,500 | |
| Costantino Rocca | 65-74-71-70=280 | ||||
| 4 | Yasuharu Imano | JPN | 64-75-75-67=281 | −7 | 15,000 |
| T5 | Patrik Sjöland | 68-77-74-63=282 | −6 | 5,000 | |
| Greg Turner | 73-71-70-68=282 | ||||
| 7 | Peter O'Malley | 69-73-74-67=283 | −5 | ||
| T8 | Ángel Cabrera | 69-71-71-73=284 | −4 | ||
| Ian Leggatt | 69-70-76-69=284 | ||||
| Colin Montgomerie | 72-69-75-68=284 |
Source
References
References
- (22 November 1998). "World Cup of Golf - England wins". Golf Today.
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