1997 World Cup of Golf

The 1997 World Cup of Golf took place 20–23 November at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. It was the 43rd 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 Irish team of Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley won by five strokes over the Scottish team of Colin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell. Colin Montgomerie took the International Trophy by two strokes over Alex Čejka.

1997 World Cup of Golf
Tournament information
Dates20–23 November
LocationKiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Course(s)Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Ocean Course
Format72 holes stroke play
combined score
Statistics
Par72
Field32 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$1,300,000 team
US$200,000 individual
Winner's shareUS$400,000 team
US$100,000 individual
Champion
 Ireland
Pádraig Harrington & Paul McGinley
545 (−31)

Teams
CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaJorge Berendt and José Cóceres
 AustraliaBradley Hughes and Wayne Riley
 AustriaClaude Grenier and Gordon Manson
 CanadaRick Gibson and Mike Weir
 Chinese TaipeiChou Hung-Nan and Hsu Huang-Lung
 ColombiaJesús Amaya and Gustavo Mendoza
 DenmarkThomas Bjørn and Knud Storgaard
 EnglandPaul Broadhurst and Mark James
 FinlandAnssi Kankkonen and Mika Lehtinen
 FranceMarc Farry and Jean van de Velde
 GermanyAlex Čejka and Sven Strüver
 IndiaGaurav Ghei and Arjun Singh
 IrelandPádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
 ItalyMassimo Florioli and Silvio Grappasonni
 JapanHiroyuki Fujita and Taichi Teshima
 MalaysiaAli Kadir and Marimuthu Ramayah
 MexicoRafael Alarcón and Oscar Serna
 NamibiaTrevor Dodds and Schalk van der Merwe
 New ZealandMichael Long and Grant Waite
 NorwayMorten Hagen and Morten Orveland
 ParaguayFelix Ramon Franco and Raúl Fretes
 PhilippinesDanilo Cabajar and Felix Casas
 Puerto RicoMichael Ambriz and Miguel Suárez
 ScotlandColin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell
 South AfricaErnie Els and Wayne Westner
 South KoreaK. J. Choi and Park No-Seok
 SpainIgnacio Garrido and Miguel Ángel Martín
 SwedenJoakim Haeggman and Per-Ulrik Johansson
  SwitzerlandJuan Ciola and Paolo Quirici
 United StatesJustin Leonard and Davis Love III
 WalesPhillip Price and Ian Woosnam
 ZimbabweTony Johnstone and Mark McNulty

Source[1][2]

Scores

Team

#CountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
(per team)
1 Ireland137-137-136-135=545−31400,000
2 Scotland134-138-140-138=550−26200,000
3 United States137-138-141-135=551−25125,000
T4 Germany133-143-132-146=554−2290,000
 Wales146-140-138-130=554
6 Spain135-141-140-139=555−2160,000
7 England136-147-138-138=559−1745,000
8 Zimbabwe141-141-143-136=561−1532,000
T9 New Zealand139-145-136-142=562−1426,000
 South Africa141-139-141-141=562
11 Canada139-142-145-137=563−1320,000
12 Mexico138-152-135-145=570−617,000
T13 Argentina143-143-143-142=571−513,000
 Denmark140-152-139-140=571
 Malaysia137-145-143-146=571
T16 Japan142-148-143-139=572−49,500
 Puerto Rico146-144-143-139=572
18 South Korea140-145-142-146=573−38,800
T19 Australia139-143-144-151=577+18,500
 France140-140-147-150=577
21 Colombia143-139-147-149=578+28,200
22  Switzerland148-145-137-149=579+38,000
T23 India146-150-147-142=585+97,700
 Italy155-149-138-143=585
25 Namibia141-149-153-144=587+117,400
26 Philippines146-148-145-150=589+137,200
27 Paraguay144-155-148-145=592+167,000
28 Norway151-157-145-142=595+196,800
29 Austria147-155-149-149=600+246,600
30 Chinese Taipei152-151-147-157=607+316,400
31 Finland147-155-161-153=616+406,200
32 Sweden130-144-141-WD=WD6,000

Source[1][2]

Sweden withdrew before the final round. Per-Ulrik Johansson had collapsed after the first round and then suffered another dizzy spell after the third round. Sweden were fourth after three rounds. Joakim Haeggman continued to compete in the individual competition.

International Trophy

#PlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland68-66-66-66=266−22100,000
2Alex Čejka Germany63-68-65-72=268−2050,000
3Ignacio Garrido Spain67-67-69-67=270−1825,000
4Paul McGinley Ireland66-70-68-68=272−1615,000
T5Pádraig Harrington Ireland71-67-68-67=273−155,000
Davis Love III United States65-69-74-65=273
T7Thomas Bjørn Denmark69-72-67-67=275−13
Phillip Price Wales72-68-69-66=275
9Grant Waite New Zealand70-70-69-67=276−12
T10José Cóceres Argentina72-69-69-67=277−11
Mark James England68-73-70-66-277

Source[1][2]

References
  1. "World Cup of Golf - Kiawah Island - South Carolina - 20th - 23rd November". Golf Today. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. "Golf Factfile". Irish Independent. 24 November 1997. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

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