1998 World Cup of Golf

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.

1998 World Cup of Golf
Tournament information
Dates19–22 November
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Course(s)Gulf Harbor Country Club
Format72 holes stroke play
combined score
Statistics
Par72
Length6,850 yards (6,260 m)
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
 England
David Carter & Nick Faldo
568 (−8)

Teams
CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaÁngel Cabrera and Ricardo González
 AustraliaRichard Green and Peter O'Malley
 AustriaKarl Ableidinger and Claude Grenier
 BrazilRuberlei Felizardo and Acacio Jorge
 CanadaRick Gibson and Ian Leggatt
 ChileGuillermo Encina and Roy Mackenzie
 ColombiaGustavo Mendoza and Rigoberto Velasquez
 DenmarkSøren Hansen and Søren Kjeldsen
 EnglandDavid Carter and Nick Faldo
 FranceThomas Levet and Jean van de Velde
 GermanyThomas Gögele and Sven Strüver
 IrelandPádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
 ItalyMassimo Florioli and Costantino Rocca
 JamaicaDelroy Cambridge and Seymour Rose
 JapanYasuharu Imano and Mitsutaka Kusakabe
 LuxembourgJohn Penning and John Pickford
 MalaysiaPeriasamy Gunasegaran and Ali Kadir
 MexicoCesar Perez and Esteban Toledo
 NetherlandsHayo Bensdorp and Ruben Wechgelaer
 New ZealandFrank Nobilo and Greg Turner
 NorwayPer Haugsrud and Øyvind Rojahn
 ParaguayRamon Franco and Pedro Martínez
 ScotlandAndrew Coltart and Colin Montgomerie
 South AfricaDavid Frost and Nic Henning
 South KoreaKwang Soo Choi and Young Suk Kwon
 SpainSantiago Luna and Miguel Ángel Martín
 SwedenMathias Grönberg and Patrik Sjöland
  SwitzerlandChristophe Bovet and Paolo Quirici
 United StatesJohn Daly and Scott Verplank
 VenezuelaDamaso Galban and Miguel Martinez
 WalesPhillip Price and Ian Woosnam
 ZimbabweTony Johnstone and Mark McNulty

Source[1]

Scores

Team

#CountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
(per team)
1 England141-141-149-137=568−8400,000
2 Italy139-151-142-138=570−6200,000
T3 Argentina142-145-143-141=571−5101,667
 Scotland142-143-152-134=571
 United States140-149-151-131=571
6 Ireland139-148-145-140=572−460,000
T7 New Zealand145-147-143-138=573−338,500
 Zimbabwe139-151-146-137=573
9 Australia138-146-151-139=574−228,000
10 Spain147-144-151-137=579+324,000
T11 Japan134-155-155-136=580+418,500
 Sweden138-157-151-134=580
T13 Canada140-146-153-142=581+514,000
 Colombia142-153-147-139=581
15 France141-151-147-144=583+711,000
T16 Chile140-151-153-145=589+139,500
 South Africa137-147-155-150=589
18 Wales142-153-153-142=590+148,800
19 Germany142-153-154-143=592+168,600
T20 Paraguay146-149-152-146=593+178,300
  Switzerland148-153-144-148=593
22 Denmark149-152-153-145=599+238,000
T23 Norway146-156-151-149=602+267,700
 South Korea151-146-153-152=602
25 Mexico152-150-157-144=603+277,400
26 Malaysia142-153-157-152=604+287,200
27 Austria146-153-161-147=607+317,000
28 Brazil148-158-160-147=613+376,800
29 Venezuela152-154-159-149=614+386,600
30 Jamaica152-163-160-151=626+506,400
31 Netherlands163-161-165-154=643+676,200
32 Luxembourg159-163-170-155=647+716,000

Source[1]

International Trophy

#PlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Scott Verplank United States70-72-74-63=279−9100,000
T2Nick Faldo England68-70-73-69=280−837,500
Costantino Rocca Italy65-74-71-70=280
4Yasuharu Imano Japan64-75-75-67=281−715,000
T5Patrik Sjöland Sweden68-77-74-63=282−65,000
Greg Turner New Zealand73-71-70-68=282
7Peter O'Malley Australia69-73-74-67=283−5
T8Ángel Cabrera Argentina69-71-71-73=284−4
Ian Leggatt Canada69-70-76-69=284
Colin Montgomerie Scotland72-69-75-68=284

Source[1]

References
  1. "World Cup of Golf - England wins". Golf Today. 22 November 1998. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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