1997 World Cup of Golf
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–23 November |
| Standort | Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Kiawah Island Golf Resort Ocean Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 32 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$1,300,000 team US$200,000 individual |
| Winner's share | US$400,000 team US$100,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 IrlandPádraig Harrington & Paul McGinley | |
| 545 (−31) | |
| Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in South Carolina | |
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 $100,000 to the top individual. The Irish team of Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley won by five strokes over the Scottish team of Colin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell. Colin Montgomerie took the International Trophy by two strokes over Alex Čejka.
Teams
[edit]Scores
[edit]Team
| Place | Land | Score | To par | Money (US$) (per team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irland |
137-137-136-135=545 | −31 | 400,000 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
134-138-140-138=550 | −26 | 200,000 |
| 3 |  Vereinigte Staaten |
137-138-141-135=551 | −25 | 125,000 |
| T4 |  Deutschland |
133-143-132-146=554 | −22 | 90,000 |
 Wales |
146-140-138-130=554 | |||
| 6 |  Spanien |
135-141-140-139=555 | −21 | 60,000 |
| 7 |  England |
136-147-138-138=559 | −17 | 45,000 |
| 8 |  Simbabwe |
141-141-143-136=561 | −15 | 32,000 |
| T9 |  Neuseeland |
139-145-136-142=562 | −14 | 26,000 |
 Südafrika |
141-139-141-141=562 | |||
| 11 |  Kanada |
139-142-145-137=563 | −13 | 20,000 |
| 12 |  Mexiko |
138-152-135-145=570 | −6 | 17,000 |
| T13 |  Argentinien |
143-143-143-142=571 | −5 | 13,000 |
 Dänemark |
140-152-139-140=571 | |||
 Malaysia |
137-145-143-146=571 | |||
| T16 |  Japan |
142-148-143-139=572 | −4 | 9,500 |
 Puerto Rico |
146-144-143-139=572 | |||
| 18 |  Südkorea |
140-145-142-146=573 | −3 | 8,800 |
| T19 |  Australien |
139-143-144-151=577 | +1 | 8,500 |
 Frankreich |
140-140-147-150=577 | |||
| 21 |  Kolumbien |
143-139-147-149=578 | +2 | 8,200 |
| 22 |  Schweiz |
148-145-137-149=579 | +3 | 8,000 |
| T23 |  Indien |
146-150-147-142=585 | +9 | 7,700 |
 Italien |
155-149-138-143=585 | |||
| 25 |  Namibia |
141-149-153-144=587 | +11 | 7,400 |
| 26 |  Philippinen |
146-148-145-150=589 | +13 | 7,200 |
| 27 |  Paraguay |
144-155-148-145=592 | +16 | 7,000 |
| 28 |  Norwegen |
151-157-145-142=595 | +19 | 6,800 |
| 29 |  Österreich |
147-155-149-149=600 | +24 | 6,600 |
| 30 |  Chinese Taipei |
152-151-147-157=607 | +31 | 6,400 |
| 31 |  Finnland |
147-155-161-153=616 | +40 | 6,200 |
| 32 |  Schweden |
130-144-141-WD=WD | 6,000 |
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
| Place | Player | Land | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland |
68-66-66-66=266 | −22 | 100,000 |
| 2 | Alex Čejka | Deutschland |
63-68-65-72=268 | −20 | 50,000 |
| 3 | Ignacio Garrido | Spanien |
67-67-69-67=270 | −18 | 25,000 |
| 4 | Paul McGinley | Irland |
66-70-68-68=272 | −16 | 15,000 |
| T5 | Pádraig Harrington | Irland |
71-67-68-67=273 | −15 | 5,000 |
| Davis Love III | Vereinigte Staaten |
65-69-74-65=273 | |||
| T7 | Thomas Bjørn | Dänemark |
69-72-67-67=275 | −13 | |
| Phillip Price | Wales |
72-68-69-66=275 | |||
| 9 | Grant Waite | Neuseeland |
70-70-69-67=276 | −12 | |
| T10 | José Cóceres | Argentinien |
72-69-69-67=277 | −11 | |
| Mark James | England |
68-73-70-66-277 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Golf Factfile". Irish Independent. 24 November 1997. Retrieved 18 December 2016.