1989 Dunhill Cup

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.

1989 Dunhill Cup
Tournament information
Dates28 September – 1 October
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
FormatMatch play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,933 yards (6,340 m)
Field16 teams of 3 players
Prize fundUS$1,200,000
Winner's shareUS$300,000[1]
Champion
 United States
(Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Kite, Curtis Strange)

Format

The Cup was played as a single-elimination, match play event played over four days. The top eight teams were seeded[1] with the remaining teams randomly placed in the bracket. In each match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at 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
6  England 2       6  England 1  
 Canada 1     6  England 2 Third place
3  Scotland 2     3  Scotland 1   5  Ireland 1
 New Zealand 1   6  England 2

Round by round scores

First round

Source:[2]

 Wales – 0.5 Argentina – 2.5
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Philip Parkin75Eduardo Romero68
Mark Mouland70Vicente Fernández70
Ian Woosnam72Miguel Fernández69
 United States – 2 South Korea – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Mark Calcavecchia74Park Nam-Sin70
Tom Kite72Choi Yoon-Soo75
Curtis Strange67Choi Sang-Ho79
 Spain – 1 Sweden – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
José María Olazábal67Mats Lanner70
José Maria Cañizares72Ove Sellberg74
José Rivero72Magnus Persson74
 Ireland – 2 Taiwan – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Philip Walton69Lu Chien-soon76
Ronan Rafferty73Yu Chin-Han74
Christy O'Connor Jnr73Hsieh Chin-sheng73
O'Connor won on fourth playoff hole.
 Scotland – 2 New Zealand – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Gordon Brand, Jnr76Simon Owen72
Sam Torrance67Grant Waite70
Sandy Lyle66Frank Nobilo70
 Japan – 2 Italy – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Koichi Suzuki74Massimo Mannelli76
Naomichi Ozaki68Costantino Rocca73
Hajime Meshiai73Alberto Binaghi72
 Australia – 1 France – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Ian Baker-Finch73Emmanuel Dussart72
Greg Norman73Marc Pendaries74
Wayne Grady67Géry Watine70
 England – 2 Canada – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Mark James73Dave Barr74
Howard Clark74Dan Halldorson72
Denis Durnian72Richard Zokol72
Durnian won on second playoff hole.

Quarter-finals

Source:[3]

 United States – 3 Argentina – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Tom Kite70Vicente Fernández72
Mark Calcavecchia72Miguel Fernández77
Mark O'Meara70Nobuo Serizawa70
 Japan – 3 France – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Naomichi Ozaki74Emmanuel Dussart73
Koichi Suzuki73Marc Pendaries75
Hajime Meshiai72Géry Watine74
 Ireland – 3 Sweden – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Philip Walton72Mats Lanner74
Peter Senior73Dave Barr73
Greg Norman74Richard Zokol74
 Scotland – 1 England – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Sam Torrance69Howard Clark67
Gordon Brand, Jnr74Denis Durnian78
Sandy Lyle70Mark James70
James won on first playoff hole.

Semi-finals

Source:[4]

 United States – 2 Ireland – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Mark Calcavecchia69Philip Walton74
Tom Kite72Ronan Rafferty74
Curtis Strange74Christy O'Connor Jnr74
Strange won on first playoff hole.
 England – 1 Japan – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Denis Durnian72Naomichi Ozaki70
Howard Clark70Koichi Suzuki66
Mark James74Hajime Meshiai73

Final

Source:[5]

 United States – 3.5 Japan – 2.5
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Mark Calcavecchia67Hajime Meshiai68
Tom Kite68Naomichi Ozaki68
Curtis Strange72Koichi Suzuki75
Mark Calcavecchia66Hajime Meshiai73
Tom Kite74Koichi Suzuki74
Curtis Strange74Naomichi Ozaki69

Third place

Source:[5]

 Ireland – 1 England – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Philip Walton71Denis Durnian72
Ronan Rafferty75Howard Clark72
Christy O'Connor Jnr76Mark James69

Team results
CountryPlaceWLSeed
 United States110.54.51
 Japan29.55.57
 Ireland3755
 England4756
 ScotlandT5333
 ArgentinaT52.53.5
 FranceT524
 SwedenT524
 AustraliaT9122
 CanadaT912
 ItalyT912
 New ZealandT912
 South KoreaT912
 SpainT9124
 TaiwanT912
 WalesT90.52.58

Player results
CountryPlayerWL
 United StatesMark Calcavecchia41
 United StatesCurtis Strange41
 United StatesTom Kite2.52.5
 JapanNaomichi Ozaki4.50.5
 JapanKoichi Suzuki41
 JapanHajime Meshiai14
 IrelandPhilip Walton31
 IrelandChristy O'Connor Jnr22
 IrelandRonan Rafferty22
 EnglandHoward Clark31
 EnglandMark James31
 EnglandDenis Durnian13
 ScotlandGordon Brand, Jnr11
 ScotlandSandy Lyle11
 ScotlandSam Torrance11
 ArgentinaMiguel Fernández11
 ArgentinaEduardo Romero11
 ArgentinaVicente Fernández0.51.5
 FranceEmmanuel Dussart11
 FranceMarc Pendaries11
 FranceGéry Watine02
 SwedenMagnus Persson11
 SwedenOve Sellberg11
 SwedenMats Lanner02
 AustraliaGreg Norman01
 AustraliaIan Baker-Finch01
 AustraliaWayne Grady10
 CanadaDave Barr10
 CanadaDan Halldorson01
 CanadaRichard Zokol01
 ItalyAlberto Binaghi10
 ItalyCostantino Rocca01
 ItalyMassimo Mannelli01
 New ZealandSimon Owen10
 New ZealandFrank Nobilo01
 New ZealandGrant Waite01
 South KoreaPark Nam-Sin10
 South KoreaChoi Sang-Ho01
 South KoreaChoi Yoon-Soo01
 SpainJosé María Olazábal10
 SpainJosé Maria Cañizares01
 SpainJosé Rivero01
 TaiwanYu Chin-Han10
 TaiwanHsieh Chin-sheng01
 TaiwanLu Chien-soon01
 WalesMark Mouland0.50.5
 WalesPhilip Parkin01
 WalesIan Woosnam01

References
  1. "Dunhill Cup: Top seeds US draw South Korea". New Straits Times. Malaysia. AP. 28 September 1989. p. 25. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. Green, Bob (29 September 1989). "U.S. team avoids upset; Dunhill Cup". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. AP. pp. 3C, 2C. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. "U.S. golfers advance to team semifinals; Dunhill Cup results". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. 30 September 1989. p. 2B. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. "U.S. reaches Dunhill Cup finals". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. AP. 1 October 1989. p. 3E. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. Jacobs, Raymond (2 October 1989). "Mark is happy after his familiarisation course". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 19. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

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