1985 Dunhill Cup

1985 Dunhill Cup

Tournament information
Dates	17–20 October
Location	St Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)	Old Course at St Andrews
Format	Match play
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,933 yards (6,340 m)
Field	16 teams of 3 players
Prize fund	US$1,200,000[1]
Winner's share	US$300,000[1]
Champion
Australia (David Graham, Graham Marsh, Greg Norman)
1986»

The 1985 Dunhill Cup was the first Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 17–20 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The Australian team of David Graham, Graham Marsh, and Greg Norman beat the American team of Raymond Floyd, Mark O'Meara, and Curtis Strange in the final.

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.^[1]

Bracket

First round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
1	United States	3
	France	0			1	United States	3
8	Canada	1				New Zealand	0
	New Zealand	2								1	United States	2
5	Japan	3								4	Scotland	1
	Philippines	0			5	Japan	0
4	Scotland	2			4	Scotland	3
	Brazil	1													1	United States	0
2	Australia	2													2	Australia	3
	Hong Kong	1			2	Australia	2
7	England	2			7	England	1
	Ireland	1								2	Australia	2
6	Taiwan	1									Wales	1
	Wales	2				Wales	2.5							Third place
3	Spain	3			3	Spain	0.5								4	Scotland	2
	Nigeria	0														Wales	1

Round by round scores

First round[2]  New Zealand – 2  Canada – 1 Player Score Player Score Bob Charles 70 Dave Barr 71 Frank Nobilo 70 Jerry Anderson 74 Stuart Reese 77 Dan Halldorson 72  United States – 3  France – 0 Player Score Player Score Curtis Strange 70 Gery Watine 73 Mark O'Meara 66 Bernard Pascassio 72 Raymond Floyd 70 Michel Tapia 73  Japan – 3  Philippines – 0 Player Score Player Score Isao Aoki 71 J. Rates 77 Kikuo Arai 73 M. Slodina 74 Masahiro Kuramoto 73 D. Bagtas 82  Australia – 2  Hong Kong – 1 Player Score Player Score David Graham 73 Ming Yau Sui 72 Graham Marsh 73 Lee Parker 83 Greg Norman 71 Alex Tang 84  Scotland – 2  Brazil – 1 Player Score Player Score Gordon Brand, Jnr 71 Jaime Gonzalez 73 Sam Torrance 71 Frederico German 76 Sandy Lyle 75 Rafael Navarro 73  England – 2  Ireland – 1 Player Score Player Score Howard Clark 67 Christy O'Connor Jnr 72 Nick Faldo 68 David Feherty 72 Paul Way 76 Des Smyth 70  Wales – 2  Taiwan – 1 Player Score Player Score David Llewellyn 77 Lu Liang-Huan 74 Ian Woosnam 68 Chen Tze-chung 72 Philip Parkin 70 Chen Tze-ming 75  Spain – 3  Nigeria – 0 Player Score Player Score José Maria Cañizares 73 T. Udumoh 75 Manuel Piñero 70 C. Okwu 78 Seve Ballesteros 67 Peter Akakasiaka 82

Quarter-finals[3]  United States – 3  New Zealand – 0 Player Score Player Score Mark O'Meara 69 Bob Charles 70 Curtis Strange 67 Frank Nobilo 75 Raymond Floyd 69 Stuart Reese 72  Scotland – 3  Japan – 0 Player Score Player Score Sandy Lyle 67 Masahiro Kuramoto 70 Sam Torrance 68 Isao Aoki 71 Gordon Brand, Jnr 72 Kikuo Arai 73  Wales – 2.5  Spain – 0.5 Player Score Player Score Ian Woosnam 69 Manuel Piñero 70 David Llewellyn 71 Seve Ballesteros 71 Philip Parkin 67 José Maria Cañizares 69  England – 1  Australia – 2 Player Score Player Score Howard Clark 70 Greg Norman 69 Paul Way 72 David Graham 69 Nick Faldo 69 Graham Marsh 73 Semi-finals[4]  United States – 2  Scotland – 1 Player Score Player Score Mark O'Meara 69 Sandy Lyle 72 Curtis Strange 72 Sam Torrance 73 Raymond Floyd 72 Gordon Brand, Jnr 71  Australia – 2  Wales – 1 Player Score Player Score Greg Norman 70 Ian Woosnam 73 David Graham 74 David Llewellyn 69 Graham Marsh 69 Philip Parkin 74 Final[5]  Australia – 3  United States – 0 Player Score Player Score Greg Norman 65 Mark O'Meara 71 David Graham 69 Curtis Strange 72 Graham Marsh 71 Raymond Floyd 74 Third place[5]  Scotland – 2  Wales – 1 Player Score Player Score Sandy Lyle 70 Ian Woosnam 71 Gordon Brand, Jnr 70 David Llewellyn 76 Sam Torrance 74 Philip Parkin 71

Team results

Country	Place	W	L	Seed
Australia	1	9	3	2
United States	2	8	4	1
Scotland	3	8	4	4
Wales	4	6.5	5.5
Spain	T5	3.5	2.5	3
England	T5	3	3	7
Japan	T5	3	3	5
New Zealand	T5	2	4
Brazil	T9	1	2
Canada	T9	1	2	8
Hong Kong	T9	1	2
Ireland	T9	1	2
Taiwan	T9	1	2	6
France	T9	0	3
Nigeria	T9	0	3
Philippines	T9	0	3

Player results

Country	Player	W	L
Australia	Greg Norman	4	0
Australia	Graham Marsh	3	1
Australia	David Graham	2	2
United States	Mark O'Meara	3	1
United States	Curtis Strange	3	1
United States	Raymond Floyd	2	2
Scotland	Gordon Brand, Jnr	4	0
Scotland	Sandy Lyle	2	2
Scotland	Sam Torrance	2	2
Wales	Philip Parkin	3	1
Wales	Ian Woosnam	2	2
Wales	David Llewellyn	1.5	2.5
Spain	Seve Ballesteros	1.5	0.5
Spain	José Maria Cañizares	1	1
Spain	Manuel Piñero	1	1
England	Nick Faldo	2	0
England	Howard Clark	1	1
England	Paul Way	0	2
Japan	Isao Aoki	1	1
Japan	Kikuo Arai	1	1
Japan	Masahiro Kuramoto	1	1
New Zealand	Bob Charles	1	1
New Zealand	Frank Nobilo	1	1
New Zealand	Stuart Reese	0	2
Brazil	Rafael Navarro	1	0
Brazil	Frederico German	0	1
Brazil	Jaime Gonzalez	0	1
Canada	Dan Halldorson	1	0
Canada	Jerry Anderson	0	1
Canada	Dave Barr	0	1
Hong Kong	Ming Yau Sui	1	0
Hong Kong	Lee Parker	0	1
Hong Kong	Alex Tang	0	1
Ireland	Des Smyth	1	0
Ireland	David Feherty	0	1
Ireland	Christy O'Connor Jnr	0	1
Taiwan	Lu Liang-Huan	1	0
Taiwan	Chen Tze-chung	0	1
Taiwan	Chen Tze-ming	0	1
France	Bernard Pascassio	0	1
France	Michel Tapia	0	1
France	Gery Watine	0	1
Nigeria	Peter Akakasiaka	0	1
Nigeria	C. Okwu	0	1
Nigeria	T. Udumoh	0	1
Philippines	D. Bagtas	0	1
Philippines	J. Rates	0	1
Philippines	M. Slodina	0	1

References

1. Warshaw, Andrew (1 October 1985). "U.S., Australia Rated Dunhill Cup Top Seeds". Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York). AP. p. 27. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
2. Jacobs, Raymond (18 October 1985). "Brand puts Scots on road to victory: First round scores". The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow, Scotland). p. 30. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
3. "Parkin leads Wales into Dunhill quarterfinals; Dunhill Quarterfinals". The Hour (Norwalk, Connecticut). AP. 19 October 1985. p. 24. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
4. "Torrance helps U.S. to win; Golf: St. Andrews, Scotland". Rome News-Tribune (Rome, Georgia). AP. 20 October 1985. pp. 2–B, 7–B. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
5. "Aussies trip U.S.". Rome News-Tribune (Rome, Georgia). AP. 21 October 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

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