1988 Dunhill Cup

1988 Dunhill Cup

Tournament information
Dates	13–16 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$1,000,000[1]
Winner's share	US$300,000[2]
Champion
Ireland (Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty, Des Smyth)
«1987 1989»

The 1988 Dunhill Cup was the fourth Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 13–16 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The Irish team of Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty, and Des Smyth beat the Australian team of Rodger Davis, David Graham, and Greg Norman in the final. (As in the World Cup, Ireland was represented by a combined Ireland and Northern Ireland team.)

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.

Bracket

First round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
1	United States	3
	Philippines	0			1	United States	0.5
8	Ireland	2			8	Ireland	2.5
	Canada	1								8	Ireland	2
5	England	3								5	England	1
	France	0			5	England	2
4	Scotland	3			4	Scotland	1
	Thailand	0													8	Ireland	2
2	Spain	3													3	Australia	1
	Zimbabwe	0			2	Spain	3
7	Japan	3			7	Japan	0
	Denmark	0								2	Spain	1
6	Wales	3								3	Australia	2
	Sweden	0			6	Wales	1							Third place
3	Australia	3			3	Australia	2								5	England	1
	Brazil	0													2	Spain	2

Round by round scores

First round[1]  United States – 3  Philippines – 0 Player Score Player Score Curtis Strange 70 Eddie Bagtas 75 Chip Beck 68 Rudy Lavares 81 Mark McCumber 72 Frankie Miñoza 75  Ireland – 2  Canada – 1 Player Score Player Score Ronan Rafferty 69 Dave Barr 67 Eamonn Darcy 69 Dan Halldorson 72 Des Smyth 69 Richard Zokol 76  Spain – 3  Zimbabwe – 0 Player Score Player Score Seve Ballesteros 72 Tim Price 74 José Rivero 68 Anthony Edwards 72 José María Olazábal 74 Morgan Shumba 78  Australia – 3  Brazil – 0 Player Score Player Score Rodger Davis 69 Rafael Navarro 74 David Graham 68 Carlos Dluosh 72 Greg Norman 74 Priscillo Diniz 78  England – 3  France – 0 Player Score Player Score Mark James 66 Frederic Regard 75 Barry Lane 70 Michel Tapia 75 Nick Faldo 65 Emmanuel Dussart 70  Scotland – 3  Thailand – 0 Player Score Player Score Gordon Brand, Jnr 74 Boonchu Ruangkit 76 Colin Montgomerie 72 Suthep Meesawat 80 Sandy Lyle 70 Somsakdi Srisangar 73  Japan – 3  Denmark – 0 Player Score Player Score Naomichi Ozaki 69 Jacob Rasmussen 77 Tateo Ozaki 68 Steen Tinning 69 Hajime Meshiai 72 Andres Sorenson 75  Wales – 3  Sweden – 0 Player Score Player Score David Llewellyn 72 Magnus Persson 75 Mark Mouland 70 Ove Sellberg 71 Ian Woosnam 69 Anders Forsbrand 75

Quarter-finals[3]  United States – 0.5  Ireland – 2.5 Player Score Player Score Mark McCumber 72 Ronan Rafferty 71 Chip Beck 71 Des Smyth 71 Curtis Strange 68 Eamonn Darcy 66  Australia – 2  Wales – 1 Player Score Player Score David Graham 67 Mark Mouland 76 Rodger Davis 69 David Llewellyn 70 Greg Norman 73 Ian Woosnam 71  Spain – 3  Japan – 0 Player Score Player Score Seve Ballesteros 72 Naomichi Ozaki 74 José Rivero 65 Hajime Meshiai 68 José María Olazábal 68 Tateo Ozaki 69  Scotland – 1  England – 2 Player Score Player Score Gordon Brand, Jnr 71 Barry Lane 73 Colin Montgomerie 72 Mark James 69 Sandy Lyle 68 Nick Faldo 67 Semi-finals[4][5]  Spain – 1  Australia – 2 Player Score Player Score José Rivero 72 Rodger Davis 71 José María Olazábal 69 David Graham 73 Seve Ballesteros 69 Greg Norman 67  England – 1  Ireland – 2 Player Score Player Score Barry Lane 65 Ronan Rafferty 68 Nick Faldo Des Smyth Mark James Eamonn Darcy Note the last two semi-final matches were suspended Saturday and concluded Sunday before the final match. Final[6][2]  Australia – 1  Ireland – 2 Player Score Player Score Rodger Davis 73 Des Smyth 71 David Graham 74 Ronan Rafferty 69 Greg Norman 63 Eamonn Darcy 71 Third place[6]  Spain – 2  England – 1 Player Score Player Score Seve Ballesteros 71 Barry Lane 72 José María Olazábal 67 Nick Faldo 66 José Rivero 69 Mark James 70

Team results

Country	Place	W	L	Seed
Ireland	1	8.5	3.5	8
Australia	2	8	4	3
Spain	3	9	3	2
England	4	7	5	5
Scotland	T5	4	2	4
Wales	T5	4	2	6
United States	T5	3.5	2.5	1
Japan	T5	3	3	7
Canada	T9	1	2
Brazil	T9	0	3
Denmark	T9	0	3
France	T9	0	3
Philippines	T9	0	3
Sweden	T9	0	3
Thailand	T9	0	3
Zimbabwe	T9	0	3

Player results

Country	Player	W	L
Ireland	Des Smyth	3.5	0.5
Ireland	Eamonn Darcy	3	1
Ireland	Ronan Rafferty	2	2
Australia	Rodger Davis	3	1
Australia	Greg Norman	3	1
Australia	David Graham	2	2
Spain	Seve Ballesteros	3	1
Spain	José María Olazábal	3	1
Spain	José Rivero	3	1
England	Nick Faldo	3	1
England	Mark James	2	2
England	Barry Lane	2	2
Scotland	Gordon Brand, Jnr	2	0
Scotland	Sandy Lyle	1	1
Scotland	Colin Montgomerie	1	1
Wales	Ian Woosnam	2	0
Wales	David Llewellyn	1	1
Wales	Mark Mouland	1	1
United States	Chip Beck	1.5	0.5
United States	Mark McCumber	1	1
United States	Curtis Strange	1	1
Japan	Hajime Meshiai	1	1
Japan	Naomichi Ozaki	1	1
Japan	Tateo Ozaki	1	1
Canada	Dave Barr	1	0
Canada	Dan Halldorson	0	1
Canada	Richard Zokol	0	1
Brazil	Priscillo Diniz	0	1
Brazil	Carlos Dluosh	0	1
Brazil	Rafael Navarro	0	1
Denmark	Jacob Rasmussen	0	1
Denmark	Andres Sorenson	0	1
Denmark	Steen Tinning	0	1
France	Emmanuel Dussart	0	1
France	Frederic Regard	0	1
France	Michel Tapia	0	1
Philippines	Eddie Bagtas	0	1
Philippines	Rudy Lavares	0	1
Philippines	Frankie Miñoza	0	1
Sweden	Anders Forsbrand	0	1
Sweden	Magnus Persson	0	1
Sweden	Ove Sellberg	0	1
Thailand	Suthep Meesawat	0	1
Thailand	Boonchu Ruangkit	0	1
Thailand	Somsakdi Srisangar	0	1
Zimbabwe	Anthony Edwards	0	1
Zimbabwe	Tim Price	0	1
Zimbabwe	Morgan Shumba	0	1

References

1. "Faldo helps English beat France; Dunhill Cup". Tri-City Herald (Richland, Washington). 14 October 1988. pp. C3, C4. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
2. "Ireland wins Dunhill Cup". Lawrence Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas). 17 October 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
3. "Dunhill Cup results". Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, North Carolina). 15 October 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
4. "Australia leads at Dunhill team cup". Rome News-Tribune (Rome, Georgia). AP. 16 October 1988. p. 10B. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
5. "Ireland triumphs". The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio). AP. 17 October 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
6. "Ireland take Dunhill Cup". The Age (Melbourne, Australia). 17 October 1988. p. 39. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

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