1987 Dunhill Cup
The 1987 Dunhill Cup was the third Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 1–4 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The English team of Gordon J. Brand, Howard Clark, and Nick Faldo beat the Scottish team of Gordon Brand Jnr, Sandy Lyle, and Sam Torrance in the final.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 1–4 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 | |
England (Gordon J. Brand, Howard Clark, Nick Faldo) | |
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 | Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | 1 | Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Canada | 2.5 | 8 | Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 0.5 | 1 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 3 | 4 | England | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Philippines | 0 | 5 | Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||
4 | England | 2.5 | 4 | England | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 0.5 | 4 | England | 2 | |||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 3 | 3 | Scotland | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 0 | 2 | United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Japan | 2 | 7 | Japan | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 1 | 2 | United States | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
6 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | Scotland | 3 | ||||||||||||||
France | 0 | 6 | Ireland | 1 | 1 | Australia | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Scotland | 3 | 3 | Scotland | 2 | 2 | United States | 2 | |||||||||||
Zimbabwe | 0 |
Round by round scores
First round
Source:[3]
Canada – 2.5 | New Zealand – 0.5 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Dave Barr | 71 | Bruce Soulsby | 75 |
Dan Halldorson | 74 | Greg Turner | 74 |
Richard Zokol | 72 | Frank Nobilo | 74 |
Japan – 2 | Malaysia – 1 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Koichi Suzuki | 75 | Marimuthu Ramayah | 71 |
Nobuo Serizawa | 70 | Sahabuddin Yusof | 76 |
Nobumitsu Yuhara | 75 | Zainal Abidin Yusof | 80 |
United States – 3 | Italy – 0 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Curtis Strange | 71 | Costantino Rocca | 72 |
D. A. Weibring | 69 | Silvio Grappasonni | 77 |
Mark O'Meara | 70 | Giuseppe Calì | 75 |
Spain – 3 | Philippines – 0 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
José Rivero | 68 | Frankie Miñoza | 75 |
José María Olazábal | 71 | Rudy Lavares | 80 |
José María Cañizares | 72 | Eddie Bagtas | 77 |
Ireland – 3 | France – 0 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Ronan Rafferty | 71 | Michel Tapia | 76 |
Eamonn Darcy | 72 | Géry Watine | 76 |
Des Smyth | 74 | Emmanuel Dussart | 76 |
Scotland – 3 | Zimbabwe – 0 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Sandy Lyle | 71 | Tim Price | 73 |
Gordon Brand Jnr | 70 | Anthony Edwards | 72 |
Sam Torrance | 72 | William Koan | 73 |
England – 2.5 | Mexico – 0.5 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Howard Clark | 71 | Ernesto Perez Acosta | 71 |
Nick Faldo | 70 | Carlos Espinoza | 75 |
Gordon J. Brand | 74 | Feliciano Esparza | 81 |
Australia – 2 | Sweden – 1 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Rodger Davis | 75 | Ove Sellberg | 69 |
Greg Norman | 70 | Mats Lanner | 71 |
Peter Senior | 67 | Anders Forsbrand | 70 |
Quarter-finals
Source:[2]
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Scotland – 2 | Ireland – 1 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Sam Torrance | 69 | Ronan Rafferty | 74 |
Sandy Lyle | 67 | Eamonn Darcy | 72 |
Gordon Brand Jnr | 73 | Des Smyth | 67 |
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England – 2 | Spain – 1 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Howard Clark | 77 | José Rivero | 72 |
Nick Faldo | 71 | José María Olazábal | 77 |
Gordon J. Brand | 71 | José María Cañizares | 74 |
Semi-finals
Source:[4]
United States – 0 | Scotland – 3 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Curtis Strange | 73 | Sam Torrance | 69 |
Mark O'Meara | 71 | Sandy Lyle | 70 |
D. A. Weibring | 74 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 73 |
Australia – 1 | England – 2 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Peter Senior | 74 | Howard Clark | 73 |
Greg Norman | 68 | Gordon J. Brand | 69 |
Rodger Davis | 72 | Nick Faldo | 71 |
Final
Source:[5]
Scotland – 1 | England – 2 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Sandy Lyle | 69 | Nick Faldo | 66 |
Sam Torrance | 69 | Gordon J. Brand | 64 |
Gordon Brand Jnr | 68 | Howard Clark | 73 |
Third place
Source:[5]
Australia – 1 | United States – 2 | ||
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
Peter Senior | 72 | Mark O'Meara | 71 |
Rodger Davis | 70 | D. A. Weibring | 71 |
Greg Norman | 70 | Curtis Strange | 62 |
Team results
Country | Place | W | L | Seed |
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England | 1 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
Scotland | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
United States | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Australia | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Ireland | T5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Spain | T5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Canada | T5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 8 |
Japan | T5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Malaysia | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
Sweden | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
Mexico | T9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
New Zealand | T9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
France | T9 | 0 | 3 | |
Italy | T9 | 0 | 3 | |
Philippines | T9 | 0 | 3 | |
Zimbabwe | T9 | 0 | 3 |
Player results
References
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- "Americans in Semifinals; Professional Golf Results: Dunhill Cup". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. AP. 3 October 1987. pp. 15, 17. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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- "U.S. defeated 3-0; England upsets Australia". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. AP. 4 October 1987. p. 8B. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- "England Edges Host for Dunhill Cup". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. AP. 5 October 1987. p. 5B. Retrieved 11 December 2012.