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.

1987 Dunhill Cup
Tournament information
Dates1–4 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$1,000,000[1]
Winner's shareUS$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
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Dave Barr71Bruce Soulsby75
Dan Halldorson74Greg Turner74
Richard Zokol72Frank Nobilo74
 Japan – 2 Malaysia – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Koichi Suzuki75Marimuthu Ramayah71
Nobuo Serizawa70Sahabuddin Yusof76
Nobumitsu Yuhara75Zainal Abidin Yusof80
 United States – 3 Italy – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Curtis Strange71Costantino Rocca72
D. A. Weibring69Silvio Grappasonni77
Mark O'Meara70Giuseppe Calì75
 Spain – 3 Philippines – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
José Rivero68Frankie Miñoza75
José María Olazábal71Rudy Lavares80
José María Cañizares72Eddie Bagtas77
 Ireland – 3 France – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Ronan Rafferty71Michel Tapia76
Eamonn Darcy72Géry Watine76
Des Smyth74Emmanuel Dussart76
 Scotland – 3 Zimbabwe – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Sandy Lyle71Tim Price73
Gordon Brand Jnr70Anthony Edwards72
Sam Torrance72William Koan73
 England – 2.5 Mexico – 0.5
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Howard Clark71Ernesto Perez Acosta71
Nick Faldo70Carlos Espinoza75
Gordon J. Brand74Feliciano Esparza81
 Australia – 2 Sweden – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Rodger Davis75Ove Sellberg69
Greg Norman70Mats Lanner71
Peter Senior67Anders Forsbrand70

Quarter-finals

Source:[2]

 United States – 2 Japan – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Curtis Strange68Koichi Suzuki70
D. A. Weibring75Nobumitsu Yuhara69
Mark O'Meara70Nobuo Serizawa70
O'Meara won on third playoff hole.
 Scotland – 2 Ireland – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Sam Torrance69Ronan Rafferty74
Sandy Lyle67Eamonn Darcy72
Gordon Brand Jnr73Des Smyth67
 Australia – 2 Canada – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Rodger Davis63Dan Halldorson73
Peter Senior73Dave Barr73
Greg Norman71Richard Zokol71
Barr won on first playoff hole.
Norman won on fifth playoff hole.
 England – 2 Spain – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Howard Clark77José Rivero72
Nick Faldo71José María Olazábal77
Gordon J. Brand71José María Cañizares74

Semi-finals

Source:[4]

Final

Source:[5]

 Scotland – 1 England – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Sandy Lyle69Nick Faldo66
Sam Torrance69Gordon J. Brand64
Gordon Brand Jnr68Howard Clark73

Third place

Source:[5]

 Australia – 1 United States – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Peter Senior72Mark O'Meara71
Rodger Davis70D. A. Weibring71
Greg Norman70Curtis Strange62

Team results

CountryPlaceWLSeed
 England18.53.54
 Scotland2933
 United States3752
 Australia4661
 IrelandT5426
 SpainT5425
 CanadaT53.52.58
 JapanT5337
 MalaysiaT912
 SwedenT912
 MexicoT90.52.5
 New ZealandT90.52.5
 FranceT903
 ItalyT903
 PhilippinesT903
 ZimbabweT903

Player results

CountryPlayerWL
 EnglandNick Faldo40
 EnglandGordon J. Brand31
 EnglandHoward Clark1.52.5
 ScotlandGordon Brand Jnr31
 ScotlandSandy Lyle31
 ScotlandSam Torrance31
 United StatesMark O'Meara31
 United StatesCurtis Strange31
 United StatesD. A. Weibring13
 AustraliaGreg Norman31
 AustraliaRodger Davis22
 AustraliaPeter Senior13
 SpainJosé Rivero20
 SpainJosé María Cañizares11
 SpainJosé María Olazábal11
 IrelandDes Smyth20
 IrelandEamonn Darcy11
 IrelandRonan Rafferty11
 CanadaDave Barr20
 CanadaRichard Zokol11
 CanadaDan Halldorson0.51.5
 JapanNobumitsu Yuhara20
 JapanNobuo Serizawa11
 JapanKoichi Suzuki02
 MalaysiaMarimuthu Ramayah10
 MalaysiaSahabuddin Yusof01
 MalaysiaZainal Abidin Yusof01
 SwedenOve Sellberg10
 SwedenAnders Forsbrand01
 SwedenMats Lanner01
 MexicoErnesto Perez Acosta0.50.5
 MexicoFeliciano Esparza01
 MexicoCarlos Espinoza01
 New ZealandGreg Turner0.50.5
 New ZealandFrank Nobilo01
 New ZealandBruce Soulsby01
 FranceEmmanuel Dussart01
 FranceMichel Tapia01
 FranceGéry Watine01
 ItalyGiuseppe Calì01
 ItalySilvio Grappasonni01
 ItalyCostantino Rocca01
 PhilippinesEddie Bagtas01
 PhilippinesRudy Lavares01
 PhilippinesFrankie Miñoza01
 ZimbabweAnthony Edwards01
 ZimbabweWilliam Koan01
 ZimbabweTim Price01

References

  1. "Norman stormin' Dunhill". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. AP. 1 October 1987. p. 15A. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. "Americans in Semifinals; Professional Golf Results: Dunhill Cup". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. AP. 3 October 1987. pp. 15, 17. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. "Japan, Australia advance in Dunhill Cup: Scoreboard, Dunhill Cup". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. AP. 2 October 1987. pp. 3B, 2B. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. "U.S. defeated 3-0; England upsets Australia". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. AP. 4 October 1987. p. 8B. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. "England Edges Host for Dunhill Cup". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. AP. 5 October 1987. p. 5B. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

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