1988 Dunhill Cup

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.)

1988 Dunhill Cup
Tournament information
Dates13–16 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
 Ireland
(Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty, Des Smyth)

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 Third place
6  Wales 3 3  Australia 2
 Sweden 0 6  Wales 1 5  England 1
3  Australia 3 3  Australia 2 2  Spain 2
 Brazil 0

Round by round scores

First round

Source:[1]

 United States – 3 Philippines – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Curtis Strange70Eddie Bagtas75
Chip Beck68Rudy Lavares81
Mark McCumber72Frankie Miñoza75
 Ireland – 2 Canada – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Ronan Rafferty69Dave Barr67
Eamonn Darcy69Dan Halldorson72
Des Smyth69Richard Zokol76
 Spain – 3 Zimbabwe – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Seve Ballesteros72Tim Price74
José Rivero68Anthony Edwards72
José María Olazábal74Morgan Shumba78
 Australia – 3 Brazil – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Rodger Davis69Rafael Navarro74
David Graham68Carlos Dluosh72
Greg Norman74Priscillo Diniz78
 England – 3 France – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Mark James66Frédéric Regard75
Barry Lane70Michel Tapia75
Nick Faldo65Emmanuel Dussart70
 Scotland – 3 Thailand – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Gordon Brand Jnr74Boonchu Ruangkit76
Colin Montgomerie72Suthep Meesawat80
Sandy Lyle70Somsakdi Srisangar73
 Japan – 3 Denmark – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Naomichi Ozaki69Jacob Rasmussen77
Tateo Ozaki68Steen Tinning69
Hajime Meshiai72Anders Sørensen75
 Wales – 3 Sweden – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
David Llewellyn72Magnus Persson75
Mark Mouland70Ove Sellberg71
Ian Woosnam69Anders Forsbrand75

Quarter-finals

Source:[3]

 United States – 0.5 Ireland – 2.5
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Mark McCumber72Ronan Rafferty71
Chip Beck71Des Smyth71
Curtis Strange68Eamonn Darcy66
 Australia – 2 Wales – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
David Graham67Mark Mouland76
Rodger Davis69David Llewellyn70
Greg Norman73Ian Woosnam71
 Spain – 3 Japan – 0
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Seve Ballesteros72Naomichi Ozaki74
José Rivero65Hajime Meshiai68
José María Olazábal68Tateo Ozaki69
 Scotland – 1 England – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Gordon Brand Jnr71Barry Lane73
Colin Montgomerie72Mark James69
Sandy Lyle68Nick Faldo67

Semi-finals

Source:[4][5]

 Spain – 1 Australia – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
José Rivero72Rodger Davis71
José María Olazábal69David Graham73
Seve Ballesteros69Greg Norman67
 England – 1 Ireland – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Barry Lane65Ronan Rafferty68
Nick FaldoDes Smyth
Mark JamesEamonn Darcy
Note the last two semi-final matches were suspended Saturday and concluded Sunday before the final match.

Final

Source:[2][6]

 Australia – 1 Ireland – 2
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Rodger Davis73Des Smyth71
David Graham74Ronan Rafferty69
Greg Norman63Eamonn Darcy71

Third place

Source:[6]

 Spain – 2 England – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Seve Ballesteros71Barry Lane72
José María Olazábal67Nick Faldo66
José Rivero69Mark James70

Team results
CountryPlaceWLSeed
 Ireland18.53.58
 Australia2843
 Spain3932
 England4755
 ScotlandT5424
 WalesT5426
 United StatesT53.52.51
 JapanT5337
 CanadaT912
 BrazilT903
 DenmarkT903
 FranceT903
 PhilippinesT903
 SwedenT903
 ThailandT903
 ZimbabweT903

Player results
CountryPlayerWL
 IrelandDes Smyth3.50.5
 IrelandEamonn Darcy31
 IrelandRonan Rafferty22
 AustraliaRodger Davis31
 AustraliaGreg Norman31
 AustraliaDavid Graham22
 SpainSeve Ballesteros31
 SpainJosé María Olazábal31
 SpainJosé Rivero31
 EnglandNick Faldo31
 EnglandMark James22
 EnglandBarry Lane22
 ScotlandGordon Brand Jnr20
 ScotlandSandy Lyle11
 ScotlandColin Montgomerie11
 WalesIan Woosnam20
 WalesDavid Llewellyn11
 WalesMark Mouland11
 United StatesChip Beck1.50.5
 United StatesMark McCumber11
 United StatesCurtis Strange11
 JapanHajime Meshiai11
 JapanNaomichi Ozaki11
 JapanTateo Ozaki11
 CanadaDave Barr10
 CanadaDan Halldorson01
 CanadaRichard Zokol01
 BrazilPriscillo Diniz01
 BrazilCarlos Dluosh01
 BrazilRafael Navarro01
 DenmarkJacob Rasmussen01
 DenmarkAnders Sørensen01
 DenmarkSteen Tinning01
 FranceEmmanuel Dussart01
 FranceFrédéric Regard01
 FranceMichel Tapia01
 PhilippinesEddie Bagtas01
 PhilippinesRudy Lavares01
 PhilippinesFrankie Miñoza01
 SwedenAnders Forsbrand01
 SwedenMagnus Persson01
 SwedenOve Sellberg01
 ThailandSuthep Meesawat01
 ThailandBoonchu Ruangkit01
 ThailandSomsakdi Srisangar01
 ZimbabweAnthony Edwards01
 ZimbabweTim Price01
 ZimbabweMorgan Shumba01

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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