1997 Dunhill Cup

The 1997 Dunhill Cup was the 13th Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 16–19 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The South African team of Ernie Els, David Frost, and Retief Goosen beat the Swedish team of Joakim Haeggman, Per-Ulrik Johansson, and Jesper Parnevik in the final.

1997 Dunhill Cup
Tournament information
Dates16–19 October
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
FormatMatch play
Statistics
Par72
Length7,094 yards (6,487 m)
Field16 teams of 3 players
Prize fund£1,000,000
Winner's share£300,000
Champion
 South Africa
(Ernie Els, David Frost, Retief Goosen)

Format

The Cup was a match play event played over four days. The teams were divided into four four-team groups. The top eight teams were seeded with the remaining teams randomly placed in the bracket. After three rounds of round-robin play, the top team in each group advanced to a single elimination playoff.

In each team match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at medal match play. Matches tied at the end of 18 holes were extended to a sudden-death playoff. The tie-breaker for ties within a group was based on match record, then head-to-head.

Group play

Round one

Source:[1]

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Round two

Source:[2]

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Round three

Source:[3]

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Standings

Group 1
CountryWLMWML
 United States3081
 Argentina215.53.5
 England1245
 Japan030.58.5
Group 2
CountryWLMWML
 Sweden3081
 France2154
 Australia1245
 Taiwan0318
Group 3
CountryWLMWML
 South Africa307.51.5
 Scotland214.54.5
 Ireland1245
 Germany0327
Group 4
CountryWLMWML
 New Zealand3081
 Zimbabwe2145
 Spain1245
 South Korea0327

Playoffs

Source:[4]

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1  United States 1
6  Sweden 2
6  Sweden 1
2  South Africa 2
2  South Africa 2
4  New Zealand 1

Semi-finals

Final

 South Africa – 2 Sweden – 1
PlayerScorePlayerScore
Retief Goosen70Jesper Parnevik74
David Frost74Per-Ulrik Johansson71
Ernie Els69Joakim Haeggman72

Team results

CountryPlaceWLMWMLSeed
 South Africa15011.53.52
 Sweden2411146
 New ZealandT331934
 United StatesT331931
 ArgentinaT5215.53.5
 FranceT52154
 ScotlandT5214.54.5
 ZimbabweT52145
 AustraliaT912453
 EnglandT912458
 IrelandT912457
 SpainT912455
 GermanyT130327
 South KoreaT130327
 TaiwanT130318
 JapanT13030.58.5

Player results

CountryPlayerWL
 South AfricaRetief Goosen50
 South AfricaErnie Els3.51.5
 South AfricaDavid Frost32
 SwedenPer-Ulrik Johansson50
 SwedenJoakim Haeggman41
 SwedenJesper Parnevik23
 New ZealandFrank Nobilo40
 New ZealandSteven Alker31
 New ZealandMichael Long22
 United StatesMark O'Meara40
 United StatesJustin Leonard31
 United StatesBrad Faxon22
 ArgentinaÁngel Cabrera30
 ArgentinaJosé Cóceres1.51.5
 ArgentinaEduardo Romero12
 FranceFabrice Tamaud21
 FranceJean van de Velde21
 FranceMarc Farry12
 ScotlandColin Montgomerie2.50.5
 ScotlandGordon Brand Jnr12
 ScotlandRaymond Russell12
 ZimbabweMark McNulty21
 ZimbabweTony Johnstone12
 ZimbabweNick Price12
 AustraliaStuart Appleby21
 AustraliaRobert Allenby12
 AustraliaSteve Elkington12
 EnglandMark James21
 EnglandRussell Claydon12
 EnglandLee Westwood12
 IrelandPádraig Harrington21
 IrelandDarren Clarke12
 IrelandPaul McGinley12
 SpainMiguel Ángel Jiménez30
 SpainIgnacio Garrido12
 SpainMiguel Ángel Martín03
 GermanyAlex Čejka12
 GermanyThomas Gögele12
 GermanySven Strüver03
 South KoreaKang Wook-soon12
 South KoreaKim Jong-duck12
 South KoreaMo Joong-kyung03
 TaiwanHseih Yu-Shu12
 TaiwanChen Liang-hsi03
 TaiwanLu Hsi-chuen03
 JapanNobuhito Sato0.52.5
 JapanShigemasa Higaki03
 JapanTsukasa Watanabe03

References

  1. "O'meara wins Dunhill playoff; Dunhill Cup". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. 17 October 1997. pp. 2C, 9C. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. "U.S. advances in Dunhill". Record-Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. 18 October 1997. pp. 20, 23. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. Millward, Robert (19 October 1997). "O'Meara lead United States to Dunhill victory". Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. AP. pp. 10B, 2B. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. "Dunhill Cup". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. AP. 20 October 1997. p. 8B. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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