The 1996 World Cup of Golf took place 21–24 November at the Erinvale Golf Club in Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa. It was the 42nd World Cup. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event (32 teams) with each team consisting of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. Individuals also competed for the International Trophy. The prize money totaled $1,500,000 with $400,000 going to the winning pair and $100,000 to the top individual. The South African team of Ernie Els and Wayne Westner won by 18 strokes over the United States team of Steve Jones and Tom Lehman. Els took the International Trophy by three strokes over Westner. It was only the fourth time in the history of the World Cup, two players from the same squad finished first and second individually.
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The 1996 World Cup of Golf took place 21 24 November at the Erinvale Golf Club in Somerset West Cape Town South Africa It was the 42nd World Cup The tournament was a 72 hole stroke play team event 32 teams with each team consisting of two players from a country The combined score of each team determined the team results Individuals also competed for the International Trophy The prize money totaled 1 500 000 with 400 000 going to the winning pair and 100 000 to the top individual The South African team of Ernie Els and Wayne Westner won by 18 strokes over the United States team of Steve Jones and Tom Lehman Els took the International Trophy by three strokes over Westner It was only the fourth time in the history of the World Cup two players from the same squad finished first and second individually 1996 World Cup of GolfTournament informationDates21 24 NovemberLocationSomerset West Cape Town South AfricaCourse s Erinvale Country ClubFormat72 holes stroke playcombined scoreStatisticsPar72Length7 002 yards 6 403 m Field32 two man teamsCutNonePrize fundUS 1 300 000 teamUS 200 000 individualWinner s shareUS 400 000 teamUS 100 000 individualChampion South AfricaErnie Els amp Wayne Westner547 29 Location MapSomerset WestLocation in AfricaShow map of AfricaSomerset WestLocation in South AfricaShow map of South AfricaSomerset WestLocation in Western CapeShow map of Western Cape 19951997 22 nations qualified automatically with the remaining 10 nations gaining entry through a qualifying tournament in Jamaica 1 Teams EditCountry Players Argentina Jorge Berendt and Ricardo Gonzalez Australia Stuart Appleby and Bradley Hughes Canada Rick Gibson and Rick Todd Chile Guillermo Encina and Roy Mackenzie China Cheng Jun and Zhang Lianwei Chinese Taipei Chang Tse Pen and Chen Liang hsi Colombia Albert Evers and Rigoberto Velasquez Czech Republic Jiri Janda and Petr Mruzek Denmark Thomas Bjorn and Rene Budde England Peter Mitchell and Jim Payne France Marc Farry and Jean van de Velde Germany Alex Cejka and Bernhard Langer Hong Kong Derek Fung and Tang Man Kee Ireland Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington Italy Costantino Rocca and Manuel Zerman Jamaica Delroy Cambridge and Seymour Rose Japan Katsunori Kuwabara and Tsuneyuki Nakajima Mexico Rafael Alarcon and Cesar Perez Namibia Trevor Dodds and Schalk van der Merwe New Zealand Paul Devenport and Phil Tataurangi Paraguay Nelson Cabrera and Felix Ramon Franco Puerto Rico Wilfredo Morales and Miguel Suarez Scotland Andrew Coltart and Paul Lawrie South Africa Ernie Els and Wayne Westner Spain Diego Borrego and Ignacio Garrido Sri Lanka Tissa Chandradasa and Nandasena Perera Sweden Jarmo Sandelin and Patrik Sjoland Switzerland Andre Bossert and Paolo Quirici United States Steve Jones and Tom Lehman Venezuela Henrique Lavie and Federico Sauce Wales Mark Mouland and Ian Woosnam Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone and Mark McNultySource 1 Scores EditTeam Country Score To par Money US per team 1 South Africa 136 144 130 137 547 29 400 0002 United States 146 140 140 139 565 11 200 0003 Scotland 139 142 142 143 566 10 125 0004 Germany 145 144 140 142 571 5 100 0005 France 144 141 144 143 572 4 80 000T6 Argentina 142 147 140 150 579 3 52 500 Denmark 138 147 152 142 579T8 Italy 143 149 147 141 580 4 28 000 Namibia 146 146 143 145 580 Wales 143 149 143 145 580T11 Canada 145 142 146 148 581 5 18 500 Zimbabwe 151 147 144 139 58113 Sweden 149 140 146 148 583 7 15 000T14 Australia 149 145 147 143 584 8 11 332 Mexico 148 143 149 144 584 Spain 145 151 148 140 584T17 Colombia 143 147 145 150 585 9 8 900 Switzerland 145 146 150 144 58519 Ireland 145 150 149 142 586 10 8 500T20 China 142 145 152 148 587 11 8 300 Japan 152 149 146 140 58722 England 149 151 143 145 588 12 8 00023 Chinese Taipei 146 152 151 145 594 18 7 80024 New Zealand 147 151 146 153 597 21 7 600T25 Jamaica 154 152 152 147 605 29 7 300 Sri Lanka 159 150 150 146 60527 Puerto Rico 150 156 152 148 606 30 7 00028 Paraguay 149 148 152 159 608 32 6 80029 Czech Republic 149 157 156 150 612 36 6 60030 Hong Kong 154 157 154 158 623 47 6 40031 Venezuela 157 164 148 158 627 51 6 000DQ ChileSource 2 International Trophy Player Country Score To par Money US 1 Ernie Els South Africa 68 72 65 67 272 16 100 0002 Wayne Westner South Africa 68 72 65 70 275 13 50 0003 Bernhard Langer Germany 71 68 72 69 280 8 25 000T4 Paul Lawrie Scotland 69 70 70 72 281 7 12 500Ian Woosnam Wales 70 73 67 71 2815 Steve Jones United States 73 70 70 69 282 6T6 Tom Lehman United States 73 70 70 70 283 5Costantino Rocca Italy 71 71 72 69 2838 Ricardo Gonzalez Argentina 71 73 68 72 284 4T9 Stuart Appleby Australia 74 71 70 70 285 3Thomas Bjorn Denmark 67 74 76 68 285Andrew Coltart Scotland 70 72 72 71 285Sources 2 3 References Edit a b U S tipped in World Cup Golf Jawawa 21 November 1996 Retrieved 19 December 2016 a b Els and Westner crush their World Cup rivals Jawawa 26 November 1996 Retrieved 19 December 2016 Golf World magazine 29 November 1996 p 58 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