The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000, sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. It was for three-man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championship". It was a "special approved event" on the European Tour, which means that it was supported by the Tour, but the prize money did not count towards the Tour's Order of Merit. The host course was the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland.
The stature of the members of the American team was variable as the Dunhill Cup clashed with a PGA Tour event, though the fact that it was played at "The Home of Golf" helped to attract some star names. The other countries were generally represented by their best three golfers, or nearly so.
The Dunhill Cup was in competition with the World Cup, a similar event for two-man teams.[1] In 2000, the World Cup's status was enhanced by its inclusion in the World Golf Championships series, and in 2001 the promoters of the Alfred Dunhill Cup replaced it with the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which is a celebrity pro-am tournament and an official European Tour event.
The field was always 16 teams of three players each. From 1985 to 1991, they compete in a single-elimination tournament that included a third place match. Beginning in 1992, the format switched to group play followed by a single-elimination tournament. The first three days were round-robin play amongst four groups of four teams to determine the semi-finalists. The semi-finals and the final were both played on the Sunday and the third place match was eliminated. The tournament was always played using medal match play.
^Platts, Mitchell; Ballantine, John (22 January 1985). "St Andrews to be host of first £1 million event". The Times. London, England. p. 25. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
External links
Coverage on the European Tour's official site
January 07, 2023
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The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000 sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd It was for three man teams of professional golfers one team representing each country and was promoted as the World Team Championship It was a special approved event on the European Tour which means that it was supported by the Tour but the prize money did not count towards the Tour s Order of Merit The host course was the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland Alfred Dunhill CupTournament informationLocationSt Andrews Fife ScotlandEstablished1985Course s Old Course at St AndrewsPar72Tour s European TourFormatTeamMonth playedSeptember OctoberFinal year2000Final championSpain Jimenez Martin Olazabal The stature of the members of the American team was variable as the Dunhill Cup clashed with a PGA Tour event though the fact that it was played at The Home of Golf helped to attract some star names The other countries were generally represented by their best three golfers or nearly so The Dunhill Cup was in competition with the World Cup a similar event for two man teams 1 In 2000 the World Cup s status was enhanced by its inclusion in the World Golf Championships series and in 2001 the promoters of the Alfred Dunhill Cup replaced it with the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship which is a celebrity pro am tournament and an official European Tour event Contents 1 Format 2 Winners 3 Results table 4 References 5 External linksFormat EditThe field was always 16 teams of three players each From 1985 to 1991 they compete in a single elimination tournament that included a third place match Beginning in 1992 the format switched to group play followed by a single elimination tournament The first three days were round robin play amongst four groups of four teams to determine the semi finalists The semi finals and the final were both played on the Sunday and the third place match was eliminated The tournament was always played using medal match play Winners EditYear Country TeamDunhill Cup1985 Australia David Graham Graham Marsh Greg Norman1986 Australia Rodger Davis David Graham Greg Norman1987 England Gordon J Brand Howard Clark Nick Faldo1988 Ireland Eamonn Darcy Ronan Rafferty Des Smyth1989 United States Mark Calcavecchia Tom Kite Curtis Strange1990 Ireland David Feherty Ronan Rafferty Philip Walton1991 Sweden Anders Forsbrand Per Ulrik Johansson Mats Lanner1992 England David Gilford Steven Richardson Jamie Spence1993 United States Fred Couples John Daly Payne Stewart1994 Canada Dave Barr Rick Gibson Ray Stewart1995 Scotland Andrew Coltart Colin Montgomerie Sam Torrance1996 United States Phil Mickelson Mark O Meara Steve Stricker1997 South Africa Ernie Els David Frost Retief GoosenAlfred Dunhill Cup1998 South Africa Ernie Els David Frost Retief Goosen1999 Spain Sergio Garcia Miguel Angel Jimenez Jose Maria Olazabal2000 Spain Miguel Angel Jimenez Miguel Angel Martin Jose Maria OlazabalResults table EditCountry Timesplayed Bestfinish Players 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 United States 16 Win x3 24 2 4 3 T5 1 T9 T5 T3 1 2 T8 1 T3 T3 T9 T9 Australia 16 Win x2 16 1 1 4 2 T9 T9 T9 T3 T14 T5 T5 T5 T9 T3 2 T5 England 16 Win x2 21 T5 T9 1 4 4 2 T5 1 2 T3 T8 T8 T9 T9 T5 T13 Ireland 16 Win x2 9 T9 T5 T5 1 3 1 T5 T5 T3 T5 T3 T5 T9 T9 T5 T5 South Africa 10 Win x2 7 2 T11 T5 T3 T5 T3 1 1 T3 2 Spain 16 Win x2 11 T5 T9 T5 3 T9 T5 T9 T5 T5 T15 T3 T8 T9 2 1 1 Canada 11 Win 10 T9 T5 T5 T9 T9 T5 T5 T5 1 T8 T15 Scotland 16 Win 9 3 3 2 T5 T5 T5 3 2 T10 T5 1 T15 T5 T5 T9 T9 Sweden 15 Win 13 T9 T9 T9 T5 T9 1 T5 T3 T9 T8 T3 2 T5 T3 T5 Japan 15 2nd x2 25 T5 2 T5 T5 2 4 T11 T10 T9 T15 T8 T13 T15 T5 T13 New Zealand 13 2nd 10 T5 T9 T9 T9 3 T5 T9 T8 2 T3 T5 T5 T9 Zimbabwe 10 2nd 7 T9 T9 T5 T5 2 T5 T5 T9 T9 T9 Argentina 8 T3 8 T5 T5 T9 T14 T8 T5 T9 T3 Wales 10 T3 8 4 T5 T5 T9 T5 4 T14 T5 T8 T3 France 11 T5 x3 15 T9 T9 T9 T5 T5 T14 T9 T5 T9 T15 T13 Germany 7 T5 x3 6 T5 T9 T8 T8 T13 T5 T5 Paraguay 4 T5 4 T9 T5 T15 T9 India 2 T8 5 T8 T9 Italy 7 T8 8 T9 T9 T9 T9 T11 T8 T9 South Korea 7 T9 x5 10 T9 T9 T9 T9 T14 T13 T9 Taiwan 8 T9 x5 15 T9 T9 T9 T9 T10 T9 T15 T13 Philippines 3 T9 x3 6 T9 T9 T9 Thailand 4 T9 x3 6 T9 T9 T9 T14 Brazil 2 T9 x2 5 T9 T9 Mexico 3 T9 x2 6 T9 T9 T10 Denmark 1 T9 3 T9 Hong Kong 1 T9 3 T9 Indonesia 1 T9 3 T9 Malaysia 1 T9 3 T9 Nigeria 1 T9 3 T9 Switzerland 1 T9 3 T9 Zambia 1 T9 3 T9 China 3 T13 4 T15 T15 T13References Edit Platts Mitchell Ballantine John 22 January 1985 St Andrews to be host of first 1 million event The Times London England p 25 Retrieved 8 June 2020 via The Times Digital Archive External links EditCoverage on the European Tour s official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Dunhill Cup amp oldid 1081546437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
