The 1979 World Cup took place 8–11 November at the Glyfada Golf Club, 13 kilometres south of the city center of Athens, Greece, located in the Athens Riviera. It was the 27th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 46 notified teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The South Africa team was invited to the event and their team of Hugh Baiocchi and Dale Hayes took part in practice and pro-am competition, but was informed by the Greece government shortly before the beginning of competition, they were not allowed to start.[1] The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of John Mahaffey and Hale Irwin won by ten strokes over the Scotland team of Ken Brown and Sandy Lyle.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11 November |
| Location | Athens, Greece 37°52′N 23°45′E / 37.867°N 23.750°E |
| Course(s) | Glyfada Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,809 yards (6,226 m) |
| Field | 45 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Winner's share | $6,000 team $3,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesHale Irwin & John Mahaffey | |
| 575 (−1) | |
| Location map | |
The individual competition for the International Trophy was won by Irwin two strokes ahead of Bernhard Langer, West Germany and Lyle, Scotland.
Teams edit
(a) denotes amateur
Note: Sayed Cherif was representing Sweden, having played for Egypt in previous World Cup events.
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
141-141-152-141=575 | −1 | 6,000 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
145-145-150-140=580 | +4 | 3,000 |
| 3 |  Spain |
147-153-144-146=590 | +14 | |
| 4 |  Brazil |
148-144-153-148=593 | +17 | |
| 5 |  Taiwan |
144-149-146-155=594 | +18 | |
| 6 |  Ireland |
150-153-148-146=597 | +21 | |
| T7 |  Canada |
150-148-155-146=599 | +23 | |
 Japan |
147-150-151-151=599 | |||
| T9 |  England |
153-145-147-155=600 | +24 | |
 France |
151-150-150-149=600 | |||
| T11 |  Malaysia |
149-154-149-150=602 | +26 | |
 West Germany |
160-145-150-147=602 | |||
| 13 |  Mexico |
150-150-152-153=605 | +29 | |
| 14 |  Colombia |
151-153-152-152=608 | +32 | |
| 15 |  New Zealand |
156-155-150-149=610 | +34 | |
| 16 |  Venezuela |
151-155-150-157=613 | +37 | |
| 17 |  Belgium |
154-154-154-153=615 | +39 | |
| 18 |  South Korea |
152-154-151-161=618 | +42 | |
| T19 |  Philippines |
147-154-157-161=619 | +43 | |
 Wales |
150-157-155-157=619 | |||
| 21 |  Argentina |
160-158-148-155=621 | +45 | |
| 22 |  Chile |
155-159-160-148=622 | +46 | |
| 23 |  Greece |
159-160-154-153=626 | +50 | |
| 24 |  Thailand |
165-158-154-151=628 | +52 | |
| T25 |  Australia |
160-166-153-155=634 | +58 | |
 Sweden |
158-162-154-160=634 | |||
| 27 |  Denmark |
161-163-155-157=636 | +60 | |
| 28 |  Austria |
166-155-155-161=637 | +61 | |
| 29 |  Netherlands |
161-161-154-162=638 | +62 | |
| 30 |  Egypt |
162-157-159-161=639 | +63 | |
| T31 |  Guatemala |
162-162-154-162=640 | +64 | |
 Switzerland |
162-158-161-159=640 | |||
| T33 |  Hong Kong |
158-156-162-167=643 | +67 | |
 Singapore |
162-168-162-151=643 | |||
| T35 |  Dominican Republic |
160-156-166-164=646 | +70 | |
 Portugal |
159-164-156-167=646 | |||
| 37 |  Indonesia |
169-164-158-163=654 | +78 | |
| 38 |  Lebanon |
172-157-158-168=655 | +79 | |
| 39 |  Norway |
169-165-158-170=662 | +86 | |
| 40 |  Fiji |
166-178-159-163=666 | +90 | |
| 41 |  Burma |
167-168-170-163=668 | +92 | |
| 42 |  Israel |
165-172-169-177=683 | +107 | |
| 43 |  Paraguay |
170-174-183-175=702 | +126 | |
| 44 |  Yugoslavia |
188-186-177-184=735 | +159 | |
| DQ |  Italy |
158-143-148-DQ |
Dassù of Italy was disqualified after signing an incorrect scorecard.[3]
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money US$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States |
74-70-72-69=285 | −3 | 3,000 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany |
74-70-71-71=287 | −1 | |
| Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
72-73-73-69=287 | |||
| 4 | Jaime Gonzalez | Brazil |
73-71-72-72=288 | E | |
| 5 | Antonio Garrido | Spain |
74-76-66-73=289 | +1 | |
| 6 | John Mahaffey | United States |
67-71-80-72=290 | +2 | |
| 7 | Ramón Muñoz | Venezuela |
72-78-70-72=292 | +4 | |
| T8 | Ken Brown | Scotland |
73-72-77-71=293 | +5 | |
| Lu Hsi-chuen | Taiwan |
71-73-72-77=293 | |||
| Kazuo Yoshikawa | Japan |
71-74-73-75=293 |
References edit
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- ^ "Venezuela's Vegas brothers look to double down in Melbourne". PGA Tour. 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b "U.S. keeps team lead in World Cup Golf Competition". The Galveston Daily News. Texas. UPI. 11 November 1979. p. 5-C – via newspaper.com.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. December 1979. pp. 60, 69.
- ^ "World Cup Golf Results". The Desert Sun. 12 November 1979. p. B2.
- ^ Radosta, John S. (11 November 1979). "World Cup Stresses Friendship". The New York Times.
- ^ "Irwin, Mahaffey cop World Cup". Pacific Stars and Stripes. 13 November 1979. p. 19.
- ^ "World Cup finals". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. 12 November 1979. p. 22 – via newspaper.com.