The 1983 World Cup took place 8–11 December 1983 at the Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club in Pondok Indah, Pondok Pinang, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the 30th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 32 teams (of which Germany withdrew from the competition). Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of Rex Caldwell and John Cook won by seven strokes over the Australia team of Terry Gale and Wayne Grady and Canada team of Dave Barr and Jerry Anderson The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Dave Barr three strokes ahead of Rex Caldwell.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11 December |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia 6°15′56.55″S 106°47′3.47″E / 6.2657083°S 106.7842972°E |
| Course(s) | Pondok Indah Golf & Country Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,000 yards (6,400 m) |
| Field | 32 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Champion | |
 United StatesRex Caldwell & John Cook | |
| 565 (−11) | |
| Location map | |
Teams edit
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
140-140-145-140=565 | −11 | 10,000 |
| T2 |  Australia |
146-145-135-146=572 | −4 | 4,500 |
 Canada |
138-148-138-148=572 | |||
| 4 |  Ireland |
147-142-144-141=574 | −2 | 2,000 |
| T5 |  Japan |
151-143-143-142=579 | +3 | |
 Spain |
143-148-142-146=579 | |||
| 7 |  Argentina |
145-148-143-147=583 | +7 | |
| 8 |  Colombia |
155-144-147-138=584 | +8 | |
| 9 |  England |
151-150-142-143=586 | +10 | |
| 10 |  Brazil |
145-148-149-145=587 | +11 | |
| T11 |  Sweden |
150-150-151-140=591 | +15 | |
 Wales |
144-150-142-155=591 | |||
| 13 |  France |
150-149-148-145=592 | +16 | |
| 14 |  Scotland |
146-149-150-148=593 | +17 | |
| T15 |  Mexico |
145-149-150-151=595 | +19 | |
 South Korea |
146-149-146-154=595 | |||
| 17 |  Singapore |
149-146-154-147=596 | +20 | |
| 18 |  Philippines |
146-154-150-148=598 | +22 | |
| 19 |  Thailand |
151-147-148-154=600 | +24 | |
| T20 |  Indonesia |
155-150-151-147=603 | +27 | |
 Venezuela |
159-148-151-145=603 | |||
| 22 |  Italy |
142-158-148-157=605 | +29 | |
| T23 |  Malaysia |
154-155-147-150=606 | +30 | |
 New Zealand |
156-152-147-151=606 | |||
| 25 |  Chile |
152-151-150-157=610 | +34 | |
| T26 |  Hong Kong |
150-155-157-152=614 | +38 | |
 India |
152-157-155-149=614 | |||
| 28 |  Netherlands |
157-161-149-150=617 | +41 | |
| 29 |  Paraguay |
163-154-159-149=625 | +49 | |
| 30 |  Denmark |
160-157-155-158=630 | +54 | |
| 31 |  Austria |
159-154-161-157=631 | +55 | |
| WD[2] |  West Germany |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Barr | Canada |
66-67-69-74=276 | −12 |
| 2 | Rex Caldwell | United States |
69-72-72-66=279 | −9 |
| T3 | Peter Fowler | Australia |
69-73-71-67=284 | −4 |
| Victor Regalado | Mexico |
71-69-71-73=284 | ||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales |
70-74-69-71=284 | ||
| T6 | Eamonn Darcy | Ireland |
74-71-70-70=285 | −3 |
| Priscillo Diniz | Brazil |
69-73-71-72=285 | ||
| T8 | John Cook | United States |
71-68-73-74=286 | −2 |
| Terry Gale | Australia |
76-72-68-70=286 | ||
| Wayne Grady | Australia |
70-73-67-76=286 | ||
| Manuel Piñero | Spain |
70-75-69-72=286 |
Peter Fowler was invited to play in the individual competition for The International Trophy, out of the team competition.
References edit
- ^ "Venezuela's Vegas brothers look to double down in Melbourne". PGA Tour. 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b "U.S. sweeps past Canada at World Cup". The Edmonton Journal. Reuter. 10 December 1983. p. F2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1984. p. 63.
- ^ Golf World Magazine 23 December 1983 pages 58-62