The 1988 World Cup took place 8–11 December at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. It was the 34th World Cup event. It was a stroke play team event with 32 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. 22 teams were qualified through the 1987 tournament and another 10 teams were invited. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of Ben Crenshaw and Mark McCumber won by one stroke over the Japan team of brothers Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki and Tateo "Jet" Ozaki The individual competition was won by Crenshaw.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11 December |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia 37°58′S 145°02′E / 37.97°S 145.03°E |
| Course(s) | Royal Melbourne Golf Club composite of East and West Courses |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,985 yards (6,387 m) |
| Field | 32 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$750,000 |
| Winner's share | $200,000 team $50,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesBen Crenshaw & Mark McCumber | |
| 560 (−16) | |
| Location map | |
Teams edit
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) (per team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
139-137-137-147=560 | −16 | 200,000 |
| 2 |  Japan |
138-140-138-145=561 | −15 | 110,000 |
| 3 |  Australia |
143-131-142-146=562 | −14 | 80,000 |
| 4 |  Canada |
144-139-140-146=569 | −7 | 65,000 |
| 5 |  Scotland |
140-140-149-141=570 | −6 | 41,000 |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
139-140-140-152=571 | −5 | 30,000 |
| 7 |  Spain |
139-140-139-154=572 | −4 | 20,000 |
| 8 |  Argentina |
145-146-143-142=576 | E | 16,000 |
| T9 |  Ireland |
142-144-142-152=580 | +4 | 7,666 |
 Italy |
147-143-142-148=580 | |||
 Taiwan |
143-137-148-152=580 | |||
| T12 |  Denmark |
145-144-141-152=582 | +6 | 5,000 |
 Wales |
150-142-138-152=582 | |||
| 14 |  Brazil |
140-147-142-154=583 | +9 | |
| T15 |  England |
142-149-142-156=589 | +13 | |
 Thailand |
149-146-144-150=589 | |||
| 17 |  Mexico |
149-145-140-158=591 | +15 | |
| 18 |  Colombia |
143-152-145-152=592 | +16 | |
| T19 |  France |
153-143-147-154=597 | +21 | |
 Sweden |
146-151-148-152=597 | |||
| 21 |  South Korea |
146-153-146-153=598 | +22 | |
| 22 |  Finland |
147-157-153-159=606 | +30 | |
| 23 |  Philippines |
151-152-146-161=610 | +34 | |
| 24 |  India |
151-158-147-159=615 | +39 | |
| 25 |  Venezuela |
151-155-145-165=616 | +40 | |
| 26 |  West Germany |
156-152-151-158=617 | +41 | |
| 27 |  Zimbabwe |
151-155-154-160=620 | +44 | |
| 28 |  Switzerland |
143-157-158-164=622 | +46 | |
| 29 |  Malaysia |
152-153-150-170=625 | +49 | |
| 30 |  Hong Kong |
158-156-155-160=629 | +53 | |
| 31 |  Indonesia |
157-154-163-163=637 | +61 | |
| 32 |  Netherlands |
160-157-162-161=640 | +64 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | United States |
68-67-66-74=275 | −13 | 50,000 |
| T2 | Dave Barr | Canada |
70-67-65-75=276 | −12 | |
| Tateo Ozaki |  Japan |
68-69-67-72=276 | |||
| 4 | Peter Senior | Australia |
70-68-70-70=277 | −11 | |
| T5 | Gordon Brand Jnr | Scotland |
71-66-73-69=279 | −9 | |
| Rafael Navarro |  Brazil |
71-74-66-68=279 | |||
| 7 | Rafael Alarcón | Mexico |
69-72-67-75=283 | −5 | |
| T8 | Li Wen-cheng | Taiwan |
69-66-75-74=284 | −4 | |
| Roger Mackay | Australia |
73-63-72-76=284 | |||
| Frank Nobilo | New Zealand |
67-69-70-78=284 | |||
| Ronan Rafferty | Ireland |
71-70-68-75=284 |
References edit
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 489–491. ISBN 000218284X.
- ^ "Venezuela's Vegas brothers look to double down in Melbourne". PGA Tour. 27 October 2016.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1989. pp. 60–63.
- ^ "Crenshaw, McCumber give U.S. 1-shot win in World Cup tourney". The Desert Sun. Associated Press. 12 December 1988. pp. C5, C7.