1990 World Cup (men's golf)

The 1990 World Cup took place at the Grand Cypress Resort Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, United States. It was the 36th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 32 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The German team of Bernhard Langer and Torsten Giedeon won by three strokes over the England team of Mark James and Richard Boxall and the Ireland team of David Feherty and Ronan Rafferty in a share of second place. The victory was the first international sports victory for the united country of Germany, since the reunification of East and West Germany a month earlier. The individual competition was won by Payne Stewart, United States.[1]

1990 World Cup
Tournament information
DatesNovember 21–24
LocationOrlando, Florida, U.S.
28°25′39″N 81°28′06″W / 28.427515°N 81.468462°W / 28.427515; -81.468462
Course(s)Grand Cypress Resort Golf
Format72 holes stroke play
combined score
Statistics
Par72
Length6,751 yards (6,173 m)
Field32 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$1.1 million
Winner's share$240,000 team
$75,000 individual
Champion
 Germany
Torsten Giedeon & Bernhard Langer
556 (−20)
Location map
Grand Cypress Resort Golf is located in the United States
Grand Cypress Resort Golf
Grand Cypress Resort Golf
Location in the United States
Grand Cypress Resort Golf is located in Florida
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Grand Cypress Resort Golf
Location in Florida
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Teams edit

Country Players
  Argentina Luis Carbonetti and Miguel Guzmán
  Australia Brian Jones and Peter Senior
  Bermuda Dwayne Pearman and Keith Smith
  Brazil Jorge Pedro Acacio and Rafael Navarro
  Canada Dave Barr and Rick Gibson
  Chinese Taipei Chen Liang-hsi and Yuan Ching-Chi
  Czechoslovakia Miroslav Nemec and Jiri Zavazal
  Colombia Juan Pinzon and Ivan Rengifo
  Denmark Anders Sørensen and Steen Tinning
  England Richard Boxall and Mark James
  Fiji Vilikesa Kalou and Manoa Rosigatale
  France Emmanuel Dussart and Jean van de Velde
  Germany Torsten Giedeon and Bernhard Langer
  Iceland Sigurjón Arnarsson (a) and Úlfar Jónsson (a)
  Ireland David Feherty and Ronan Rafferty
  Italy Alberto Binaghi and Costantino Rocca
  Jamaica Christian Bernard and Seymour Rose
  Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori and Tadami Ueno
  Mexico Carlos Pelaez and Carlos Espinoza
  Netherlands Ruud Bos and Chris van de Velde
  New Zealand Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner
  Philippines Frankie Miñoza and Robert Pactolerin
  Puerto Rico Julio Martinez (am) and Jesus Rodriguez
  Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr and Sam Torrance
  Singapore Samson Gimson and Bill Fung Hee Kwan
  South Korea Choi Sang-ho and Park Nam-sin
  Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez and José Rivero
  Sweden Mats Lanner and Magnus Persson
  Switzerland André Bossert and Paulo Quirici
  Thailand Sangh Sangsui and Thaworn Wiratchant
  United States Jodie Mudd and Payne Stewart
  Wales Mark Mouland and Ian Woosnam
(a) denotes amateur

Scores edit

Team

Place Country Score To par Money (US$)
(per team)
1   Germany 141-142-132-141=556 −20 240,000
T2   England 136-140-138-145=559 −17 104,000
  Ireland 142-142-140-135=559
4   Wales 140-145-133-143=561 −15 64,000
5   United States 138-140-141-143=562 −14 50,000
T6   Argentina 138-143-141-144=566 −10 31,333
  Australia 143-145-138-140=566
  Spain 137-140-145-144=566
9   Canada 142-139-144-145=570 −6 18,000
T10   Chinese Taipei 145-147-140-139=571 −5 14,000
  Mexico 145-147-141-138=571
  Scotland 138-146-140-147=571
13   Denmark 144-137-145-146=572 −4 10,000
T14   New Zealand 142-146-147-140=575 −1 7,500
  South Korea 141-150-139-145=575
16   Switzerland 145-143-144-146=578 +2 7,000
17   Sweden 141-147-146-145=579 +3
18   France 145-148-143-145=581 +5
19   Netherlands 150-149-145-138=582 +6
20   Italy 148-143-151-145=587 +11
21   Thailand 139-150-144-156=588 +12
22   Japan 153-145-142-150=590 +14
23   Colombia 151-150-147-146=594 +18
24   Philippines 153-154-145-145=597 +21
T25   Brazil 150-155-147-151=603 +27
  Iceland[a] 156-151-146-150=603
27   Bermuda 150-159-157-154=620 +44
28   Singapore 154-163-152-153=622 +46
29   Jamaica 148-154-167-154=623 +47
30   Puerto Rico[b] 161-151-158-160=630 +54
31   Fiji 160-158-166-151=635 +59
32   Czechoslovakia 164-171-162-170=667 +91
  1. ^ No prize money received as both team members were amateurs.
  2. ^ Half the listed prize money received as one team member was an amateur.

International Trophy

Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)
1 Payne Stewart   United States 69-68-68-66=271 −17 75,000
2 Anders Sørensen   Denmark 67-67-70-69=273 −15 50,000
T3 David Feherty   Ireland 70-73-70-63=276 −12 35,000
Ian Woosnam   Wales 72-69-65-70=276
T5 Torsten Giedeon   Germany 70-71-65-72=278 −10 17,500
Bernhard Langer   Germany 71-71-67-69=278
7 Mark James   England 68-71-68-72=279 −9
T8 Richard Boxall   England 68-69-70-73=280 −8
Miguel Guzmán   Argentina 69-72-67-72=280
Peter Senior   Australia 68-71-70-71=280

Sources:[2][3][4][5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 407, 408. ISBN 1855925583.
  2. ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. December 1990. p. 57.
  3. ^ "World Cup". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 25, 1990. p. B6.
  4. ^ "This day in golf history". The Irish Times. November 24, 2001.
  5. ^ Povtak, Tim (November 25, 1990). "German friends take World Cup". The Orlando Sentinel. p. C-1 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Povtak, Tim (November 25, 1990). "Irish team ties English for 2nd". The Orlando Sentinel. p. C-18 – via newspapers.com.