1995 World Cup of Golf
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–12 November |
| Location | Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangdong, China 22°47′9″N 114°0′25″E / 22.78583°N 114.00694°E |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Golf Club, Shenzhen, World Cup Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,039 yards (6,436 m) |
| Field | 32 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$1,300,000 team US$200,000 individual |
| Winner's share | $400,000 team $100,000 individual |
| Champion | |
| United States Fred Couples & Davis Love III | |
| 543 (−33) | |
| Location map | |
Mission Hills Golf Club Location in China Mission Hills Golf Club Location in Guangdong | |
The 1995 World Cup of Golf took place 9–12 November at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangdong, China. It was the 41st World Cup. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. Individuals also competed for the International Trophy. The prize money totaled $1,500,000 with $400,000 going to the winning pair and $100,000 to the top individual. The United States team of Fred Couples and Davis Love won, for a record fourth time in a row with the same players in the team, by 14 strokes over the Australia team of Brett Ogle and Robert Allenby. Love took the International Trophy after a playoff over Hisayuki Sasaki of Japan.
Teams
Scores
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) (per team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 133-136-138-136=543 | −33 | 400,000 |
| 2 | Australia | 138-144-137-138=557 | −19 | 200,000 |
| T3 | Japan | 139-141-137-141=558 | −18 | 112,500 |
| Scotland | 138-144-136-140=558 | |||
| 5 | New Zealand | 142-141-137-139=559 | −17 | 80,000 |
| T6 | France | 141-141-140-139=561 | −15 | 52,500 |
| Ireland | 141-140-140-140=561 | |||
| 8 | South Africa | 145-139-136-143=563 | −13 | 32,000 |
| 9 | Sweden | 136-137-146-145=564 | −12 | 28,000 |
| T10 | Mexico | 142-137-141-145=565 | −11 | 22,000 |
| Zimbabwe | 138-150-137-140=565 | |||
| T12 | Italy | 142-143-136-145=566 | −10 | 16,000 |
| Switzerland | 144-145-144-133=566 | |||
| 14 | Germany | 144-143-141-139=567 | −9 | 13,000 |
| 15 | Spain | 140-146-144-139=569 | −7 | 11,000 |
| 16 | Wales | 141-144-143-142=570 | −6 | 10,000 |
| 17 | Canada | 139-149-142-141=571 | −5 | 9,000 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 143-145-141-143=572 | −4 | 8,800 |
| 19 | Finland | 148-141-148-141=578 | +2 | 8,600 |
| T20 | England | 141-143-148-148=580 | +4 | 8,200 |
| Paraguay | 144-145-146-145=580 | |||
| Philippines | 143-148-145-144=580 | |||
| 23 | Argentina | 142-153-144-143=582 | +6 | 7,800 |
| T24 | Denmark | 148-145-141-149=583 | +7 | 7,500 |
| South Korea | 149-145-145-144=583 | |||
| 26 | Thailand | 150-143-147-145=585 | +9 | 7,200 |
| 27 | China | 151-148-142-147=588 | +12 | 7,000 |
| 28 | Venezuela | 154-146-145-144=589 | +13 | 6,800 |
| 29 | Malaysia | 140-152-152-146=590 | +14 | 6,600 |
| 30 | Colombia | 149-145-149-153=596 | +20 | 6,400 |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 155-145-152-151=603 | +27 | 6,200 |
| 32 | Peru | 158-158-161-157=634 | +58 | 6,000 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | United States | 65-67-68-67=267 | −21 | 100,000 |
| 2 | Hisayuki Sasaki | Japan | 62-69-67-69=267 | 50,000 | |
| 3 | Sam Torrance | Scotland | 68-70-64-69=271 | −17 | 25,000 |
| 4 | Costantino Rocca | Italy | 70-68-64-72=274 | −14 | |
| T5 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 69-71-67-68=275 | −13 | |
| Darren Clarke | Ireland | 68-69-69-69=275 | |||
| Retief Goosen | South Africa | 71-66-66-72=275 | |||
| T8 | Fred Couples | United States | 68-69-70-69=276 | −12 | |
| Santiago Luna | Spain | 69-71-69-70=276 | |||
| 10 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | 67-66-73-71=277 | −11 |
Love won in a playoff with a par on the 5th extra hole.
References
- ^ "1995 Heineken World Cup Golf Programme".
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1996. pp. 69, 74.
- ^ "World Cup of Golf". Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. 13 November 1995. p. B4.
- ^ "World Cup of Golf". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. 13 November 1995. p. 3B – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Holloway, Robinson (17 November 1995). "Pros & Opens, World beaters, Love, Couples continue their dominance by capturing a fourth straight World Cup". Golf World. No. 49.