The 1993 World Cup of Golf took place November 11–14 at the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida, United States. It was the 39th 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 winners share of the prize money was $300,000 going to the winning pair and $100,000 to the top individual. The United States team of Fred Couples and Davis Love III won (for the second time in a row with the same players in the team) by five strokes over the Zimbabwe team of Mark McNulty and Nick Price. Bernhard Langer of Germany took the International Trophy by three strokes over Couples.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 11–14 |
| Location | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Lake Nona Golf & Country Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,011 yards (6,411 m) |
| Field | 32 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$1.2 million |
| Winner's share | $260,000 team $100,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesFred Couples & Davis Love III | |
| 556 (−20) | |
| Location map | |
  Lake Nona G&CC Location in the United States  Lake Nona G&CC Location in Florida | |
Teams edit
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) (per team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
137-140-141-138=556 | −20 | 260,000 |
| 2 |  Zimbabwe |
141-137-143-140=561 | −15 | 150,000 |
| 3 |  Scotland |
143-139-140-143=565 | −11 | 100,000 |
| 4 |  Australia |
142-138-142-144=566 | −10 | 75,000 |
| 5 |  Spain |
145-142-138-142=567 | −9 | 60,000 |
| T6 |  New Zealand |
147-142-133-146=568 | −8 | 37,500 |
 South Africa |
140-145-141-142=568 | |||
| 8 |  Germany |
143-143-140-145=571 | −5 | 25,000 |
| T9 |  Ireland |
143-140-146-144=573 | −3 | 18,500 |
 Italy |
145-147-136-145=573 | |||
| T11 |  Canada |
150-141-140-143=574 | −2 | 14,000 |
 England |
145-147-140-142=574 | |||
| T13 |  France |
140-148-143-144=575 | −1 | 10,500 |
 Sweden |
143-146-146-140=575 | |||
| 15 |  Paraguay |
147-146-138-148=579 | +3 | 9,000 |
| 16 |  Wales |
142-149-149-142=582 | +6 | 8,000 |
| 17 |  Brazil |
151-140-145-147=583 | +7 | 7,000 |
| 18 |  Japan |
144-150-148-146=588 | +12 | |
| 19 |  Argentina |
144-150-149-149=592 | +16 | |
| T20 |  Hong Kong |
147-146-151-153=597 | +21 | |
 Mexico |
146-154-147-150=597 | |||
| 22 |  Netherlands |
152-147-152-150=602 | +26 | |
| 23 |  Greece |
151-150-152-150=603 | +27 | |
| 24 |  Taiwan |
156-150-155-148=609 | +33 | |
| 25 |  Bermuda |
154-155-148-160=617 | +41 | |
| 26 |  Puerto Rico |
163-154-153-159=629 | +53 | |
| 27 |  Fiji |
169-158-156-163=646 | +70 | |
| 28 |  Jamaica |
174-154-161-163=652 | +76 | |
| 29 |  Israel |
174-167-170-171=682 | +106 | |
| WD |  Chile |
150-WD | ||
| DQ |  South Korea |
147-DQ | ||
| WD |  Denmark |
WD |
Roy Mackenzie of Chile withdrew with a neck injury and Park Nam-sin of South Korea was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.[1]
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
69-68-66-69=272 | −16 | 100,000 |
| 2 | Fred Couples | United States |
66-71-70-68=275 | −13 | 50,000 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
69-71-72-66=278 | −10 | 35,000 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
70-69-71-68=278 | |||
| 5 | Jean van de Velde | France |
66-70-71-72=279 | −9 | 20,000 |
| 6 | Robert Allenby | Australia |
72-68-70-70=280 | −8 | 15,000 |
| T7 | Davis Love III | United States |
71-69-71-70=281 | −7 | |
| Sam Torrance | Scotland |
68-69-71-73=281 | |||
| T9 | Anders Forsbrand | Sweden |
71-69-74-68=282 | −6 | |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
72-70-72-68=282 |
References edit
- ^ Green, Bob. "U.S. team struggles to maintain World Cup lead". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 5B – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. December 1993. pp. 48, 56.
- ^ "World Cup of Golf". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 15, 1993. p. C5 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golf, World Cup". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. November 15, 1993. p. B-4.