The 1978 World Cup took place November 30 – December 3 at the Makai Golf Club in Hanalei in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii. It was the 26th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 48 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of John Mahaffey and Andy North won by ten strokes over the Australian team of Wayne Grady and Greg Norman.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 30 – December 3 |
| Location | Hanalei, Princeville, Hawaii, U.S. 22°12′24″N 159°30′3″W / 22.20667°N 159.50083°W |
| Course(s) | Hanalei, Makai course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,940 yards (6,350 m) |
| Field | 48 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Winner's share | $6,000 team $3,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 United StatesJohn Mahaffey & Andy North | |
| 564 (−12) | |
| Location map | |
  Makai GC, Hanalei Location in the Pacific Ocean  Makai GC, Hanalei Location in Kauaʻi County in the state of Hawaii, U.S. | |
The individual competition for The International Trophy was won by Mahaffey two strokes ahead of North. Greg Norman and Thailand's Sukree Onsham tied for third.[1]
Teams edit
(a) denotes amateur
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
141-144-138-141=564 | −12 | 6,000 |
| 2 |  Australia |
142-146-146-143=574 | −2 | 3,000 |
| 3 |  Canada |
137-141-148-151=577 | +1 | 1,800 |
 England |
146-146-146-139=577 | |||
| 5 |  Scotland |
143-150-145-141=579 | +3 | |
| 6 |  Spain |
145-146-141-148=580 | +4 | |
| 7 |  Philippines |
139-149-143-150=581 | +5 | |
| T8 |  Ireland |
147-146-147-146=586 | +10 | |
 Japan |
149-140-150-147=586 | |||
 Mexico |
142-152-143-148=586 | |||
 South Korea |
142-148-149-147=586 | |||
 Taiwan |
146-145-149-146=586 | |||
 Wales |
146-146-147-147=586 | |||
| T14 |  Argentina |
141-151-148-147=587 | +11 | |
 Colombia |
144-145-146-152=587 | |||
 Sweden |
145-147-149-146=587 | |||
| 17 |  Malaysia |
151-146-148-144=589 | +13 | |
| 18 |  South Africa |
146-150-149-147=592 | +16 | |
| 19 |  Venezuela |
153-154-145-141=593 | +17 | |
| T20 |  West Germany |
148-141-154-153=596 | +20 | |
 France |
149-148-150-149=596 | |||
| 22 |  Thailand |
159-151-143-144=597 | +21 | |
| 23 |  Brazil |
145-161-143-151=600 | +24 | |
| 24 |  Denmark |
155-153-147-148=603 | +27 | |
| 25 |  Italy |
153-151-150-150=604 | +28 | |
| T26 |  Chile |
146-161-153-145=605 | +29 | |
 Egypt |
149-154-149-152=605 | |||
| 28 |  Greece |
156-152-151-148=607 | +31 | |
| 29 |  Burma |
150-153-154-153=610 | +34 | |
| 30 |  Guatemala |
155-158-150-149=612 | +36 | |
| T31 |  Hong Kong |
155-167-150-141=613 | +37 | |
 Singapore |
156-158-149-150=613 | |||
| 33 |  Austria |
148-157-159-150=614 | +38 | |
| 34 |  New Zealand |
159-151-154-153=617 | +41 | |
| 35 |  Belgium |
159-152-161-152=624 | +48 | |
| 36 |  Netherlands |
156-156-158-158=628 | +52 | |
| 37 |  Fiji |
157-164-155-156=632 | +56 | |
| 38 |  Dominican Republic |
154-163-158-159=634 | +58 | |
| T39 |  Indonesia |
160-163-164-148=635 | +59 | |
 Portugal |
163-157-160-155=635 | |||
| T41 |  Norway |
166-158-157-158=639 | +63 | |
 Pakistan |
161-164-158-156=639 | |||
| 43 |  Israel |
165-170-160-151=646 | +70 | |
| 44 |  Switzerland |
171-154-161-161=647 | +71 | |
| 45 |  El Salvador |
157-168-169-164=658 | +82 | |
| 46 |  Iceland |
172-163-165-160=660 | +84 | |
| 47 |  Finland |
169-169-162-172=672 | +96 | |
| 48 |  Yugoslavia |
173-182-177-171=703 | +127 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money US$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | United States |
69-72-69-71=281 | −7 | 3,000 |
| 2 | Andy North | United States |
72-72-69-70=283 | −5 | |
| T3 | Greg Norman | Australia |
71-69-74-72=286 | −2 | |
| Sukree Onsham | Thailand |
78-70-70-68=286 | |||
| T5 | Howard Clark | England |
72-74-72-69=287 | −1 | |
| Antonio Garrido | Spain |
73-70-68-76=287 | |||
| Gunnar Mueller | Sweden |
71-72-75-69=287 | |||
| Sam Torrance | Scotland |
71-76-71-69=287 | |||
| T9 | Wayne Grady | Australia |
71-74-72-71=288 | E | |
| Dan Halldorson | Canada |
70-72-73-73=288 | |||
| Eleuterio Nival | Philippines |
69-75-70-74=288 | |||
| Ernesto Perez Acosta | Mexico |
71-74-70-73=288 |
References edit
- ^ "Ten-shot win in World Cup". The Canberra Times. December 5, 1978. p. 24. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Venezuela's Vegas brothers look to double down in Melbourne". PGA Tour. October 27, 2016.
- ^ "World Cup". Svensk Golf. January 1979. p. 60.
- ^ "World Cup results". San Bernardino. December 4, 1978. p. 26.
- ^ "John Mahaffey Posts Low Score, Teams With North For World Cup". Lebanon Daily News. Pennsylvania. UPI. December 4, 1978. p. 30 – via newspaper.com.