The 1989 World Cup took place 16–19 November at Las Brisas Golf Club in Marbella, Spain. It was the 35th World Cup event. The tournament was shortened, due to rain, from 72 to 36 holes. Both the second round on Friday and the fourth round on Sunday were cancelled and only the Thursday and Saturday rounds were counted in the competition. The World Cup, previously named the Canada Cup, had been shortened before, due to bad weather; 1963, 1972 and 1984, but it was the first time since the event was instituted in 1953, that two full rounds were lost.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 November |
| Location | Marbella, Spain |
| Course(s) | Real Club de Golf Las Brisas |
| Format | 36 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,794 yards (6,212 m) |
| Field | 32 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$1 million |
| Winner's share | $240,000 team $50,000 individual |
| Champion | |
 AustraliaPeter Fowler & Wayne Grady | |
| 278 (−10) | |
| Location map | |
It was a 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 Australia team of Peter Fowler and Wayne Grady won by three strokes over the Spain team of José María Cañizares and José María Olazábal. The individual competition was won by Fowler. Beside the prize money mentioned, Fowler won additional US$10,000 for having the lowest individual score in the first round and the Australia team won additional US$10,000 for the lowest team score the first day.[1]
Teams edit
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) (per team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
134-144=278 | −10 | 240,000 |
| 2 |  Spain |
141-140=281 | −7 | 120,000 |
| T3 |  Sweden |
142-145=287 | −1 | 76,000 |
 United States |
143-144=287 | |||
| 5 |  Wales |
147-151=288 | E | 50,000 |
| T6 |  Argentina |
148-142=290 | +2 | 35,000 |
 New Zealand |
145-145=290 | |||
| T8 |  Denmark |
148-143=291 | +3 | 21,000 |
 England |
145-146=291 | |||
| 10 |  Ireland |
145-149=294 | +6 | 16,000 |
| 11 |  Scotland |
149-146=295 | +7 | 14,000 |
| T12 |  France |
148-148=296 | +8 | 10,000 |
 Italy |
148-148=296 | |||
 West Germany |
148-148=296 | |||
| 15 |  Canada |
151-147=298 | +10 | 7,000 |
| 16 |  Japan |
149-150=299 | +11 | |
| 17 |  Philippines |
152-148=300 | +12 | |
| 18 |  Venezuela |
152-151=303 | +15 | |
| T19 |  Colombia |
159-147=306 | +18 | |
 Switzerland |
150-156=306 | |||
| 21 |  South Korea |
157-151=308 | +20 | |
| 22 |  Greece |
156-154=310 | +22 | |
| T23 |  Brazil |
151-160=311 | +23 | |
 Taiwan |
157-154=311 | |||
| 25 |  Uruguay |
160-155=315 | +27 | |
| T26 |  Mexico |
155-161=316 | +28 | |
 Netherlands |
160-156=316 | |||
 Norway |
159-157=316 | |||
| 29 |  Portugal |
161-156=317 | +29 | |
| 30 |  Thailand |
158-162=320 | +32 | |
| 31 |  Austria |
162-161=323 | +35 | |
| 32 |  Belgium |
172-164=336 | +48 |
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fowler | Australia |
66-71=137 | −7 | 50,000 |
| T2 | José María Cañizares | Spain |
71-67=138 | −6 | |
| Anders Sørensen | Denmark |
70-68=138 | |||
| 4 | Miguel Fernández | Argentina |
71-69=140 | −4 | |
| T5 | Paul Azinger | United States |
70-71=141 | −3 | |
| Wayne Grady | Australia |
68-73=141 | |||
| Mark Roe | England |
71-70=141 | |||
| 8 | Mats Lanner | Sweden |
69-73=142 | −2 | |
| 9 | José María Olazábal | Spain |
70-73=143 | −1 | |
| T10 | Mark Mouland | Wales |
75-69=144 | E | |
| Simon Owen | New Zealand |
72-72=144 | |||
| Philip Parkin | Wales |
72-72=144 |
References edit
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 242–243, 488–490. ISBN 0948615389.
- ^ "Swingin' in the rain". Svensk Golf. December 1989. pp. 42–43.
- ^ "U.S. to Drive for 18th World Cup". Los Angeles Times. 11 October 1989.
- ^ "Fowler, Grady win World Cup golf title". The Brattleboro Reformer. Vermont. Associated Press. 20 November 1989. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "World Cup". Times-Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. 20 November 1989. p. B4 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fowler, Grady triumph in rain-shortened World Cup". The Straits Times. 21 November 1989. p. 31.
- ^ "Score and Statistics: Golf". The Straits Times. 20 November 1989. p. 24.
- ^ "Aust golfers reign in Spain". The Canberra Times. 20 November 1989. p. 24.