The Sunrise Cup World Team Championship was a professional golf tournament contested by teams of two female golfers representing their respective countries. The tournament was played at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Taiwan.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–18 October |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Course(s) | Sunrise G&CC |
| Format | 54 holes stroke play combined score |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 16 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$500,000 |
| Champion | |
 SwedenLiselotte Neumann & Helen Alfredsson | |
| 445 (+13) | |
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The field consisted of sixteen teams and each qualifying country could field one team. It was only held in October 1992 and was included on the Ladies European Tour schedule as an unofficial team event. It had a purse of $500,000.[2]
Typhoon Yvette impacted play with extremely strong winds and delays.[3]
Winners edit
| Year | Country | Team | Runners-up | Third-place | Individual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Cup World Team Championship | ||||||
| 1992 | Sweden |
Liselotte Neumann & Helen Alfredsson |  Trish Johnson & Laura Davies |
 Jane Geddes & Meg Mallon |
Trish Johnson Liselotte Neumann
| |
Scores edit
Team
| Place | Country | Players | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
Liselotte Neumann | Helen Alfredsson | 219+226=445 | +13 |
| 2 | England |
Trish Johnson | Laura Davies | 219+228=447 | +15 |
| 3 |  United States |
Jane Geddes | Meg Mallon | 222+231=453 | +21 |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
Evelyn Orley | Régine Lautens | 221+233=454 | +22 |
| T5 |  Canada |
Dawn Coe-Jones | Lisa Walters | 228+231=459 | +27 |
 Australia |
Jan Stephenson | Corinne Dibnah | 223+236=459 | ||
| 7 |  Wales |
Karen Davies | Helen Wadsworth | 232+232=464 | +32 |
| 8 |  Peru |
Jenny Lidback | Alicia Dibos | 231+234=465 | +33 |
| 9 |  France |
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | Sandrine Mendiburu | 227+243=470 | +38 |
| 10 |  Japan |
Yuka Irie | Yuri Kawanami | 232+242=474 | +42 |
Individual Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Trish Johnson | England |
71-72-76=219 | +3 | 20,000 |
| Liselotte Neumann | Sweden |
71-70-78=219 | 20,000 | ||
| 3 | Evelyn Orley | Switzerland |
74-74-73=221 | +5 | 10,000 |
| T4 | Marta Figueras-Dotti |  Spain |
72-73-77=222 | +6 | |
| Jane Geddes | United States |
74-72-76=222 | |||
| 6 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden |
75-76-75=226 | +7 |
Source:[3]
See also edit
- Women's World Cup of Golf – the World Team Championship held 2005 to 2008.
References edit
- ^ "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. p. 200. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Damerna får egen World Cup". Svensk Golf 5/1992 (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 186.
- ^ a b "Sunrise Cup". Svensk Golf 12/1992 (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 62.