1996 World Cup of Golf

The 1996 World Cup of Golf took place 21–24 November at the Erinvale Golf Club in Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa. It was the 42nd World Cup. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event (32 teams) 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 South African team of Ernie Els and Wayne Westner won by 18 strokes over the United States team of Steve Jones and Tom Lehman. Els took the International Trophy by three strokes over Westner. It was only the fourth time in the history of the World Cup, two players from the same squad finished first and second individually.

1996 World Cup of Golf
Tournament information
Dates21–24 November
LocationSomerset West, Cape Town, South Africa
Course(s)Erinvale Country Club
Format72 holes stroke play
combined score
Statistics
Par72
Length7,002 yards (6,403 m)
Field32 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$1,300,000 team
US$200,000 individual
Winner's shareUS$400,000 team
US$100,000 individual
Champion
 South Africa
Ernie Els & Wayne Westner
547 (−29)
Location map
Somerset West is located in Africa
Somerset West
Somerset West
Location in Africa
Somerset West is located in South Africa
Somerset West
Somerset West
Location in South Africa
Somerset West is located in Western Cape
Somerset West
Somerset West
Location in Western Cape
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22 nations qualified automatically with the remaining 10 nations gaining entry through a qualifying tournament in Jamaica.[1]

Teams

CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaJorge Berendt and Ricardo González
 AustraliaStuart Appleby and Bradley Hughes
 CanadaRick Gibson and Rick Todd
 ChileGuillermo Encina and Roy Mackenzie
 ChinaCheng Jun and Zhang Lianwei
 Chinese TaipeiChang Tse-Pen and Chen Liang-hsi
 ColombiaAlbert Evers and Rigoberto Velasquez
 Czech RepublicJiří Janda and Petr Mruzek
 DenmarkThomas Bjørn and Rene Budde
 EnglandPeter Mitchell and Jim Payne
 FranceMarc Farry and Jean van de Velde
 GermanyAlex Čejka and Bernhard Langer
 Hong KongDerek Fung and Tang Man Kee
 IrelandDarren Clarke and Pádraig Harrington
 ItalyCostantino Rocca and Manny Zerman
 JamaicaDelroy Cambridge and Seymour Rose
 JapanKatsunori Kuwabara and Tsuneyuki Nakajima
 MexicoRafael Alarcón and César Pérez
 NamibiaTrevor Dodds and Schalk van der Merwe
 New ZealandPaul Devenport and Phil Tataurangi
 ParaguayNelson Cabrera and Felix Ramon Franco
 Puerto RicoWilfredo Morales and Miguel Suárez
 ScotlandAndrew Coltart and Paul Lawrie
 South AfricaErnie Els and Wayne Westner
 SpainDiego Borrego and Ignacio Garrido
 Sri LankaTissa Chandradasa and Nandasena Perera
 SwedenJarmo Sandelin and Patrik Sjöland
 SwitzerlandAndré Bossert and Paolo Quirici
 United StatesSteve Jones and Tom Lehman
 VenezuelaHenrique Lavie and Federico Sauce
 WalesMark Mouland and Ian Woosnam
 ZimbabweTony Johnstone and Mark McNulty

Source[1]

Scores

Team

PlaceCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
(per team)
1  South Africa136-144-130-137=547−29400,000
2  United States146-140-140-139=565−11200,000
3  Scotland139-142-142-143=566−10125,000
4  Germany145-144-140-142=571−5100,000
5  France144-141-144-143=572−480,000
T6  Argentina142-147-140-150=579+352,500
 Denmark138-147-152-142=579
T8  Italy143-149-147-141=580+428,000
 Namibia146-146-143-145=580
 Wales143-149-143-145=580
T11  Canada145-142-146-148=581+518,500
 Zimbabwe151-147-144-139=581
13  Sweden149-140-146-148=583+715,000
T14  Australia149-145-147-143=584+811,332
 Mexico148-143-149-144=584
 Spain145-151-148-140=584
T17  Colombia143-147-145-150=585+98,900
 Switzerland145-146-150-144=585
19  Ireland145-150-149-142=586+108,500
T20  China142-145-152-148=587+118,300
 Japan152-149-146-140=587
22  England149-151-143-145=588+128,000
23  Chinese Taipei146-152-151-145=594+187,800
24  New Zealand147-151-146-153=597+217,600
T25  Jamaica154-152-152-147=605+297,300
 Sri Lanka159-150-150-146=605
27  Puerto Rico150-156-152-148=606+307,000
28  Paraguay149-148-152-159=608+326,800
29  Czech Republic149-157-156-150=612+366,600
30  Hong Kong154-157-154-158=623+476,400
31  Venezuela157-164-148-158=627+516,000
DQ  Chile

Source[2]

International Trophy

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Ernie Els  South Africa68-72-65-67=272−16100,000
2Wayne Westner  South Africa68-72-65-70=275−1350,000
3Bernhard Langer  Germany71-68-72-69=280−825,000
T4Paul Lawrie  Scotland69-70-70-72=281−712,500
Ian Woosnam  Wales70-73-67-71=281
5Steve Jones  United States73-70-70-69=282−6
T6Tom Lehman  United States73-70-70-70=283−5
Costantino Rocca  Italy71-71-72-69=283
8Ricardo Gonzalez  Argentina71-73-68-72=284−4
T9Stuart Appleby  Australia74-71-70-70=285−3
Thomas Bjørn  Denmark67-74-76-68=285
Andrew Coltart  Scotland70-72-72-71=285

Sources[2][3]

References

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