1987 World Cup (men's golf)

Golf tournament

The 1987 World Cup took place November 18–21 at Kapalua Resort, Bay Course, in Kapalua, Hawaii, United States. It was the 33rd World Cup event. The previous World Cup was played in 1985, since the 1986 event was cancelled. 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 Wales team of Ian Woosnam and David Llewellyn won after a sudden death playoff over the Scotland team of Sandy Lyle and Sam Torrance. It was the first playoff for the team title in the event's history. The individual competition was won by Woosnam, five strokes ahead of Lyle.^[2]

Teams

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Scores

Team

Wales won after a sudden death playoff, with a par from each of the two players in the team, on the second extra hole.^[5]

International Trophy

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References

1. Sakamoto, Gordon (November 18, 1987). "The World Cup of Golf begins over the 6,671-yard..." UPI.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. pp. 153–154, 366–368. ISBN 0002182831.
3. "Venezuela's Vegas brothers look to double down in Melbourne". PGA Tour. October 27, 2016.
4. "Golf". Salinas Californian. November 19, 1987. p. 2B – via newspapers.com.
5. "Golf Roundup : Wales Beats Scotland in Playoff". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1987.
6. "World Cup". Svensk Golf. December 1987. pp. 38–40, 48.
7. "Wales takes World Cup in playoff". San Bernardino Sun. November 22, 1987. pp. C2, C8.
8. "Word Cup of Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. November 23, 1987. p. 57 – via newspapers.com.