1995 Dunhill Cup

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1995 Dunhill Cup
Tournament information
Dates19–22 October
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
FormatMatch play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,933 yards (6,340 m)
Field16 teams of 3 players
Prize fundUS$1,500,000[1]
Winner's shareUS$450,000[2]
Champion
 Scotland
(Andrew Coltart, Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance)
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The 1995 Dunhill Cup was the 11th Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 19–22 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The Scottish team of Andrew Coltart, Colin Montgomerie, and Sam Torrance beat the Zimbabwean team of Tony Johnstone, Mark McNulty, and Nick Price in the final.

Format

The Cup was a match play event played over four days. The teams were divided into four four-team groups. The top eight teams were seeded with the remaining teams randomly placed in the groups. After three rounds of round-robin play, the top team in each group advanced to a single elimination playoff.

In each team match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at medal match play. Matches tied at the end of 18 holes were extended to a sudden-death playoff. The tie-breaker for ties within a group was based on match record, then head-to-head.

Group play

Round one

Source:[1]

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Round two

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Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Round three

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Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Standings

Group 1
Country W L MW ML
 Ireland 3 0 7 2
 Sweden 1 2 5 4
 Canada 1 2 3 6
 United States 1 2 3 6
Group 2
Country W L MW ML
 Scotland 3 0 8 1
 South Africa 2 1 6 3
 Germany 1 2 3 6
 Taiwan 0 3 1 8
Group 3
Country W L MW ML
 Zimbabwe 3 0 8 1
 Wales 2 1 5 4
 New Zealand 1 2 2 7
 Japan 0 3 3 6
Group 4
Country W L MW ML
 Spain 2 1 5 4
 Australia 2 1 4 5
 England 1 2 5 4
 Argentina 1 2 4 5

Playoffs

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Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
3  Zimbabwe 2
   Spain 1
3  Zimbabwe 1
4  Scotland 2
4  Scotland 2
8  Ireland 1

Semi-finals

Final

 Zimbabwe – 1  Scotland – 2
Player Score Player Score
Tony Johnstone 71 Andrew Coltart 67
Mark McNulty 70 Sam Torrance 68
Nick Price 68 Colin Montgomerie 74

Team results

Country Place W L MW ML Seed
 Scotland 1 5 0 12 3 4
 Zimbabwe 2 4 1 11 4 3
 Ireland T3 3 1 8 4 8
 Spain T3 2 2 6 6
 South Africa T5 2 1 6 3 5
 Wales T5 2 1 5 4
 Australia T5 2 1 4 5 2
 England T8 1 2 5 4 7
 Sweden T8 1 2 5 4
 Argentina T8 1 2 4 5
 Canada T8 1 2 3 6
 Germany T8 1 2 3 6
 United States T8 1 2 3 6 1
 New Zealand T8 1 2 2 7 6
 Japan T15 0 3 3 6
 Taiwan T15 0 3 1 8

Player results

Country Player W L
 Scotland Andrew Coltart 4 1
 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 4 1
 Scotland Sam Torrance 4 1
 Zimbabwe Nick Price 5 0
 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 4 1
 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone 2 3
 Ireland Ronan Rafferty 3 1
 Ireland Philip Walton 3 1
 Ireland Darren Clarke 2 2
 Spain Ignacio Garrido 2 2
 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2 2
 Spain José Rivero 2 2
 South Africa Ernie Els 3 0
 South Africa Retief Goosen 2 1
 South Africa David Frost 1 2
 Wales Paul Affleck 2 1
 Wales Ian Woosnam 2 1
 Wales Mark Mouland 1 2
 Australia Craig Parry 2 1
 Australia Steve Elkington 1 2
 Australia Greg Norman 1 2
 England Howard Clark 2 1
 England Barry Lane 2 1
 England Mark James 1 2
 Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson 2 1
 Sweden Jarmo Sandelin 2 1
 Sweden Jesper Parnevik 1 2
 Argentina José Cóceres 2 1
 Argentina Vicente Fernández 2 1
 Argentina Eduardo Romero 0 3
 Canada Dave Barr 1 2
 Canada Rick Gibson 1 2
 Canada Ray Stewart 1 2
 Germany Sven Strüver 2 1
 Germany Heinz-Peter Thül 1 2
 Germany Alex Čejka 0 3
 United States Ben Crenshaw 2 1
 United States Peter Jacobsen 1 2
 United States Lee Janzen 0 3
 New Zealand Michael Campbell 1 2
 New Zealand Frank Nobilo 1 2
 New Zealand Greg Turner 0 3
 Japan Tsukasa Watanabe 2 1
 Japan Nobuo Serizawa 1 2
 Japan Hideki Kase 0 3
 Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi 1 2
 Taiwan Chung Chun-hsing 0 3
 Taiwan Lu Wen-teh 0 3

References

  1. ^ a b "Americans are blanked by Irish in first round". Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. AP. 20 October 1995. pp. 3C, 2C. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Scotland aces the field to win Dunhill Cup; Dunhill Cup". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. AP. 23 October 1995. pp. 5D, 2D. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Golf: Dunhill Cup". Record-Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. 21 October 1995. pp. 19, 20. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Top-seeded U.S. falters in Dunhill Cup". Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. AP. 22 October 1995. p. 7C. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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