1979 World Cup (men's golf)

January 2020 1979 World Cup 8–11 November Athens, Greece 37 52 N 23 45 E type:event Glyfada Golf Club 72 holes stroke playcombined score 72 6809 yd m 45 two-man teams None $6,000 team$3,000 individual Hale Irwin & John Mahaffey 575 (−1) Europe#Balkans#Greece Glyfada GC Location in Europe##Location in Balkans##Location in Greece yes 220 1978 1980 The 1979 World Cup took place 8–11 November at the Glyfada Golf Club, 13 kilometres south of the city center of Athens, Greece, located in the Athens Riviera. It was the 27th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 46 notified teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The South Africa team was invited to the event and their team of Hugh Baiocchi and Dale Hayes took part in practice and pro-am competition, but was informed by the Greece government shortly before the beginning of competition, they were not allowed to start. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of John Mahaffey and Hale Irwin won by ten strokes over the Scotland team of Ken Brown and Sandy Lyle. The individual competition for the International Trophy was won by Irwin two strokes ahead of Bernhard Langer, West Germany and Lyle, Scotland. Teams CountryPlayersJorge Soto and Adan SowaColin Bishop and Ross MetherellOswald Gartenmaier and Rudolfo HauserPhilippe Toussaint and Flory Van DonckBRA 1968Jaime Gonzalez and Rafael NavarroBIR 1974Maun Pyone and Ko Ko LayDan Halldorson and Jim NelfordFrancisco Cerda and Patricio ValenzuelaLuis Arevalo and Juan PinzonHerluf Hansen and Jorgen KorfitsenJack Corrie and Guillermo GomezEGY 1972Farouk Badr and Mohamed Said MoussaMark James and Michael KingAran Kumar and Bose LutunatabuaJean Garaïalde and Bernard PascassioBassili Anastassiou (a) and Bassili Karatzas (a)Roberto Galindo and Hilario PoloHKG colonialLai Wai Che and Peter TangEngrun Tiahyana and Murat SatibiEddie Polland and Des SmythLaurie Been (a) and Neil Schochet (a)Baldovino Dassù and Delio LovatoJPN 1947Kazuo Yoshikawa and Kaichi InoueZiki Mukdad and Robert PrinceMarimuthu Ramayah and Nazamuddin Yusofhttps://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/world-cup-of-golf/news/2016/10/27/venezuela-s-vegas-brothers-head-to-melbourne-for-world-cup.html Venezuela's Vegas brothers look to double down in Melbourne PGA Tour 27 October 2016Enrique Serna and Victor RegaladoJan Dorrestein and Simon Van Den BergCraig Owen and Barry VivianOle Hammer (a) and Johan Horn (a)Eleuterio Nival and Rudy LavaresSebastiao Gil and Domingo SilvaKen Brown and Sandy LyleLim Swee Wah and Poh Eng ChongCho Tae-ho and Choi Yoon-sooESP 1977Antonio Garrido and Manuel PiñeroSayed Cherif and Jan SonneviPatrick Bagnoud and Mauric SalminiChen Tze-ming and Lu Hsi-chuenSukree Onsham and Archin SoponHale Irwin and John MahaffeyVEN 1930Noel Machado and Ramón MuñozBrian Huggett and David VaughanManfred Kessler and Bernhard LangerRafael Jerman (a) and Marko Vovk (a) (a) denotes amateur Note: Sayed Cherif was representing Sweden, having played for Egypt in previous World Cup events. Scores Team PlaceCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 141-141-152-141=575 −1 6,0002 145-145-150-140=580 +4 3,0003 ESP 1977 147-153-144-146=590 +14 4 BRA 1968 148-144-153-148=593 +175 144-149-146-155=594 +186 150-153-148-146=597 +21T7 150-148-155-146=599 +23JPN 1947 147-150-151-151=599T9 153-145-147-155=600 +24 151-150-150-149=600T11 149-154-149-150=602 +26 160-145-150-147=60213 150-150-152-153=605 +2914 151-153-152-152=608 +3215 156-155-150-149=610 +3416 VEN 1930 151-155-150-157=613 +3717 154-154-154-153=615 +3918 152-154-151-161=618 +42T19 147-154-157-161=619 +43 150-157-155-157=61921 160-158-148-155=621 +4522 155-159-160-148=622 +4623 159-160-154-153=626 +5024 165-158-154-151=628 +52T25 160-166-153-155=634 +58 158-162-154-160=63427 161-163-155-157=636 +6028 166-155-155-161=637 +6129 161-161-154-162=638 +6230 EGY 1972 162-157-159-161=639 +63T31 162-162-154-162=640 +64 162-158-161-159=640T33 HKG colonial 158-156-162-167=643 +67 162-168-162-151=643T35 160-156-166-164=646 +70 159-164-156-167=64637 169-164-158-163=654 +7838 172-157-158-168=655 +7939 169-165-158-170=662 +8640 166-178-159-163=666 +9041 BIR 1974 167-168-170-163=668 +9242 165-172-169-177=683 +10743 PRY 1954 170-174-183-175=702 +12644 188-186-177-184=735 +159DQ 158-143-148-DQ Dassù of Italy was disqualified after signing an incorrect scorecard. International Trophy PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney US$1 Hale Irwin 74-70-72-69=285 −3 3,000T2 Bernhard Langer 74-70-71-71=287 −1 Sandy Lyle 72-73-73-69=2874 Jaime Gonzalez BRA 1968 73-71-72-72=288 E 5 Antonio Garrido ESP 1977 74-76-66-73=289 +16 John Mahaffey 67-71-80-72=290 +27 Ramón Muñoz VEN 1930 72-78-70-72=292 +4T8 Ken Brown 73-72-77-71=293 +5Lu Hsi-chuen 71-73-72-77=293Kazuo Yoshikawa JPN 1947 71-74-73-75=293 Sources:http://www.e-magin.se/paper/n9d693km/popup/1? World Cup Svensk Golf December 1979 60, 69https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19791112.2.128&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 World Cup Golf Results The Desert Sun 12 November 1979 B2https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19791112.1.14&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 U.S. Takes World Cup Golf Title Santa Cruz Sentinel Associated Press 12 November 1979 12https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/11/archives/world-cup-stresses-friendship-us-team-holds-lead-by-5.html World Cup Stresses Friendship The New York Times John S. Radosta 11 November 1979https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-nov-13-1979-p-19/ Irwin, Mahaffey cop World Cup Pacific Stars and Stripes 13 November 1979 19https://www.newspapers.com/image/571879086/?terms=%22world%2Bcup%22%2Bgolf World Cup finals The Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press 12 November 1979 22 newspaper.com subscriptionhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/16824549/?terms=%22world%2Bcup%22%2Bgolf%2Bdassu U.S. keeps team lead in World Cup Golf Competition The Galveston Daily News Texas UPI 11 November 1979 5-C newspaper.com subscription References Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Greece Category:Sports competitions in Athens World Cup golf World Cup golf World Cup golf