1996 World Cup of Golf

January 2020 1996 World Cup of Golf 21–24 November Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa Erinvale Country Club 72 holes stroke playcombined score 72 7002 yd m 32 two-man teams None US$1,300,000 teamUS$200,000 individual US$400,000 teamUS$100,000 individual Ernie Els & Wayne Westner 547 (−29) 200 yes Location in Africa##Location in South Africa##Location in Western Cape Somerset West Africa#South Africa#South Africa Western Cape 1995 1997 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 $100,000 to the top individual. The South African team of Ernie Els and Wayne Westner won by 18 strokes over the United States team of Steve Jones and Tom Lehman. Els took the International Trophy by three strokes over Westner. It was only the fourth time in the history of the World Cup, two players from the same squad finished first and second individually. 22 nations qualified automatically with the remaining 10 nations gaining entry through a qualifying tournament in Jamaica. Teams Country Players Jorge Berendt and Ricardo González Stuart Appleby and Bradley Hughes Rick Gibson and Rick Todd Guillermo Encina and Roy Mackenzie Cheng Jun and Zhang Lianwei Chang Tse-Pen and Chen Liang-hsi Albert Evers and Rigoberto Velásquez Jiří Janda and Petr Mruzek Thomas Bjørn and Rene Budde Peter Mitchell and Jim Payne Marc Farry and Jean van de Velde Alex Čejka and Bernhard Langer HKG 1959 Derek Fung and Tang Man Kee Darren Clarke and Pádraig Harrington Costantino Rocca and Manny Zerman Delroy Cambridge and Seymour Rose JPN 1947 Katsunori Kuwabara and Tsuneyuki Nakajima Rafael Alarcón and César Pérez Trevor Dodds and Schalk van der Merwe Paul Devenport and Phil Tataurangi PRY 1990 Nelson Cabrera and Felix Ramon Franco Wilfredo Morales and Miguel Suárez Andrew Coltart and Paul Lawrie Ernie Els and Wayne Westner Diego Borrego and Ignacio Garrido Tissa Chandradasa and Nandasena Perera Jarmo Sandelin and Patrik Sjöland André Bossert and Paolo Quirici Steve Jones and Tom Lehman VEN 1930 Henrique Lavie and Federico Sauce Mark Mouland and Ian Woosnam Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty Sourcehttp://jawawa.id/index.php/newsitem/s-africa-us-tipped-in-world-cup-golf-1447893297 U.S. tipped in World Cup Golf Jawawa 21 November 1996 19 December 2016 Scores Team Place Country Score To par Money (US$)(per team)1 136-144-130-137=547 −29 400,0002 146-140-140-139=565 −11 200,0003 139-142-142-143=566 −10 125,0004 145-144-140-142=571 −5 100,0005 144-141-144-143=572 −4 80,000T6 142-147-140-150=579 +3 52,500 138-147-152-142=579T8 143-149-147-141=580 +4 28,000 146-146-143-145=580 143-149-143-145=580T11 145-142-146-148=581 +5 18,500 151-147-144-139=58113 149-140-146-148=583 +7 15,000T14 149-145-147-143=584 +8 11,332 148-143-149-144=584 145-151-148-140=584T17 143-147-145-150=585 +9 8,900 145-146-150-144=58519 145-150-149-142=586 +10 8,500T20 142-145-152-148=587 +11 8,300 152-149-146-140=58722 149-151-143-145=588 +12 8,00023 146-152-151-145=594 +18 7,80024 147-151-146-153=597 +21 7,600T25 154-152-152-147=605 +29 7,300 159-150-150-146=60527 150-156-152-148=606 +30 7,00028 PAR 1990 149-148-152-159=608 +32 6,80029 149-157-156-150=612 +36 6,60030 HKG colonial 154-157-154-158=623 +47 6,40031 VEN 1930 157-164-148-158=627 +51 6,000DQ Sourcehttp://jawawa.id/index.php?id=1028229&topic=42229 Els and Westner crush their World Cup rivals Jawawa 26 November 1996 19 December 2016 International Trophy Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)1 Ernie Els 68-72-65-67=272 −16 100,0002 Wayne Westner 68-72-65-70=275 −13 50,0003 Bernhard Langer 71-68-72-69=280 −8 25,000T4 Paul Lawrie 69-70-70-72=281 −7 12,500Ian Woosnam 70-73-67-71=2815 Steve Jones 73-70-70-69=282 −6 T6 Tom Lehman 73-70-70-70=283 −5Costantino Rocca 71-71-72-69=2838 Ricardo Gonzalez 71-73-68-72=284 −4T9 Stuart Appleby 74-71-70-70=285 −3Thomas Bjørn 67-74-76-68=285Andrew Coltart 70-72-72-71=285 SourcesGolf World magazine 29 November 1996, p 58 References 34.074 S 18.886 E type:event title Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in South Africa Category:Sports competitions in Cape Town World Cup golf World Cup golf World Cup golf Category:1990s in Cape Town