1996 Dunhill Cup Explained

1996 Dunhill Cup
Dates:	10–13 October
Location:	St Andrews, Scotland
Course:	Old Course at St Andrews
Lang:	uk
Format:	Match play
Par:	72
Yardage:	6933yd
Field:	16 teams of 3 players
Purse:	£1,000,000
Winners Share:	£300,000
Champion:	(Phil Mickelson, Mark O'Meara, Steve Stricker)
Previous:	1995
Next:	1997

The 1996 Dunhill Cup was the 12th Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 10–13 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The American team of Phil Mickelson, Mark O'Meara, and Steve Stricker beat the team from New Zealand of Frank Nobilo, Greg Turner, and Grant Waite in the final. It was the third win for the United States.

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:

Group 1

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Mark O'Meara	63		70
	72	Emanuele Canonica	72
Steve Stricker	68		75

Canonica won on the second playoff hole.

– 0		– 3
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	77	Lee Westwood	69
	71	Jonathan Lomas	70
	76	Barry Lane	69

Group 2

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	73	Ali Sher	72
Mark McNulty	70		73
Nick Price	70		71

– 1		– 2
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Andrew Coltart	67		70
	69	Patrik Sjöland	68
	69	Jarmo Sandelin	68

Group 3

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Wayne Westner	68		77
Ernie Els	65		73
	76	Jim Rutledge	69

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	71	Mark Mouland	70
Paul McGinley	68		70
Pádraig Harrington	70		74

Group 4

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Grant Waite	69		69
	74	Thomas Gögele	71
Frank Nobilo	66		71

Waite won on the fourth playoff hole.

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	71	Naomichi Ozaki	67
Steve Elkington	68		74
Greg Norman	72		74

Round two

Source:

Group 1

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	75	Barry Lane	72
Steve Stricker	75		79
Phil Mickelson	72		73

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Miguel Ángel Jiménez	69		79
Ignacio Garrido	74		79
	76	Costantino Rocca	73

Group 2

– 0		– 3
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	76	Patrik Sjöland	73
	75	Jarmo Sandelin	75
	73	Peter Hedblom	72

Sandelin won on the first playoff hole.

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Jeev Milkha Singh	74		74
Gaurav Ghei	78		79
	84	Raymond Russell	71

Singh won on the first playoff hole.

Group 3

– 3		– 0
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Darren Clarke	76		80
Pádraig Harrington	73		73
Paul McGinley	71		77

Harrington won on the first playoff hole.

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	78	Phillip Price	73
Ernie Els	70		80
Wayne Westner	72		76

Group 4

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Naomichi Ozaki	69		73
	73	Grant Waite	72
Kazuhiro Takami	70		73

– 3		– 0
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Wayne Riley	74		76
Greg Norman	71		73
Steve Elkington	71		80

Round three

Source:

Group 1

– 3		– 0
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Mark O'Meara	67		68
Steve Stricker	70		74
Phil Mickelson	66		77

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Costantino Rocca	72		74
Silvio Grappasonni	68		69
	76	Barry Lane	74

Group 2

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Tony Johnstone	70		72
Mark McNulty	69		70
	76	Raymond Russell	72

– 3		– 0
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Patrik Sjöland	68		74
Peter Hedblom	69		72
Jarmo Sandelin	72		73

Group 3

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	75	Rick Gibson	71
Phillip Price	71		72
Paul Affleck	70		72

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Retief Goosen	70		70
	71	Paul McGinley	69
Wayne Westner	69		70

Goosen won on the first playoff hole.

Group 4

– 0		– 3
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	76	Grant Waite	69
	73	Greg Turner	69
	68	Frank Nobilo	66

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Sven Strüver	70		72
Thomas Gögele	71		77
	74	Kazuhiro Takami	73

Standings

Group 1

width=110	Country !	W	L	MW	ML
	3	0	7	2
	1	2	5	4
	1	2	4	5
	1	2	2	7

Group 2

width=110	Country !	W	L	MW	ML
	3	0	8	1
	2	1	4	5
	1	2	3	6
	0	3	3	6

Group 3

width=110	Country !	W	L	MW	ML
	3	0	6	3
	2	1	6	3
	1	2	4	5
	0	3	2	7

Group 4

width=110	Country !	W	L	MW	ML
	2	1	6	3
	2	1	5	4
	1	2	4	5
	1	2	3	6

Playoffs

Source:

Semi-finals

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
Mark O'Meara	68		74
Steve Stricker	70		73
	71	Jarmo Sandelin	68

– 1		– 2
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	74	Grant Waite	74
	72	Greg Turner	71
Ernie Els	69		72

Waite won on the third playoff hole.

Final

– 2		– 1
width=145	Player !	Score	width=145	Player !	Score
	72	Frank Nobilo	69
Phil Mickelson	69		72
Steve Stricker	67		73

Team results

Country	Place	W	L	MW	ML	Seed
	1	5	0	11	4	1
	2	3	2	9	6	7
	T3	3	1	9	3
	T3	3	1	7	5	3
	T5	2	1	6	3	6
	T5	2	1	5	4	2
	T5	2	1	4	5	4
	T8	1	2	5	4
	T8	1	2	4	5
	T8	1	2	4	5
	T8	1	2	4	5
	T8	1	2	3	6
	T8	1	2	3	6
	T8	1	2	2	7	8
	T15	0	3	3	6	5
	T15	0	3	2	7

Player results

Country	Player	W	L
		5	0
		3	2
		3	2
		4	1
		3	2
		2	3
		4	0
		2	2
		2	2
		3	1
		3	1
		1	3
		3	0
		2	1
		1	2
		2	1
		2	1
		1	2
		2	1
		1	2
		1	2
		3	0
		1	2
		1	2
		2	1
		1	2
		1	2
		2	1
		2	1
		0	3
		2	1
		1	2
		1	2
		2	1
		1	2
		0	3
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		1	2
		0	3
		3	0
		1	2
		0	3
		1	2
		1	2
		0	3

References

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