Alfred Dunhill Cup

The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000. It was for three man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championship". It was a "special approved event" on the European Tour, which means that it was supported by the Tour, but the prize money did not count towards the Tour's Order of Merit. The host course was St Andrews in Scotland.

Each year sixteen teams competed in three days of round robin play to determine the semi-finalists. The semi-finals and the final were both played on the Sunday. The stature of the members of the American team was variable as the Dunhill Cup clashed with a PGA Tour event, though the fact that it was played at "The Home of Golf" helped to attract some star names. The other countries were generally represented by their best three golfers, or nearly so.

The Dunhill Cup was in competition with the World Cup of Golf, a similar event for two man teams. In 2000, the World Cup's status was enhanced by its inclusion in the World Golf Championships series, and in 2001 the promoters of the Alfred Dunhill Cup replaced it with the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which is a celebrity pro-am.

Winners

• 2000  Spain - Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Miguel Ángel Martín, José María Olazábal
• 1999  Spain - Sergio García, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, José María Olazábal
• 1998  South Africa - Ernie Els, David Frost, Retief Goosen
• 1997  South Africa - Ernie Els, David Frost, Retief Goosen
• 1996  United States - Phil Mickelson, Mark O'Meara, Steve Stricker
• 1995  Scotland - Andrew Coltart, Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance
• 1994  Canada - Dave Barr, Rick Gibson, Ray Stewart
• 1993  United States - Fred Couples, John Daly, Payne Stewart
• 1992  England - David Gilford, Steven Richardson, Jamie Spence
• 1991  Sweden - Anders Forsbrand, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Mats Lanner
• 1990  Ireland - David Feherty, Ronan Rafferty, Philip Walton
• 1989  United States - Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Kite, Curtis Strange
• 1988  Ireland - Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty, Des Smyth
• 1987  England - Gordon J. Brand, Howard Clark, Nick Faldo
• 1986  Australia - Rodger Davis, David Graham, Greg Norman
• 1985  Australia - David Graham, Graham Marsh, Greg Norman

External links

• Coverage of the Alfred Dunhill Cup on the European Tour's official site