1991 Dunhill Cup
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The 1991 Dunhill Cup was the seventh 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 Swedish team of Anders Forsbrand, Per-Ulrik Johansson, and Mats Lanner beat the South African team of John Bland, David Frost, and Gary Player in the final. The final match was scheduled to consist of six individual matches (as in 1989 and 1990) but was reduced to three matches (as from 1985 to 1988) due to weather.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 October |
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| Format | Match play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,933 yards (6,340 m) |
| Field | 16 teams of 3 players |
| Prize fund | US$1,700,000[1] |
| Winner's share | US$510,000[2] |
| Champion | |
 Sweden(Anders Forsbrand, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Mats Lanner) | |
The Cup was played as a single-elimination, match play event played over four days. The top eight teams were seeded[4] with the remaining teams randomly placed in the bracket. In each match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at medal match play. Tied matches were extended to a sudden-death playoff only if they affected the outcome between the two teams.
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | United States | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Africa | 2 | 8 | South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | 8 | South Africa | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Scotland | 2 | 5 | Scotland | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | 5 | Scotland | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 4 | Ireland | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | 8 | South Africa | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 6 | Sweden | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 2 | Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain | 1 | Wales | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Wales | 2 | Wales | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sweden | 2 | 6 | Sweden | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | 1 | 6 | Sweden | 2.5 | 5 | Scotland | 2.5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | England | 3 | 3 | England | 0.5 | Wales | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Round by round scores
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Source:[4]
| Sweden – 2 | South Africa – 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Anders Forsbrand | 68 | John Bland | 69 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 74 | David Frost | 68 |
| Mats Lanner | 74 | Gary Player | 74 |
- Lanner won on the first playoff hole.
Source:[4]
| Scotland – 2.5 | Wales – 0.5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Sam Torrance | 70 | Ian Woosnam | 71 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 69 | Philip Parkin | 70 |
| Gordon Brand Jnr | 69 | Phillip Price | 69 |
| Country | Place | W | L | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 6 |
| South Africa | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Scotland | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Wales | 4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| England | T5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Canada | T5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Ireland | T5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| United States | T5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Australia | T9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Italy | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
| South Korea | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Spain | T9 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Switzerland | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Taiwan | T9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Paraguay | T9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Thailand | T9 | 0 | 3 |
- ^ a b "U.S. golfers win in first round". Spokane Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. AP. 11 October 1991. pp. C2, C4. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Top-seeded U.S. get Korea in first round of Dunhill Cup". The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. 10 October 1991. p. 2C. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Weather plagues Dunhill Cup". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. 12 October 1991. p. 6D. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "Dunhill Cup". The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. 14 October 1991. pp. 2C, 4C. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "South Africa advances; Dunhill Cup". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. AP. 13 October 1991. pp. 5B, 7B. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Sweden shows golf might". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. AP. 14 October 1991. p. 17. Retrieved 13 December 2012.