Alfred Dunhill Cup
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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 the 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 Dunhill Cup replaced it with the Dunhill Links Championship, which is a celebrity pro-am.
[edit] Winners
- 2000 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain - Miguel Angel Jiménez, Miguel Angel Martin, José María Olazábal
- 1999 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain - Sergio García, Miguel Angel Jiménez, José María Olazábal
- 1998 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa - Ernie Els, David Frost, Retief Goosen
- 1997 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa - Ernie Els, David Frost, Retief Goosen
- 1996 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States - Phil Mickelson, Mark O'Meara, Steve Stricker
- 1995 Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland - Andrew Coltart, Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance
- 1994 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada - Dave Barr, Rick Gibson, Ray Stewart
- 1993 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States - Fred Couples, John Daly, Payne Stewart
- 1992 Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England - David Gilford, Steven Richardson, Jamie Spence
- 1991 Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden - Anders Forsbrand, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Mats Lanner
- 1990 Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland - David Feherty, Ronan Rafferty, Philip Walton
- 1989 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States - Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Kite, Curtis Strange
- 1988 Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland - Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty, Des Smyth
- 1987 Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England - Gordon J Brand, Howard Clark, Nick Faldo
- 1986 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia - Rodger Davis, David Graham, Greg Norman
- 1985 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia - David Graham, Graham Marsh, Greg Norman

