# 1997 World Cup of Golf

The 1997 World Cup of Golf took place 20–23 November at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. It was the 43rd 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 Irish team of Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley won by five strokes over the Scottish team of Colin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell. Colin Montgomerie took the International Trophy by two strokes over Alex Čejka.

## Teams

| Country | Players |
| Argentina | Jorge Berendt and José Cóceres |
| Australia | Bradley Hughes and Wayne Riley |
| Austria | Claude Grenier and Gordon Manson |
| Canada | Rick Gibson and Mike Weir |
| Chinese Taipei | Chou Hung-Nan and Hsu Huang-Lung |
| Colombia | Jesús Amaya and Gustavo Mendoza |
| Denmark | Thomas Bjørn and Knud Storgaard |
| England | Paul Broadhurst and Mark James |
| Finland | Anssi Kankkonen and Mika Lehtinen |
| France | Marc Farry and Jean van de Velde |
| Germany | Alex Čejka and Sven Strüver |
| India | Gaurav Ghei and Arjun Singh |
| Ireland | Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley |
| Italy | Massimo Florioli and Silvio Grappasonni |
| Japan | Hiroyuki Fujita and Taichi Teshima |
| Malaysia | Ali Kadir and Marimuthu Ramayah |
| Mexico | Rafael Alarcón and Óscar Serna |
| Namibia | Trevor Dodds and Schalk van der Merwe |
| New Zealand | Michael Long and Grant Waite |
| Norway | Morten Hagen and Morten Orveland |
| Paraguay | Felix Ramon Franco and Raúl Fretes |
| Philippines | Danilo Cabajar and Felix Casas |
| Puerto Rico | Michael Ambriz and Miguel Suárez |
| Scotland | Colin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell |
| South Africa | Ernie Els and Wayne Westner |
| South Korea | K. J. Choi and Park No-Seok |
| Spain | Ignacio Garrido and Miguel Ángel Martín |
| Sweden | Joakim Haeggman and Per-Ulrik Johansson |
| Switzerland | Juan Ciola and Paolo Quirici |
| United States | Justin Leonard and Davis Love III |
| Wales | Phillip Price and Ian Woosnam |
| Zimbabwe | Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty |
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## Scores

Team
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) (per team) |
| 1 | Ireland | 137-137-136-135=545 | −31 | 400,000 |
| 2 | Scotland | 134-138-140-138=550 | −26 | 200,000 |
| 3 | United States | 137-138-141-135=551 | −25 | 125,000 |
| T4 | Germany | 133-143-132-146=554 | −22 | 90,000 |
| T4 | Wales | 146-140-138-130=554 | −22 | 90,000 |
| 6 | Spain | 135-141-140-139=555 | −21 | 60,000 |
| 7 | England | 136-147-138-138=559 | −17 | 45,000 |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 141-141-143-136=561 | −15 | 32,000 |
| T9 | New Zealand | 139-145-136-142=562 | −14 | 26,000 |
| T9 | South Africa | 141-139-141-141=562 | −14 | 26,000 |
| 11 | Canada | 139-142-145-137=563 | −13 | 20,000 |
| 12 | Mexico | 138-152-135-145=570 | −6 | 17,000 |
| T13 | Argentina | 143-143-143-142=571 | −5 | 13,000 |
| T13 | Denmark | 140-152-139-140=571 | −5 | 13,000 |
| T13 | Malaysia | 137-145-143-146=571 | −5 | 13,000 |
| T16 | Japan | 142-148-143-139=572 | −4 | 9,500 |
| T16 | Puerto Rico | 146-144-143-139=572 | −4 | 9,500 |
| 18 | South Korea | 140-145-142-146=573 | −3 | 8,800 |
| T19 | Australia | 139-143-144-151=577 | +1 | 8,500 |
| T19 | France | 140-140-147-150=577 | +1 | 8,500 |
| 21 | Colombia | 143-139-147-149=578 | +2 | 8,200 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 148-145-137-149=579 | +3 | 8,000 |
| T23 | India | 146-150-147-142=585 | +9 | 7,700 |
| T23 | Italy | 155-149-138-143=585 | +9 | 7,700 |
| 25 | Namibia | 141-149-153-144=587 | +11 | 7,400 |
| 26 | Philippines | 146-148-145-150=589 | +13 | 7,200 |
| 27 | Paraguay | 144-155-148-145=592 | +16 | 7,000 |
| 28 | Norway | 151-157-145-142=595 | +19 | 6,800 |
| 29 | Austria | 147-155-149-149=600 | +24 | 6,600 |
| 30 | Chinese Taipei | 152-151-147-157=607 | +31 | 6,400 |
| 31 | Finland | 147-155-161-153=616 | +40 | 6,200 |
| 32 | Sweden | 130-144-141-WD=WD | | 6,000 |
Source
Sweden withdrew before the final round. Per-Ulrik Johansson had collapsed after the first round and then suffered another dizzy spell after the third round. Sweden were fourth after three rounds. Joakim Haeggman continued to compete in the individual competition.
International Trophy
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 68-66-66-66=266 | −22 | 100,000 |
| 2 | Alex Čejka | Germany | 63-68-65-72=268 | −20 | 50,000 |
| 3 | Ignacio Garrido | Spain | 67-67-69-67=270 | −18 | 25,000 |
| 4 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | 66-70-68-68=272 | −16 | 15,000 |
| T5 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 71-67-68-67=273 | −15 | 5,000 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | United States | 65-69-74-65=273 | −15 | 5,000 |
| T7 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 69-72-67-67=275 | −13 | |
| T7 | Phillip Price | Wales | 72-68-69-66=275 | −13 | |
| 9 | Grant Waite | New Zealand | 70-70-69-67=276 | −12 | |
| T10 | José Cóceres | Argentina | 72-69-69-67=277 | −11 | |
| T10 | Mark James | England | 68-73-70-66-277 | −11 | |
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