# 1997 Dunhill Cup

The 1997 Dunhill Cup was the 13th Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 16–19 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The South African team of Ernie Els, David Frost, and Retief Goosen beat the Swedish team of Joakim Haeggman, Per-Ulrik Johansson, and Jesper Parnevik in the final.

## 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 bracket. 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
| United States – 2 | United States – 2 | Argentina – 1 | Argentina – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Mark O'Meara | 67 | Eduardo Romero | 67 |
| Brad Faxon | 72 | Ángel Cabrera | 68 |
| Justin Leonard | 65 | José Cóceres | 72 |
| England – 3 | England – 3 | Japan – 0 | Japan – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Russell Claydon | 70 | Tsukasa Watanabe | 71 |
| Lee Westwood | 70 | Nobuhito Sato | 73 |
| Mark James | 73 | Shigemasa Higaki | 74 |
Group 2
| Sweden – 3 | Sweden – 3 | Taiwan – 0 | Taiwan – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Joakim Haeggman | 72 | Hseih Yu-Shu | 72 |
| Jesper Parnevik | 65 | Lu Hsi-chuen | 75 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 71 | Chen Liang-hsi | 75 |
| Australia – 1 | Australia – 1 | France – 2 | France – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Robert Allenby | 71 | Fabrice Tamaud | 70 |
| Steve Elkington | 71 | Jean van de Velde | 71 |
| Stuart Appleby | 68 | Marc Farry | 71 |
Group 3
| South Africa – 2 | South Africa – 2 | Ireland – 1 | Ireland – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Retief Goosen | 70 | Paul McGinley | 71 |
| David Frost | 69 | Pádraig Harrington | 67 |
| Ernie Els | 66 | Darren Clarke | 71 |
| Scotland – 2 | Scotland – 2 | Germany – 1 | Germany – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Raymond Russell | 68 | Thomas Gögele | 74 |
| Gordon Brand Jnr | 69 | Alex Čejka | 66 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 67 | Sven Strüver | 73 |
Group 4
| Zimbabwe – 2 | Zimbabwe – 2 | South Korea – 1 | South Korea – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Nick Price | 72 | Kim Jong-duck | 74 |
| Mark McNulty | 69 | Mo Joong-kyung | 76 |
| Tony Johnstone | 73 | Kang Wook-soon | 73 |
| New Zealand – 2 | New Zealand – 2 | Spain – 1 | Spain – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Steven Alker | 70 | Miguel Ángel Martín | 73 |
| Frank Nobilo | 70 | Ignacio Garrido | 75 |
| Michael Long | 72 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 71 |

### Round two

Source:
Group 1
| United States – 3 | United States – 3 | Japan – 0 | Japan – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Mark O'Meara | 70 | Tsukasa Watanabe | 72 |
| Justin Leonard | 74 | Nobuhito Sato | 82 |
| Brad Faxon | 73 | Shigemasa Higaki | 79 |
| England – 1 | England – 1 | Argentina – 2 | Argentina – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Russell Claydon | 74 | José Cóceres | 71 |
| Mark James | 71 | Eduardo Romero | 72 |
| Lee Westwood | 72 | Ángel Cabrera | 71 |
Group 2
| Sweden – 3 | Sweden – 3 | France – 0 | France – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Joakim Haeggman | 70 | Fabrice Tamaud | 78 |
| Jesper Parnevik | 73 | Marc Farry | 74 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 72 | Jean van de Velde | 73 |
| Australia – 2 | Australia – 2 | Taiwan – 1 | Taiwan – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Robert Allenby | 74 | Hseih Yu-Shu | 73 |
| Steve Elkington | 76 | Chen Liang-hsi | 76 |
| Stuart Appleby | 77 | Lu Hsi-chuen | 80 |
Group 3
| Ireland – 1 | Ireland – 1 | Scotland – 2 | Scotland – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Paul McGinley | 69 | Raymond Russell | 74 |
| Darren Clarke | 77 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 73 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 76 | Colin Montgomerie | 72 |
| South Africa – 3 | South Africa – 3 | Germany – 0 | Germany – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Retief Goosen | 73 | Thomas Gögele | 73 |
| David Frost | 74 | Alex Čejka | 79 |
| Ernie Els | 71 | Sven Strüver | 72 |
Group 4
| New Zealand – 3 | New Zealand – 3 | South Korea – 0 | South Korea – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Steven Alker | 76 | Mo Joong-kyung | 83 |
| Michael Long | 75 | Kim Jong-duck | 76 |
| Frank Nobilo | 68 | Kang Wook-soon | 70 |
| Spain – 1 | Spain – 1 | Zimbabwe – 2 | Zimbabwe – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Miguel Ángel Martín | 74 | Tony Johnstone | 70 |
| Ignacio Garrido | 74 | Mark McNulty | 70 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | | Nick Price | WD |

### Round three

Source:
Group 1
| United States – 3 | United States – 3 | England – 0 | England – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Mark O'Meara | 67 | Lee Westwood | 69 |
| Brad Faxon | 70 | Russell Claydon | 73 |
| Justin Leonard | 69 | Mark James | 72 |
| Japan – 0.5 | Japan – 0.5 | Argentina – 2.5 | Argentina – 2.5 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Shigemasa Higaki | 73 | Eduardo Romero | 71 |
| Tsukasa Watanabe | 73 | Ángel Cabrera | 69 |
| Nobuhito Sato | 70 | José Cóceres | 70 |
Group 2
| Australia – 1 | Australia – 1 | Sweden – 2 | Sweden – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Steve Elkington | 72 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 72 |
| Stuart Appleby | 69 | Joakim Haeggman | 66 |
| Robert Allenby | 68 | Jesper Parnevik | 70 |
| France – 3 | France – 3 | Taiwan – 0 | Taiwan – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Marc Farry | 70 | Chen Liang-hsi | 73 |
| Fabrice Tamaud | 71 | Lu Hsi-chuen | 75 |
| Jean van de Velde | 67 | Hseih Yu-Shu | 76 |
Group 3
| South Africa – 2.5 | South Africa – 2.5 | Scotland – 0.5 | Scotland – 0.5 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| David Frost | 68 | Raymond Russell | 71 |
| Retief Goosen | 67 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 67 |
| Ernie Els | 68 | Colin Montgomerie | 68 |
| Ireland – 2 | Ireland – 2 | Germany – 1 | Germany – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Darren Clarke | 68 | Alex Čejka | 74 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 66 | Sven Strüver | 69 |
| Paul McGinley | 71 | Thomas Gögele | 67 |
Group 4
| New Zealand – 3 | New Zealand – 3 | Zimbabwe – 0 | Zimbabwe – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Frank Nobilo | | Nick Price | WD |
| Steven Alker | 70 | Tony Johnstone | 75 |
| Michael Long | 67 | Mark McNulty | 68 |
| Spain – 2 | Spain – 2 | South Korea – 1 | South Korea – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Miguel Ángel Martín | 78 | Kim Jong-duck | 70 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 74 | Kang Wook-soon | 74 |
| Ignacio Garrido | 70 | Mo Joong-kyung | 76 |

### Standings

Group 1 :
| Country | W | L | MW | ML |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| England | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Japan | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
Group 2 :
| Country | W | L | MW | ML |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| France | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Taiwan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Group 3 :
| Country | W | L | MW | ML |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Ireland | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Group 4 :
| Country | W | L | MW | ML |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Spain | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| South Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |

## Playoffs

Source:

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | United States | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Sweden | 2 | 6 | Sweden | 1 |
| | | | 2 | South Africa | 2 |
| 2 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | South Africa | 2 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1 | | | |

### Semi-finals

| United States – 1 | United States – 1 | Sweden – 2 | Sweden – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Mark O'Meara | 68 | Jesper Parnevik | 69 |
| Justin Leonard | 72 | Joakim Haeggman | 68 |
| Brad Faxon | 74 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 71 |
| South Africa – 2 | South Africa – 2 | New Zealand – 1 | New Zealand – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Retief Goosen | 67 | Michael Long | 72 |
| David Frost | 72 | Steven Alker | 76 |
| Ernie Els | 70 | Frank Nobilo | 66 |

### Final

| South Africa – 2 | South Africa – 2 | Sweden – 1 | Sweden – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Retief Goosen | 70 | Jesper Parnevik | 74 |
| David Frost | 74 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 71 |
| Ernie Els | 69 | Joakim Haeggman | 72 |

## Team results

| Country | Place | W | L | MW | ML | Seed |
| South Africa | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| New Zealand | T3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| United States | T3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Argentina | T5 | 2 | 1 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |
| France | T5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| Scotland | T5 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Zimbabwe | T5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Australia | T9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| England | T9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Ireland | T9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Spain | T9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Germany | T13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| South Korea | T13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Taiwan | T13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Japan | T13 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | |

## Player results

| Country | Player | W | L |
| South Africa | Retief Goosen | 5 | 0 |
| South Africa | Ernie Els | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| South Africa | David Frost | 3 | 2 |
| Sweden | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 5 | 0 |
| Sweden | Joakim Haeggman | 4 | 1 |
| Sweden | Jesper Parnevik | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | Frank Nobilo | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand | Steven Alker | 3 | 1 |
| New Zealand | Michael Long | 2 | 2 |
| United States | Mark O'Meara | 4 | 0 |
| United States | Justin Leonard | 3 | 1 |
| United States | Brad Faxon | 2 | 2 |
| Argentina | Ángel Cabrera | 3 | 0 |
| Argentina | José Cóceres | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Argentina | Eduardo Romero | 1 | 2 |
| France | Fabrice Tamaud | 2 | 1 |
| France | Jean van de Velde | 2 | 1 |
| France | Marc Farry | 1 | 2 |
| Scotland | Colin Montgomerie | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Scotland | Gordon Brand Jnr | 1 | 2 |
| Scotland | Raymond Russell | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | Mark McNulty | 2 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | Tony Johnstone | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | Nick Price | 1 | 2 |
| Australia | Stuart Appleby | 2 | 1 |
| Australia | Robert Allenby | 1 | 2 |
| Australia | Steve Elkington | 1 | 2 |
| England | Mark James | 2 | 1 |
| England | Russell Claydon | 1 | 2 |
| England | Lee Westwood | 1 | 2 |
| Ireland | Pádraig Harrington | 2 | 1 |
| Ireland | Darren Clarke | 1 | 2 |
| Ireland | Paul McGinley | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 3 | 0 |
| Spain | Ignacio Garrido | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | Miguel Ángel Martín | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | Alex Čejka | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | Thomas Gögele | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | Sven Strüver | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea | Kang Wook-soon | 1 | 2 |
| South Korea | Kim Jong-duck | 1 | 2 |
| South Korea | Mo Joong-kyung | 0 | 3 |
| Taiwan | Hseih Yu-Shu | 1 | 2 |
| Taiwan | Chen Liang-hsi | 0 | 3 |
| Taiwan | Lu Hsi-chuen | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | Nobuhito Sato | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Japan | Shigemasa Higaki | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | Tsukasa Watanabe | 0 | 3 |