# 1998 Alfred Dunhill Cup

The 1998 Alfred Dunhill Cup was the 14th Alfred Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 8–11 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 Spanish team of Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Santiago Luna, and José María Olazábal in the final. It was the second win for South Africa, with the same team having won in 1997.

## Format

The Cup was a match play event played over four days. The teams were divided into four four-team groups. 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
| Sweden – 3 | Sweden – 3 | Japan – 0 | Japan – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Patrik Sjöland | 69 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 77 |
| Mathias Grönberg | 78 | Nobuo Serizawa | 79 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 71 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 76 |
| United States – 3 | United States – 3 | England – 0 | England – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| John Daly | 70 | Lee Westwood | 73 |
| Tiger Woods | 66 | David Carter | 74 |
| Mark O'Meara | 67 | Peter Baker | 74 |
Group 2
| Scotland – 2 | Scotland – 2 | China – 1 | China – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Gary Orr | 75 | Wu Xiang-bing | 76 |
| Andrew Coltart | 73 | Cheng Jun | 78 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 73 | Zhang Lian-wei | 72 |
| Ireland – 1 | Ireland – 1 | Spain – 2 | Spain – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Darren Clarke | 71 | Santiago Luna | 71 |
| Paul McGinley | 72 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 70 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 75 | José María Olazábal | 73 |
Group 3
| Zimbabwe – 3 | Zimbabwe – 3 | Germany – 0 | Germany – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Tony Johnstone | 69 | Sven Strüver | 76 |
| Nick Price | 72 | Thomas Gögele | 73 |
| Mark McNulty | 73 | Alex Čejka | 75 |
| South Africa – 3 | South Africa – 3 | France – 0 | France – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Retief Goosen | 72 | Olivier Edmond | 73 |
| David Frost | 70 | Thomas Levet | 75 |
| Ernie Els | 69 | Jean van de Velde | 72 |
Group 4
| Australia – 3 | Australia – 3 | Argentina – 0 | Argentina – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Stuart Appleby | 66 | José Cóceres | 77 |
| Craig Parry | 70 | Ángel Cabrera | 75 |
| Steve Elkington | 70 | Eduardo Romero | 70 |
| New Zealand – 1 | New Zealand – 1 | South Korea – 2 | South Korea – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Michael Long | 76 | Shin Yong-jin | 75 |
| Frank Nobilo | 75 | Kang Wook-soon | 71 |
| Greg Turner | 70 | Kim Jong-duck | 73 |

### Round two

Source:
Group 1
| United States – 3 | United States – 3 | Japan – 0 | Japan – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| John Daly | 77 | Nobuo Serizawa | 80 |
| Tiger Woods | 70 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 77 |
| Mark O'Meara | 70 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 75 |
| Sweden – 3 | Sweden – 3 | England – 0 | England – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Mathias Grönberg | 72 | Lee Westwood | 72 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 70 | David Carter | 73 |
| Patrik Sjöland | 70 | Peter Baker | 73 |
Group 2
| Scotland – 2 | Scotland – 2 | Ireland – 1 | Ireland – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Andrew Coltart | 75 | Darren Clarke | 73 |
| Gary Orr | 77 | Pádraig Harrington | 78 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 72 | Paul McGinley | 78 |
| Spain – 2 | Spain – 2 | China – 1 | China – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| José María Olazábal | 78 | Wu Xiang-bing | 77 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 76 | Zhang Lian-wei | 83 |
| Santiago Luna | 80 | Cheng Jun | 81 |
Group 3
| Zimbabwe – 1 | Zimbabwe – 1 | France – 2 | France – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Mark McNulty | 81 | Jean van de Velde | 71 |
| Tony Johnstone | 79 | Thomas Levet | 77 |
| Nick Price | 70 | Olivier Edmond | 78 |
| South Africa – 1 | South Africa – 1 | Germany – 2 | Germany – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| David Frost | 78 | Thomas Gögele | 78 |
| Retief Goosen | 76 | Alex Čejka | 77 |
| Ernie Els | 76 | Sven Strüver | 76 |
Group 4
| Australia – 3 | Australia – 3 | South Korea – 0 | South Korea – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Craig Parry | 75 | Shin Yong-jin | 75 |
| Stuart Appleby | 73 | Kang Wook-soon | 77 |
| Steve Elkington | 72 | Kim Jong-duck | 77 |
| New Zealand – 2 | New Zealand – 2 | Argentina – 1 | Argentina – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Greg Turner | 75 | Eduardo Romero | DQ |
| Frank Nobilo | 71 | Ángel Cabrera | 77 |
| Michael Long | 81 | José Cóceres | 75 |

### Round three

Source:
Group 1
| United States – 2.5 | United States – 2.5 | Sweden – 0.5 | Sweden – 0.5 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| John Daly | 71 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 72 |
| Mark O'Meara | 68 | Patrik Sjöland | 68 |
| Tiger Woods | 66 | Mathias Grönberg | 73 |
| England – 3 | England – 3 | Japan – 0 | Japan – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Lee Westwood | 70 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 71 |
| Peter Baker | 71 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 73 |
| David Carter | 69 | Nobuo Serizawa | 75 |
Group 2
| Ireland – 3 | Ireland – 3 | China – 0 | China – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Darren Clarke | 71 | Zhang Lian-wei | 73 |
| Paul McGinley | 74 | Cheng Jun | 78 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 71 | Wu Xiang-bing | 74 |
| Scotland – 1 | Scotland – 1 | Spain – 2 | Spain – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Gary Orr | 71 | José María Olazábal | 68 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 70 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 70 |
| Andrew Coltart | 73 | Santiago Luna | 74 |
Group 3
| South Africa – 2 | South Africa – 2 | Zimbabwe – 1 | Zimbabwe – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Ernie Els | 71 | Tony Johnstone | 77 |
| David Frost | 71 | Nick Price | 69 |
| Retief Goosen | 71 | Mark McNulty | 76 |
| Germany – 2 | Germany – 2 | France – 1 | France – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Thomas Gögele | 69 | Thomas Levet | 72 |
| Alex Čejka | 75 | Jean van de Velde | 72 |
| Sven Strüver | 68 | Olivier Edmond | 70 |
Group 4
| Argentina – 2 | Argentina – 2 | South Korea – 1 | South Korea – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Eduardo Romero | 72 | Shin Yong-jin | 72 |
| Ángel Cabrera | 72 | Kim Jong-duck | 73 |
| José Cóceres | 71 | Kang Wook-soon | 72 |
| Australia – 1 | Australia – 1 | New Zealand – 2 | New Zealand – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Craig Parry | 70 | Michael Long | 71 |
| Stuart Appleby | 73 | Greg Turner | 72 |
| Steve Elkington | 74 | Frank Nobilo | 72 |

### Standings

Group 1 :
| Country | W | L | MW | ML |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| England | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Group 2 :
| Country | W | L | MW | ML |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Ireland | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| China | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Group 3 :
| Country | W | L | MW | ML |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| France | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Group 4 :
| Country | W | L | MW | ML |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Argentina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| South Korea | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |

## Playoffs

Source:

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| United States | United States | 1 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Spain | Spain | 0 |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 3 |
| Australia | Australia | 1 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | |

### Semi-finals

| United States – 1 | United States – 1 | Spain – 2 | Spain – 2 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| John Daly | 73 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 75 |
| Tiger Woods | 72 | Santiago Luna | 71 |
| Mark O'Meara | 76 | José María Olazábal | 72 |
| South Africa – 2 | South Africa – 2 | Australia – 1 | Australia – 1 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| David Frost | 72 | Craig Parry | 78 |
| Retief Goosen | 71 | Stuart Appleby | 74 |
| Ernie Els | 73 | Steve Elkington | 72 |

### Final

| South Africa – 3 | South Africa – 3 | Spain – 0 | Spain – 0 |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Retief Goosen | 72 | Santiago Luna | 73 |
| David Frost | 76 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 78 |
| Ernie Els | 75 | José María Olazábal | 77 |

## Team results

| Country | Place | W | L | MW | ML |
| South Africa | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Spain | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| United States | T3 | 3 | 1 | 9.5 | 2.5 |
| Australia | T3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Sweden | T5 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| New Zealand | T5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Scotland | T5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Germany | T5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ireland | T9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | T9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Argentina | T9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| England | T9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| France | T9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| South Korea | T9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| China | T15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Japan | T15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |

## Player results

| Country | Player | W | L |
| South Africa | Retief Goosen | 5 | 0 |
| South Africa | Ernie Els | 3 | 2 |
| South Africa | David Frost | 3 | 2 |
| Spain | José María Olazábal | 3 | 2 |
| Spain | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 3 | 2 |
| Spain | Santiago Luna | 2 | 3 |
| United States | John Daly | 4 | 0 |
| United States | Tiger Woods | 3 | 1 |
| United States | Mark O'Meara | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Australia | Steve Elkington | 3 | 1 |
| Australia | Craig Parry | 3 | 1 |
| Australia | Stuart Appleby | 2 | 2 |
| Sweden | Patrik Sjöland | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Sweden | Mathias Grönberg | 2 | 1 |
| Sweden | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 2 | 1 |
| New Zealand | Greg Turner | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand | Frank Nobilo | 2 | 1 |
| New Zealand | Michael Long | 0 | 3 |
| Scotland | Andrew Coltart | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland | Gary Orr | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland | Colin Montgomerie | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | Thomas Gögele | 2 | 1 |
| Germany | Sven Strüver | 2 | 1 |
| Germany | Alex Čejka | 0 | 3 |
| Ireland | Darren Clarke | 3 | 0 |
| Ireland | Pádraig Harrington | 1 | 2 |
| Ireland | Paul McGinley | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | Nick Price | 3 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | Tony Johnstone | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | Mark McNulty | 1 | 2 |
| Argentina | José Cóceres | 2 | 1 |
| Argentina | Ángel Cabrera | 1 | 2 |
| Argentina | Eduardo Romero | 0 | 3 |
| England | Peter Baker | 1 | 2 |
| England | David Carter | 1 | 2 |
| England | Lee Westwood | 1 | 2 |
| France | Jean van de Velde | 2 | 1 |
| France | Thomas Levet | 1 | 2 |
| France | Olivier Edmond | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea | Shin Yong-jin | 2 | 1 |
| South Korea | Kang Wook-soon | 1 | 2 |
| South Korea | Kim Jong-duck | 0 | 3 |
| China | Wu Xiang-bing | 1 | 2 |
| China | Zhang Lian-wei | 1 | 2 |
| China | Cheng Jun | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | Hiroyuki Fujita | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | Nobuo Serizawa | 0 | 3 |