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1998 World Cup of Golf

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Dates
  
19–22 November

Par
  
72

Location
  
Auckland, New Zealand

Length
  
6,850 yards (6,260 m)

Course(s)
  
Gulf Harbor Country Club

Format
  
72 holes stroke play combined score

The 1998 World Cup of Golf took place 19–22 November at the Gulf Harbor Country Club in Auckland, New Zealand. It was the 44th 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 English team of David Carter and Nick Faldo won by two strokes over the Italian team of Massimo Florioli and Costantino Rocca. American Scott Verplank took the International Trophy by one stroke over Faldo and Rocca.

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1998 World Cup of Golf Wikipedia