1988 - Team (All)
The winners in the category "1988 - Team (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Team Events
Dunhill
Played as the Dunhill Cup (three-man team event for a team prize of $300,000). Ireland beat Australia 2-1 in the final: Ronan Rafferty 69 bt David Graham 74; Des Smyth 71 bt Rodger Davis 73; Eamonn Darcy 71 lost to Greg Norman 63. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (April 22-24; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA team 55 pts beat the International team 45 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; USA player stated first): Orville Moody lost to Bob Charles (NZ) 70-67; Gene Littler bt Peter Thomson (Aus) 70-71; Dale Douglass lost to Harold Henning (RSA) 71-70; Billy Casper bt Christy O'Connor (Ire) 72-73; Arnold Palmer lost to Gary Player (RSA) 74-72; Miller Barber lost to Bruce Crampton (Aus) 74-72; Al Geiberger lost to Bruce Devlin (Aus) 73-72; Chi Chi Rodriguez bt Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) 69-70.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (25th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes and 2x six singles. Result: USA 11, GB&I 7. Non-playing captains: Diane Bailey (Eng/GB&I); Judy Bell (USA). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
FRIDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Linda Bayman (Eng) halved with Tracy Kerdyk; Julie Wade (Eng) bt Cindy Scholefield 2 holes; Susan Shapcott (Eng) lost to Carol Semple Thompson 1 hole; Karen Davies (Wales) lost to Pearl Sinn 4&3; Shirley Lawson (Scot) bt Pat Cornett-Iker 1 hole; Jill Thornhill (Eng) bt Leslie Shannon 3&2.
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches): Wade lost to Kerdyk 2&1; Shapcott bt Caroline Keggi 3&2; Lawson lost to Kathleen McCarthy Scrivner 4&3; Vicki Thomas (Wales) bt Cornett-Iker 5&3; Bayman bt Sinn 1 hole; Thornhill lost to Thompson 3&2.
Claire Hourihane (Ire) did not play in any matches.
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Ladies Cup (10th) (Oct 28-30). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA by 17 pts to 11. Best individual was Beth Daniel (139); runner-up Rosie Jones. [CC The Lakes, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Kirin
Played as the Kirin Cup World Championship (Dec 15-18; six-man teams from the world's four leading men's tours). USA (8 pts) beat Europe (4 pts) in the final (six singles matches); the final followed a group stage involving all four teams. [Bay Course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
Winning USA team: Chip Beck; Ben Crenshaw; Steve Pate; Mike Reid; Joey Sindelar; Curtis Strange. Second was EUROPE: Gordon Brand Jr; Anders Forsbrand; Mark James; Mark Mouland; Ronan Rafferty; José Rivero. Third was AUSTRALASIA: Ian Baker-Finch; Rodger Davis; Brian Jones; Graham Marsh; Craig Parry; Peter Senior. Fourth was JAPAN: Isao Aoki; Hiroshi Makino; Masahiro Kuramoto; Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima; Yoshimi Niizeki; Nobuo Serizawa.
Team Events
Philip Morris
Played as the World Cup of Golf (72-hole stroke play team event based on total scores of both players). Second-placed (brothers) Tateo "Jet" Ozaki & Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Ben Crenshaw & Mark McCumber (USA), who shared the $176,000 first prize. Best individual score: Ben Crenshaw (275). [Composite of East & West courses, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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