1991 - Team Team Events
The winners in the category "1991 - Team Team Events" 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). Sweden beat South Africa 2-1 in the final: Anders Forsbrand 68 bt John Bland 69; Per-Ulrik Johansson 74 lost to David Frost 68; Mats Lanner 74 beat Gary Player 74 at the first playoff hole to win the Cup. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
Team Events
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Cup (Feb 22-24; eight top senior professionals per team; stroke play format). Result: USA team 58.5 pts beat the International team 41.5 pts, and shared the $400,000 winning team prize. [TPC Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; USA player stated first): Al Geiberger lost to Brian Waites (Eng) 72-71; Miller Barber lost to Bob Charles (NZ) 70-66; Mike Hill bt Bruce Devlin (Aus) 67-72; Charles Coody bt Harold Henning (RSA) 63-69; Jim Dent lost to Gary Player (RSA) 69-66; George Archer bt Bruce Crampton (Aus) 70-72; Chi Chi Rodriguez bt Simon Hobday 65-71; Lee Trevino bt Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) 68-77. Coody (USA) won a new car for the lowest individual final round score: 63 (-9).
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (13th) (Nov 1-3). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 16 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 21.5 pts, JLPGA 10.5 pts. [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Eur Tr/PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (29th) (Sept 27-29). USA vs Europe. 12 top professionals per team competing over three days in a total of eight foursome matches, eight fourballs and 12 singles. Non-playing captains: Dave Stockton (USA); Bernard Gallacher (Scot/Europe). [The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, SC].
Overall result: USA 14.5, Europe 13.5.
Sunday singles (home player stated first): Raymond Floyd lost to Nick Faldo (Eng) 2 holes; Payne Stewart lost to David Feherty (N.Ire) 2&1; Mark Calcavecchia halved with Colin Montgomerie (Scot); Paul Azinger bt Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp) 2 holes; Corey Pavin bt Steven Richardson (Eng) 2&1; Wayne Levi lost to Seve Ballesteros (Esp) 3&2; Chip Beck bt Ian Woosnam (Wales) 3&1; Mark O'Meara lost to Paul Broadhurst (Eng) 3&1; Fred Couples bt Sam Torrance (Scot) 3&2; Lanny Wadkins bt Mark James (Eng) 3&2; Hale Irwin halved with Bernhard Langer (Ger); Steve Pate halved with David Gilford (Eng). The Pate-Gilford singles match was not actually played due an injury sustained by Pate on the eve of the matches.
Note: this Ryder Cup was dubbed the "War on the Shore" as a result of the over-zealous behaviour of some American fans.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (33rd). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: USA 14, GB&I 10. Non-playing captains: Jim Gabrielsen (USA); George Macgregor (Scot/GB&I). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
THURSDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Andrew Coltart (Scot) lost to Phil Mickelson 4&3; Jim Payne (Eng) bt Franklin Langham 2&1; Gary Evans (Eng) bt David Duval 2&1; Ricky Willison (Eng) lost to Bob May 2&1; Garth McGimpsey (Ire) bt Mike Sposa 1 hole; Paul McGinley (Ire) lost to Allen Doyle 6&4; Garry Hay (Scot) bt Tom Scherrer 1 hole; Liam White (Eng) lost to Jay Sigel 4&3.
FRIDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): James Milligan (Scot) lost to Mickelson 1 hole; Payne bt Doyle 3&1; Evans lost to Langham 4&2; Coltart bt Sigel 1 hole; Willison bt Scherrer 3&2; Padraig Harrington (Ire) lost to David Eger 3&2; McGimpsey lost to May 4&3; Hay lost to Mitch Voges 3&1.
Team Events
Asahi Glass
Played as the (last) Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship (Nov 7-10; six-man teams from the world's leading four men's tours). Europe (8 pts) beat Australasia (4 pts) in the final (six singles matches); the final followed a group stage involving all four teams. [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
Winning EUROPE team: Sam Torrance (capt); Paul Broadhurst; David Feherty; Colin Montgomerie; Ronan Rafferty; Steven Richardson. Second was AUSTRALASIA: Ian Baker-Finch; Rodger Davis; Mike Harwood; Roger Mackay; Graham Marsh; Craig Parry. Third was JAPAN: Yoshinori Kaneko; Hideki Kase; Ryoken Kawagishi; Hiroshi Makino; Noboru Sugai; Tsukasa Watanabe. Fourth was USA: Fred Couples; Jim Gallagher Jr; Billy Mayfair; Tom Purtzer; Bob Tway; Lanny Wadkins.
Team Events
Philip Morris
Played as the World Cup of Golf by Philip Morris (72-hole stroke play team event based on total scores of both players). Second-placed Ian Woosnam & Phillip Price (Wales) finished 1 shot behind Anders Forsbrand & Per-Ulrik Johansson (Swe), who shared the $240,000 first prize. Best individual score: Ian Woosnam (273). [Golf Nazionale, Sutri, nr Rome; at the time called Le Querce GC].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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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