World Championship (Four Tours)
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
Asahi Glass
Played as the Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship (Nov 5-8; six-man teams from the world's four leading men's tours). Australasia and USA (20 pts apiece) were joint winners of the group stage, which involved all four teams. They could not contest the final (six singles matches), which was cancelled due to rain. Australasia were declared winners, based on their lower aggregate score from the earlier group stage. [Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan].
Winning AUSTRALASIA team: Ian Baker-Finch; Rodger Davis; Wayne Grady; Brian Jones; Craig Parry; Peter Senior. Second was USA: Fred Couples; Mark Calcavecchia; Wayne Levi; Jodie Mudd; Tim Simpson; Payne Stewart. Third was EUROPE: Nick Faldo (capt); David Feherty; Ronan Rafferty; Mark James; Bernhard Langer; Ian Woosnam. Fourth was JAPAN: Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki; Saburo Fujiki; Hideki Kase; Noboru Sugai; Masahiro "Massy" Kuramato; Nobuo Serizawa.
Team Events
Asahi Glass
Played as the Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship (Nov 2-5; six-man teams from the world's four leading men's tours). USA and Europe tied in the final, six points apiece. The USA team were declared winners, based on a lower aggregate score than Europe (404 vs 416) in the earlier group stage, which involved all four teams. [Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan].
Winning USA team: Mark Calcavecchia; Chip Beck; Ken Green; Payne Stewart; Curtis Strange; Tom Kite. Second was EUROPE: Bernhard Langer (capt); Gordon Brand Jr; Ronan Rafferty; Mark James; Ian Woosnam; José María Olazábal. Third was JAPAN: Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki; Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki; Tateo "Jet" Ozaki; Toru Nakamura; Koichi Suzuki; Katsunari Takahashi. Fourth was AUSTRALASIA: Ian Baker-Finch; Wayne Grady; Brian Jones; Craig Parry; Peter Senior; Greg Norman.
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
Kirin
Played as the Kirin Cup World Championship (Nov 5-8; six-man teams from the world's four leading men's tours). USA (10 pts) beat Europe (2 pts) in the final (six singles matches); the final followed a group stage involving all four teams. [Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan].
Winning USA team: Mark Calcavecchia; Tom Kite; Scott Simpson; Payne Stewart; Curtis Strange; Lanny Wadkins. Second was EUROPE: Bernhard Langer (capt); Ken Brown; Nick Faldo; Sandy Lyle; José María Olazábal; Ian Woosnam. Third was AUSTRALASIA: Ian Baker-Finch; Rodger Davis; Brian Jones; Graham Marsh; Greg Norman; Peter Senior. Fourth was JAPAN: Isao Aoki; Hajime Meshiai; Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima; Tōru Nakamura; Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki; Tateo "Jet" Ozaki.
Team Events
Nissan
Played as the Nissan PGA Cup World Championship (Nov 6-9; six-man teams from the world's four leading men's tours). Japan (8 pts) beat Europe (4 pts) in the final (six singles matches); the final followed a group stage involving all four teams. [Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan].
Winning JAPAN team: Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima; Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki; Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki; Tateo "Jet" Ozaki; Koichi Suzuki; Nobumitsu Yuhara. Second was EUROPE: Bernhard Langer (capt); Gordon J. Brand; Howard Clark; Nick Faldo; Sandy Lyle; Ian Woosnam. Third was AUSTRALASIA: Ian Baker-Finch; Rodger Davis; David Graham; Brian Jones; Graham Marsh; Greg Norman. Fourth was USA: John Mahaffey; Calvin Peete; Dan Pohl; Payne Stewart; Hal Sutton; Bob Tway. Best individual score: "Tommy" Nakajima (270 over the four rounds played).
Team Events
Nissan
Played as the inaugural Nissan PGA Cup World Championship (Nov 7-10; six-man teams from the world's four leading men's tours). USA (10 pts) beat Europe (2 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: Raymond Floyd (playing capt); Mark O'Meara; Corey Pavin; Calvin Peete; Curtis Strange; Lanny Wadkins. Second was EUROPE: Bernhard Langer (playing capt); Gordon Brand Jr; Howard Clark; Sandy Lyle; Sam Torrance; Ian Woosnam. Third was JAPAN: Isao Aoki (playing capt); Kikuo Arai; Shinsaku Maeda; Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima; Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki; Tateo "Jet" Ozaki. Fourth was AUSTRALASIA: Graham Marsh (playing capt); Ian Baker-Finch; Wayne Grady; David Graham; Brian Jones; Greg Norman. Best individual score: Sandy Lyle (267 over the four rounds played).
Presidents Cup: Geoff Ogilvy’s International Team take on Brandt Snedeker’s USA Team at the revered Medinah Country Club, near Chicago. The Internationals are trying to halt a run of 11 consecutive American wins. (Sept 24-27).
French Open: Continental Europe’s oldest national championship, dating from 1906, is once again staged on the Albatros Course at Le Golf National, near Paris. Defending champion is America’s Michael Kim. (Sept 24-27).
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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