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Sunday 21 November 1999Team cupsYear in Review
United States wins World Cup of Golf
Mines Resort and Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 November 1999 · purse $1.5 million (US$1,300,000 team + US$200,000 individual) USD · 45th World Cup (Wikipedia); 32 two-man national teams, 72 holes individual stroke play, team score = combined total of both players, no cut; individuals also played for the International Trophy (Wikipedia; GOLFonline/AP). Listed under unofficial events on the 1999 PGA Tour and European Tour season pages (Wikipedia); no source found saying either tour counted it
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Spain (Santiago Luna and Miguel Ángel Martín) ESP · 550Seven behind after three rounds but one ahead at the turn on the final day; Luna double-bogeyed the 10th and bogeyed the next two as Woods birdied 10-13, and Spain finished five back Woods carries U.S. to victory, also captures individual title (AP, GOLFonline)
64 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Team cup
World Cup of Golf
Mines Resort and Golf Club, Mines Resort and Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 of 5 researched
Winner
United States (Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods)
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
21 November 1999
putted like God. In fact he putted better than he played.
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
21 November 1999
We really thought we would win, but then I had three bad holes
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
21 November 1999
It's only going to get better for Tiger Woods.
Top 10
Not yet researched
The golfer
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet