Golf tournament
The 1985 Dunhill Cup was the first Dunhill Cup . It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 17–20 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland . The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The Australian team of David Graham , Graham Marsh , and Greg Norman beat the American team of Raymond Floyd , Mark O'Meara , and Curtis Strange in the final.
The Cup was played as a single-elimination , match play event played over four days. The top eight teams were seeded[ 1] with the remaining teams randomly placed in the bracket. In each match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at medal match play . Tied matches were extended to a sudden-death playoff only if they affected the outcome between the two teams.[ 1]
Bracket
Round by round scores
First round
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Third place
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Team results
Player results
References
^ a b c d Warshaw, Andrew (1 October 1985). "U.S., Australia Rated Dunhill Cup Top Seeds" . Schenectady Gazette . Schenectady, New York . AP. p. 27. Retrieved 7 December 2012 .
^ Jacobs, Raymond (18 October 1985). "Brand puts Scots on road to victory: First round scores" . The Glasgow Herald . Glasgow, Scotland . p. 30. Retrieved 7 December 2012 .
^ "Parkin leads Wales into Dunhill quarterfinals; Dunhill Quarterfinals" . The Hour . Norwalk, Connecticut . AP. 19 October 1985. p. 24. Retrieved 7 December 2012 .
^ "Torrance helps U.S. to win; Golf: St. Andrews, Scotland" . Rome News-Tribune . Rome, Georgia . AP. 20 October 1985. pp. 2-B, 7-B. Retrieved 7 December 2012 .
^ a b "Aussies trip U.S." Rome News-Tribune . Rome, Georgia . AP. 21 October 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 7 December 2012 .
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