The 1998 World Cup of Golf took place 19–22 November at the Gulf Harbor Country Club in Auckland, New Zealand. It was the 44th World Cup. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event (32 teams) with each team consisting of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. Individuals also competed for the International Trophy. The prize money totaled $1,500,000 with $400,000 going to the winning pair and $100,000 to the top individual. The English team of David Carter and Nick Faldo won by two strokes over the Italian team of Massimo Florioli and Costantino Rocca. American Scott Verplank took the International Trophy by one stroke over Faldo and Rocca.
Teams Country Players Ángel Cabrera and Ricardo González Richard Green and Peter O'Malley Karl Ableidinger and Claude Grenier Ruberlei Felizardo and Acacio Jorge Rick Gibson and Ian Leggatt Guillermo Encina and Roy Mackenzie Gustavo Mendoza and Rigoberto Velásquez Søren Hansen and Søren Kjeldsen David Carter and Nick Faldo Thomas Levet and Jean van de Velde Thomas Gögele and Sven Strüver Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley Massimo Florioli and Costantino Rocca Delroy Cambridge and Seymour Rose Yasuharu Imano and Mitsutaka Kusakabe John Penning and John Pickford Periasamy Gunasegaran and Ali Kadir Cesar Perez and Esteban Toledo Hayo Bensdorp and Ruben Wechgelaer Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner Per Haugsrud and Øyvind Rojahn Ramon Franco and Pedro Martínez Andrew Coltart and Colin Montgomerie David Frost and Nic Henning Kwang Soo Choi and Young Suk Kwon Santiago Luna and Miguel Ángel Martín Mathias Grönberg and Patrik Sjöland Christophe Bovet and Paolo Quirici John Daly and Scott Verplank Damaso Galban and Miguel Martinez Phillip Price and Ian Woosnam Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty
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Scores Team Place Country Score To par Money (US$)(per team)1 141-141-149-137=568 −8 400,0002 139-151-142-138=570 −6 200,000T3 142-145-143-141=571 −5 101,667 142-143-152-134=571 140-149-151-131=5716 139-148-145-140=572 −4 60,000T7 145-147-143-138=573 −3 38,500 139-151-146-137=5739 138-146-151-139=574 −2 28,00010 147-144-151-137=579 +3 24,000T11 134-155-155-136=580 +4 18,500 138-157-151-134=580T13 140-146-153-142=581 +5 14,000 142-153-147-139=58115 141-151-147-144=583 +7 11,000T16 140-151-153-145=589 +13 9,500 137-147-155-150=58918 142-153-153-142=590 +14 8,80019 142-153-154-143=592 +16 8,600T20 146-149-152-146=593 +17 8,300 148-153-144-148=59322 149-152-153-145=599 +23 8,000T23 146-156-151-149=602 +26 7,700 151-146-153-152=60225 152-150-157-144=603 +27 7,40026 142-153-157-152=604 +28 7,20027 146-153-161-147=607 +31 7,00028 148-158-160-147=613 +37 6,80029 152-154-159-149=614 +38 6,60030 152-163-160-151=626 +50 6,40031 163-161-165-154=643 +67 6,20032 159-163-170-155=647 +71 6,000
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International Trophy Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)1 Scott Verplank 70-72-74-63=279 −9 100,000T2 Nick Faldo 68-70-73-69=280 −8 37,500Costantino Rocca 65-74-71-70=2804 Yasuharu Imano 64-75-75-67=281 −7 15,000T5 Patrik Sjöland 68-77-74-63=282 −6 5,000Greg Turner 73-71-70-68=2827 Peter O'Malley 69-73-74-67=283 −5 T8 Ángel Cabrera 69-71-71-73=284 −4 Ian Leggatt 69-70-76-69=284Colin Montgomerie 72-69-75-68=284
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