title: 1996 Dunhill Cup
text: # 1996 Dunhill Cup
  
  The 1996 Dunhill Cup was the 12th Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 10–13 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The American team of Phil Mickelson, Mark O'Meara, and Steve Stricker beat the team from New Zealand of Frank Nobilo, Greg Turner, and Grant Waite in the final. It was the third win for the United States.
  
  ## Format
  
  The Cup was a match play event played over four days. The teams were divided into four four-team groups. The top eight teams were seeded with the remaining teams randomly placed in the groups. After three rounds of round-robin play, the top team in each group advanced to a single elimination playoff.
  
  In each team match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at medal match play. Matches tied at the end of 18 holes were extended to a sudden-death playoff. The tie-breaker for ties within a group was based on match record, then head-to-head.
  
  ## Group play
  
  ### Round one
  
  Source:
  
  Group 1
  
  | United States – 2 | United States – 2 | Italy – 1 | Italy – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Mark O'Meara | 63 | Costantino Rocca | 70 |
  | Phil Mickelson | 72 | Emanuele Canonica | 72 |
  | Steve Stricker | 68 | Silvio Grappasonni | 75 |
  | Spain – 0 | Spain – 0 | England – 3 | England – 3 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Ignacio Garrido | 77 | Lee Westwood | 69 |
  | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 71 | Jonathan Lomas | 70 |
  | Diego Borrego | 76 | Barry Lane | 69 |
  
  Group 2
  
  | Zimbabwe – 2 | Zimbabwe – 2 | India – 1 | India – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Tony Johnstone | 73 | Ali Sher | 72 |
  | Mark McNulty | 70 | Gaurav Ghei | 73 |
  | Nick Price | 70 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 71 |
  | Scotland – 1 | Scotland – 1 | Sweden – 2 | Sweden – 2 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Andrew Coltart | 67 | Peter Hedblom | 70 |
  | Raymond Russell | 69 | Patrik Sjöland | 68 |
  | Colin Montgomerie | 69 | Jarmo Sandelin | 68 |
  
  Group 3
  
  | South Africa – 2 | South Africa – 2 | Canada – 1 | Canada – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Wayne Westner | 68 | Rick Todd | 77 |
  | Ernie Els | 65 | Rick Gibson | 73 |
  | Retief Goosen | 76 | Jim Rutledge | 69 |
  | Ireland – 2 | Ireland – 2 | Wales – 1 | Wales – 1 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Darren Clarke | 71 | Mark Mouland | 70 |
  | Paul McGinley | 68 | Paul Affleck | 70 |
  | Pádraig Harrington | 70 | Phillip Price | 74 |
  
  Group 4
  
  | New Zealand – 2 | New Zealand – 2 | Germany – 1 | Germany – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Grant Waite | 69 | Heinz-Peter Thül | 69 |
  | Greg Turner | 74 | Thomas Gögele | 71 |
  | Frank Nobilo | 66 | Sven Strüver | 71 |
  | Australia – 2 | Australia – 2 | Japan – 1 | Japan – 1 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Wayne Riley | 71 | Naomichi Ozaki | 67 |
  | Steve Elkington | 68 | Kazuhiro Takami | 74 |
  | Greg Norman | 72 | Hajime Meshiai | 74 |
  
  ### Round two
  
  Source:
  
  Group 1
  
  | United States – 2 | United States – 2 | England – 1 | England – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Mark O'Meara | 75 | Barry Lane | 72 |
  | Steve Stricker | 75 | Jonathan Lomas | 79 |
  | Phil Mickelson | 72 | Lee Westwood | 73 |
  | Spain – 2 | Spain – 2 | Italy – 1 | Italy – 1 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 69 | Silvio Grappasonni | 79 |
  | Ignacio Garrido | 74 | Emanuele Canonica | 79 |
  | Diego Borrego | 76 | Costantino Rocca | 73 |
  
  Group 2
  
  | Zimbabwe – 0 | Zimbabwe – 0 | Sweden – 3 | Sweden – 3 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Tony Johnstone | 76 | Patrik Sjöland | 73 |
  | Nick Price | 75 | Jarmo Sandelin | 75 |
  | Mark McNulty | 73 | Peter Hedblom | 72 |
  | India – 2 | India – 2 | Scotland – 1 | Scotland – 1 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Jeev Milkha Singh | 74 | Andrew Coltart | 74 |
  | Gaurav Ghei | 78 | Colin Montgomerie | 79 |
  | Ali Sher | 84 | Raymond Russell | 71 |
  
  Group 3
  
  | Ireland – 3 | Ireland – 3 | Canada – 0 | Canada – 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Darren Clarke | 76 | Rick Gibson | 80 |
  | Pádraig Harrington | 73 | Rick Todd | 73 |
  | Paul McGinley | 71 | Jim Rutledge | 77 |
  | South Africa – 2 | South Africa – 2 | Wales – 1 | Wales – 1 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Retief Goosen | 78 | Phillip Price | 73 |
  | Ernie Els | 70 | Mark Mouland | 80 |
  | Wayne Westner | 72 | Paul Affleck | 76 |
  
  Group 4
  
  | Japan – 2 | Japan – 2 | New Zealand – 1 | New Zealand – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Naomichi Ozaki | 69 | Frank Nobilo | 73 |
  | Hajime Meshiai | 73 | Grant Waite | 72 |
  | Kazuhiro Takami | 70 | Greg Turner | 73 |
  | Australia – 3 | Australia – 3 | Germany – 0 | Germany – 0 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Wayne Riley | 74 | Heinz-Peter Thül | 76 |
  | Greg Norman | 71 | Sven Strüver | 73 |
  | Steve Elkington | 71 | Thomas Gögele | 80 |
  
  ### Round three
  
  Source:
  
  Group 1
  
  | United States – 3 | United States – 3 | Spain – 0 | Spain – 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Mark O'Meara | 67 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68 |
  | Steve Stricker | 70 | Diego Borrego | 74 |
  | Phil Mickelson | 66 | Ignacio Garrido | 77 |
  | Italy – 2 | Italy – 2 | England – 1 | England – 1 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Costantino Rocca | 72 | Lee Westwood | 74 |
  | Silvio Grappasonni | 68 | Jonathan Lomas | 69 |
  | Emanuele Canonica | 76 | Barry Lane | 74 |
  
  Group 2
  
  | Zimbabwe – 2 | Zimbabwe – 2 | Scotland – 1 | Scotland – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Tony Johnstone | 70 | Andrew Coltart | 72 |
  | Mark McNulty | 69 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 |
  | Nick Price | 76 | Raymond Russell | 72 |
  | Sweden – 3 | Sweden – 3 | India – 0 | India – 0 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Patrik Sjöland | 68 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 74 |
  | Peter Hedblom | 69 | Gaurav Ghei | 72 |
  | Jarmo Sandelin | 72 | Ali Sher | 73 |
  
  Group 3
  
  | Wales – 2 | Wales – 2 | Canada – 1 | Canada – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Mark Mouland | 75 | Rick Gibson | 71 |
  | Phillip Price | 71 | Jim Rutledge | 72 |
  | Paul Affleck | 70 | Rick Todd | 72 |
  | South Africa – 2 | South Africa – 2 | Ireland – 1 | Ireland – 1 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Retief Goosen | 70 | Darren Clarke | 70 |
  | Ernie Els | 71 | Paul McGinley | 69 |
  | Wayne Westner | 69 | Pádraig Harrington | 70 |
  
  Group 4
  
  | Australia – 0 | Australia – 0 | New Zealand – 3 | New Zealand – 3 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Wayne Riley | 76 | Grant Waite | 69 |
  | Steve Elkington | 73 | Greg Turner | 69 |
  | Greg Norman | 68 | Frank Nobilo | 66 |
  | Germany – 2 | Germany – 2 | Japan – 1 | Japan – 1 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Sven Strüver | 70 | Naomichi Ozaki | 72 |
  | Thomas Gögele | 71 | Hajime Meshiai | 77 |
  | Heinz-Peter Thül | 74 | Kazuhiro Takami | 73 |
  
  ### Standings
  
  Group 1 :
  
  | Country | W | L | MW | ML |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
  | England | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
  | Italy | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
  | Spain | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
  
  Group 2 :
  
  | Country | W | L | MW | ML |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
  | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
  | India | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
  | Scotland | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
  
  Group 3 :
  
  | Country | W | L | MW | ML |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
  | Ireland | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | Wales | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
  | Canada | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
  
  Group 4 :
  
  | Country | W | L | MW | ML |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | Australia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
  | Japan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
  | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  Source:
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 2 | | | |
  | | Sweden | 1 | | | |
  | | Sweden | 1 | 1 | United States | 2 |
  | | | | 7 | New Zealand | 1 |
  | 3 | South Africa | 1 | 7 | New Zealand | 1 |
  | 7 | New Zealand | 2 | | | |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | United States – 2 | United States – 2 | Sweden – 1 | Sweden – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Mark O'Meara | 68 | Peter Hedblom | 74 |
  | Steve Stricker | 70 | Patrik Sjöland | 73 |
  | Phil Mickelson | 71 | Jarmo Sandelin | 68 |
  | South Africa – 1 | South Africa – 1 | New Zealand – 2 | New Zealand – 2 |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Wayne Westner | 74 | Grant Waite | 74 |
  | Retief Goosen | 72 | Greg Turner | 71 |
  | Ernie Els | 69 | Frank Nobilo | 72 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | United States – 2 | United States – 2 | New Zealand – 1 | New Zealand – 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Score | Player | Score |
  | Mark O'Meara | 72 | Frank Nobilo | 69 |
  | Phil Mickelson | 69 | Greg Turner | 72 |
  | Steve Stricker | 67 | Grant Waite | 73 |
  
  ## Team results
  
  | Country | Place | W | L | MW | ML | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
  | New Zealand | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
  | Sweden | T3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
  | South Africa | T3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
  | Ireland | T5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | Australia | T5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
  | Zimbabwe | T5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
  | England | T8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
  | Italy | T8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
  | Japan | T8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
  | Wales | T8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
  | Germany | T8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
  | India | T8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
  | Spain | T8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
  | Scotland | T15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
  | Canada | T15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
  
  ## Player results
  
  | Country | Player | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | Steve Stricker | 5 | 0 |
  | United States | Phil Mickelson | 3 | 2 |
  | United States | Mark O'Meara | 3 | 2 |
  | New Zealand | Grant Waite | 4 | 1 |
  | New Zealand | Frank Nobilo | 3 | 2 |
  | New Zealand | Greg Turner | 2 | 3 |
  | Sweden | Jarmo Sandelin | 4 | 0 |
  | Sweden | Peter Hedblom | 2 | 2 |
  | Sweden | Patrik Sjöland | 2 | 2 |
  | South Africa | Ernie Els | 3 | 1 |
  | South Africa | Wayne Westner | 3 | 1 |
  | South Africa | Retief Goosen | 1 | 3 |
  | Ireland | Paul McGinley | 3 | 0 |
  | Ireland | Pádraig Harrington | 2 | 1 |
  | Ireland | Darren Clarke | 1 | 2 |
  | Australia | Steve Elkington | 2 | 1 |
  | Australia | Greg Norman | 2 | 1 |
  | Australia | Wayne Riley | 1 | 2 |
  | Zimbabwe | Mark McNulty | 2 | 1 |
  | Zimbabwe | Tony Johnstone | 1 | 2 |
  | Zimbabwe | Nick Price | 1 | 2 |
  | England | Barry Lane | 3 | 0 |
  | England | Jonathan Lomas | 1 | 2 |
  | England | Lee Westwood | 1 | 2 |
  | Italy | Costantino Rocca | 2 | 1 |
  | Italy | Emanuele Canonica | 1 | 2 |
  | Italy | Silvio Grappasonni | 1 | 2 |
  | Japan | Naomichi Ozaki | 2 | 1 |
  | Japan | Kazuhiro Takami | 2 | 1 |
  | Japan | Hajime Meshiai | 0 | 3 |
  | Wales | Phillip Price | 2 | 1 |
  | Wales | Paul Affleck | 1 | 2 |
  | Wales | Mark Mouland | 1 | 2 |
  | Germany | Thomas Gögele | 2 | 1 |
  | Germany | Sven Strüver | 1 | 2 |
  | Germany | Heinz-Peter Thül | 0 | 3 |
  | India | Gaurav Ghei | 1 | 2 |
  | India | Ali Sher | 1 | 2 |
  | India | Jeev Milkha Singh | 1 | 2 |
  | Spain | Ignacio Garrido | 1 | 2 |
  | Spain | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1 | 2 |
  | Spain | Diego Borrego | 0 | 3 |
  | Scotland | Raymond Russell | 3 | 0 |
  | Scotland | Andrew Coltart | 1 | 2 |
  | Scotland | Colin Montgomerie | 0 | 3 |
  | Canada | Rick Gibson | 1 | 2 |
  | Canada | Jim Rutledge | 1 | 2 |
  | Canada | Rick Todd | 0 | 3 |
  