The 1985 World Cup took place at the
La Quinta Resort & Club
The La Quinta Resort & Club is a historic resort in present-day La Quinta, California. Designed by Gordon Kaufmann and built by Walter H. Morgan, the hotel opened in 1926 as a desert getaway.
Originally built as a series of adobe bungalows on o ...
in
La Quinta, California, United States. It was the 32nd
World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 31 teams, of which 15 teams were directly qualified through last years tournament. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Canada team of
Dave Barr and
Dan Halldorson won by four strokes over the
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
team of
Howard Clark and
Paul Way
Paul Graham Albert Way (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional golfer.
Way was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He went to the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy in 1981.
Way turned professional in 1982 an ...
. The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by
Howard Clark five strokes ahead of
Christy O'Connor Jnr,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
Teams
Scores
Team
International Trophy
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References
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