1995 World Cup Of Golf
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The 1995 World Cup of Golf took place 9–12 November at the
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, China. It was the 41st
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. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event 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
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team of
Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...
and Davis Love won, for a record fourth time in a row with the same players in the team, by 14 strokes over the
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team of
Brett Ogle Brett James Ogle (born 14 July 1964) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life Ogle was born in Paddington, New South Wales, adopted at 6 weeks of age and was brought up in the town of Goulburn. He was a successful hockey player in his ...
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Robert Allenby Robert Allenby (born 12 July 1971) is an Australian professional golfer. Early years Allenby was born on 12 July 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria. His father had emigrated to Australia from Leeds, UK as a young man. Professional career He turned p ...
. Love took the International Trophy after a playoff over
Hisayuki Sasaki Hisayuki Sasaki (27 November 1964 – 3 January 2013) was a Japanese professional golfer. Sasaki won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Sasaki tied Davis Love III for the in ...
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Teams


Scores

Team International Trophy Love won in a playoff with a par on the 5th extra hole. Sources:


References

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