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World Cup of Golf, Gulf Harbour, 1998

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World Cup of Golf, Gulf Harbour, 1998

A huge crowd celebrates along with winning British pair Nick Faldo and David Carter at the conclusion of the 1998 World Cup of Golf, held at Auckland's Gulf Harbour Country Club. The club had opened the previous year. It went on to host the New Zealand Open in 2005 and 2006.

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Garry Ahern, Golf – Local and international competitions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39272/world-cup-of-golf-gulf-harbour-1998 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Garry Ahern, published 20 November 2012, updated 1 September 2016.