World Cup of Golf 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts

Denmark completed their run to the 2016 World Cup of Golf crown on Sunday as Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen’s final round of 66 was enough to see them finish four strokes ahead of the competition.

Three years after Jason Day and Adam Scott won the pairs title, Kjeldsen and Olesen snatched world honours at the same location, Melbourne’s Kingston Heath Golf Course, Australia, thanks to a thrilling display on the back nine.

It was there the Danish duo sealed six of their seven birdies on the day and did enough to end up ahead of China, France and the United States, who tied for second on 16 under par overall.

Read on for a recap of Sunday’s final round in Melbourne as Kjeldsen and Olesen topped the leaderboard for the third day in succession to clinch Denmark’s maiden World Cup.

Visit the official European Tour website to see the final leaderboard in full.

Recap

A stuttered start put Denmark’s victory in doubt on Sunday morning after Kjeldsen and Olesen took one birdie and one bogey to enter the back stretch par for the day, but a much-improved finish saw the Europeans triumph.

Just as was the case on Friday, Denmark’s leading pair flourished in the fourballs and found their groove to go six under on the back nine and finish 20 under overall as the European Tour provided highlights of their Day 4 …

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