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.

Positon	Country	Players	Overall	Day 3 Score
1	Denmark	S. Kjeldsen/T. Olesen	-20	66
T2	USA	R. Fowler/J. Walker	-16	63
T2	China	Wu A./Li H.	-16	65
T2	France	V. Dubuisson/R. Langasque	-16	66
5	Sweden	A. Noren/D. Lingmerth	-15	62
T6	Japan	H. Matsuyama/R. Ishikawa	-14	64
T6	Italy	F. Molinari/M. Manassero	-14	65
8	Spain	R. Cabrera Bello/J. Rahm	-13	66
T9	Australia	A. Scott/M. Leishman	-11	65
T9	Ireland	S. Lowry/G. McDowell	-11	66

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 display:

The team birdied the 10th and 13th holes for the third day in succession and saved shots on the par-three sixth and 15th holes for the first time in this tournament to edge their opponents.

Melbourne proved itself to be a hospitable venue for the Danes, so much so that Olesen told Australian broadcaster 7Golf he could put down roots in the Australian city:

Kjeldsen also illustrated the importance of a strong team bond during tournaments such as this, per the official European Tour website:

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It's been an absolutely incredible week. I've enjoyed it so much. I've enjoyed the camaraderie with Thorbjørn. I've been so impressed by his game, his attitude, and I think we've had a great time and that reflects in the result.

When you've got a guy like this on the back nine on Sunday, it's like you feel you want to die for the guy. It's different and that's been really interesting to feel this.

I sort of get the sense why teams get so together when they play well. I've never really experienced that before this week. I really enjoyed that and that team feeling is amazing. We obviously don't get that very often.

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Three teams shared runner-up honours: France's Victor Dubuisson and Romain Langasque, the Chinese pair of Ashun Wu and Haotong Li, as well as Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker of the United States.

China and the United States did well to maintain their placement with respective fourth-round scores of seven and six under par, although Dubuisson's display helped France clinch a round of nine-under to throttle their way back into contention:

Sweden's Alex Noren and David Lingmerth masterminded the best score on the day, however, carding 62 to catapult themselves into a final finish of fifth, just ahead of Italy and Japan, who tied for sixth.

Denmark's maiden World Cup title blossomed a sterling partnership the nation might seek to revive for the next World Cup of Golf come 2018, although no nation has retained the title since Tiger Woods helped the U.S. do so in 1999 and 2000.