2001 WGC-World Cup
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 November |
| Location | Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 35°18′31.3″N 138°56′4.6″E / 35.308694°N 138.934611°E |
| Course | Taiheiyo Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,277 yards (6,654 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$3.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.0 million |
| Champion | |
 South AfricaErnie Els & Retief Goosen | |
| 264 (−24) | |
| Location map | |
The 2001 WGC-World Cup took place 15–18 November at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was the 47th World Cup and the second as a World Golf Championship event. 24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $3,000,000 with $1,000,000 going to the winning pair. The South African team of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen won in a sudden-death playoff over teams from Denmark, New Zealand and the United States.[1]
Qualification and format
[edit]18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were six teams via qualifiers.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
[edit]Source[2]
Scores
[edit]| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 64-71-63-66=264 | −24 | 1,000,000 |
| T2 |  Denmark | 65-69-65-65=264 | 316,667 | |
 New Zealand | 63-66-65-70=264 | |||
 United States | 66-68-63-67=264 | |||
| 5 |  England | 65-72-63-67=267 | −21 | 115,000 |
| T6 |  Canada | 62-73-66-67=268 | −20 | 95,000 |
 Spain | 63-71-65-69=268 | |||
| T8 |  Argentina | 67-68-63-71=269 | −19 | 70,000 |
 Fiji | 66-69-66-68=269 | |||
 France | 67-68-63-71=269 | |||
| T11 |  Japan | 64-69-65-72=270 | −18 | 50,000 |
 Scotland | 62-71-66-71=270 | |||
 Wales | 66-71-62-71=270 | |||
| T14 |  Australia | 66-70-64-71=271 | −17 | 39,500 |
 Ireland | 64-72-64-71=271 | |||
| 16 |  Sweden | 62-73-66-71=272 | −16 | 38,000 |
| T17 |  China | 67-69-68-70=274 | −14 | 36,000 |
 Mexico | 66-71-67-70=274 | |||
 Norway | 67-72-61-74=274 | |||
| 20 |  Zimbabwe | 66-74-66-72=278 | −10 | 34,000 |
| 21 |  Paraguay | 68-72-66-75=281 | −7 | 33,000 |
| 22 |  Netherlands | 70-72-64-76=282 | −6 | 32,000 |
| 23 |  Malaysia | 66-80-68-71=285 | −3 | 31,000 |
| 24 |  Philippines | 67-75-73-74=289 | +1 | 30,000 |
Playoff
- First hole: Denmark and South Africa advance with birdies, New Zealand and the United States eliminated
- Second hole: South Africa wins with par
Source[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "South Africans rally to win wild World Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ a b "EMC World Cup final-round scores". ESPN. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 November |
| Location | Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 35°18′31.3″N 138°56′4.6″E / 35.308694°N 138.934611°E / 35.308694; 138.934611 |
| Course | Taiheiyo Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,277 yards (6,654 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$3.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.0 million |
| Champion | |
 South AfricaErnie Els & Retief Goosen | |
| 264 (−24) | |
| Location map | |
The 2001 WGC-World Cup took place 15–18 November at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was the 47th World Cup and the second as a World Golf Championship event. 24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $3,000,000 with $1,000,000 going to the winning pair. The South African team of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen won in a sudden-death playoff over teams from Denmark, New Zealand and the United States.[1]
Qualification and format
18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were six teams via qualifiers.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina | Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero |
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Aaron Baddeley and Adam Scott |
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Canada | Ian Leggatt and Mike Weir |
 China | Liang Wenchong and Zhang Lianwei |
 Denmark | Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen |
 England | Paul Casey and Ian Poulter |
 Fiji | Dinesh Chand and Vijay Singh |
 France | Raphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet |
 Ireland | Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley |
 Japan | Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama |
 Malaysia | Danny Chia and Periasamy Gunasegaran |
 Mexico | Octavio Gonzalez and Alex Quiroz |
 Netherlands | Maarten Lafeber and Robert-Jan Derksen |
 New Zealand | Michael Campbell and David Smail |
 Norway | Henrik Bjørnstad and Per Haugsrud |
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Paraguay_(1990%E2%80%932013).svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay | Ángel Franco and Carlos Franco |
 Philippines | Rodrigo Cuello and Danny Zarate |
 Scotland | Andrew Coltart and Dean Robertson |
| South Africa | Ernie Els and Retief Goosen |
 Spain | Sergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
 Sweden | Niclas Fasth and Robert Karlsson |
| United States | David Duval and Tiger Woods |
 Wales | Mark Mouland and Phillip Price |
 Zimbabwe | Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty |
Source[2]
Scores
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 64-71-63-66=264 | −24 | 1,000,000 |
| T2 | Denmark | 65-69-65-65=264 | 316,667 | |
| New Zealand | 63-66-65-70=264 | |||
| United States | 66-68-63-67=264 | |||
| 5 | England | 65-72-63-67=267 | −21 | 115,000 |
| T6 | Canada | 62-73-66-67=268 | −20 | 95,000 |
| Spain | 63-71-65-69=268 | |||
| T8 | Argentina | 67-68-63-71=269 | −19 | 70,000 |
| Fiji | 66-69-66-68=269 | |||
| France | 67-68-63-71=269 | |||
| T11 | Japan | 64-69-65-72=270 | −18 | 50,000 |
| Scotland | 62-71-66-71=270 | |||
| Wales | 66-71-62-71=270 | |||
| T14 | Australia | 66-70-64-71=271 | −17 | 39,500 |
| Ireland | 64-72-64-71=271 | |||
| 16 | Sweden | 62-73-66-71=272 | −16 | 38,000 |
| T17 | China | 67-69-68-70=274 | −14 | 36,000 |
| Mexico | 66-71-67-70=274 | |||
| Norway | 67-72-61-74=274 | |||
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 66-74-66-72=278 | −10 | 34,000 |
| 21 | Paraguay | 68-72-66-75=281 | −7 | 33,000 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 70-72-64-76=282 | −6 | 32,000 |
| 23 | Malaysia | 66-80-68-71=285 | −3 | 31,000 |
| 24 | Philippines | 67-75-73-74=289 | +1 | 30,000 |
Playoff
- First hole: Denmark and South Africa advance with birdies, New Zealand and the United States eliminated
- Second hole: South Africa wins with par
Source[2]
References
- ^ "South Africans rally to win wild World Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ a b "EMC World Cup final-round scores". ESPN. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2012.