World Cup (men's golf)
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The World Cup is an annual men's golf tournament. It is contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. The players are selected on the basis of the Official World Golf Rankings, although not all of the first choice players choose to compete. From 2007 to 2018 it will be held at Mission Hills Golf Club in China and will be known as the Mission Hills World Cup. It will also have a title sponsor, the first of which is Omega, so the full name of the 2007 event is the Omega Mission Hills World Cup. [1]
The tournament was founded by Canadian industrialist John Jay Hopkins, who hoped it would promote goodwill between nations. It began in 1953 as the Canada Cup and changed its named to the World Cup in 1967 and to the World Cup of Golf in 1993. It was incorporated into the World Golf Championships series from 2000 to 2006. In 2007 it ceased to be a World Golf Championships event, but continued to be sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours. The United States has a clear lead in wins, with 23 as of 2006.
The 2006 World Golf Championships-World Cup was held at the Sandy Lane Hotel resort on the island of Barbados, from December 4th until December 10th. [1]
In 1953, the format was 36 holes of stroke play with the combined score of the two-man team determining the winner. From 1954 to 1999, the format was 72 holes of stroke play. Beginning in 2000, the format is alternating stroke play rounds of bestball (fourball) and alternate shot (foursomes). From 1955 to 1999, there was also a separate award, the International Trophy, for the individual with the best 72 hole score.
The equivalent event for women is the Women's World Cup of Golf.
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[edit] Winners
Mission Hills World Cup
- 2007 22-25 November
WGC-World Cup
| Year | Country | Team | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Germany |
Bernhard Langer and Marcel Siem | Sandy Lane Resort, Barbados |
| 2005 |  Wales |
Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge | Algarve, Portugal |
| 2004 |  England |
Paul Casey and Luke Donald | Seville, Spain |
| 2003 |  South Africa |
Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini | Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA |
| 2002 |  Japan |
Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 2001 | South Africa |
Ernie Els and Retief Goosen | Gotemba, Japan |
| 2000 |  United States |
David Duval and Tiger Woods | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
World Cup of Golf
| Year | Country | Team | Individual | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | United States |
Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 1998 | England |
David Carter and Nick Faldo | Scott Verplank | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1997 |  Ireland |
Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley | Colin Montgomerie | Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA |
| 1996 | South Africa |
Ernie Els and Wayne Westner | Ernie Els | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 1995 | United States |
Fred Couples and Davis Love III | Davis Love III | Shenzhen, China |
| 1994 | United States |
Fred Couples and Davis Love III | Fred Couples | Dorado, Puerto Rico |
| 1993 | United States |
Fred Couples and Davis Love III | Bernhard Langer | Orlando, Florida, USA |
World Cup
Canada Cup
[edit] Multiple Winners
[edit] Countries
- 23 wins: United States
- 5 wins: South Africa
- 4 wins: Australia, Spain
- 3 wins: Canada
- 2 wins: England, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Wales
[edit] Teammates
- 4 times: Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Fred Couples and Davis Love III
- 2 times: Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson
[edit] As part of team
- 6 times: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer
- 4 times: Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Sam Snead
- 2 times: Seve Ballesteros, José Maria Cañizares, Ernie Els, Dan Halldorson, Bernhard Langer, John Mahaffey, Johnny Miller, Kel Nagle, Manuel Piñero, Peter Thomson, Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam
[edit] As individual (International Trophy)
- 3 times: Jack Nicklaus
- 2 times: Roberto De Vicenzo, Johnny Miller, Gary Player, Ian Woosnam
