2000 WGC-World Cup
The 2000 WGC-World Cup took place 7–10 December at the Buenos Aires Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the 46th World Cup and the first 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 American team of David Duval and Tiger Woods won by three strokes over the home Argentine team of Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–10 December |
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina 34.467°S 58.699°W |
| Course(s) | Buenos Aires Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,896 yards (6,306 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$3.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.0 million |
| Champion | |
 United StatesDavid Duval & Tiger Woods | |
| 254 (−34) | |
| Location Map | |
  Buenos Aires Golf Club Location in South America  Buenos Aires Golf Club Location in Argentina  Buenos Aires Golf Club Location in Buenos Aires Province | |
Qualification and format
18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were six teams via qualifiers.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina | Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Peter O'Malley and Lucas Parsons |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Glen Hnatiuk and Mike Weir |
 Colombia | Jesús Amaya and Gustavo Mendoza |
 England | Brian Davis and Jamie Spence |
 Finland | Mikael Piltz and Kalle Väinölä |
 France | Thomas Levet and Jean van de Velde |
 Germany | Alex Čejka and Thomas Gögele |
 Ireland | Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley |
 Japan | Shigeki Maruyama and Hidemichi Tanaka |
 Malaysia | Danny Chia and Rashid Ishmail |
 New Zealand | Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay | Carlos Franco and Esteban Isasi |
 Scotland | Paul Lawrie and Gary Orr |
 South Africa | Darren Fichardt and Retief Goosen |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | Kwang-soo Choi and Nam-sin Park |
 Spain | Miguel Ángel Jiménez and José María Olazábal |
 Sweden | Pierre Fulke and Mathias Grönberg |
 Thailand | Chawalit Plaphol and Thammanoon Sriroj |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Robert Ames and Stephen Ames |
| United States | David Duval and Tiger Woods |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela | Cipriano Castro and Miguel Martinez |
 Wales | Phillip Price and Ian Woosnam |
 Zimbabwe | Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty |
Source[2]
Scores
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 61-65-60-68=254 | −34 | 1,000,000 |
| 2 | Argentina | 57-67-65-68=257 | −31 | 500,000 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 64-66-68-67=265 | −23 | 300,000 |
| 4 | Japan | 60-71-67-68=266 | −22 | 150,000 |
| 5 | Scotland | 64-69-65-70=268 | −20 | 115,000 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 57-67-65-80=269 | −19 | 100,000 |
| T7 | Germany | 62-69-66-73=270 | −18 | 80,000 |
| Spain | 63-69-67-71=270 | |||
| Sweden | 64-70-63-73=270 | |||
| T10 | Canada | 61-72-62-76=271 | −17 | 57,500 |
| Ireland | 64-66-66-75=271 | |||
| T12 | Australia | 58-70-69-75=272 | −16 | 45,000 |
| South Africa | 65-72-66-69=272 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 62-72-67-71=272 | |||
| 15 | Wales | 68-64-67-74=273 | −15 | 39,000 |
| 16 | England | 66-69-70-69=274 | −14 | 38,000 |
| T17 | South Korea | 61-72-66-79=278 | −10 | 36,500 |
| Thailand | 63-70-66-79=278 | |||
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68-67-67-77=279 | −9 | 35,000 |
| 20 | France | 62-72-70-76=280 | −8 | 34,000 |
| 21 | Finland | 68-70-70-73=281 | −7 | 33,000 |
| 22 | Colombia | 66-67-72-79=284 | −4 | 32,000 |
| 23 | Malaysia | 70-74-71-81=296 | +8 | 31,000 |
| 24 | Venezuela | 67-81-68-84=300 | +12 | 30,000 |
Source[2]
References
- Clark, Tom (11 December 2000). "Woods, Duval hold off Argentina". USA Today. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- "2000 EMC World Cup results". ESPN. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 16 October 2012.