2001 WGC-World Cup

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]

2001 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates15–18 November
LocationGotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
35°18′31.3″N 138°56′4.6″E
Course(s)Taiheiyo Club
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,277 yards (6,654 m)
Field24 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$3.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.0 million
Champion
 South Africa
Ernie Els & Retief Goosen
264 (−24)
Location Map
Taiheiyo Club is located in Asia
Taiheiyo Club
Taiheiyo Club
Location in Asia
Taiheiyo Club is located in Japan
Taiheiyo Club
Taiheiyo Club
Location in Japan
Taiheiyo Club is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Taiheiyo Club
Taiheiyo Club

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
CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaÁngel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero
 AustraliaAaron Baddeley and Adam Scott
 CanadaIan Leggatt and Mike Weir
 ChinaLiang Wenchong and Zhang Lianwei
 DenmarkThomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen
 EnglandPaul Casey and Ian Poulter
 FijiDinesh Chand and Vijay Singh
 FranceRaphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet
 IrelandPádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
 JapanToshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama
 MalaysiaDanny Chia and Periasamy Gunasegaran
 MexicoOctavio Gonzalez and Alex Quiroz
 NetherlandsMaarten Lafeber and Robert-Jan Derksen
 New ZealandMichael Campbell and David Smail
 NorwayHenrik Bjørnstad and Per Haugsrud
 ParaguayÁngel Franco and Carlos Franco
 PhilippinesRodrigo Cuello and Danny Zarate
 ScotlandAndrew Coltart and Dean Robertson
 South AfricaErnie Els and Retief Goosen
 SpainSergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez
 SwedenNiclas Fasth and Robert Karlsson
 United StatesDavid Duval and Tiger Woods
 WalesMark Mouland and Phillip Price
 ZimbabweTony Johnstone and Mark McNulty

Source[2]

Scores
PlaceCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 South Africa64-71-63-66=264−241,000,000
T2 Denmark65-69-65-65=264316,667
 New Zealand63-66-65-70=264
 United States66-68-63-67=264
5 England65-72-63-67=267−21115,000
T6 Canada62-73-66-67=268−2095,000
 Spain63-71-65-69=268
T8 Argentina67-68-63-71=269−1970,000
 Fiji66-69-66-68=269
 France67-68-63-71=269
T11 Japan64-69-65-72=270−1850,000
 Scotland62-71-66-71=270
 Wales66-71-62-71=270
T14 Australia66-70-64-71=271−1739,500
 Ireland64-72-64-71=271
16 Sweden62-73-66-71=272−1638,000
T17 China67-69-68-70=274−1436,000
 Mexico66-71-67-70=274
 Norway67-72-61-74=274
20 Zimbabwe66-74-66-72=278−1034,000
21 Paraguay68-72-66-75=281−733,000
22 Netherlands70-72-64-76=282−632,000
23 Malaysia66-80-68-71=285−331,000
24 Philippines67-75-73-74=289+130,000

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
  1. "South Africans rally to win wild World Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. "EMC World Cup final-round scores". ESPN. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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