2002 WGC-World Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–15 December |
| Location | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| Course(s) |
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Nicklaus Course |
| Format |
72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,153 yards (6,541 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$3.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.0 million |
| Champion | |
 JapanToshimitsu Izawa & Shigeki Maruyama | |
| 252 (−36) | |
|
«2001 2003» | |
The 2002 WGC-World Cup took place 12–15 December at the Vista Vallarta Club de Golf, Nicklaus Course in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was the 48th World Cup and the third as a World Golf Championship event. 24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $3,000,000 with $1,000,000 going to the winning pair. The Japanese team of Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama won. They won by two strokes stroke over the American team of Phil Mickelson and David Toms.
Qualification and format
18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were joined by host country, Mexico, and five teams via qualifiers in Malaysia and Mexico.[1]
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina | Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero |
 Australia | Craig Parry and Adam Scott |
 Canada | Ian Leggatt and Mike Weir |
 Colombia | Jesús Amaya and Rigoberto Velasquez |
 Denmark | Anders Hansen and Søren Hansen |
 England | Paul Casey and Justin Rose |
 Fiji | Dinesh Chand and Vijay Singh |
 France | Raphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet |
 Germany | Alex Čejka and Sven Strüver |
 Ireland | Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley |
| Japan | Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama |
 Mexico | Pablo Del Olmo and Esteban Toledo |
 Myanmar | Kyi Hla Han and Soo Kyaw Naing |
 New Zealand | Michael Campbell and Craig Perks |
 Scotland | Alastair Forsyth and Paul Lawrie |
 Singapore | Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat |
 South Africa | Tim Clark and Rory Sabbatini |
 South Korea | K. J. Choi and S. K. Ho |
 Sweden | Niclas Fasth and Carl Pettersson |
 Switzerland | André Bossert and Marc Chatelain |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Robert Ames and Stephen Ames |
 United States | Phil Mickelson and David Toms |
 Venezuela | Jamie Acevedo and Carlos Larrain |
 Wales | Bradley Dredge and Ian Woosnam |
Source[1]
Scores
| # | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 64-64-58-66=252 | −36 | 1,000,000 |
| 2 | United States | 65-67-57-65=254 | −34 | 500,000 |
| T3 | England | 65-63-62-68=258 | −30 | 225,000 |
| South Korea | 61-67-64-66=258 | |||
| 5 | South Africa | 62-64-62-71=259 | −29 | 115,000 |
| T6 | Argentina | 64-68-62-66=260 | −28 | 95,000 |
| Australia | 60-67-65-68=260 | |||
| T8 | Canada | 59-67-64-71=261 | −27 | 75,000 |
| Ireland | 64-67-62-68=261 | |||
| 10 | Fiji | 63-62-62-75=262 | −26 | 60,000 |
| 11 | Denmark | 63-70-62-68=263 | −25 | 55,000 |
| T12 | Scotland | 63-65-62-75=265 | −23 | 47,500 |
| Wales | 63-68-65-69=265 | |||
| T14 | Sweden | 62-71-64-69=266 | −22 | 39,500 |
| Switzerland | 63-67-65-71=266 | |||
| 16 | Myanmar | 66-66-64-72=268 | −20 | 38,000 |
| T17 | France | 61-72-64-73=270 | −18 | 35,500 |
| New Zealand | 65-73-64-68=270 | |||
| Singapore | 70-65-65-70=270 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 63-66-64-77=270 | |||
| 21 | Germany | 67-69-64-71=271 | −17 | 33,000 |
| 22 | Venezuela | 66-67-72-69=274 | −14 | 32,000 |
| T23 | Colombia | 66-68-69-74=277 | −11 | 30,500 |
| Mexico | 68-72-66-71=277 |
References
- 1 2 "Last five teams determined for 2002 EMC World Cup". PGA Tour. 15 October 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "World Cup final scores". ESPN. 16 December 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "$3,000,000 WGC-EMC World Cup leaderboard". The Sports Network. 15 December 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
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