2001 WGC-World Cup
| 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(s) | 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 | |
  Taiheiyo Club Location in Asia  Taiheiyo Club Location in Japan  Taiheiyo Club Location in Shizuoka Prefecture | |
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.