2003 WGC-World Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 13–16 |
| Location | Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Kiawah Island Golf Resort Ocean Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,296 yards (6,671 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$4.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.4 million |
| Champion | |
 South AfricaRory Sabbatini & Trevor Immelman | |
| 275 (−13) | |
| Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in South Carolina | |
The 2003 WGC-World Cup took place November 13–16 at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. It was the 49th World Cup and the fourth as a World Golf Championship event. 24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $4,000,000 with $1,400,000 going to the winning pair.[1] The South African team of Rory Sabbatini and Trevor Immelman won. They won by four strokes stroke over the English team of Paul Casey and Justin Rose.
Qualification and format
[edit]18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were joined by six teams via qualifiers in Singapore and Mexico.[2]
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
[edit]Source[1]
Scores
[edit]| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
70-69-63-73=275 | −13 | 1,400,000 |
| 2 |  England |
73-73-66-67=279 | −9 | 700,000 |
| 3 |  France |
69-72-68-71=280 | −8 | 400,000 |
| 4 |  Germany |
67-77-67-71=282 | −6 | 200,000 |
| T5 |  Ireland |
74-77-66-67=284 | −4 | 135,000 |
 United States |
71-70-68-75=284 | |||
| T7 |  Japan |
74-71-71-69=285 | −3 | 102,500 |
 Sweden |
72-72-67-74=285 | |||
| T9 |  Paraguay |
70-75-70-71=286 | −2 | 71,667 |
 Scotland |
71-73-68-74=286 | |||
 South Korea |
71-75-71-69=286 | |||
| 12 |  Wales |
68-74-71-75=288 | E | 60,000 |
| 13 |  Argentina |
70-73-70-76=289 | +1 | 55,000 |
| 14 |  Spain |
71-75-66-81=293 | +5 | 50,000 |
| T15 |  Australia |
72-76-71-75=294 | +6 | 48,000 |
 New Zealand |
71-74-72-77=294 | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
75-81-67-71=294 | |||
| 18 |  Mexico |
71-78-70-79=298 | +10 | 46,000 |
| 19 |  Denmark |
72-84-72-73=301 | +13 | 45,000 |
| 20 |  Myanmar |
72-83-73-74=302 | +14 | 44,000 |
| 21 |  Hong Kong |
76-80-69-78=303 | +15 | 43,000 |
| 22 |  India |
81-83-71-69=304 | +16 | 42,000 |
| 23 |  Thailand |
76-78-76-84=314 | +26 | 41,000 |
| WD |  Chile |
WD after nine holes[3] | ||
Source[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "WGC-World Cup (2003)". Newsday. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Ross, Helen (October 3, 2003). "World Cup teams announced". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Injury to Aguilar forces Chile to withdraw". PGA Tour. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2012.