2009 World Cup (men's golf)

January 2020 2009 World Cup 26–29 November Shenzhen, China Mission Hills Golf Club, Olazabal course 72 holes stroke play(best ball & alternate shot) 72 7320 yd m 28 two-man teams None US$5.5 million US$1.7 million Edoardo Molinari & Francesco Molinari 259 (−29) China#China Guangdong Mission Hills Golf Club Location in China##Location in Guangdong yes left 240 2008 2011 The 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from 26 November to 29 November at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 55th World Cup. 28 countries competed as two-man teams.http://worldcup.pgatour.com/newsdetails.aspx?Hid=1025 PGA Tour Omega Mission Hills World Cup – Player Profiles November 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715073412/http://worldcup.pgatour.com/newsdetails.aspx?Hid=1025 2011-07-15 dmy-all The team purse was $5,500,000 with $1,700,000 going to the winner.http://worldcup.pgatour.com/prize_format.aspx PGA Tour Omega Mission Hills World Cup – Format / Prize Money Breakdown https://web.archive.org/web/20091130184716/http://worldcup.pgatour.com/prize_format.aspx 2009-11-30 dmy-all The event was won by Italy with a score of 259 (−29).http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8384911.stm Italy edge Ireland to win World Cup of Golf in China 29 November 2009 BBC Sport 30 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091130052524/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8384911.stm 30 November 2009 live Qualification and format The leading 18 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking on 1 September 2009 qualified. These 18 players then selected a player from their country to compete with them. The person they pick had to be ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of 1 September. If there was no other player from that country within the top 100 then the next highest ranked player would be their partner. If there was no other available player from that country within the top 500, then the exempt player could choose whoever he wants as long as they are a professional from the same country. World qualifiers were held in September. Nine countries earned their spot in the World Cup, three each from the European,http://worldcup.pgatour.com/newsdetails.aspx?Hid=1022 Canada, Wales and Scotland Qualify for Omega Mission Hills World Cup PGA Tour September 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715074012/http://worldcup.pgatour.com/newsdetails.aspx?Hid=1022 2011-07-15 dmy-all Asian,http://worldcup.pgatour.com/newsdetails.aspx?Hid=1017 Singapore Wins Omega Mission Hills World Cup Qualifier, Pakistan Makes History PGA Tour September 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715074016/http://worldcup.pgatour.com/newsdetails.aspx?Hid=1017 2011-07-15 dmy-all and South Americanhttp://worldcup.pgatour.com/newsdetails.aspx?Hid=1021 Chile, Venezuela and Brazil Make it to the Omega Mission Hills World Cup PGA Tour September 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715074024/http://worldcup.pgatour.com/newsdetails.aspx?Hid=1021 2011-07-15 dmy-all qualifiers. The host country, China, rounded out the field. The event 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 CountryPlayersQualified Rafael Echenique and Estanislao Goya OWGR Robert Allenby and Stuart Appleby OWGR Rafael Barcellos and Ronaldo Francisco South American Qualifier Stuart Anderson and Graham DeLaet European Qualifier Hugo León and Martin Ureta South American Qualifier Liang Wenchong and Zhang Lianwei Host country Søren Kjeldsen and Søren Hansen OWGR Ross Fisher and Ian Poulter OWGR Christian Cévaër and Thomas Levet OWGR Alex Čejka and Martin Kaymer OWGR Jyoti Randhawa and Jeev Milkha Singh OWGR This was a combined Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland team. They competed under the Republic of Ireland flag although both golfers were from Northern Ireland. Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy OWGR Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari OWGR Hiroyuki Fujita and Ryuji Imada OWGR Danny Lee and David Smail OWGR Mohammed Shabbir Iqbal and Mohammed Munir Asian Qualifier Mars Pucay and Angelo Que Asian Qualifier David Drysdale and Alastair Forsyth European Qualifier Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat Asian Qualifier Rory Sabbatini and Richard Sterne OWGR KOR 1997 Charlie Wi and Yang Yong-eun OWGR Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño and Sergio García OWGR Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson OWGR Lin Wen-tang and Lu Wei-chih OWGR Prayad Marksaeng and Thongchai Jaidee OWGR John Merrick and Nick Watney OWGR Alfredo Adrian and Jhonattan Vegas South American Qualifier Stephen Dodd and Jamie Donaldson European Qualifier Source Final leaderboard PlaceCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 64-66-61-68=259 −29 1,700,000T2 58-68-64-70=260 −28 725,000 64-65-62-69=2604 66-69-63-64=262 −26 308,0005 62-71-64-69=266 −22 230,0006 68-70-62-67=267 −21 200,000T7 66-71-66-65=268 −20 128,000 65-70-62-71=268 KOR 1997 64-75-61-68=268 67-72-67-62=268 66-68-64-70=268T12 69-67-65-70=271 −17 80,000 67-67-65-72=271T14 66-70-66-70=272 −16 68,000 67-68-65-72=272T16 68-72-64-69=273 −15 62,000 66-70-66-71=273 67-70-67-69=27319 61-75-64-74=274 −14 58,000T20 67-73-67-69=276 −12 55,000 67-68-70-71=276T22 65-71-68-73=277 −11 50,000 69-75-64-69=277 67-74-67-69=27725 64-74-65-76=279 −9 46,00026 68-75-68-69=280 −8 44,00027 69-71-67-74=281 −7 42,00028 69-73-64-78=284 −4 40,000 Sourcehttp://worldcup.pgatour.com/results.aspx PGA Tour Omega Mission Hills World Cup – Full leaderboard https://web.archive.org/web/20120422172741/http://worldcup.pgatour.com/results.aspx 2012-04-22 dmy-all References External links Official site Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site 22 47 9 N 114 0 25 E type:event title Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in China Category:Sport in Shenzhen World Cup (men's) World Cup golf Category:Sports competitions in Guangdong