2008 World Cup (men's golf)

January 2020 2008 World Cup 27–30 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$5.0 million US$1.6 million Robert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson 261 (−27) China#China Guangdong Mission Hills Golf Club Location in China##Location in Guangdong yes left 240 2007 2009 The 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from 27 November to 30 November at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 54th World Cup. 28 countries competed and each country sent two players.PGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20071123010807/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r169/team_profiles.html 2007-11-23 - Team Profiles The team purse was $5,000,000 with $1,600,000 going to the winner.PGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20071125085924/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r169/format_and_prize.html 2007-11-25 - Format / Prize Money Breakdown The Swedish team of Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson won the tournament. This was the second time that Sweden won the World Cup. Qualification and format The leading 18 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking on 1 September 2008 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 and October. Nine countries earned their spot in the World Cup, three each from the European,Finland earns spot in Omega Mission Hills World Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20081203143624/http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/2008/tournaments/r169/09/28/finland.omega/index.html 2008-12-03 - Europe Asian,Qualifying results for Omega Mission Hills World Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20081203152301/http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/2008/tournaments/r169/09/23/korea/index.html 2008-12-03 - Asia and South AmericanSeveral countries qualify for OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20090207195108/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tournaments/r169/11/12/qualifiers/index.html 2009-02-07 - South America qualifiers. The host country, China, rounded out the field. The event is a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days are four-ball play and the second and final days are foursomes play. Teams CountryPlayersRichard Green and Brendan JonesGraham DeLaet and Wes HeffernanFelipe Aguilar and Mark TulloLiang Wenchong and Zhang LianweiAnders Hansen and Søren HansenRoss Fisher and Ian PoulterRoope Kakko and Mikko KorhonenGrégory Bourdy and Grégory HavretAlex Čejka and Martin KaymerPablo Acuna and Alejandro VillavicencioJyoti Randhawa and Jeev Milkha SinghGraeme McDowell and Paul McGinleyEdoardo Molinari and Francesco MolinariRyuji Imada and Toru Taniguchi CountryPlayersDaniel De Leon and Óscar SernaMark Brown and David SmailMars Pucay and Angelo QueTiago Cruz and Ricardo SantosAlastair Forsyth and Colin MontgomerieRory Sabbatini and Richard SterneKOR 1997Bae Sang-moon and Kim Hyung-taeMiguel Ángel Jiménez and Pablo LarrazábalRobert Karlsson and Henrik StensonLin Wen-tang and Lu Wen-tehPrayad Marksaeng and Thongchai JaideeBen Curtis and Brandt SnedekerMiguel Martinez and Raul SanzBradley Dredge and Richard Johnson Source Scores PlaceCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)165-67-66-63=261−27 1,600,000264-63-67-70=264−24 800,000T363-68-63-76=270−18 345,000 66-68-68-68=270562-69-68-73=272−16 194,000669-74-63-67=273−15 167,000T770-70-67-67=274−14 141,500 69-73-64-68=274964-69-69-73=275−13 116,000T1067-76-66-67=276−12 92,000 68-75-62-71=276 67-72-65-72=276T1364-71-69-73=277−11 70,000 65-75-64-73=277 67-73-67-70=2771665-68-68-77=278−10 63,000T1769-75-64-72=280−8 60,000 67-72-70-71=280T1970-73-64-74=281−7 56,000 68-73-68-72=2812169-70-68-75=282−6 53,000T2269-76-66-72=283−5 50,000 65-75-68-75=2832468-75-69-72=284−4 47,0002569-77-68-71=285−3 45,00026KOR 199768-70-71-78=287−1 43,0002766-77-71-74=288E 41,0002871-74-75-74=294+6 40,000 SourcePGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20081201093147/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r169/leaderboard.html 2008-12-01 - Full leaderboard References External links Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site Mission Hills Golf Club 22 47 9 N 114 0 25 E type:event title Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in China Category:Sports competitions in Guangdong Category:Sport in Shenzhen World Cup (men's) World Cup golf World Cup golf