2001 WGC-World Cup

Golf tournament January 2020 2001 World Cup 15–18 November Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 35 18 31.3 N 138 56 4.6 E type:event Taiheiyo Club 72 holes stroke play(best ball & alternate shot) 72 7277 yd m 24 two-man teams None US$3.0 million US$1.0 million Ernie Els & Retief Goosen 264 (−24) Asia#Japan#Japan Shizuoka Prefecture Taiheiyo Club Location in Asia##Location in Japan##Location in Shizuoka Prefecture yes 220 2000 2002 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 $1,000,000 going to the winning pair. The South African team of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen won in a sudden-death playoff over teams from Denmark, New Zealand and the United States.https://www.espn.com/golf/story?id=1280120 South Africans rally to win wild World Cup ESPN Associated Press 17 November 2011 16 October 2012 Qualification and format 18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were six teams via qualifiers. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play. Teams Country Players Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero Aaron Baddeley and Adam Scott Ian Leggatt and Mike Weir Liang Wenchong and Zhang Lianwei Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen Paul Casey and Ian Poulter Dinesh Chand and Vijay Singh Raphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama Danny Chia and Periasamy Gunasegaran Octavio Gonzalez and Alex Quiroz Maarten Lafeber and Robert-Jan Derksen Michael Campbell and David Smail Henrik Bjørnstad and Per Haugsrud PRY 1990 Ángel Franco and Carlos Franco Rodrigo Cuello and Danny Zarate Andrew Coltart and Dean Robertson Ernie Els and Retief Goosen Sergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez Niclas Fasth and Robert Karlsson David Duval and Tiger Woods Mark Mouland and Phillip Price Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty Source Scores Place Country Score To par Money (US$)1 64-71-63-66=264 −24 1,000,000T2 65-69-65-65=264 316,667 63-66-65-70=264 66-68-63-67=2645 65-72-63-67=267 −21 115,000T6 62-73-66-67=268 −20 95,000 63-71-65-69=268T8 67-68-63-71=269 −19 70,000 66-69-66-68=269 67-68-63-71=269T11 64-69-65-72=270 −18 50,000 62-71-66-71=270 66-71-62-71=270T14 66-70-64-71=271 −17 39,500 64-72-64-71=27116 62-73-66-71=272 −16 38,000T17 67-69-68-70=274 −14 36,000 66-71-67-70=274 67-72-61-74=27420 66-74-66-72=278 −10 34,00021 PRY 1990 68-72-66-75=281 −7 33,00022 70-72-64-76=282 −6 32,00023 66-80-68-71=285 −3 31,00024 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 Sourcehttps://www.espn.com/golf/story?id=1280150 EMC World Cup final-round scores ESPN 18 November 2001 16 October 2012 References expanded expanded Category:World Cup (men's golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Japan Category:Sports competitions in Shizuoka Prefecture WGC-World Cup World Cup golf