2018 World Cup of Golf

2018 World Cup of Golf
Tournament information
Dates 22–25 November
Location South Oakleigh, Australia
Course(s) Metropolitan Golf Club
Format 72 holes stroke play
four-ball & alternate shot
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,170 yards (6,560 m)
Field 28 two-man teams
Prize fund $7.0 million
Winner's share $2.24 million
Metropolitan GC
Location in Australia

The 2018 World Cup of Golf (known as the 2018 ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf for sponsorship reasons) is a golf tournament that will be played from 22–25 November at Metropolitan Golf Club in South Oakleigh, Australia. It will be the 59th World Cup. The format is 72-hole stroke play; the first and third days are foursomes (alternate shot), and the second and fourth days are four-ball (best ball) play.[1]

Qualification

The 28 nations to compete were determined based on the top-ranked players from each country from the Official World Golf Ranking as of 3 September 2018.

These 28 top-ranked players selected a partner from the same country, if such a player was ranked in the top 500 of the OWGR. If there were less than five possible choices in the top 500, a player could choose any of the next five players from that country in the rankings, even if they were ranked outside the top 500. The deadline for teams to be finalized was 20 September.

Teams

CountrySeeded playerUnseeded player
 AustraliaMarc LeishmanCameron Smith
 EnglandTyrrell HattonIan Poulter
 United StatesKyle StanleyMatt Kuchar
 ThailandKiradech AphibarnratProm Meesawat
 South AfricaBranden GraceCharl Schwartzel
 DenmarkThorbjørn OlesenSøren Kjeldsen
 JapanSatoshi KodairaHideto Tanihara
 South KoreaAn Byeong-hunKim Si-woo
 ChinaLi HaotongWu Ashun
 CanadaAdam HadwinNick Taylor
 ScotlandRussell KnoxMartin Laird
 BelgiumThomas PietersThomas Detry
 SwedenAlexander BjörkJoakim Lagergren
 New ZealandRyan FoxDanny Lee
 VenezuelaJhonattan VegasJoseph Naffah
 SpainAdrián OtaeguiJorge Campillo
 IrelandShane LowryPaul Dunne
 FranceAlexander LévyMike Lorenzo-Vera
 AustriaBernd WiesbergerMatthias Schwab
 IndiaShubhankar SharmaAnirban Lahiri
 NetherlandsJoost LuitenDaan Huizing
 FinlandMikko KorhonenMikko Ilonen
 MexicoAbraham AncerRoberto Díaz
 GermanyMartin KaymerMaximilian Kieffer
 ItalyAndrea PavanRenato Paratore
 ZimbabweScott VincentBenjamin Follett-Smith
 MalaysiaGavin GreenBen Leong
 WalesStuart ManleyBradley Dredge

Players that were eligible but did not commit: Dustin Johnson, United States; Brooks Koepka, United States; Justin Thomas, United States; Justin Rose, England; Jon Rahm, Spain; Francesco Molinari, Italy; Bryson DeChambeau, United States; Rory McIlroy, Ireland; Rickie Fowler, United States; Jordan Spieth, United States; Jason Day, Australia; Tommy Fleetwood, England; Bubba Watson, United States; Patrick Reed, United States; Alex Norén, Sweden; Paul Casey, England; Tony Finau, United States; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Webb Simpson, United States; Xander Schauffele, United States; Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Patrick Cantlay, United States; Phil Mickelson, United States; Tiger Woods, United States; Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain; Sergio García, Spain; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Pan Cheng-tsung, Chinese Taipei; Joaquín Niemann, Chile; Fabrizio Zanotti, Paraguay.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "World Cup of Golf – Format". PGA Tour. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

Coordinates: 37°54′43″S 145°05′25″E / 37.9119°S 145.0902°E / -37.9119; 145.0902

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