2001 WGC-World Cup
The 2001 WGC-World Cup took place 15–18 November at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, 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.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 November |
| Location | Gotemba, Japan |
| Course(s) | Taiheiyo Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,277 yards (6,654 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$3.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.0 million |
| Champion | |
 Ernie Els & Retief Goosen | |
| 264 (−24) | |
Qualification and format
18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were six teams via qualifiers.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 | Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Aaron Baddeley and Adam Scott |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Ian Leggatt and Mike Weir |
 | Liang Wen-Chong and Zhang Lian-wei |
 | Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen |
 | Paul Casey and Ian Poulter |
 | Dinesh Chand and Vijay Singh |
 | Raphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet |
 | Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley |
 | Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama |
 | Danny Chia and Periasamy Gunasegaran |
 | Octavio Gonzalez and Alejandro Quiroz |
 | Maarten Lafeber and Robert-Jan Derksen |
 | Michael Campbell and David Smail |
 | Henrik Bjørnstad and Per Haugsrud |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Ángel Franco and Carlos Franco |
 | Rodrigo Cuello and Danny Zarate |
 | Andrew Coltart and Dean Robertson |
| Ernie Els and Retief Goosen |
 | Sergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
 | Niclas Fasth and Robert Karlsson |
 | David Duval and Tiger Woods |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Mark Mouland and Phillip Price |
 | Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty |
Source[2]
Scores
| # | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 64-71-63-66=264 | −24 | 1,000,000 |
| T2 | | 65-69-65-65=264 | 316,667 | |
| 63-66-65-70=264 | |||
| 66-68-63-67=264 | |||
| 5 | | 65-72-63-67=267 | −21 | 115,000 |
| T6 | | 62-73-66-67=268 | −20 | 95,000 |
| 63-71-65-69=268 | |||
| T8 | | 67-68-63-71=269 | −19 | 70,000 |
| 66-69-66-68=269 | |||
| 67-68-63-71=269 | |||
| T11 | | 64-69-65-72=270 | −18 | 50,000 |
| 62-71-66-71=270 | |||
| 66-71-62-71=270 | |||
| T14 | | 66-70-64-71=271 | −17 | 39,500 |
| 64-72-64-71=271 | |||
| 16 | | 62-73-66-71=272 | −16 | 38,000 |
| T17 | | 67-69-68-70=274 | −14 | 36,000 |
| 66-71-67-70=274 | |||
| 67-72-61-74=274 | |||
| 20 | | 66-74-66-72=278 | −10 | 34,000 |
| 21 | | 68-72-66-75=281 | −7 | 33,000 |
| 22 | | 70-72-64-76=282 | −6 | 32,000 |
| 23 | | 66-80-68-71=285 | −3 | 31,000 |
| 24 | | 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
Source[2]
References
- "South Africans rally to win wild World Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- "EMC World Cup final-round scores". ESPN. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2012.