2002 WGC-World Cup

The 2002 WGC-World Cup took place 12–15 December at the Vista Vallarta Club de Golf, Nicklaus Course in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was the 48th World Cup and the third 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 Japanese team of Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama won. They won by two strokes stroke over the American team of Phil Mickelson and David Toms.

2002 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates12–15 December
LocationPuerto Vallarta, Mexico
Course(s)Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
Nicklaus Course
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,153 yards (6,541 m)
Field24 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$3.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.0 million
Champion
 Japan
Toshimitsu Izawa & Shigeki Maruyama
252 (−36)

Qualification and format

18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were joined by host country, Mexico, and five teams via qualifiers in Malaysia and Mexico.[1]

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
CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaÁngel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero
 AustraliaCraig Parry and Adam Scott
 CanadaIan Leggatt and Mike Weir
 ColombiaJesús Amaya and Rigoberto Velasquez
 DenmarkAnders Hansen and Søren Hansen
 EnglandPaul Casey and Justin Rose
 FijiDinesh Chand and Vijay Singh
 FranceRaphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet
 GermanyAlex Čejka and Sven Strüver
 IrelandPádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
 JapanToshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama
 MexicoPablo Del Olmo and Esteban Toledo
 MyanmarKyi Hla Han and Soo Kyaw Naing
 New ZealandMichael Campbell and Craig Perks
 ScotlandAlastair Forsyth and Paul Lawrie
 SingaporeLam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat
 South AfricaTim Clark and Rory Sabbatini
 South KoreaK. J. Choi and S. K. Ho
 SwedenNiclas Fasth and Carl Pettersson
  SwitzerlandAndré Bossert and Marc Chatelain
 Trinidad and TobagoRobert Ames and Stephen Ames
 United StatesPhil Mickelson and David Toms
 VenezuelaJaime Acevedo and Carlos Larraín
 WalesBradley Dredge and Ian Woosnam

Source[1]

Scores
#CountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 Japan64-64-58-66=252−361,000,000
2 United States65-67-57-65=254−34500,000
T3 England65-63-62-68=258−30225,000
 South Korea61-67-64-66=258
5 South Africa62-64-62-71=259−29115,000
T6 Argentina64-68-62-66=260−2895,000
 Australia60-67-65-68=260
T8 Canada59-67-64-71=261−2775,000
 Ireland64-67-62-68=261
10 Fiji63-62-62-75=262−2660,000
11 Denmark63-70-62-68=263−2555,000
T12 Scotland63-65-62-75=265−2347,500
 Wales63-68-65-69=265
T14 Sweden62-71-64-69=266−2239,500
  Switzerland63-67-65-71=266
16 Myanmar66-66-64-72=268−2038,000
T17 France61-72-64-73=270−1835,500
 New Zealand65-73-64-68=270
 Singapore70-65-65-70=270
 Trinidad and Tobago63-66-64-77=270
21 Germany67-69-64-71=271−1733,000
22 Venezuela66-67-72-69=274−1432,000
T23 Colombia66-68-69-74=277−1130,500
 Mexico68-72-66-71=277

Source[2][3]

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References
  1. "Last five teams determined for 2002 EMC World Cup". PGA Tour. 15 October 2002. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. "World Cup final scores". ESPN. 16 December 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. "$3,000,000 WGC-EMC World Cup leaderboard". The Sports Network. 15 December 2002. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

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