World Cup (men's golf)
The World Cup of Golf is a men's golf tournament contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. The players are selected on the basis of the Official World Golf Ranking, although not all of the first choice players choose to compete. The equivalent event for women was the Women's World Cup of Golf, played from 2005 to 2008.
Contents
1 History
2 Format
3 Team winners
4 Performance by nation
5 Individual winners
6 Multiple winners
6.1 Teammates
6.2 As part of team
6.3 As individual (International Trophy)
7 References
8 External links
History
The tournament was founded by Canadian industrialist John Jay Hopkins, who hoped it would promote international goodwill through golf. It began in 1953 as the Canada Cup and changed its name to the World Cup in 1967.[1] With Fred Corcoran as the Tournament Director and the International Golf Association behind it (1955–77), the World Cup traveled the globe and grew to be one of golf's most prestigious tournaments throughout the 1960s and 1970s, but interest in the event faded to the point that the event was not held in 1981 or 1986.
The tournament was incorporated into the World Golf Championships series from 2000 to 2006. In 2007 it ceased to be a World Golf Championships event, but continued to be sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours.
From 2007 through 2009 the tournament was held at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China, receiving the name Mission Hills World Cup. There was no tournament in 2010, it having been announced that the event would change from annual to biennial, held in odd-numbered years, to accommodate the 2016 inclusion of golf at the Olympics.[2] The 2011 tournament was at a new venue — Mission Hills Haikou in the Chinese island province of Hainan.[3]
The United States has a clear lead in wins, with 24 as of 2016.[4]
Format
In 1953, the format was 36 holes of stroke play with the combined score of the two-man team determining the winner. From 1954 to 1999, the format was 72 holes of stroke play. Beginning in 2000, the format became alternating stroke play rounds of bestball (fourball) and alternate shot (foursomes).
The 2013 tournament was primarily an individual event with a team component. The 60-player field was selected based on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) with up to two players per country allowed to qualify (four per country if they are within the top 15 of the OWGR). The format returned to 72 holes of stroke play, with the individuals competing for US$7 million of the $8 million total purse. OWGR points were awarded for the first time. The top two-ranked players from each country competed for the team portion, using combined stroke play scores.[5] The individual portion was similar to what would be used at the 2016 Summer Olympics, except that England, Scotland, and Wales had teams instead of a single Great Britain team as in the Olympics,[6][7] while Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland again played as a single team.[7]
In 2016, the format reverted to that used from 2000 to 2011.
From 1955 to 1999, there was also a separate award, the International Trophy, for the individual with the best 72-hole score.
Team winners
| Year | Country | Team | Location | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf | ||||
| 2018 |  Belgium | Thomas Pieters & Thomas Detry | Melbourne, Australia |  Marc Leishman & Cameron Smith Abraham Ancer & Roberto Díaz |
| ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf | ||||
| 2016 |  Denmark | Søren Kjeldsen & Thorbjørn Olesen | Melbourne, Australia |  Li Haotong & Wu Ashun Victor Dubuisson & Romain Langasque Rickie Fowler & Jimmy Walker |
| 2013 | Australia | Jason Day & Adam Scott | Melbourne, Australia | Matt Kuchar & Kevin Streelman |
| Omega Mission Hills World Cup[8] | ||||
| 2011 | United States | Matt Kuchar & Gary Woodland | Haikou, Hainan Island, China |  Ian Poulter & Justin Rose Martin Kaymer & Alex Čejka |
| 2009 |  Italy | Edoardo Molinari & Francesco Molinari | Shenzhen, China |  Henrik Stenson & Robert Karlsson [9]Rory McIlroy & Graeme McDowell |
| 2008 | Sweden | Robert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson | Shenzhen, China |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez & Pablo Larrazábal |
| 2007 |  Scotland | Colin Montgomerie & Marc Warren | Shenzhen, China | Heath Slocum & Boo Weekley |
| WGC-World Cup | ||||
| 2006 | Germany | Bernhard Langer & Marcel Siem | Sandy Lane Resort, Barbados | Colin Montgomerie & Marc Warren |
| 2005 |  Wales | Stephen Dodd & Bradley Dredge | Algarve, Portugal | Luke Donald & David Howell Niclas Fasth & Henrik Stenson |
| 2004 | England | Paul Casey & Luke Donald | Seville, Spain | Sergio García & Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 2003 |  South Africa | Trevor Immelman & Rory Sabbatini | Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States | Paul Casey & Justin Rose |
| 2002 |  Japan | Toshimitsu Izawa & Shigeki Maruyama | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Phil Mickelson & David Toms |
| 2001 | South Africa | Ernie Els & Retief Goosen | Gotemba, Japan | Thomas Bjørn & Søren Hansen Michael Campbell & David Smail David Duval & Tiger Woods |
| 2000 | United States | David Duval & Tiger Woods | Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Eduardo Romero and Ángel Cabrera |
| World Cup of Golf | ||||
| 1999 | United States | Mark O'Meara & Tiger Woods | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Santiago Luna & Miguel Ángel Martín |
| 1998 | England | David Carter & Nick Faldo | Auckland, New Zealand | Massimo Florioli & Costantino Rocca |
| 1997 | Ireland | Pádraig Harrington & Paul McGinley | Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States | Colin Montgomerie & Raymond Russell |
| 1996 | South Africa | Ernie Els & Wayne Westner | Cape Town, South Africa | Steve Jones & Tom Lehman |
| 1995 | United States | Fred Couples & Davis Love III | Shenzhen, China | Robert Allenby & Steve Elkington |
| 1994 | United States | Fred Couples & Davis Love III | Dorado, Puerto Rico |  Tony Johnstone & Mark McNulty |
| 1993 | United States | Fred Couples & Davis Love III | Orlando, Florida, United States | Mark McNulty & Nick Price |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1992 | United States | Fred Couples & Davis Love III | Madrid, Spain | Anders Forsbrand & Per-Ulrik Johansson |
| 1991 | Sweden | Anders Forsbrand & Per-Ulrik Johansson | Rome, Italy | Phillip Price & Ian Woosnam |
| 1990 | Germany | Torsten Giedeon & Bernhard Langer | Orlando, Florida, United States | Richard Boxall & Mark James David Feherty & Ronan Rafferty |
| 1989 | Australia | Peter Fowler & Wayne Grady | Marbella, Spain | José Maria Cañizares & José María Olazábal |
| 1988 | United States | Ben Crenshaw & Mark McCumber | Melbourne, Australia |  Masashi Ozaki & Tateo Ozaki |
| 1987 | Wales | David Llewellyn & Ian Woosnam | Maui, Hawaii, United States | Sandy Lyle & Sam Torrance |
| 1986 | No tournament | |||
| 1985 |  Canada | Dave Barr & Dan Halldorson | La Quinta, California, United States | Howard Clark & Paul Way |
| 1984 | Spain | José Maria Cañizares & José Rivero | Rome, Italy | Gordon Brand, Jnr & Sam Torrance Hsieh Min-Nan & Chen Tze-Chung |
| 1983 | United States | Rex Caldwell & John Cook | Jakarta, Indonesia | Terry Gale & Wayne Grady Jerry Anderson & Dave Barr |
| 1982 | Spain | José Maria Cañizares & Manuel Piñero | Acapulco, Mexico | Bobby Clampett & Bob Gilder |
| 1981 | No tournament | |||
| 1980 | Canada | Dan Halldorson & Jim Nelford | Bogotá, Colombia | Sandy Lyle & Steve Martin |
| 1979 | United States | Hale Irwin & John Mahaffey | Athens, Greece | Sandy Lyle & Ken Brown |
| 1978 | United States | John Mahaffey & Andy North | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | Wayne Grady & Greg Norman |
| 1977 |  Spain | Seve Ballesteros & Antonio Garrido | Manila, Philippines |  Ben Arda & Rudy Lavares |
| 1976 | Spain | Seve Ballesteros & Manuel Piñero | Palm Springs, California, United States | Jerry Pate & Dave Stockton |
| 1975 | United States | Lou Graham & Johnny Miller | Bangkok, Thailand | Hsieh Min-Nan & Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
| 1974 |  South Africa | Bobby Cole & Dale Hayes | Caracas, Venezuela | Isao Aoki & Masashi Ozaki |
| 1973 | United States | Johnny Miller & Jack Nicklaus | Marbella, Spain | Hugh Baiocchi & Gary Player |
| 1972 | Republic of China | Hsieh Min-Nan & Lu Liang-Huan | Melbourne, Australia | Takaaki Kono & Takashi Murakami |
| 1971 | United States | Jack Nicklaus & Lee Trevino | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Harold Henning & Gary Player |
| 1970 | Australia | Bruce Devlin & David Graham | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Roberto De Vicenzo & Vicente Fernández |
| 1969 | United States | Orville Moody & Lee Trevino | Singapore | Takaaki Kono & Haruo Yasuda |
| 1968 | Canada | Al Balding & George Knudson | Rome, Italy | Julius Boros & Lee Trevino |
| 1967 | United States | Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer | Mexico City, Mexico | Bob Charles & Walter Godfrey |
| Canada Cup | ||||
| 1966 | United States | Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer | Tokyo, Japan | Harold Henning & Gary Player |
| 1965 | South Africa | Harold Henning & Gary Player | Madrid, Spain | Ángel Miguel & Ramón Sota |
| 1964 | United States | Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer | Maui, Hawaii, United States | Roberto De Vicenzo & Leopoldo Ruiz |
| 1963 | United States | Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer | Paris, France | Sebastián Miguel & Ramón Sota |
| 1962 | United States | Arnold Palmer & Sam Snead | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Fidel de Luca & Roberto De Vicenzo |
| 1961 | United States | Jimmy Demaret & Sam Snead | Dorado, Puerto Rico | Kel Nagle & Peter Thomson |
| 1960 | United States | Arnold Palmer & Sam Snead | Portmarnock, Dublin, Ireland | Bernard Hunt & Harry Weetman |
| 1959 | Australia | Kel Nagle & Peter Thomson | Melbourne, Australia |  Cary Middlecoff & Sam Snead |
| 1958 | Ireland | Harry Bradshaw & Christy O'Connor Snr | Mexico City, Mexico | Ángel Miguel & Sebastián Miguel |
| 1957 | Japan | Torakichi Nakamura & Koichi Ono | Tokyo, Japan |  Jimmy Demaret & Sam Snead |
| 1956 | United States | Ben Hogan & Sam Snead | Wentworth, Surrey, England | Bobby Locke & Gary Player |
| 1955 | United States | Ed Furgol & Chick Harbert | Washington, DC, United States | Kel Nagle & Peter Thomson |
| 1954 | Australia | Kel Nagle & Peter Thomson | Montreal, Canada | Antonio Cerdá & Roberto de Vicenzo |
| 1953 | Argentina | Antonio Cerdá & Roberto De Vicenzo | Montreal, Canada |  Bill Kerr & Stan Leonard |
Performance by nation
| Team | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 11 |
| Australia | 5 | 6 |
| South Africa | 5 | 4 |
| Spain | 4 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 |
| England | 2 | 6 |
| Japan | 2 | 4 |
| Sweden | 2 | 3 |
| Ireland | 2 | 2 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 6 |
| Argentina | 1 | 5 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 2 |
| China | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 |
 Philippines | 0 | 1 |
Individual winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018: No individual tournament | ||||||
| 2013 | Jason Day | Australia | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes | Thomas Bjørn |
| 2000–2011: No individual tournament | ||||||
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | United States | 263 | −21 | 9 strokes | Frank Nobilo |
| 1998 | Scott Verplank | United States | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Nick Faldo Costantino Rocca |
| 1997 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 266 | −22 | 2 strokes | Alex Čejka |
| 1996 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Wayne Westner |
| 1995 | Davis Love III | United States | 267 | −21 | Playoff | Hisayuki Sasaki |
| 1994 | Fred Couples | United States | 265 | −23 | 5 strokes | Costantino Rocca |
| 1993 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
| 1992 | Brett Ogle | Australia | 270 | −18 | Playoff | Ian Woosnam |
| 1991 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Bernhard Langer |
| 1990 | Payne Stewart | United States | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Anders Sørensen |
| 1989 | Peter Fowler | Australia | 137 | −7 | 1 stroke | José María Cañizares Anders Sørensen |
| 1988 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Tateo Ozaki |
| 1987 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | 274 | −14 | 5 strokes | Sandy Lyle |
| 1986: No tournament | ||||||
| 1985 | Howard Clark | England | 272 | −16 | 5 strokes | Christy O'Connor Jnr |
| 1984 | José María Cañizares | Spain | 205 | −11 | 2 strokes | Gordon Brand, Jnr |
| 1983 | Dave Barr | Canada | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Rex Caldwell |
| 1982 | Manuel Piñero | Spain | 281 | −3 | 1 stroke | José María Cañizares Bob Gilder |
| 1981: No tournament | ||||||
| 1980 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Bernhard Langer |
| 1979 | Hale Irwin | United States | 285 | −3 | 2 strokes | Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle |
| 1978 | John Mahaffey | United States | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Andy North |
| 1977 | Gary Player | South Africa | 289 | +1 | 3 strokes | Hubert Green Rudy Lavares |
| 1976 | Ernesto Acosta | Mexico | 282 | −6 | 3 strokes | Brian Barnes Manuel Piñero |
| 1975 | Johnny Miller | United States | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Ben Arda Hsieh Min-Nan Bob Shearer |
| 1974 | Bobby Cole | South Africa | 271 | −9 | 5 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
| 1973 | Johnny Miller | United States | 277 | −11 | 3 strokes | Gary Player |
| 1972 | Hsieh Min-Nan | Taiwan | 217 | +1 | 2 strokes | Takaaki Kono |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 271 | −17 | 7 strokes | Gary Player |
| 1970 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | David Graham |
| 1969 | Lee Trevino | United States | 275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Roberto De Vicenzo |
| 1968 | Al Balding | Canada | 274 | −14 | 5 strokes | Roberto Bernardini |
| 1967 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 276 | −12 | 5 strokes | Bob Charles Jack Nicklaus |
| 1966 | George Knudson | Canada | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Hideyo Sugimoto |
| 1965 | Gary Player | South Africa | 281 | −7 | 3 strokes | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1964 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Arnold Palmer |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 237 | −15 | 5 strokes | Sebastián Miguel Gary Player |
| 1962 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | Peter Alliss Arnold Palmer |
| 1961 | Sam Snead | United States | 272 | −16 | 8 strokes | Peter Thomson |
| 1960 | Flory Van Donck | Belgium | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Sam Snead |
| 1959 | Stan Leonard |  Canada | 275 | −5 | Playoff | Peter Thomson |
| 1958 | Ángel Miguel | Spain | 286 | −2 | Playoff | Harry Bradshaw |
| 1957 | Torakichi Nakamura | Japan | 274 | −14 | 7 strokes | Gary Player Sam Snead Dave Thomas |
| 1956 | Ben Hogan | United States | 277 | −7 | 5 strokes | Roberto De Vicenzo |
| 1955 | Ed Furgol | United States | 279 | −1 | Playoff | Peter Thomson Flory Van Donck |
| 1953–54: No individual award | ||||||
Multiple winners
Seve Ballesteros won the title twice as part of the Spanish team.
Teammates
- 4 times: Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Fred Couples and Davis Love III
- 2 times: Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson, Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead
As part of team
- 6 times: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer
- 4 times: Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Sam Snead
- 2 times: Seve Ballesteros, José Maria Cañizares, Ernie Els, Dan Halldorson, Bernhard Langer, John Mahaffey, Johnny Miller, Kel Nagle, Manuel Piñero, Peter Thomson, Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods
As individual (International Trophy)
- 3 times: Jack Nicklaus
- 2 times: Roberto De Vicenzo, Johnny Miller, Gary Player, Ian Woosnam
References
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^ This was a combined Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland team. They competed under the Republic of Ireland flag although both golfers were from Northern Ireland.
External links
- Official website
