2000 WGC-World Cup

The 2000 WGC-World Cup took place 7–10 December at the Buenos Aires Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the 46th World Cup and the first 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 American team of David Duval and Tiger Woods won by three strokes over the home Argentine team of Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero.[1]

2000 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates7–10 December
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
Course(s)Buenos Aires Golf Club
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length6,896 yards (6,306 m)
Field24 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$3.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.0 million
Champion
 United States
David Duval & Tiger Woods
254 (−34)

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

CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaÁngel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero
 AustraliaPeter O'Malley and Lucas Parsons
 CanadaGlen Hnatiuk and Mike Weir
 ColombiaJesús Amaya and Gustavo Mendoza
 EnglandBrian Davis and Jamie Spence
 FinlandMikael Piltz and Kalle Väinölä
 FranceThomas Levet and Jean van de Velde
 GermanyAlex Čejka and Thomas Gögele
 IrelandPádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
 JapanShigeki Maruyama and Hidemichi Tanaka
 MalaysiaDanny Chia and Rashid Ishmail
 New ZealandFrank Nobilo and Greg Turner
 ParaguayCarlos Franco and Esteban Isasi
 ScotlandPaul Lawrie and Gary Orr
 South AfricaDarren Fichardt and Retief Goosen
 South KoreaKwang-soo Choi and Nam-sin Park
 SpainMiguel Ángel Jiménez and José María Olazábal
 SwedenPierre Fulke and Mathias Grönberg
 ThailandChawalit Plaphol and Thammanoon Sriroj
 Trinidad and TobagoRobert Ames and Stephen Ames
 United StatesDavid Duval and Tiger Woods
 VenezuelaCipriano Castro and Miguel Martinez
 WalesPhillip Price and Ian Woosnam
 ZimbabweTony Johnstone and Mark McNulty

Source[2]

Scores

#CountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 United States61-65-60-68=254−341,000,000
2 Argentina57-67-65-68=257−31500,000
3 Paraguay64-66-68-67=265−23300,000
4 Japan60-71-67-68=266−22150,000
5 Scotland64-69-65-70=268−20115,000
6 New Zealand57-67-65-80=269−19100,000
T7 Germany62-69-66-73=270−1880,000
 Spain63-69-67-71=270
 Sweden64-70-63-73=270
T10 Canada61-72-62-76=271−1757,500
 Ireland64-66-66-75=271
T12 Australia58-70-69-75=272−1645,000
 South Africa65-72-66-69=272
 Zimbabwe62-72-67-71=272
15 Wales68-64-67-74=273−1539,000
16 England66-69-70-69=274−1438,000
T17 South Korea61-72-66-79=278−1036,500
 Thailand63-70-66-79=278
19 Trinidad and Tobago68-67-67-77=279−935,000
20 France62-72-70-76=280−834,000
21 Finland68-70-70-73=281−733,000
22 Colombia66-67-72-79=284−432,000
23 Malaysia70-74-71-81=296+831,000
24 Venezuela67-81-68-84=300+1230,000

Source[2]

References

  1. Clark, Tom (11 December 2000). "Woods, Duval hold off Argentina". USA Today. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. "2000 EMC World Cup results". ESPN. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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