2003 WGC-World Cup

The 2003 WGC-World Cup took place November 13–16 at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. It was the 49th World Cup and the fourth as a World Golf Championship event. 24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $4,000,000 with $1,400,000 going to the winning pair.[1] The South African team of Rory Sabbatini and Trevor Immelman won. They won by four strokes stroke over the English team of Paul Casey and Justin Rose.

2003 World Cup
Tournament information
DatesNovember 13–16
LocationKiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Course(s)Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Ocean Course
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,296 yards (6,671 m)
Field24 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$4.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.4 million
Champion
 South Africa
Rory Sabbatini & Trevor Immelman
275 (−13)

Qualification and format

18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were joined by six teams via qualifiers in Singapore and Mexico.[2]

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
 AustraliaStephen Leaney and Stuart Appleby
 ChileFelipe Aguilar and Roy Mackenzie
 DenmarkAnders Hansen and Søren Kjeldsen
 EnglandPaul Casey and Justin Rose
 FranceRaphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet
 GermanyAlex Čejka and Marcel Siem
 Hong KongDerek Fung and James Stewart
 IndiaGaurav Ghei and Digvijay Singh
 IrelandPádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
 JapanShigeki Maruyama and Hidemichi Tanaka
 MexicoAntonio Maldonado and Alejandro Quiroz
 MyanmarAung Win and Kyi Hla Han
 New ZealandMichael Campbell and David Smail
 ParaguayCarlos Franco and Marco Ruiz
 ScotlandAlastair Forsyth and Paul Lawrie
 South AfricaTrevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini
 South KoreaK. J. Choi and Hur Suk-ho
 SpainIgnacio Garrido and Miguel Ángel Jiménez
 SwedenNiclas Fasth and Freddie Jacobson
 ThailandJamnian Chitprasong and Pomsakonm Tipsanit
 Trinidad and TobagoRobert Ames and Stephen Ames
 United StatesJim Furyk and Justin Leonard
 WalesBradley Dredge and Ian Woosnam

Source[1]

Scores
#CountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 South Africa70-69-63-73=275−131,400,000
2 England73-73-66-67=279−9700,000
3 France69-72-68-71=280−8400,000
4 Germany67-77-67-71=282−6200,000
T5 Ireland74-77-66-67=284−4135,000
 United States71-70-68-75=284
T7 Japan74-71-71-69=285−3102,500
 Sweden72-72-67-74=285
T9 Paraguay70-75-70-71=286−271,667
 Scotland71-73-68-74=286
 South Korea71-75-71-69=286
12 Wales68-74-71-75=288E60,000
13 Argentina70-73-70-76=289+155,000
14 Spain71-75-66-81=293+550,000
T15 Australia72-76-71-75=294+648,000
 New Zealand71-74-72-77=294
 Trinidad and Tobago75-81-67-71=294
18 Mexico71-78-70-79=298+1046,000
19 Denmark72-84-72-73=301+1345,000
20 Myanmar72-83-73-74=302+1444,000
21 Hong Kong76-80-69-78=303+1543,000
22 India81-83-71-69=304+1642,000
23 Thailand76-78-76-84=314+2641,000
WD ChileWD after nine holes[3]

Source[1]

References
  1. "WGC-World Cup (2003)". Newsday. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. Ross, Helen (October 3, 2003). "World Cup teams announced". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  3. "Injury to Aguilar forces Chile to withdraw". PGA Tour. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

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