2005 WGC-World Cup

The 2005 WGC-World Cup took place 17–20 November at the Victoria Clube de Golfe in Algarve, Portugal. It was the 51st World Cup and the sixth 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. The Welsh team of Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge won. They won by two strokes over the English and Swedish teams after the event was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.[1][2]

2005 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates17–20 November
LocationAlgarve, Portugal
Course(s)Victoria Clube de Golfe
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,174 yards (6,560 m)
Field24 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$4.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.4 million
Champion
 Wales
Stephen Dodd & Bradley Dredge
189 (−27)

Qualification and format

The defending champion was joined by 18 teams based on the Official World Golf Ranking and five teams via qualification.[3]

The tournament was scheduled to be 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. The final round was canceled due to rain.

Teams
CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaÁngel Cabrera and Ricardo González
 AustraliaMark Hensby and Peter Lonard
 ColombiaEduardo Herrera and Diego Vanegas
 DenmarkAnders Hansen and Søren Hansen
 EnglandLuke Donald and David Howell
 FranceRaphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet
 GermanyAlex Čejka and Christian Reimbold
 IndiaArjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa
 IrelandPádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
 JapanYasuharu Imano and Takuya Taniguchi
 MexicoPablo Del Olmo and Alex Quiroz
 NetherlandsRobert-Jan Derksen and Maarten Lafeber
 ParaguayCarlos Franco and Marco Ruiz
 PortugalJosé-Filipe Lima and Antonio Sobrinho
 ScotlandScott Drummond and Stephen Gallacher
 SingaporeLam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat
 South AfricaTim Clark and Trevor Immelman
 South KoreaK. J. Choi and Jang Ik-jae
 SpainSergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez
 SwedenNiclas Fasth and Henrik Stenson
 TaiwanChang Tse-peng and Wang Ter-chang
 United StatesStewart Cink and Zach Johnson
 VenezuelaManuel Bermudez and Carlos Larrain
 WalesStephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge

Scores
#CountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 Wales61-67-61=189−271,400,000
T2 England59-69-63=191−25550,000
 Sweden61-67-63=191
4 France63-70-61=194−22200,000
5 Denmark64-68-63=195−21145,000
T6 Netherlands63-67-66=196−20117,500
 Argentina68-61-67=196
8 Germany65-68-64=197−1995,000
9 India60-73-65=198−1880,000
T10 Taiwan62-71-66=199−1767,500
 Spain62-72-65=199
T12 South Africa68-67-65=200−1655,000
 Ireland67-69-64=200
 South Korea67-71-62=200
T15 Japan63-70-68=201−1548,500
 Paraguay63-73-65=201
T17 Australia60-73-69=202−1446,000
 Mexico67-71-64=202
 United States65-70-67=202
T20 Singapore67-70-66=203−1343,000
 Scotland65-74-64=203
 Portugal68-72-63=203
23 Colombia66-74-69=209−741,000
24 Venezuela66-75-69=210−640,000

Source[4]

References
  1. "Wales crowned WGC - Algarve World Cup champions". PGA European Tour. Reuters. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. "Dodd, Dredge win World Cup after final round canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. Thrasher, Cody (16 November 2005). "WGC-World Cup in Portugal Preview". Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. "World Cup final scores". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
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