2008 World Cup (men's golf)

The 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from 27 November to 30 November at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 54th World Cup. 28 countries competed and each country sent two players.[1] The team purse was $5,000,000 with $1,600,000 going to the winner.[2] The Swedish team of Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson won the tournament. This was the second time that Sweden won the World Cup.

2008 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates27–30 November
LocationShenzhen, China
Course(s)Mission Hills Golf Club, Olazabal course
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,320 yards (6,690 m)
Field28 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$5.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.6 million
Champion
 Sweden
Robert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson
261 (−27)

Qualification and format

The leading 18 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking on 1 September 2008 qualified. These 18 players then selected a player from their country to compete with them. The person they pick had to be ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of 1 September. If there was no other player from that country within the top 100 then the next highest ranked player would be their partner. If there was no other available player from that country within the top 500, then the exempt player could choose whoever he wants as long as they are a professional from the same country. World qualifiers were held in September and October. Nine countries earned their spot in the World Cup, three each from the European,[3] Asian,[4] and South American[5] qualifiers. The host country, China, rounded out the field.

The event is a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days are four-ball play and the second and final days are foursomes play.[2]

Teams

Scores
#CountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 Sweden65-67-66-63=261−271,600,000
2 Spain64-63-67-70=264−24800,000
T3 Australia63-68-63-76=270−18345,000
 Japan66-68-68-68=270
5 Germany62-69-68-73=272−16194,000
6 England69-74-63-67=273−15167,000
T7 South Africa70-70-67-67=274−14141,500
 Thailand69-73-64-68=274
9 United States64-69-69-73=275−13116,000
T10 Chile67-76-66-67=276−1292,000
 France68-75-62-71=276
 Philippines67-72-65-72=276
T13 Canada64-71-69-73=277−1170,000
 Denmark65-75-64-73=277
 Portugal67-73-67-70=277
16 Ireland65-68-68-77=278−1063,000
T17 China69-75-64-72=280−860,000
 India67-72-70-71=280
T19 Italy70-73-64-74=281−756,000
 Scotland68-73-68-72=281
21 Finland69-70-68-75=282−653,000
T22 Guatemala69-76-66-72=283−550,000
 New Zealand65-75-68-75=283
24 Taiwan68-75-69-72=284−447,000
25 Wales69-77-68-71=285−345,000
26 South Korea68-70-71-78=287−143,000
27 Mexico66-77-71-74=288E41,000
28 Venezuela71-74-75-74=294+640,000

Source[2][6]

References
  1. PGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2007-11-23 at the Wayback Machine - Team Profiles
  2. PGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2007-11-25 at the Wayback Machine - Format / Prize Money Breakdown
  3. Finland earns spot in Omega Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine - Europe
  4. Qualifying results for Omega Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine - Asia
  5. Several countries qualify for OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine - South America
  6. PGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine - Full leaderboard

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