The 2002 WGC-World Cup took place 12–15 December at the Vista Vallarta Club de Golf, Nicklaus Course in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was the 48th World Cup and the third 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 Japanese team of Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama won. They won by two strokes stroke over the American team of Phil Mickelson and David Toms.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–15 December |
| Location | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| Course(s) | Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Nicklaus Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,153 yards (6,541 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$3.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.0 million |
| Champion | |
 JapanToshimitsu Izawa & Shigeki Maruyama | |
| 252 (−36) | |
| Location map | |
  Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Location in North America  Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Location in Mexico  Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Location in Jalisco | |
Qualification and format
edit18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were joined by host country, Mexico, and five teams via qualifiers in Malaysia and Mexico.[1]
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
editSource[1]
Scores
edit| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
64-64-58-66=252 | −36 | 1,000,000 |
| 2 |  United States |
65-67-57-65=254 | −34 | 500,000 |
| T3 |  England |
65-63-62-68=258 | −30 | 225,000 |
 South Korea |
61-67-64-66=258 | |||
| 5 |  South Africa |
62-64-62-71=259 | −29 | 115,000 |
| T6 |  Argentina |
64-68-62-66=260 | −28 | 95,000 |
 Australia |
60-67-65-68=260 | |||
| T8 |  Canada |
59-67-64-71=261 | −27 | 75,000 |
 Ireland |
64-67-62-68=261 | |||
| 10 |  Fiji |
63-62-62-75=262 | −26 | 60,000 |
| 11 |  Denmark |
63-70-62-68=263 | −25 | 55,000 |
| T12 |  Scotland |
63-65-62-75=265 | −23 | 47,500 |
 Wales |
63-68-65-69=265 | |||
| T14 |  Sweden |
62-71-64-69=266 | −22 | 39,500 |
 Switzerland |
63-67-65-71=266 | |||
| 16 |  Myanmar |
66-66-64-72=268 | −20 | 38,000 |
| T17 |  France |
61-72-64-73=270 | −18 | 35,500 |
 New Zealand |
65-73-64-68=270 | |||
 Singapore |
70-65-65-70=270 | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
63-66-64-77=270 | |||
| 21 |  Germany |
67-69-64-71=271 | −17 | 33,000 |
| 22 |  Venezuela |
66-67-72-69=274 | −14 | 32,000 |
| T23 |  Colombia |
66-68-69-74=277 | −11 | 30,500 |
 Mexico |
68-72-66-71=277 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Last five teams determined for 2002 EMC World Cup". PGA Tour. 15 October 2002. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "World Cup final scores". ESPN. 16 December 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "$3,000,000 WGC-EMC World Cup leaderboard". The Sports Network. 15 December 2002. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.