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.

2002 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates12–15 December
LocationPuerto Vallarta, Mexico
Course(s)Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
Nicklaus Course
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,153 yards (6,541 m)
Field24 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$3.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.0 million
Champion
 Japan
Toshimitsu Izawa & Shigeki Maruyama
252 (−36)
Location map
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf is located in North America
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
Location in North America
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf is located in Mexico
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
Location in Mexico
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf is located in Jalisco
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf
Location in Jalisco
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Qualification and format

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18 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

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Country Players
  Argentina Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero
  Australia Craig Parry and Adam Scott
  Canada Ian Leggatt and Mike Weir
  Colombia Jesús Amaya and Rigoberto Velasquez
  Denmark Anders Hansen and Søren Hansen
  England Paul Casey and Justin Rose
  Fiji Dinesh Chand and Vijay Singh
  France Raphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet
  Germany Alex Čejka and Sven Strüver
  Ireland Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
  Japan Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama
  Mexico Pablo del Olmo and Esteban Toledo
  Myanmar Kyi Hla Han and Soo Kyaw Naing
  New Zealand Michael Campbell and Craig Perks
  Scotland Alastair Forsyth and Paul Lawrie
  Singapore Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat
  South Africa Tim Clark and Rory Sabbatini
  South Korea K. J. Choi and Hur Suk-ho
  Sweden Niclas Fasth and Carl Pettersson
  Switzerland André Bossert and Marc Chatelain
  Trinidad and Tobago Robert Ames and Stephen Ames
  United States Phil Mickelson and David Toms
  Venezuela Jaime Acevedo and Carlos Larraín
  Wales Bradley Dredge and Ian Woosnam

Source[1]

Scores

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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

Source[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "World Cup final scores". ESPN. 16 December 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ^ "$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.
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