2003 WGC-World Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 13–16 |
| Location | Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Kiawah Island Golf Resort Ocean Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,296 yards (6,671 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$4.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.4 million |
| Champion | |
 South AfricaRory Sabbatini & Trevor Immelman | |
| 275 (−13) | |
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 $1,400,000 going to the winning pair.[1] The South African team of Rory Sabbatini and Trevor Immelman won. They won by four strokes stroke over the English team of Paul Casey and Justin Rose.
Qualification and format
18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were joined by six teams via qualifiers in Singapore and Mexico.[2]
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
Source[1]
Scores
| # | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
70-69-63-73=275 | −13 | 1,400,000 |
| 2 |  England |
73-73-66-67=279 | −9 | 700,000 |
| 3 |  France |
69-72-68-71=280 | −8 | 400,000 |
| 4 |  Germany |
67-77-67-71=282 | −6 | 200,000 |
| T5 |  Ireland |
74-77-66-67=284 | −4 | 135,000 |
 United States |
71-70-68-75=284 | |||
| T7 |  Japan |
74-71-71-69=285 | −3 | 102,500 |
 Sweden |
72-72-67-74=285 | |||
| T9 |  Paraguay |
70-75-70-71=286 | −2 | 71,667 |
 Scotland |
71-73-68-74=286 | |||
 South Korea |
71-75-71-69=286 | |||
| 12 |  Wales |
68-74-71-75=288 | E | 60,000 |
| 13 |  Argentina |
70-73-70-76=289 | +1 | 55,000 |
| 14 |  Spain |
71-75-66-81=293 | +5 | 50,000 |
| T15 |  Australia |
72-76-71-75=294 | +6 | 48,000 |
 New Zealand |
71-74-72-77=294 | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
75-81-67-71=294 | |||
| 18 |  Mexico |
71-78-70-79=298 | +10 | 46,000 |
| 19 |  Denmark |
72-84-72-73=301 | +13 | 45,000 |
| 20 |  Myanmar |
72-83-73-74=302 | +14 | 44,000 |
| 21 |  Hong Kong |
76-80-69-78=303 | +15 | 43,000 |
| 22 |  India |
81-83-71-69=304 | +16 | 42,000 |
| 23 |  Thailand |
76-78-76-84=314 | +26 | 41,000 |
| WD |  Chile |
WD after nine holes[3] | ||
Source[1]
References
- ^ a b c "WGC-World Cup (2003)". Newsday. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Ross, Helen (October 3, 2003). "World Cup teams announced". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Injury to Aguilar forces Chile to withdraw". PGA Tour. November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.