World Cup (men's golf)

Template:Short description The World Cup of Golf is a men's golf tournament contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. The players are selected on the basis of the Official World Golf Ranking, although not all of the first choice players choose to compete. The equivalent event for women was the Women's World Cup of Golf, played from 2005 to 2008.

History

The tournament was founded by industrialist John Jay Hopkins, who hoped it would promote international goodwill through golf. It began in 1953 as the Canada Cup and changed its name to the World Cup in 1967. With Fred Corcoran as the Tournament Director and the International Golf Association behind it (1955–1977), the World Cup traveled the globe and grew to be one of golf's most prestigious tournaments throughout the 1960s and 1970s, but interest in the event faded to the point that the event was not held in 1981 or 1986.

The tournament was incorporated into the World Golf Championships series from 2000 to 2006. In 2007 it ceased to be a World Golf Championships event, but continued to be sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours.

From 2007 through 2009 the tournament was held at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China, receiving the name Mission Hills World Cup. There was no tournament in 2010, it having been announced that the event would change from annual to biennial, held in odd-numbered years, to accommodate the 2016 inclusion of golf at the Olympics. The 2011 tournament was at a new venue — Mission Hills Haikou in the Chinese island province of Hainan.

The United States has a clear lead in wins, with 24 as of 2018.

Format

In 1953, the format was 36 holes of stroke play with the combined score of the two-man team determining the winner. From 1954 to 1999, the format was 72 holes of stroke play. Beginning in 2000, the format became alternating stroke play rounds of bestball (fourball) and alternate shot (foursomes).

The 2013 tournament was primarily an individual event with a team component. The 60-player field was selected based on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) with up to two players per country allowed to qualify (four per country if they are within the top 15 of the OWGR). The format returned to 72 holes of stroke play, with the individuals competing for US$7 million of the $8 million total purse. OWGR points were awarded for the first time. The top two-ranked players from each country competed for the team portion, using combined stroke play scores. The individual portion was similar to what would be used at the 2016 Summer Olympics, except that England, Scotland, and Wales had teams instead of a single Great Britain team as in the Olympics, while Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland again played as a single team.

In 2016, the format reverted to that used from 2000 to 2011.

From 1955 to 1999, there was also a separate award, the International Trophy, for the individual with the best 72-hole score.

Team winners

Year	Winners	Team	Location	Runners-up
ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf
2018		Thomas Detry and Thomas Pieters	Melbourne, Australia	– Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith – Abraham Ancer and Roberto Díaz
ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf
2017	No tournament
2016		Søren Kjeldsen and Thorbjørn Olesen	Melbourne, Australia	– Li Haotong and Wu Ashun – Victor Dubuisson and Romain Langasque – Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker
2014–2015	No tournament
2013		Jason Day and Adam Scott	Melbourne, Australia	– Matt Kuchar and Kevin Streelman
2012	No tournament
Omega Mission Hills World Cup
2011		Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland	Haikou, Hainan Island, China	– Ian Poulter and Justin Rose – Martin Kaymer and Alex Čejka
2010	No tournament
2009		Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari	Shenzhen, China	– Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson 1 – Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell
2008		Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson	Shenzhen, China	– Miguel Ángel Jiménez and Pablo Larrazábal
2007		Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren	Shenzhen, China	– Heath Slocum and Boo Weekley
WGC-World Cup
2006		Bernhard Langer and Marcel Siem	Sandy Lane Resort, Barbados	– Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren
2005		Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge	Algarve, Portugal	– Luke Donald and David Howell – Niclas Fasth and Henrik Stenson
2004		Paul Casey and Luke Donald	Seville, Spain	– Sergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2003		Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini	Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States	– Paul Casey and Justin Rose
2002		Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	– Phil Mickelson and David Toms
2001		Ernie Els and Retief Goosen	Gotemba, Shizuoka	– Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen – Michael Campbell and David Smail – David Duval and Tiger Woods
2000		David Duval and Tiger Woods	Buenos Aires, Argentina	– Eduardo Romero and Ángel Cabrera
World Cup of Golf
1999		Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	– Santiago Luna and Miguel Ángel Martín
1998		David Carter and Nick Faldo	Auckland, New Zealand	– Massimo Florioli and Costantino Rocca
1997		Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley	Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States	– Colin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell
1996		Ernie Els and Wayne Westner	Cape Town, South Africa	– Steve Jones and Tom Lehman
1995		Fred Couples and Davis Love III	Shenzhen, China	– Robert Allenby and Steve Elkington
1994		Fred Couples and Davis Love III	Dorado, Puerto Rico	– Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty
1993		Fred Couples and Davis Love III	Orlando, Florida, United States	– Mark McNulty and Nick Price
World Cup
1992		Fred Couples and Davis Love III	Madrid, Spain	– Anders Forsbrand and Per-Ulrik Johansson
1991		Anders Forsbrand and Per-Ulrik Johansson	Rome, Italy	– Phillip Price and Ian Woosnam
1990		Torsten Giedeon and Bernhard Langer	Orlando, Florida, United States	– Richard Boxall and Mark James 1 – David Feherty and Ronan Rafferty
1989		Peter Fowler and Wayne Grady	Marbella, Spain	– José María Cañizares and José María Olazábal
1988		Ben Crenshaw and Mark McCumber	Melbourne, Australia	– Masashi Ozaki and Tateo Ozaki
1987		David Llewellyn and Ian Woosnam	Maui, Hawaii, United States	– Sandy Lyle and Sam Torrance
1986	No tournament
1985		Dave Barr and Dan Halldorson	La Quinta, California, United States	– Howard Clark and Paul Way
1984		José María Cañizares and José Rivero	Rome, Italy	– Gordon Brand Jnr and Sam Torrance – Hsieh Min-Nan and Chen Tze-chung
1983		Rex Caldwell and John Cook	Jakarta, Indonesia	– Terry Gale and Wayne Grady – Jerry Anderson and Dave Barr
1982		José María Cañizares and Manuel Piñero	Acapulco, Mexico	– Bobby Clampett and Bob Gilder
1981	No tournament
1980		Dan Halldorson and Jim Nelford	Bogotá, Colombia	– Sandy Lyle and Steve Martin
1979		Hale Irwin and John Mahaffey	Athens, Greece	– Sandy Lyle and Ken Brown
1978		John Mahaffey and Andy North	Hanalei, Hawaii, United States	– Wayne Grady and Greg Norman
1977	Template:Flagcountry	Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido	Manila, Philippines	– Ben Arda and Rudy Lavares
1976	Template:Flagcountry	Seve Ballesteros and Manuel Piñero	Palm Springs, California, United States	– Jerry Pate and Dave Stockton
1975		Lou Graham and Johnny Miller	Bangkok, Thailand	– Hsieh Min-Nan and Kuo Chie-Hsiung
1974	Template:Flagcountry	Bobby Cole and Dale Hayes	Caracas, Venezuela	– Isao Aoki and Masashi Ozaki
1973		Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus	Marbella, Spain	– Hugh Baiocchi and Gary Player
1972		Hsieh Min-Nan and Lu Liang-Huan	Melbourne, Australia	– Takaaki Kono and Takashi Murakami
1971		Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States	– Harold Henning and Gary Player
1970		Bruce Devlin and David Graham	Buenos Aires, Argentina	– Roberto De Vicenzo and Vicente Fernández
1969		Orville Moody and Lee Trevino	Singapore	– Takaaki Kono and Haruo Yasuda
1968		Al Balding and George Knudson	Rome, Italy	– Julius Boros and Lee Trevino
1967		Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer	Mexico City, Mexico	– Bob Charles and Walter Godfrey
Canada Cup
1966		Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer	Tokyo, Japan	– Harold Henning and Gary Player
1965	Template:Flagcountry	Harold Henning and Gary Player	Madrid, Spain	– Ángel Miguel and Ramón Sota
1964		Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer	Maui, Hawaii, United States	– Roberto De Vicenzo and Leopoldo Ruiz
1963		Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer	Paris, France	– Sebastián Miguel and Ramón Sota
1962		Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead	Buenos Aires, Argentina	– Fidel de Luca and Roberto De Vicenzo
1961		Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead	Dorado, Puerto Rico	– Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson
1960		Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead	Portmarnock, Dublin, Ireland	– Bernard Hunt and Harry Weetman
1959		Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson	Melbourne, Australia	– Cary Middlecoff and Sam Snead
1958		Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Snr	Mexico City, Mexico	– Ángel Miguel and Sebastián Miguel
1957	Template:Flagcountry	Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono	Tokyo, Japan	– Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead
1956	Template:Flagcountry	Ben Hogan and Sam Snead	Wentworth, Surrey, England	– Bobby Locke and Gary Player
1955	Template:Flagcountry	Ed Furgol and Chick Harbert	Washington, D.C., United States	– Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson
1954		Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson	Montreal, Canada	– Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De Vicenzo
1953		Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De Vicenzo	Montreal, Canada	– Bill Kerr and Stan Leonard

¹This was a combined Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland team. They competed under the Republic of Ireland flag although both golfers were from Northern Ireland.

Performance by nation

Team	Champions	Runners-up
	24	11
	5	6
	5	4
	4	7
	3	2
	2	6
	2	4
	2	3
	2	2
	2	1
	2	1
	1	6
	1	5
	1	2
	1	1
	1	1
	1	0
	0	2
	0	2
	0	1
	0	1
	0	1
	0	1

Individual winners

Year	Winner	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
2016–2018: No individual tournament
2013	Jason Day		274	−10	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Thomas Bjørn
2000–2011: No individual tournament
1999	Tiger Woods		263	−21	9 strokes	Template:Flagicon Frank Nobilo
1998	Scott Verplank		279	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo Template:Flagicon Costantino Rocca
1997	Colin Montgomerie		266	−22	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Alex Čejka
1996	Ernie Els		272	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Wayne Westner
1995	Davis Love III		267	−21	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Hisayuki Sasaki
1994	Fred Couples		265	−23	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Costantino Rocca
1993	Bernhard Langer		272	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Fred Couples
1992	Brett Ogle		270	−18	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Ian Woosnam
1991	Ian Woosnam		273	−15	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer
1990	Payne Stewart		271	−17	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Anders Sørensen
1989	Peter Fowler		137	−7	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon José María Cañizares Template:Flagicon Anders Sørensen
1988	Ben Crenshaw		275	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Tateo Ozaki
1987	Ian Woosnam		274	−14	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Sandy Lyle
1986: No tournament
1985	Howard Clark		272	−16	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Christy O'Connor Jnr
1984	José María Cañizares		205	−11	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Gordon Brand Jnr
1983	Dave Barr		276	−12	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Rex Caldwell
1982	Manuel Piñero		281	−3	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon José María Cañizares Template:Flagicon Bob Gilder
1981: No tournament
1980	Sandy Lyle		282	−6	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer
1979	Hale Irwin		285	−3	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer Template:Flagicon Sandy Lyle
1978	John Mahaffey		281	−7	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Andy North
1977	Gary Player	Template:Flagcountry	289	+1	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Hubert Green Template:Flagicon Rudy Lavares
1976	Ernesto Perez Acosta		282	−6	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes Template:Flagicon Manuel Piñero
1975	Johnny Miller		275	−13	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Ben Arda Template:Flagicon Hsieh Min-Nan Template:Flagicon Bob Shearer
1974	Bobby Cole	Template:Flagcountry	271	−9	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki
1973	Johnny Miller		277	−11	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Gary Player
1972	Hsieh Min-Nan		217	+1	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Takaaki Kono
1971	Jack Nicklaus		271	−17	7 strokes	Template:Flagicon Gary Player
1970	Roberto De Vicenzo		269	−19	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon David Graham
1969	Lee Trevino		275	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo
1968	Al Balding		274	−14	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Roberto Bernardini
1967	Arnold Palmer		276	−12	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Bob Charles Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus
1966	George Knudson		272	−16	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Hideyo Sugimoto
1965	Gary Player	Template:Flagcountry	281	−7	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus
1964	Jack Nicklaus		276	−12	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
1963	Jack Nicklaus		237	−15	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Sebastián Miguel Template:Flagicon Gary Player
1962	Roberto De Vicenzo		276	−4	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
1961	Sam Snead		272	−16	8 strokes	Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson
1960	Flory Van Donck		279	−9	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Sam Snead
1959	Stan Leonard	Template:Flagcountry	275	−5	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson
1958	Ángel Miguel	Template:Flagcountry	286	−2	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Harry Bradshaw
1957	Torakichi Nakamura	Template:Flagcountry	274	−14	7 strokes	Template:Flagicon Gary Player Template:Flagicon Sam Snead Template:Flagicon Dave Thomas
1956	Ben Hogan	Template:Flagcountry	277	−7	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo
1955	Ed Furgol	Template:Flagcountry	279	−1	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck
1953–54: No individual award

Multiple winners

File:Seve Ballesteros 2006-07-19.jpg

Seve Ballesteros won the title twice as part of the Spanish team.

Teammates

• 4 times: Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Fred Couples and Davis Love III
• 2 times: Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson, Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead

As part of team

• 6 times: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer
• 4 times: Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Sam Snead
• 2 times: Seve Ballesteros, José María Cañizares, Ernie Els, Dan Halldorson, Bernhard Langer, John Mahaffey, Johnny Miller, Kel Nagle, Manuel Piñero, Peter Thomson, Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods

As individual (International Trophy)

• 3 times: Jack Nicklaus
• 2 times: Roberto De Vicenzo, Johnny Miller, Gary Player, Ian Woosnam

External links

• Template:Official website